Young Artists Invited to Design Lighted Art

WATSONVILLE — Sparky’s Holiday Lights, the annual holiday event at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, is looking for creative Santa Cruz County kids for the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation’s “Youth Art in Lights” contest!

Artists aged 5-12 should submit a drawing of a holiday-themed object or scene. The Holiday Lights Committee will select a winner… and that drawing will be brought to life in lights and become one of the colorful displays in Sparky’s Holiday Lights 2026!

The winning drawing must be easy to duplicate in a metal framework. A simple design is best. Drawings may be submitted on the back of the entry form or on a separate sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper.

The Deadline for Entries is Oct. 23

Entrants can visit sparkysholidaylights.com for more details and to download Entry Forms.

Completed forms can be emailed to support@fairgrounds-foundation.org or mailed to:

Fairgrounds Foundation
PO Box 1806
Freedom, CA 95019

Sparky’s Holiday Lights runs Nov. 27 through Dec. 24 — Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at the fairgrounds. It’s a 3/4-mile drive-thru extravaganza of holiday lights!