The annual Broken Arrow Rose Festival is back and combining forces with the Chalk It Up! Art Festival to provide a spectacular weekend full of free family-friendly fun.

Friday, Sept. 29, 5-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful invites you to the beautiful Rose District at 302 S Main St. Activities include Chalk It Up’s amazing chalk art competition and our Annual Rose Show. Garden experts will be on hand to teach you about monarchs, roses, and pollinators.

The Rose Festival & Chalk It Up will combine to create the Art Contest with Art Exhibit at the Arts@302 Gallery. Kids will find a lot to do during the weekend festival with a big free Kid Zone Friday evening & Saturday, and Kite Event on Sunday at the Event Park.

Inspyral Circus returns with street performers and our very own stilt-walking Rose Prince & Princess. Special dazzling light show at 8 p.m. Friday.

The shops on Main Street will be open for festival-goers to shop and local artists will be showcasing their fares. Local restaurants and food trucks will be open to satisfy whatever your palate might desire.

The Festival concludes Sunday, Oct. 1 with Rose Kites over Broken Arrow at the Broken Arrow Events Park, 21101 E 101st Street. Running 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., free kites will be available to decorate with roses or whatever you like. Tulsa wind Riders Kite Club will fly their large kites, have a Candy Drop, and demonstrate kite fighting! Pack a picnic or enjoy the convenience of the food trucks and enjoy watching big, bigger and huge kites soar over the Broken Arrow sky.

All events are free to the public.