City of Yuma hosts 33rd Annual Children’s Festival of the Arts

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Families across Yuma got to get creative and dabble in the arts as the City of Yuma hosted the 33rd Annual Children's Festival of the Arts.

The event took place in Downtown Yuma, in front of the Yuma Arts Center, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the theme for this year's event was America 250, celebrate our country's 250th birthday.

The art gallery represented four different rooms of the White House, and also featured over 1,000 pieces of student artwork from across Yuma County and Winterhaven.

Outside the event had over 50 "make and take" booths, where each booth represented a state of a kid's scavenger hunt.

"You get to see the talent and spark that our kids have and just get their creative juices flowing...it's just really cool to get to see them be really excited to be in the foam party or create all of these activities or artworks that they've never done before," said Cassandra Contreras, the event's coordinator.

The event also included an unveiling of a new sculpture outside of Regency Theatres.