WACO, Texas — Art, food, shopping, and music made for the perfect Mother's Day activity in Downtown Waco on Sunday.
All of those things could be found at the Wacotown Chalk + Walk event that was hosted by Creative Waco. They said that they had over 100 vendors, 50 artists, and 10,000 visitors throughout the weekend.
The idea was inspired a few years ago as a way to cheer on runners in the Silos District Marathon. The organization had planned the event for last year but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, they got the event up and running and say it was a success.
"We wanted this to be a family friendly event and kind of do what Waco does best, which is bring people together of all different backgrounds, and we wanted to celebrate as a family," Fiona Bond, executive director of Creative Waco, said.
There were plenty of families who enjoyed the event on both days and there was a large presence of mothers with children on Sunday for the special day.
"We love being down here, I think everyone's so ready for the COVID-19 craziness to start lifting and being able to do stuff like this and be around people. It’s a fun day for sure," said a mother who spent the day at Chalk + Walk with her children.
Vendors said they hope the event will become an annual one and were thankful to Creative Waco and Downtown Waco for putting the event on.