5/13/2025-Hey Bakersfield! Come out and join us for a graffiti art contest during the Bakersfield Train Robbers game on June 27, 2025 at Sam Lynn Ballpark. To participate, contestants must register by June 23, 2025 by sending their information to info@pecosleague.com. Contestants are allowed to start their painting at 7:00 PM and must be completed at 9:30 PM.

Graffiti is defined as images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on buildings, bridges, or other surfaces. Graffiti may appear as anything from simply words to elaborate murals. So bring your creativity and show us your best graffiti art!

The graffiti will be completed on a canvas. Graffiti will be done on walls of shipping containers with spray paint cans with special tips and markers or other approved methods. No glass scratching is allowed. Nothing that would damage the property is allowed and if performed will be disqualified.

Only original works of art will be allowed. Entries containing discriminatory content, gang names, or insignia is not allowed and will be disqualified. No MLB, NFL, NBA, or NHL team logos or other copyrighted images are allowed.

Criteria for judging

Overall look, feel, and design Color – Judges will be looking to see how well the artist used color to make their pieces. Originality – Judges are looking for something new and different. The artist’s style must be unique. Technique –This is where we consider the artist can take control. What the artist does with technique will set their piece apart from the rest.