The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department invites young artists from the Austin area to participate in the Annual Zilker Tree Art Contest. Each year, artists between the ages of 5 and 10 years old compete to help light the Zilker Tree! The top three selected artwork winners from each age category, Junior and Senior, will be publicly recognized in the tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, December 1, 2024. View the Gallery of Previous Art Winners. The Department is accepting art submissions through November 1, 2024. For contest details and more information, visit AustinTexas.Gov/ZilkerHolidayTree.