Utility Box Scavenger Hunt
New painted utility box at Lincoln Field in progress!
Join the hunt today!
You may have noticed painted utility boxes brightening up intersections and recreation spaces around town. These public art projects are brought to you by the Lexington Council for the Arts. Now we invite you to visit the utility boxes up close, answer questions about the artwork, and create some art of your own!
To get started, you need a Scavenger Hunt Participant Form!
PRINT your form - click HERE
(best in color with 2-sided printing)
~OR~
PICK UP your printed form from one of our partners:
Liberty Sweets Lexington Community Center
1841 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington 39 Marrett Road
Ask for your form at the register Ask for your form at the front desk
Scavenger Hunt Rules & Guidelines are below for your reference. There are some questions that ask you to write, draw, or create something. You can even send your creations to us if you want! We are excited to launch this fun new interactive art initiative, and we can't wait to see what you'll create!
You may have noticed painted utility boxes brightening up intersections and recreation spaces around town. These public art projects are brought to you by the Lexington Council for the Arts. Now we invite you to visit the utility boxes up close, answer questions about the artwork, and create some art of your own!
To get started, you need a Scavenger Hunt Participant Form!
PRINT your form - click HERE
(best in color with 2-sided printing)
~OR~
PICK UP your printed form from one of our partners:
Liberty Sweets Lexington Community Center
1841 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington 39 Marrett Road
Ask for your form at the register Ask for your form at the front desk
Scavenger Hunt Rules & Guidelines are below for your reference. There are some questions that ask you to write, draw, or create something. You can even send your creations to us if you want! We are excited to launch this fun new interactive art initiative, and we can't wait to see what you'll create!
Scavenger Hunt Rules & Guidelines
As you visit the utility boxes, please keep safety in mind. Some boxes are at busy intersections.
If you are driving, please observe all parking regulations. Be aware that you may need to park
around the corner or on another block from the box you are visiting.
1. Utility box locations are listed on the Scavenger Hunt Participant Form. Visit the boxes & document your visits by answering one or both questions for each utility box.
2. To receive a participation prize, you must return your Scavenger Hunt paper form showing you visited and completed at least one question for a MINIMUM OF 5 UTILITY BOXES. Participation Prize: $5 credit at Liberty Sweets, redeemable through Sunday, October 25, 2026.
3. Return in your Scavenger Hunt paper form at our Porchfest information booth located at Emery Park, Depot Square, from 1:00–5:00 p.m. on Porchfest day, Saturday, September 26 (rain date Sept 27).
4. The first three participants who turn in a completed form documenting visits to ALL 17 UTILITY BOXES receive a grand prize: $25 gift card to Maxima Book Center.
5. Creative Questions marked with a 🔎 ask you to create something. You may complete these questions while you’re hunting, or on your own later. Take a photo of the utility box for reference if you want continue working later. Write “DONE” in the question box to indicate you completed the question.
6. OPTIONAL: Some of your answers to 🔎Creative Questions may not fit on these pages. If you’d like to share them with the LCA, you may send them to us any time via the Creative Answer Upload form. Share a photo, video, drawings, poem, or writing.
We hope you’ll send us some of your answers – we’re excited to see what you draw, write & create!
If you upload photographs or written text, you are consenting to the use of these images and words by the Lexington Council for the Arts in print and online for promotion of its programs. Identifying information will not be used unless LCA specifically obtains additional consent from parent or guardian.
Questions? Email us at [email protected].
As you visit the utility boxes, please keep safety in mind. Some boxes are at busy intersections.
If you are driving, please observe all parking regulations. Be aware that you may need to park
around the corner or on another block from the box you are visiting.
1. Utility box locations are listed on the Scavenger Hunt Participant Form. Visit the boxes & document your visits by answering one or both questions for each utility box.
2. To receive a participation prize, you must return your Scavenger Hunt paper form showing you visited and completed at least one question for a MINIMUM OF 5 UTILITY BOXES. Participation Prize: $5 credit at Liberty Sweets, redeemable through Sunday, October 25, 2026.
3. Return in your Scavenger Hunt paper form at our Porchfest information booth located at Emery Park, Depot Square, from 1:00–5:00 p.m. on Porchfest day, Saturday, September 26 (rain date Sept 27).
4. The first three participants who turn in a completed form documenting visits to ALL 17 UTILITY BOXES receive a grand prize: $25 gift card to Maxima Book Center.
5. Creative Questions marked with a 🔎 ask you to create something. You may complete these questions while you’re hunting, or on your own later. Take a photo of the utility box for reference if you want continue working later. Write “DONE” in the question box to indicate you completed the question.
6. OPTIONAL: Some of your answers to 🔎Creative Questions may not fit on these pages. If you’d like to share them with the LCA, you may send them to us any time via the Creative Answer Upload form. Share a photo, video, drawings, poem, or writing.
We hope you’ll send us some of your answers – we’re excited to see what you draw, write & create!
If you upload photographs or written text, you are consenting to the use of these images and words by the Lexington Council for the Arts in print and online for promotion of its programs. Identifying information will not be used unless LCA specifically obtains additional consent from parent or guardian.
Questions? Email us at [email protected].