Festival of Renewal - CONTEST CLOSED

Alright guys, I have awoken and the contest is closed!
Now I hope you'll give me a couple days to go over the entries.  I have work today and tomorrow and I want to have enough time to go over all of them.

Thank you everyone who entered, honestly I was not expecting the turnout I got.

Hey guys, here it is.  
But first I must give you some backstory, sorry ahead of time for the wall of text.  

South of the land of Equestria lies the land of Sumare.  It is a large land bordering an ocean and contains many port cities.  As such the inhabitants of the land are varied from all around the globe.  This includes Griffons, Zebras, Kirin, Dragons, and many other types of characters.

The rulers of the land are Mother Nature and Father Time.  At this time, though, Father Time has disappeared mysteriously and his place is being held by a younger alicorn named Mist Keeper.  

Now having the pony in charge of the balance of nature itself as a ruler brings in certain holidays.  One of these is the Festival of Renewal.  Each spring a great festival is held to bring luck and hope into the oncoming year and to bless that year's spring.  Much like the Summer Sun Celebration Mother Nature will visit a different town each year to attend their festivals.  This year she has chosen the port town of Yokeshire Falls, named as such after the twin falls that are the greatest landmark of the town.  

Many things that are part of the festival is having multicolored floral accessories (not required), paying respects to Queen Mother Nature herself, and just enjoying oneself.

My challenge to you is this.  Draw your character(s) at the festival, taking in the sights, enjoying the local food, or just dancing the night away.  Have them interacting with at least one of my characters in some way.

You have free reign to decide what characters to use and what sort of activity they are doing.  Backgrounds are not required but will add to the picture greatly.  

For now the prizes are as such:

1st place:
1 Full Body shaded picture (regular, rainbow power, or breezie) + Speedpaint from me.
1 Colored Bust from me.
1 Flat Colored Full Body picture from
1 Shaded Full Body from
1 Squishy from
1 Vector Bust from
1 Shaded Full Body from
2 Headshots from

2nd place: 
1 Flat Color Full Body from me. 
1 Colored Bust from me.
1 Flat Color Bust from
1 Squishy from
1 Drawing from
1 Vector Bust from
1 Headshot from
1 Shaded Full Body from

3rd place:
1 Colored Bust from me
1 Sketch from me
1 Shaded Headshot from
1 Squishy from
1 Drawing from
1 Vector Bust from
1 Headshot from

4th place
1 Full Body sketch from me
1 Bust Sketch from me
1 Drawing from
1 Shaded Bust from

Honorable Mentions (only 1 or 2)
1 Sketch from me

I say for now because if a lot of people enter the contest then I will up the prizes, adding in more pictures/points as the numbers go up.  
So I'm not going to require you to advertise, but it would help to up the prizes.

What you will be judged on:
Creativity, I want to see what you can come up with.  Be it silly, cute, or pretty.  Don't just draw them standing around and if you need to add dialogue then feel free, I'd love to read it!
Effort, I wanna see that you put some effort into it.  Not just a quick sketch.
and Keeping in character.  Try not to do anything too OOC.

You can find my OCs here: 
The Queen - Mother Nature
The Missing King - Father Time
The Prince - Mist Keeper
First Ponies - Midnight Fairytale and Stormeye
Inventors - Cogsworth and Eureka
Gazers - Fallen Star and Monty
Crystals - Glimmer Haze and Almandine Dust
The Matchmaker - Brandy
The Historian - Archie
The Spooks - Spellscar and Forgotten Memory
The Writer - Pin Feathers
Florists-Merriweather, Night Blossom, + Pink Lady
The Kids-Tinker Toys, Strata, and Lincoln Logs
The Troublemakers - Gin and Tonic
Cafe Owners - Tea Cozy and Fruit Cake
MF Family-Center Ring, Dream Reader, Parlor Tricks
The Cloud Makers - Cloud Weaver and Scott Free
Adult Drinks - Porter and Champagne
Finely Aged - Moonshine and Whiskey
Sea Stars - Ocean Star, Wind Stream, and Nova
Storm's Family - Silver Lining and Morning Dew
The Storm Wrangler - Red Squall
Circus Folks 1-Cloud Swing, Ri-Chu, + Prismic Hues
Circus Folks 2 - Michezo and Cracker Jack

As well as here, but these are old and may need some updating: 
fuyusfox.deviantart.com/galler…

I will be adding more references up during this time that will (hopefully) include some shots of the town and other updated designs.

_{(If you want a certain type of character but don't see it in any of those just let me know, I probably have one that I haven't uploaded.)}

And feel free to ask any questions.  :3

The deadline will be on May 20th  _{May change if a lot of people ask for an extension.}

To enter please send me a note titled "Contest Entry" or leave a comment here with a link to the picture, I will make a separate journal showing the entries submitted so far.  

And remember, you have a while, take your time and don't fret.  :3

Check out the entries submitted so far! 
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