1st Annual

t-shirt Design contest

Winner will receive $500.00, a shirt with your design, and special recognition at the Y’all Means All Natchez Weekend Saturday night event on October 24, 2026!

Eligibility/Entry

There is no entry fee to submit a design. Only one design submission, per person, is

allowed. If you are under the age of 18, your design must be submitted by a parent or guardian on your behalf.

Rules and Guidelines

1. This contest is open to ALL Miss-Lou residents.

2. All designs must be original creations of the contestant, and incorporate all of the required design components outlined below including the Y’all Means All Natchez logo. Submissions must not have been previously published and must not contain profanity, trademarks, other organization's logos or any copyrighted works of any other person or business.

3. Design must be submitted in .pdf format to tshirt@yallmeansallnatchez.org by 11:59 pm CST on June 30, 2026.

4. Winning designer agrees to sign a waiver to allow Y’all Means All Natchez the use of their design free of charge for any and all printing and promotional purposes.

5. Contest winner must agree to submit a high-resolution layered vector art file within 7 days of notification and agree to work with the Association's printer if slight changes/modifications are necessary for production. If not, an alternate winner may be chosen due to meet the Association's production deadlines.

6. By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to all contest rules. If you have any questions, please email tshirt@yallmeansallnatchez.org

Required Design Components

The winning design will be placed on the front of the 2026 Y’all Means All Natchez Weekend t-shirt.

1. Theme: Design theme must include Y’all Means All Natchez Logo

2. An art component related to Natchez.

3. Design Software: Designs must be created in either Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Canva, or CorelDRAW.

(Designs created using t-shirt design websites like, Bonfire, CafePress, and Zazzle will NOT be accepted)

How Winner is Selected

1. Entries will be evaluated by an independent internal panel of judges and will be reviewed for:

● Concept and originality of design

● Visibility from a reasonable distance

● Adherence to design and submission rules and guidelines

2. The top 5 entries will be voted on by the public via Yall Means All Natchez facebook page