29th Annual
Encinitas April Street Fair
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday in April from 9am-5pm
WHERE: South Coast Hwy 101 between D and J Streets
WHAT: 450 unique food, arts and crafts vendors, five live music stages, children’s rides, and the Beer Garden Stage sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Port Brewing Company featuring their award winning ales.
Take advantage of free family fun, entertainment, a National Award Winning MainStreet and a traditional So-Cal beach town. Come for the sun, stay for the moonlight.
This fair keeps getting better and better. This year DEMA has created an even stronger partnership with the North County Transit District (NCTD). NCTD will not only be running two for one fares on both Saturday and Sunday but they are running special trains on Sunday to accommodate street fair attendees. Leave your car at home and ride the coaster to one of the most highly anticipated fairs in San Diego County. The coaster stops less than one block away from the fair. Please visit www.gonctd.com or www.encintias101.com for more detailed coaster information.
The April fair features five live music stages with over 10 different bands, solo artists and performers each day. This fair will draw over 100,000 shoppers during the two-day event featuring hundreds of unique vendors selling clothes, accessories, plants, household products, environmental products, art, antiques and home decor.
Look for the Blue Bins!
Look for the blue ClearStream recycling bins at the street fair. The City of Encinitas will be lending the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association 100 ClearStream recycling bins to capture glass, aluminum and plastic at the street fair. These bins were purchased through a joint grant between the City of Encinitas and DEMA from the Department of Conservation. By using ClearStream bins, we hope to divert waste from the landfill into recycling centers.
On Saturday, come out for the Encinitas Fire Department’s Annual Pancake Breakfast. The Encinitas Fire Department will set up in the 7-Eleven Parking Lot located at D Street and Hwy 101 and will cook pancakes from 7am until 11am. Stop by and eat a delicious breakfast that goes to support our local firefighters.
Stone Brewing Co. & Port Brewing Co. Beer Garden Stage- Location: Lumberyard parking lot at HWY 101 & I Street– Come enjoy music and a beer from Stone Brewing Co. and Port Brewing Company at the beer garden on Saturday and Sunday. Join us from 11:00am-4:30pm in the Lumberyard parking lot on I Street and Highway 101 for dancing, food and fun. Grab lunch at a local eatery and come over to the beer garden for live music in a relaxed atmosphere.
Center Courtyard of the Lumberyard- Come join the fun at the center courtyard stage of the Lumberyard. Bring the whole family and enjoy the Lumberyard restaurants, shops, and dancing. Bands will be performing all day!
A few tips on transit and parking:
The best way to get to the Encinitas Street Fair is to avoid parking hassles altogether by taking the NCTD Coaster. Remember they are offering the two for one special both Saturday and Sunday! For the Coaster schedule, go to: http://gonctd.com/coaster_schedules.htm
Saturday and Sunday: Suggested parking spots are at City Hall, located on Vulcan Avenue; the Moonlight Beach Parking lot, located on Third Street; and the two Coaster Station parking lots – Vulcan and D Street, and Vulcan and E Street.
For more information on attending, call the DEMA office at 760.943.1950.
If you would like more information on becoming a vendor, go to www.kennedyfaires.com or call Brian Roth at 760.945.9288.
This is a great opportunity to come enjoy Encinitas and take advantage of free and affordable fun for the whole family.
