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The West’s finest artists | Live music | Street chalking | Unique Food Court Raffle and Silent Auction | Beautiful coastal San Diego

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Your Art Fest by the Sea

The West’s finest artists | Live music | Street chalking | Unique Food Court Raffle and Silent Auction | Beautiful coastal San Diego

Volunteer at the 2010 Fest!

Volunteering at the Festival is fun and interesting. We welcome individuals, service clubs, and social organizations.

Great Tastes!

We pride ourselves on offering more than the regular festival fare. Gourmet offerings include Hawaiian BBQ, Home-made tamales, and Hand-shaken lemonade.

Book Signing Events

Join us for book signings this year with superstar chefs Deborah Schneider, Bernard Guillas & Ron Oliver! Get motivated with Ironman triathlete Sarah Reinertsen. And be awestruck by the images from atop Machu Pichu.

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Festival Dates

June 26 & 27, 2010:

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission:

$10
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2010 Festival

The 2010 La Jolla Festival of the Arts takes place June 26-27 in beautiful coastal San Diego county. The 24th annual event welcomes guests to enjoy the outstanding work of nearly 200 fine artists from the USA and Mexico.

Music added! Fred Benedetti and George Svoboda! Monsoon Jazz! Mar Dels! RockOla! USN Southwest Brass Band! The USN Destroyers!

Meet Miss Wheelchair California, Jennifer Kumiyama, and runner-up, Maggie Elizondo on Saturday.

Celebrity chef demos featuring Deborah Schneider, Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver. CAKE WRECKS! with author Jen Yates. And cupcake sampling from CUPS of La Jolla!

Quite possibly the finest street chalking exhibition in San Diego county.

Classic Austin Healeys from around Southern California. And see the latest Volvos and Mercedes Benz automobiles.

Cool Festival merchandise, one-of-a-kind raffle items courtesy of the exhibiting artists, great promotions from our sponsors.

The La Jolla Festival of the Arts is a spectacular two day event of art, food, music, chalk art, and more. Its convenient San Diego location offers beautiful Southern California sunshine, fresh ocean breezes, and plenty of FREE parking.

Chalk Art in San Diego has never been more exciting and colorful! Experience street chalk art at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts featuring Madonnaro Melanie Stimmel Van Latum. Join her and other premier chalk artists from throughout the west as they recreate the master (and other surprises!) in brilliant color and detail. This is a true not-to-miss event, and included in your admission. More...

The purpose of the La Jolla Festival of the Arts is to raise funds that support sports and recreation programs for San Diegans with disabilities. Some of the programs include adaptive snow skiing, karate, wheelchair road racing, camping, wheelchair tennis, water skiing, quadriplegic rugby, therapeutic horseback riding, and art and education programs. We also fund rehabilitative programs for disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. More...

¡Bienvenidos!

¡Bienvenidos! Los mejores artistas del oeste de Estados Unidos y Baja California Norte se reúnen el 26 y 27 de Junio para el festival de arte “La Jolla Festival of the Arts.” Este evento anual presentará el trabajo creativo de aproximadamente 200 artistas visuales. El público podrá apreciar música en vivo, entretenimiento, murales y comida exquisita. El evento se llevara acabo en la bella costa del condado de San Diego. La Jolla Festival of the Arts te ofrece un ambiente relajado y sociable para que conozcas a los artistas.

Los boletos para el festival son de $10 USD. El festival es una ONG y su misión es recaudar fondos para desarrollar programas deportivos para San Dieguinos y veteranos discapacitados por las guerras en Irak y Afganistán.

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