Adams Avenue Street Fair September 23rd & 24th, 2023

Adams Avenue Street Fair

The 41st annual Adams Avenue Street Fair – featuring 75 musical acts on seven stages – is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
Southern California’s largest free two-day music festival is held each year in September in the community of Normal Heights. The event also features carnival rides, beer gardens and beer tastings, festival foods and 300 arts and crafts booths.
 

Beer connoisseurs will enjoy the Street Fair’s Craft Beer Taste (from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday only), across from the Starbucks Stage. Visitors to the craft beer taste will have the opportunity to sample 2oz. tastes from 20 breweries for only $25. 

 
Three additional beer gardens are open throughout the two-day run of the street fair featuring full pour servings of San Diego’s best craft beer selection.
 
Vendors with unique offerings also will be participating in this year’s street fair and will be set-up throughout the venue. A complete schedule of events, performance times and an Adams Avenue Street Fair map are coming soon!
 

Adams Avenue Street Fair is underwritten by a grant from the City of San Diego’s Commission for Arts and culture and the County of San Diego.

 

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Details for 2022

FOOD BOOTH SPACES ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE 2022 ADAMS AVENUE STREET FAIR

2022 Press

  • San Diego Union Tribune Adams Avenue Street Fair will mark 40th year with 66 bands, solo acts and DJs; Lestat’s music venue re-opens
  • NBC San Diego 7 Adams Avenue comes alive for Street Fair that almost didn’t happen
  • CBS 8 Joey Harris & Jerry Rainey perform on CBS 8
  • KUSI Adams Avenue Street Fair returns! 

-Adams Avenue Street Fair

The 40th annual Adams Avenue Street Fair – featuring 65 musical acts on six stages – is scheduled from  10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.
Southern California’s largest free two-day music festival is held each year in September in the community of Normal Heights. The event also features carnival rides, beer gardens and beer tastings, festival foods and 300 arts and crafts booths.
 

Beer connoisseurs will enjoy the Street Fair’s Craft Beer Taste (from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday only), across from the Starbucks Stage. Visitors to the craft beer taste will have the opportunity to sample 2oz. tastes from 20 breweries for only $25. 

 
Three additional beer gardens are open throughout the two-day run of the street fair featuring full pour servings of San Diego’s best craft beer selection.
 
Vendors with unique offerings also will be participating in this year’s street fair and will be set-up throughout the venue. A complete schedule of events, performance times and an Adams Avenue Street Fair map are coming soon!
 

Adams Avenue Street Fair is underwritten by a grant from the City of San Diego’s Commission for Arts and culture and the County of San Diego.

 

2021 Press

 

2019 Press

San Diego Union Tribune – Adams Avenue Street Fair to offer 100-plus bands, carnival rides, craft beer and more

ABC 10 New San Diego – 38th annual Adams Avenue Street Fair gives area business a boost 

NBC San Diego – Adams Avenue Street Fair Returns for the 38th Year

San Diego Reader – Los Texmaniacs joined by Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos for local gig

Sound Diego – Fall for Pyle’s End of Summer Shows

San Diego Magazine – Six Bands to see at the Adams Avenue Street Fair

 

2018 News

2018 Press

2016 News

Adams Avenue Street Fair turns 35 next month…San Diego Union Tribune 8/16/16

Time to Party…San Diego Uptown News 9/23/16

Manual Scan co-founders to mark 40th anniversary at Adams Avenue Street Fair…San Diego Union Tribune 9/21/16

Adams Avenue street fair returns to Normal Heights…The Daily Aztec  9/28/16

Sweet Memories at Adams Avenue Street Fair…San Diego Union Tribune 9/24/16