Don’t forget to set back your clocks an hour on Sunday, and when you wake up, join the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and get an early jump on your holiday shopping at the Carlsbad Village Faire, the largest one-day street fair of its kind in the nation.
The Carlsbad Village Faire, presented by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Carlsbad Village on Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson Street.
Each year, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts the faire on the first Sunday of May and November. Now in its 40th year, the free event has grown to be so popular that it not only attracts people from all over Southern California, but also from other states. Some visitors even plan their vacations around the bi-annual event.
“The Carlsbad Village Faire was originally developed to bring attention to Carlsbad Village, the city’s downtown area,” said Ted Owen, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce’s president and CEO. “As anyone who has come to the Carlsbad Village Faire can see, in the last 40 years this event has more than accomplished its original goal.”
Just like at past faires, vendors will sell everything fathomable, including clothes, accessories, plants, household products, art, antiques and home decor. The international food court will once again feature booths serving everything from Thai to Hawaiian cuisine.
The children’s area will entertain youngsters with games, a super slide, a bounce house, a rock climbing wall, face painting and arts and crafts.
The Rotary Club of Carlsbad’s beer and wine garden will entertain fairgoers with a large screen TV and live bands starting at 11 a.m. The Kiwanis Club of Carlsbad will continue its more than 25-year tradition of hosting a pancake breakfast at the Carlsbad railroad depot. The meal, which includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, will be served between 7 a.m. and noon.
Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson Street, and all cross streets in between, will be closed for the event. To make parking more convenient, complimentary shuttles will run to and from the faire. Shuttles will pick up and drop off passengers at the Poinsettia Coaster Station and the northwest corner of Sears at Westfield Plaza Camino Real.
The event’s sponsors are Brecht BMW / Mini, Michaels and Scripps.
For more information, please call 760-931-8400, or visit www.carlsbad.org.
Each year, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts the faire on the first Sunday of May and November. Now in its 40th year, the free event has grown to be so popular that it not only attracts people from all over Southern California, but also from other states. Some visitors even plan their vacations around the bi-annual event.
“The Carlsbad Village Faire was originally developed to bring attention to Carlsbad Village, the city’s downtown area,” said Ted Owen, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce’s president and CEO. “As anyone who has come to the Carlsbad Village Faire can see, in the last 40 years this event has more than accomplished its original goal.”
Just like at past faires, vendors will sell everything fathomable, including clothes, accessories, plants, household products, art, antiques and home decor. The international food court will once again feature booths serving everything from Thai to Hawaiian cuisine.
The children’s area will entertain youngsters with games, a super slide, a bounce house, a rock climbing wall, face painting and arts and crafts.
The Rotary Club of Carlsbad’s beer and wine garden will entertain fairgoers with a large screen TV and live bands starting at 11 a.m. The Kiwanis Club of Carlsbad will continue its more than 25-year tradition of hosting a pancake breakfast at the Carlsbad railroad depot. The meal, which includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, will be served between 7 a.m. and noon.
Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson Street, and all cross streets in between, will be closed for the event. To make parking more convenient, complimentary shuttles will run to and from the faire. Shuttles will pick up and drop off passengers at the Poinsettia Coaster Station and the northwest corner of Sears at Westfield Plaza Camino Real.
The event’s sponsors are Brecht BMW / Mini, Michaels and Scripps.
For more information, please call 760-931-8400, or visit www.carlsbad.org.