This is a nice little event put on in CArlsbad. Free parking at the nearby businesses…read more I am glad this event has options. You do not have to pay to attend. You can attend for free just to walk around and shop the vendors or you can buy food and drinks as well if you want to. The views of the ocean from here are pretty good, but that is just a bonus. Plenty of vendors selling beautiful one of a kind artwork. Everything from photos, to paintings, to sculptures, cards, and beyond. This is not a cheap little festival selling trinkets, this is serious expensive artwork.

First Street Fair I have been to in a long time that had parking that was remotely close to the…read moreevent. Everyone was really friendly, it was great that they had some free water as it was a pretty warm day. The Street Chalk Art was amazing, I only wish I was able to see them all as completed, which I suppose would only be possible if I came on Sunday instead of Saturday. I am not sure exactly what the $12 entrance fee goes towards here as all of the vendors here have paid booths and are selling their items and art. I am glad that it came with a pass to the Museum of Making Music as that is a fantastic little museum which I highly recommend! Overall it took maybe an hour to casually walk the entirety of this artwalk, and that was with going back a few times to check on the progress of the chalk art.

If you live in or near Oceanside and haven't been to the First Friday Art Walk yet, you should go!…read moreI try and make it to every one, and it's always a good time. Super laid-back, very Oceanside. You can wander through Artist Alley, check out local art, talk to artists, and just hang without feeling rushed. The drum circle is always a highlight, the energy is really fun. It's easy to make a night of it too since there are so many good restaurants nearby. Grab dinner, walk the art walk, maybe stop somewhere after. It runs May through September from 5 to 8pm, and it's free. Definitely worth checking out.

Ever since we moved to Oceanside in 2018, and discovered this quaint community event once a month…read moreduring the warmer months, we have been hooked. My husband and I love to browse and shop, getting to know the artists who show up on the First Friday Art Walk every month in Oceanside, California (North San Diego County). It's such a treat to support local creatives. In fact, after years of enjoying the event as customers, I ended up becoming a vendor, where I sell both my International bestselling books and my unique PAUA jewelry designs. This monthly event is a gem, and it keeps growing and getting better over the years. Highly recommended.

This faire is kid friendly- lots of vendors have kids activities at their booths (making art with…read moreleaves, games, etc). The Cystic Fibrosis group was awesome. They had a little cotton candy cart and were taking donations in exchange for jolly rancher made cotton candy. They were super sweet too! Make sure you stop by and donate. All the little shops on Main Street were open. Including the candy shop where you can get avocado fudge. The dark chocolate avocado fudge is vegan friendly. There were some food vendors and the kettle corn popcorn is amazing but cash only. Lots of other vendors are selling clothes, marinades, soaps, jewelry, sauces, etc. Dog friendly and family friendly.

Seriously one of the funniest foodie events I've been to! Celebrity athletes competing for "cook or…read morekook", 30 restaurants tastings, desserts galore! Can't wait for next years and the I love poke events they're doing in May.

This was my first year attending this event and I enjoyed myself (stuffing my face with food, of…read morecourse I did!). I liked ALL of the bites that each restaurant had prepared. I felt like the majority of the restaurants used Ahi and I only wished that there was more of variety. I was sick of Ahi by the end of the event! Nevertheless, I will be returning next year!

My friend and I attended the California Wine Festival - Carlsbad on 24Jun2023 and had an amazing…read moretime! The venue for this event was on the lawn of the beautiful Park Hyatt Aviara Resort Golf Club & Spa. This was a 2-day event (Friday & Saturday), but we only attended the Saturday event. There was a nice selection of restaurants and wineries, as well as other vendors who participated. My favorites for drinks were: #1: BigShot: Aussie craft spritzers - the combo of ginger and lime were sooooooooo good! My friend & I each had 2 glasses. #2: Pasmosa: Very refreshing sangrias! My favorites for food were: #1: Inferno (wood fire pizza): The mushroom truffle pizza was delish! This business does catering only, so if anyone wants to host a pizza party, they are the perfect vendor! #2: Chicken & Waffle: This is a food truck only business that sure knows how to make some tasty wings! My favorite dessert: #1: Jeni's Ice Cream: They have really unique flavors. The samples were 3 scoops with waffle wedge. Yummy! #2: SiSi Cakes: This business is online orders only. Their banana cream dessert was pretty delicious! Overall, we had a great time. There was live music and an open area for dancing. The team running the event were very pleasant and organized. The only thing I felt missing was some sort of backdrop or props for photo ops. The VIP section was not as impressive as I had hoped. The only advantage of being a VIP was having covered seating. Food wise, vendors inside this closed off area could have been more generous with their servings. For food and wine lovers, this is a fun event that I would recommend!

First time I attended the festival and I could tell they had some great movies to check out, also…read moregreat special guests, mostly local filmmakers and some shorts submissions but that's how it made this festival unique, I wish I found out about it sooner, it might be one of my best festival I have ever attended out of some other bigger ones which I wasn't quite fond of, worth my drive to come up and the rain couldn't stop me either :)

Awesome times! They have a beautiful church, and you can take a tour while learning about the…read moreancient faith of orthodoxy. All the workers are very kind and family oriented. Grab a gyro, Greek coffee and a box of pastries. They have an awesome book store, along with face painting and events for the children. Really nice Greek dancing that they perform as well. Will be coming back again next year The pricing of everything is not insane at all, the food is decently priced, a long with the items at their bookstore. Really enjoy this event. $4 to get in at the door, but active duty, veterans and a few other special titles will get you in for free.

I simply love attending cultural events and this is one of them. My family has a little Greek in…read morethe DNA so we've been exploring parts of our culture as of late. We'd usually go to the Brazilian Independence Day that was held in PB and this would fall on the same exact weekend. This Greek family fun festival is held for two days at the Orthodox Church campus. It's right next to MCC San Elijo and the college opens part of is parking lot during this event. It's fun to run into our Greek friends, eat gyros, drink authentic refreshments, take Photo Booth selfies, and shop with the vendors. You get to hear authentic music and you can even get a lesson on their dance moves. They have a stage and entire area for the dances and entertainment. At the end of our visit we got Greek coffee and some desserts to have there and some to bring home for later. I'm a sucker for the almond cookies and the baklava was good too! ONLY reason for one star to be missing is that they ran out of some key things that we wanted to have. It is understandable because this event brought in a pretty big crowd. It's a very nice event and I'm grateful they had more seating areas than previous times. OPA!

TheCado.co (the link to take you there) H aas is featured…read morehere E levated experience as I love the fruit A vocado knowledge is shared V ictory my first time playing cornhole, all bags in on one try, going pro O pen for ticket sales online C ome and see it for yourself A place for the senses D ynamite sister team who created this will guide you (Anne & Mary) O pen to teaching new generations about farming M r. A-Z, Jason Mraz offers insight, as a local Avo farmer via cassette U m forgot how to use a cassette player, but ordered Mr. A-Z on vinyl S ome secrets we will save U nite with like minded avo lovers here E ducation is equal to Instagram influence at this museum M ake it a date E xpect to pay between $14-19 to enter, through September X -rated it's not, yet adults may enjoy it more than kids, please sanitize P hoto opportunities for fruit forward fun E ntertainment value R ipe for the taking I heart avocados, clearly for those that love them E at at Fresh for 10% off avocado smoothies, salads and sandwiches N ewtopia Cyder also offers a Avo-Honey Cider next door C alifornia Avocado Commission is a sponsor E xit at the gift shop does not apply here, only one cute market tote for sale, which is very useful for the environment. Why buy more things you don't need? Buy an EXPERIENCE...thanks Anne and Mary! #TheCADO #NorthCity #SanMarcos #HaasHistory #AnneandMary #TheRipeTime #JasonMrazFarmerandMusician

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS ______________________________________…read more(...And The Enchanted 'Cado Seed) ONCE UPON A TIME, in a land far far away called California... there were 2 sisters named Anne and Mary Spriggins. They were spry, poor millennials living with a dairy cow and 2 iPhones in a farm cottage. The cow's milk was their only current #side-hustle. When dairy milk lost its market appeal to Almond; Soy; Cashew; Coconut; and Cat Milk, Anne asks Mary to sell the cow at the Mercado. On the way, Mary's Uber driver named Ben (along with ride-along: Jerry) offered 3 magic beans in exchange for the dairy cow, and Mary makes the trade. When she arrives home without any money, Anne becomes angry, throws the beans to the ground, and sends Mary to bed without her iPhone. During the night, the magic beans cause a gigantic beanstalk to grow outside Mary's window. The next morning... because duh... the girls climb the beanstalk to a place high in the sky. There, they find an enormous castle and sneak in to take some selfies [#pics or it didn't happen]. But Mary was #woke to a childhood tale about a scary Giant... cannibalism... and larceny gone wrong... so they overcome their #FOMO and climb back down the beanstalk as fast as they can. When they reach the ground, they cut down all but a 3-foot length of beanstalk with an axe. The next morning, giant avocados started blossoming from the remaining stalk, and the sisters called their avocado farmer friend Jason Mraz to help them harvest. Each time they picked one, a new one would grow. They could now have Avocado toast for life! YAAAAAS. Jason explained that the beans from the Uber driver were from the Hass Mother Tree of La Habra Heights -- and all Hass avocados trace their roots back to her. Mary and Anne decided that, if people would believe them... their story needed to be told. They asked Jason to narrate. He found some #lameAF "Captain and Tennille" cassette tapes, which he gladly recorded over. Next they bought all the green paint in 3 Home Depots and got to work. A pop-up museum was born, and the rest is history. Pro tip: this immersive seed-to-toast art experience features SoCal's finest bumpy-skinned fruit. Here, you can hear Jason tell the story, visit with Hass Mother, and bring home your own enchanted 'cado seeds. But hurry... it all ends Sept. 22. After that, your #FOMO struggle is real.