Nation’s Largest One-Day Street Faire Returns to Carlsbad Village

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.  

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About the Carlsbad
Chamber of Commerce

"Speaking for Business, Listening to the Community," the
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is proud to be the voice for North County
businesses. With more than 1,600 members, the Carlsbad Chamber is the second
largest chamber in the county and the 10th largest in the state. For
more information about the chamber, call 760-931-8400, or visit www.carlsbad.org.