The Adams Avenue Business Association is pleased to present the 32nd Annual Adams Avenue Roots Festival. The event as always is free, and runs from Saturday 10am to 9pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. The event is located on Adams Avenue from 34th to 35th Streets in Normal Heights. All information contained on this page is subject to change, please visit the 2006 Roots Festival Page.

Event Details

• April 30th, 2005: 10am to 9pm, and
  May 1st, 2005: 10am to 6pm
• Located on Adams Avenue between 34th and 35th steets in Normal Heights
• Lots of Music
• Dance
• Arts
• Crafts
• Food
• Workshops
• Beer Garden
• FREE!
• Saturday's Schedule [290kb JPG]
• Sunday's Schedule [212kb JPG]

Featuring

• Odetta
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Alvin "Little Pink" Anderson

And...

• Balkan Kafe Orchestra
• Bayou Seco
• Ray Bierl
• Curt Bouterse
• Bob Bovee & Gail Heil
• The Delta Sisters
• Earl Brothers
• Kenny Hall
• Julie Henigan (Canceled)
• Holdstock & MacLeod
• Janet McBride
• Mary McCaslin
• New Lost Melody Boys
• Sourdough Slim
• Los Alacranes
• American Folk Singers: Gregory Page & Tom Brosseau
• Los Californios
• Roy Ruiz Clayton
• Tomcat Courtney
• E-Z Mark
• Golden Hill Ramblers
• Patty Hall
• Larry Hanks & Mike Marker
• Robin Henkel
• High, Wide, & Handsome
• New Smokey Mountain Boys
• The Rock Trio w/ Joey Harris
• Tanya Rose
• San Diego Cajun Playboys
• 7th Day Buskers
• Anna Troy
• Mimi Wright

• 2005 Roots Festival Gallery by Robert Rael
• San Diego Troubadour - Official Publication of the Roots Festival
• Directions to Normal Heights
  Directions using Google Maps
• Places to go, people to see
  (SignOnSanDiego.com, 4/28/2005)
• Odetta makes a rare S.D. stop at Adams Avenue fest; expect 'songs that have some kind of significance'
  (SignOnSanDiego.com, 4/28/2005)
• 5 Acts You Should Not Miss
  (SignOnSanDiego.com, 4/28/2005)
• See the San Diego Troubadour's April Edition for articles on the Roots Festival

Event Memories

• 2005 Roots Festival Pictures
• 2004 Roots Festival Pictures
• See a unique 2003 360 degree panorama (New Window) of the 8pm Squirrel Barkers performance in Adams Park. Image was provided by TheTotalPicture.com (New Window)
• 2002 Roots Festival Pictures