Official Adams Avenue Street Fair Press Release

This year's Adams Avenue Street Fair, Southern California's largest FREE two-day music festival, will take place Saturday, September 24, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, and Sunday, September 25, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, on Adams Avenue, located in the Normal Heights community of San Diego. The event is open to all-ages.

The Street Fair will feature more than 70 musical artists performing on six stages spread out over an eight-block radius. Attendees will enjoy a variety of music, including blues, roots-rock, World, Latin jazz & salsa and alt-country. Among the artists set to perform are the Hacienda Brothers, Nortec Collective, The Bell-Rays, Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Boys, Transfer, Quetzal and legendary blues artist Pinetop Perkins. In addition to the incredible music, there will be three beer gardens, giant carnival rides, and more than 400 food, arts and craft vendors.

For further information, please call the Adams Avenue Street Fair office at (619) 282-7329.

The 2005 Adams Avenue Street Fair has ended, please join us for the 2006 Adams Avenue Roots Festival in late April

Shortcut Link

Use the following address/shortcut to return to this page: AdamsAvenueStreetFair.com

Event Summary

• Saturday September 24th, 2005: 10am to 9pm and
  
• Sunday September 25th, 2005: 10am to 6pm
• Located on Adams Avenue between Bancroft and 35th Streets
• Over 400 Food / Arts / Crafts Vendors
• 3 Beer Gardens
• 6 Stages
• Over 70 Musical Acts
• Pancake Breakfast, Saturday and Sunday 8am at Normal Heights Community Center
• Carnival Rides
  • September 22nd to September 25th
  • In Adams Park
• Southern California's LARGEST Free Music Festival

Resources & Articles

• View the Hawley Stage and more with the NEW Normal Heights Webcam
• 2005 Main Sponsors Page
• Adams Avenue Street Fair Schedule
• Updated Map
• 2005 Adams Avenue Street Fair Forum
• Brief Note on Parking from the Webmaster
• Pictures from the 2004 Adams Avenue Street Fair

2005 Featured Performers

• Pinetop Perkins
• The Hacienda Brothers
• The Bell-Rays
• Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Boys
• Nortec Collective
• Little Charlie & The Nightcats (Due to a family emergency, Little Charlie & The Nightcats will not be performing)
• Quetzal
• Carlos Guitarlos

2005 Performers

• Skid Roper Combo
• Working Cowboy Band
• Mark Jackson Band
• The Coyote Problem
• Cash'd Out
• The West Coast Pinups
• The Shadowdogs
• Holiday & The Adventure Pop Collective
• Kelly Bowlin Band
• The Boogiemen
• Tomcat Courtney
• Bishop John W. Haynes & Change
• Lady Star & The Bustin' Loose Band
• Len Rainey & The Midnight Players
• Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra
• The Mighty Gospel Revelators
• David Myers & The Blues Crew
• Robin Henkel
• Lady Dottie and the Diamonds
• Brett Sanders Soul/Jazz Project
• Sol E Mar
• Stranger
• Prisa
• Kush & Bloodfiyah Angels
• Johnny Polanco Y Su Conjunto Amistad
• Bolga Zohdoomah
• The Devastators
• Quinazo with Quino
• Action Andy
• Peter Hall
• Peter Bolland
• Anna Troy
• Steve White
• Patty Hall
• Roy Ruiz Clayton
• Lindsey Troy
• Dehra Dun
• Allen Singer
• Will Edwards
• Michele Lundeen
• Billy Watson
• Lou & Virginia Curtiss
• Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
• Jane Lui
• Jim Earp
• Cindy Lee Berryhill & the Wigbillies
• Angela Correa
• Chuck Schiele
• Les Shelleys
• Billy Shaddox
• Ledesma Brothers
• Mary Dolan
• Ashley Matte
• Gregory Page
• The Passion of Jose Sinatra
• The Shambles
• Al Howard & The K-23 Orchestra
• The Spots
• The Strangers Six
• Truckee Brothers
• Transfer
• The Baja Bugs (Photo)
• The Travis Larson Band
• Silver Sunshine
• The Loons

Past Street Fair Pages

• 2004 Adams Avenue Street Fair
• 2003 Adams Avenue Street Fair

Other Sites

• AdamsAvenueStreetFair.net
  (Contains Schedule, and Vendor Applications)
• GoThere's Street Fair Site

Presented by the Adams Avenue Business Association, the Normal Heights Community Association, and the City of San Diego. Music produced by Steve Kader, Lou Curtiss (Folk Arts Rare Records), and the Street Fair Music Committee. For music information and booth rentals: 619-282-7329. Partially funded by the City of San Diego's Small Business Enhancement Program and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.

Though not the official site, the Webmaster of NormalHeights.org is an official board member of the Adams Avenue Business Association