After being shelved in 2020 and 2021, the two-day event returns this weekend to the streets of Normal Heights. The lineup include the Beat Farmers, Sara Petite, Whitney Shay,
This weekend’s 40th anniversary edition of the Adams Avenue Street Fair is a landmark for the free annual music, crafts, food and drink festival.“In 2020 we had to cancel because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Scott Kessler, the executive director of the Adams Avenue Business Association, under whose auspices the Street Fair is presented. The event’s 38th and most recent edition was in 2019.“We were all set to resume last September,” Kessler continued.
The music lineup includes such local favorites as the Beat Farmers, Mrs. Henry, The Loons and Manual Scan, which will be previewing songs from its new EP and celebrating the 40th anniversary of its 1982 debut release, “Plan of Action.” This weekend’s lineup also includes Wild Wild Wets, Kid Ramos & The 44’s, The Sleepwalkers and award-winning singer Whitney Shay, who will perform Sunday with her blues band and Saturday as a special guest with the groove-happy Sure Fire Soul Ensemble.
“All the people on the avenue look forward to the street fair. It’s like a big homecoming for your friends and people from all over San Diego,” Petite said. “The neighborhood has grown and there’s always a big buzz about the street fair.” Ward, Petite and others credit the Adams Avenue Street Fair for introducing attendees to The Ould Sod and neighboring attractions. Prior to the pandemic, the free two-day festival drew an average of 40,000 to 50,000 people to each edition.
Because of city safety regulations requiring a 20-foot-wide fire lane at street fairs and similar events, the number of vendors at this year’s event, 230, is down by 70 from the 2019 edition. “The new safety regulations have raised our costs. Band fees have increased, our Porta Potty rental fees have doubled and the price we’re paying for everything has gone up. Everyone’s been out of business for two years, so how can you fault them? Our board voted to lose money on the event this year and not to cancel it. We made the right decision.
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