22nd Annual - Adams Avenue Street Fair 2003

Saturday July 5th, 2008

Adams Avenue Street Fair 2003

Not quite Street Scene, but free and pretty close! Adams
Avenue Street Fair, 2001.

Picture from Adams Avenue Street Fair 2002

The Adams Avenue Street Fair is Southern California's largest free music festival. The Street Fair falls on the last weekend in September and features over seven stages of live music. Several blocks of Adams Avenue are closed off, from Bancroft to 35th street. The street fair attracts many vendors and exotic foods. For more information, call 619-282-7329, email adamsavenue@sbcglobal.net, or the official site.

22nd Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair 2003

This years Adams Avenue Street Fair will run from Saturday September 27th from 10am to 9pm and Sunday September 28th from 10am to 6pm.

NH.org needs your help

NormalHeights.org needs your help covering a table to help promote the Web site. We will be selling License Plate Frames and buttons, as well as passing out fliers. See the Sign-Up Sheet or email us

Resources & Articles

Street Fair Gallery
(Opens New Window)
Brief note on Parking
Printable Schedule of Performers
Welcome, by Marco Anguiano
Recordially Yours, by Lou Curtiss
There's Something for Everyone at the Adams Avenue Street Fair, by Paul Hormick
Share your comments on the Street Fair
Interactive Street Fair Map
(Opens New Window, Created by Mike McGraw)
Official 2003 Street Fair Poster
142k JPG (Copyright 2003, San Diego Troubadour)

Event Details

9/27/2003 and 9/28/2003
Located on Adams Avenue between Bancroft and 35th Streets (Directions)
7 Stages
Over 90 Musical Acts
400 Food, Arts & Crafts Booths
3 Beer Gardens
Free!
Carnival Rides
Pancake Breakfast
This popular event draws over 100,000 people
VENDOR SPACES SOLD OUT
2003 Map of Event

Featuring (Subject to Change)

Andy Summers Trio
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Los Alacranes (with Quino from Big Mountain)
Gary Jules Band
The Delgado Brothers
Carlos Guitarlos
The Blazers
Jack Tempchin & Rocket Science
Bernie Leadon
Kenny Wertz & the Bluegrass Oddessey
Guitar Shorty
Little George Sueref

Plus

Abigail's Attic
Acteal
Baja Bugs - A Beatles Cover Band
Bayou Brothers
Berkley Hart Band
Annie Bethancourt
The Brombies
Butterface
Ryan Blue
Blue Rockit
Peter Bolland & Broken Hill
Curt Bouterse
Tom Brosseau
Slam Buckra & his Groove Palookas
Bunky
Roy Ruiz Clayton
Dan Connor & Little Big Men
Angela Correa
Tomcat Courtney
Lou & Virginia Curtiss
Dee Ray
Derek Duplessie
Will Edwards
Eleonor England Trio
Fowl Play
The Fremonts
Fuga (Link Fixed)
Gayma D
Sage Gentle-Wing
Fred Gerlach
Ghost Town Deputies
Hatfield Rain
Phil Harmonic
Robin Henkel
Hot Like (A) Robot
Ila
Mark Jackson Band
The Kernel
Jamie Jenkins
Johnny Love Sound
Lady Star & the Bustin' Loose Blues Band
Anya Marina
Billy Midnight
The Modern Rhythm Band
Nitro Express
Omo Ache
Opensure
Other Natural Flavors
Gregory Page
San Diego Cajun Playboys
Sue Palmer & her Motel Sing Orchestra
Paradise
Powerthud
Radio La Chusma
Joel Rafael Band
Action Andy Rasmussen
Rookie Card
Skid Roper & the Shadowcasters
Saba
Lisa Sanders
Chuck Schiele & Sven-Erik Seaholm & Scott Wilson
Aliah Selah
CANCELLED Eve Selis
Shadowdogs
The Shambles
José Sinatra & the Troy Dante Inferno
Skelpin
Teens-N-Tune
Tikal
Trailer Park Queen/
Tribe of Judah
Trophy Wife
Truckee Brothers
West Coast Pin-Ups
Z-Bonics

Artists are subject to change. Please visit the Official Site of the Adams Avenue Street Fair at GoThere.com/AdamsAve/ for updated information.

Past Event Memories

Presented by the Adams Avenue Business Association, The Normal Heights Community Association, and the City of San Diego. Muisc Produced by Lou Curtiss & Folk Arts Rare Records in association with Victor Payan. Music Info: (619) 282-7833 / For Booth Rentals: (619) 282-7329.
Partially funded by the City of San Diego's Small Business Enhancement Program & the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund with the support of District 4 Supervisor, Ron Roberts.

(Source: Adams Avenue Business Association)