SAVE THE DATE: Encinitas Day of the Dead Festival, It Takes A Village!

The 20 member organizing committee for Encinitas Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is hard at work planning the 6th annual free event, set for Saturday, October 26, from 12-4pm, at the Encinitas Community Center (1140 Oakcrest Park Drive).

This year, 4,500 people are expected to attend the celebration of Latino culture with 4 hours of awesome Folklorico and Mariachi performances, art-making workshops, low rider car show, community Ofrenda, artist demos, opportunity drawings (including laptops!), food trucks and more.

Pictured are representatives from Encinitas Friends of the Arts, Mano a Mano Foundation, San Dieguito Art Guild, San Dieguito Academy, San Diego County Office of Education, San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth and the City. 

Volunteers and sponsors are needed! For more info, visit: www.encinitasarts.org

OCT 7 - Moonlight Beach Bash - FREE, 3-6pm

Saturday October 7th, 3-6pm. the City of Encinitas presents the Moonlight Beach Bash .

Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon of live performance in one of San Diego’s most beautiful settings on the beach, FREE . 

What better way to enjoy the late afternoon.

Come paint a mural with the world wide Art Miles Mural Project:, www.artmiles.org, and enjoy the gigantic sand castle built by Danny Salzhandler and friends, as is sits on the beach awaiting the tide to claim it. Come grab a snack at our food trucks, or bring your own, and enjoy the chalk artists: Gus Moran and Theresa Thorman, as their creations come to life.

Stage entertainment begins at 3:00pm featuring a variety of performances.

3:00pm – Studio FX – 5 Hip Hop Dance Performances. www.studiofxlive.com. Take a peek:
https://youtu.be/ubQO6v-rdK4. Participate in the dancing with give-aways.

3:45pm - Fern Street Circus, fun for all. www.fernstreetcircus.com

4:45pm – The Devastators, Reggae music. www.thedevastators.com


Check out our Facebook at facebook.com/cityofencinitas .For more information, call 760-633-2740 or email encinitasparksandrec@encinitasca.gov. To inquire about Moonlight Beach Fest sponsorship opportunties, email nbuck@encinitasca.gov

6th Annual Encinitas Arts Festival, April 23, 2018

Come Join Us! FUN and FREE for the Family.

Info: Cheryl Ehlers, Event Coordinator, City of Encinitas at 760-633-2748.

City of Encinitas, Cultural Arts Seeking Artists to Exhibit in 2018

The City of Encinitas - Parks & Recreation, Cultural Arts, invites artists to apply and exhibit two-dimensional and three-dimensional art, to be selected for one of the city’s three art galleries; Civic Center Gallery, Encinitas Library Gallery or the Encinitas Community Center Gallery. Both amateur and professional artists are encouraged to submit an application for consideration. 

All proceeds from the sale of art goes to the artist, there are no fees or gallery commission. “The visual art program is a service to Encinitas and San Diego County artists.

"I was very fortunate to have artwork exhibited in a show with the city of Encinitas, and to sell nine paintings, far beyond my expectations,” said artist Neil Brooks.

Artists who want to be considered for a gallery exhibition must complete an online application and submit digital images of their artwork. Application and instructions are available on the Visual Art page on the website: http://bit.ly/2oLKeK7 , deadline to apply is September 15, 2017.

For questions please contact Cheryl Ehlers, Curator, Arts Program Assistant at cehlers@encinitasca.gov, or 760-633-2748.