Carlsbad Thursdays on the Coast

When: Last Thursday of each month
March - October, 2012 (TBA) 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Carlsbad Village (map)
More info: Carlsbad Village Association

Art Walk Highlights

Carlsbad's Thursdays on the Coast, "“The Experience”, is a monthly art walk held on the last Thursday of each month held this year from March 24 through October 27, 2011 in Carlsbad Village. The art walk is not restricted to any particular area of the Village - it's throughout the Village: permanent galleries, merchant and business spaces displaying art and artists placed at the sidewalk margins.

The artist demonstrations, musicians and performance artists are place at different points throughout in order to circulate everywhere the flow of the walkers.

Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) presents Thursdays on the Coast (formerly ArtSurf); a free community visual and performing art walk being held the last Thursday of each month throughout summer in the Village of Carlsbad.

Thursdays on the Coast includes original art in Carlsbad Village’s permanent galleries as well as, village merchants acting as temporary “phantom” galleries. The event will host local and regional artists displaying their work throughout the Village, live art demonstrations, and ongoing theatre performances.

The event’s mission is to bring people to the Village who may not normally visit on a Thursday evening, “Combining fine art, live music and other types of performance, Thursdays on the Coast brings a new vitality to the Village and creates a fun and engaging destination for visitors and residents alike.”, said Robin Young, executive director of the CVA, “Village businesses stay open late and are able to engage new customers who may not have realized they were there. It’s a wonderful opportunity for exposure.”