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href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=University+Ave+%26+30th+Street,+San+Diego,+CA&hl=en&ll=32.748482,-117.130136&spn=0.010197,0.022058&sll=32.748468,-117.131054&sspn=0.010197,0.022058&hnear=University+Ave+%26+30th+St,+San+Diego,+California+92104&t=m&z=16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">map</a>)<br> <span class="info">Phone:</span> (619) 294-2501<br> <span class="info">More info:</span> <a href="http://www.northparkfestivalofarts.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Event website</a><br> <h2>Art Festival Highlights</h2> The North Park Festival of Arts will feature arts and craft vendors, an international food court, a kid's zone, artist village,and six stages with live music. <p>This FREE festival has grown into a local tradition embracing a diverse line-up of bands, dancers and artists into one marathon day of performances spread across six stages.</p><img src="../../photos-small/events-uptown/north-park-art-festival.jpg" alt="Musician at North Park Festival of Arts" align="left"> <div 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All proceeds benefit the North Park Main Street. </p> <h2>Festival Activities</h2> <strong>Artist Village<br> </strong>Here, artists will display and sell a wide variety of artwork including oil, acrylic watercolor paintings; intricate detail of pencil and chalk drawings; sculptors of clay, metal and ceramics <p><strong>Kids Art Beat<br> </strong>Kid's participate in a wide variety of interactive arts related hands-on projects designed to educate and motivate the young minds, and explore their creativity. </p> <p><strong>Craft Beer Block<br> </strong>For those 21 years of age and older, a wide assortment of local and international brews will be available, along with wines and taste samples from local restaurants. The beer event takes place on Ohio Street from noon until 6pm. Tickets for Beer Block are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the event.</p> <p>At the beer party, Local restaurants will provide delicious food. These restaurants not only prepare tasty beer food favorites but they also infuse their cuisine with the craft beers! The Range infuses their barbeque sauce with Left Coast Brewing. For just $1 to $3 you can sample their fayre or choose from one of the other restaurants participating in the beer block. </p> <h2>Free Parking and Bike Valet<strong><br> </strong></h2> Whether you walk, drive and take advantage of the free parking in the garage available at 29th St. and North Park Way, you absolutely must boogie on down to this amazing event! This year, Velo Cult Bike Shop has teamed up with the San Diego Bicycle Coalition to offer free Bike Valet Service on Iowa Street at University Avenue. <p>To learn more about this event or to purchase tickets to the Craft Beer Block please visit NorthParkFestivalofArts.com or call North Park Main Street at (619) 294-2501.</p>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=mgoodkin"></script> <p> <div id="googlesquareadbottom"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </p> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> <td valign="top" rowspan="3"> <table 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