4th Avenue Spring Street Fair
March 19-21, 2010
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FREE
10am to 6pm Daily
NOTE: For directions to the Fair, click here! There are two Street Fairs per year, one in spring and one in winter. The next Street Fair is March 19, 20, 21, 2010. Hours are 10 am to 6 pm each day. The Street Fair takes place between Ninth Street and University Blvd. along Fourth Avenue. Click here for a map Free to the public, the Fourth Avenue Street Fair brings together 400+ arts and crafts booths, 35+ food vendors, 2 stages, street musicians, food, jugglers, street performers, the Free SPIKE kids hands-on-art Pavilion, face painting, balloons, and tons of other fun activities, then packs them into three days of celebration.
Parking:
Parking is easy. All metered Street Parking Downtown is FREE on Saturday and Sunday. We offer a FREE SHUTTLE to and from Downtown at the Pennington Street parking Garage (Click here for directions) all three days of the Fair. Click here for Parking Shuttle Map You can also park at one of the many U of A parking garages and a enjoy a ride on the Old Pueblo Trolley from Main Gate Square right to the Fair Click here for map of Trolley route. Neighborhood Parking Permits in the area from Speedway South to 10th Street and Stone Avenue East to Euclid Avenue are not enforced during the three days of the Fair. CLick here for a map of the Street Fair boundries. We ask you to Park Wise and Park Smart while attending the Fair. The City of Tucson Parking Enforcement Officers will be on the lookout for safety and other parking violations. Do not park in Red Zones (painted curbs), within 5 feet of a driveway and in marked Fire Lanes. Ride your bicycle to the Fair and park it at the FREE BICYCLE PARKING VALET area. Click here for Valet Bike Parking Map Sponsored by the City of Tucson Bicycle & Pedestrian Program and El Grupo Youth Cycling.
History:
The Fourth Avenue Street Fair began in 1970 when Fourth Avenue merchants put tables in front of their stores to attract customers before the holidays. From that beginning it has developed into one of the premier street fairs in the nation, drawing crowds of 200,000 to 350,000 and ranking as one of the top visual arts fairs in the country.
There is something for everyone at the Street Fair:
Come for the shopping: 400+ artists booths featuring arts and crafts that cover the spectrum from fine art to country crafts. Glass, clay, wood, clothing, metal, jewelry, pre-packaged food, all hand made and offered for sale by their creators. Come for the food: 35+ food vendors selling an eclectic mix of good things to eat. Greek, Mexican, Thai, BBQ, fry bread, funnel cakes, chicken, and more. Come for the music: Two complete stages featuring only original music and local community performances. Three days of entertainment offering something for everyone! Come for the entertainment: Kids can express their creative talents at our new Hands-on-Kids Art Pavilion, sponsored by SPIKE Beverages and the Tucson Children’s Museum. How about flight simulators; climbing rocks; face painting; chair massages; everything and anything you can imagine! The two annual Street Fairs are Tucson’s biggests events, and they couldn’t happen without our sponsors! Click here for future Street Fair Dates
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