ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Plays & Productions

• Patio Playhouse
  201 Grand Avenue, Suite 1-D • Escondido, CA 92025
  760-746-6669
  This community theatre presents a variety of performances, including dramas, comedies, and Broadway.

• Theatrx
  155 Grand Avenue • Escondido, CA 92027
  760-735-2491
  A repertory theatre company that presents unique performances, with music and lyrics added to many of the stories, in a beautiful 72 seat theater. This theatre also presents 12 art shows per year by local artists.

Festivals & Fairs

• Hanamatsuri Bazaar
  Located at the Vista Buddhist Temple
  760-941-8800
  This annual two-day event tales place in late April and it brings the Japanese and American cultures together through Japanese food, lectures on Buddhism, drumming, demonstrations of flower arrangements, and more.

• Escondido Street Faire
  Located on Grand Avenue Between Centre City & Ivy
  760-743-8207
  This event is held twice each year, in May and October, and it is the second largest street fair in California. Attractions include live entertainment, over 600 arts and crafts booths, a farmer's market, and a great variety of international food.

• Grape Day Festival and Parade
  Located at Grape Day Park
  760-743-8207
  Dating back to 1908, this historic event features a parade complete with bands, floats, equestrian units, and vintage vehicles. The festival, held after the parade, includes free entertainment, arts and crafts booths, an international food court, a petting zoo, and numerous demonstrations, and it is held annually on the first Saturday after Labor Day.