HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. — In one artist booth a lady in a pink floral dress paints oversize, swirling hearts on pale blue canvas. Next to her a photographer in a director’s chair wears a Surfrider sweatshirt, reflecting his love of waves, surfboards, and beaches. His ocean-themed pictures are mounted on bamboo mattes, framed in dark, rich woods. The two artists offer strikingly different styles but share a common bond, same as thousands of artists packing their merchandise into trucks and vans and placing them on display this busy Labor Day Weekend. It’s the last hurrah for vacationers, and a great opportunity to buy art gifts before the Christmas holiday, approx. 17 weeks away.
ARNOLD: After the Goldrush Arts & Crafts Festival
GUALALA: Art in the Redwoods
HERMOSA BEACH: Fiesta Hermosa
HOMEWOOD: Labor Day Arts & Crafts Festival
KERNVILLE: Sierra Arts & Crafts Festival
KINGS BEACH: Labor Day Art and Craft Show
LAGUNA BEACH: 1. Sawdust, 2. Art A-Fair, 3. Festival of Arts
MILLBRAE: Art & Wine Festival
MORRO BAY: Art in the Park
NEWMAN: Arts & Crafts Fair
SACRAMENTO: Chalk it Up
SAUSALITO: Art Festival
SIMI VALLEY: Arte Escapes Art & Music Festival
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Art & Craft Event
WOODSIDE: Kings Mountain Art Fair