San Diego Fall Back Festival
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.–Sure, Gaslamp just finished its massive Monster Bash for Halloween…but the party’s not over. Welcome to Fall Back, the Children’s Historic Street Faire held on Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter takes place each year on the first Sunday of November (the end of Daylight Savings Time – when the clocks ‘fall back’). The Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation wraps food, entertainment, and family-fun around a hearty helping of history and culture that will keep you coming back every year! The free admission event is held at Fifth Avenue & Island Avenue in the Gaslamp rain or shine. Call: (619) 233-4692.
Experience what life was like in the mid- to late- nineteenth century when San Diego was a bustling new town. Between old-fashioned festivities such as pony rides and ice cream- and pie-eating contests, there are historical recreations with a 19th century blacksmith plying his trade, prospectors teaching children how to pan for gold, butter churning and candle dipping demonstrations, and a Wild West shoot-out. Native American and other folkloric dancers, Southwest Indian sand painting, Chinese calligraphy, model railroad demonstration, and a drumming jam session, take place while being entertained my magicians, musicians, dancers, and Native American tales told by renowned storyteller Abel Silvas.
Craft booths will provide the children with keep-sakes of a fabulous day and while supplies last:
FREE Hot Dog at Dick’s Last Resort Hot Dog Stand,
FREE Ice Cream Sundae and Chocolate Squares at the
Ghirardelli Chocolate Sarsaparilla Saloon,
AND a FREE Pony Ride
Other events at Gaslamp Quarter include Mardi Gras in February.
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