Coaster Trains Running Sunday For Street Fair

On Sunday, November 7, 2010 the streets of Carlsbadistan will be packed with visitors as the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce presents the world’s Largest One-Day Street Fair— the fall Carlsbad Village Faire from 8 AM to 4 PM in the heart of the Village.

Closed streets will turn our busy Village into a bustling walking mall of pop-up tents featuring arts, crafts, music, food, and a plethora of fantastically absorbent sponges, spectacular vegetable chopping devices, magical mops, and the occasional epic collection of what can only be described as flea market junk.

For the first time, North County Transit Districts Coaster trains will be running on Sunday specifically to make visiting the street fair easier for everyone in San Diego. In fact, people from Carlsbadistan who are planning on driving to the street fair should seriously consider parking at the Poinsettia Coaster Station and riding into the Village the train. It’s also a great option for anyone planning to spend their day in the beer garden.

Click here for previous Carlsbadistan street faire coverage, or here for photos from last November’s Street Faire.

For more info (and a complete Coaster schedule) follow the jump:

Community’s favorite street faire returns
More than 100,000 people will take in the beauty of our seaside city while browsing through unique booths, indulging in delectable eats and enjoying family entertainment when the largest one-day street faire in the nation returns next month.

The Carlsbad Village Street Faire will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7, 2010. Each year, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts the faire in May and November. Now in its 37th year, the free event has grown to be so popular that it not only continually attracts people from all over Southern California, but also from other states. Some visitors even plan their vacations around the bi-annual event.

“The reason so many people return to the faire every year is that they can count on finding quality items to purchase because of the wide variety of vendors,” said Ted Owen, president and chief executive officer of the Carlsbad Chamber. “You name it and it’s for sale at the faire.”

Just like at past faires, approximately 900 vendors will sell everything fathomable, including clothes, accessories, plants, household products, art, antiques and home decor. The international food court will once again feature more than 50 booths serving everything from Thai to Hawaiian cuisine. The children’s area will entertain youngsters with games, a super slide, a bounce house, a rock climbing wall, face painting and arts and crafts.

The Rotary Club of Carlsbad’s beer and wine garden will entertain fairgoers with a large screen TV and live bands. The Kiwanis Club of Carlsbad will continue its more than 25-year tradition of hosting a pancake breakfast at the Carlsbad railroad depot. The meal, which includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, will be served between 7 a.m. and noon.

Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson Street, and all of the cross streets in between, will be closed for the event. To make parking more convenient, complimentary shuttles will run to and from the faire. Shuttles will pick up and drop off passengers at the Poinsettia Coaster Station and the northwest corner of Sears at Westfield Plaza Camino Real.

For more information on becoming a vendor in the future, download this form or call (760) 931-8400.

For the first time, COASTER trains will take customers directly into the heart of the Carlsbad Village Street Faire, which organizers tout as the nation’s largest one-day event of its kind. Two-for-one tickets will be offered on COASTER

Nov. 7 Prices:

Buy a COASTER ticket for $10-$13 and get a second ticket FREE.
Buy a SPRINTER Day Pass for $5 and get free COASTER or BREEZE connections.
Children under 5 years old always ride free.

Nov. 7 Schedule:
From San Diego, customers can catch one of three COASTER trains headed north before 1 p.m., picking up at Santa Fe Depot, Old Town, and Sorrento Valley.
Between Oceanside and Solana Beach, COASTER trains will run nearly hourly.
East-to-west SPRINTER trains will run every half-hour, with two options for a FREE quick connection to Carlsbad Village:
the 101 BREEZE bus from the Coast Highway Station.
the COASTER from Oceanside Transit Center.

Visit http://www.gonctd.com/carlsbad_village_faire_2010.html for the latest details about special services and rates to the Carlsbad Village Faire.