Everything You Need to Know About the 2013 Art & Wind Festival

Overview:

The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival is Sunday and Monday at San Ramon’s Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Boulevard, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival will feature 150 arts and crafts booths featuring a wide range of artwork including paintings, sculpture, woodwork, toys, jewelry, hand painted clothing, stained glass, music, photography and more.

Kites are one of the main attractions of the event. There will be kite flying demonstrations throughout both days by professionals from all over the country.

Free kite making workshops will be sponsored by Hill Physicians Medical Group, and there will be kites available to purchase. After purchasing or making your own kite, spend some time enjoying the beautiful San Ramon Central Park and the perfect conditions for flying a kite.

Entertainment will be featured on four stages as well as two large kids’ activity areas with rides, a slide, face painting, a rock-climbing wall, hamster balls and fun crafts for the kids to make.

New this year is Hula Hoop Rhythms with Choi Tse. She will be entertaining visitors with hula hoop tricks and giving lessons to anyone who wants to learn.

Like every year, there will also be a number of food options. This year there will be 24 food booths operated by local non-profit organizations that raise much needed funds for their organizations and projects in the community.

There will be gyros, Filipino food, peach cobbler, barbecued pork sandwiches, ribs, tri-tip sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, nachos and more.

The festival will also feature an early morning hot air balloon launch on Monday at 6 a.m. Bring the family for a spectacular close up view of 4 hot air balloons as they lift slowly into the sky.

Event Schedule:

Chevron Stage

Sunday

10 a.m. to noon — Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players - Bluegrass
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Lady Kaye & the Kings of Swing – Big Band Jazz
3 p.m to 5 p.m. — Fleetwood Mask – Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Monday

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. — Swinging Blue Stars - USO style show
11:30 a.m. to noon — Memorial Day Program
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. — The Dept. of Rock – Rock Music 70’s, 80’s & 90’s
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — The Mashtones - R & B, Soul Party Band

KTVU Channel 2 TV36 Stage

Sunday

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. — Black Tiger Tae Kwon Do
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. — Kalaikoil - Indian Dance
noon to 12:45pm — Ka ‘Ohi Nani O Mana’olana
1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Hansamo Samulnori - Korean Music; Urisawe - Korean Dance
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Bella Dance
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Island Spice Polynesian Dance
4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. San Ramon Symphonic Band

Monday

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. — Valley Cheer & Dance
Noon to 12:45 p.m. — Amer. Acad. of Rhythmic Gymnastics
1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — San Ramon Valley Dance Academy
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. — Tatseena Belly Dance
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.— Eden Aoba Taiko - Taiko Drumming    
4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Halau Makana Lani - Hula

Comcast Stage

Sunday

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Nani and Friends Polynesian Group
12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. — San Ramon Community Chorus
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. — Mem'ry Lane
2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — East West Kung Fu
3:30 p.m to 4:15 p.m. — Steve Kritzer & Friends - Ukulele Jam

Monday

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. — Ying Quan Violin Students
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Art in Motion - Dance & Theatre Arts
12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. — East County Performing Arts Center
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. — Martial Arts America
2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — Gotta Sing Performance Coaching
3:30 p.m to 4:15 p.m. — Lamorinda Theatre Academy

Puppet Shows (Behind Children’s playground)

Sunday and Monday
1:30 p.m. — The Boy Who Cried Wolf
2:30 p.m. — Little Red Riding Hood
3:30 p.m. — Jack and the Beanstalk

Other Events and Activities:

Hot Air Balloon Launch — 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday

Free Kite Making in Community Center — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday

Memorial Day Community Art Project in the Alcosta Kids Area — 10 a.m to 5 p.m. both days

Hula Hoop Demonstrations & Lessons in Back Terrace of Community Center — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days

Jaws of Life Demonstration in Bollinger Canyon parking lot (by San Ramon Valley Fire) — 2:30 p.m. both days.

Helicopter Landings on soccer field next to tennis courts— by Cal Star at about noon both days; by Coast Guard at about 1 p.m. Sunday

Food:

(Organization — Food)

AAUW — Ice Cream Novelties
Boy Scout Troop #834 — Jamba Juice/candy
Cal High Cheer — Soft Drinks
Cal High Interact — Chinese Food*
Cal High Softball — BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Cal High Volleyball — Nachos*
Canyon Creek  Church — Sno Cones
Church of the Valley — Frozen Drinks (Slushies, Iced Coffee)
Church on the Hill — Hamburger/Cheeseburger
Cub Scout Pack 1776 — Cotton Candy
Cub Scouts Pack 203 — Pizza*
Diablo Black Mens Group — Peach Cobbler w/ icecream
Dougherty Valley Rotary — ClubPulled Pork/Corn on cob
Greek Orthodox Church — Gyros*, Baklava
Job's Daughters — Corn Dogs
Knights of Columbus- St. Raymonds — BBQ Tri-tip Sandwiches
Rotary Club of San Ramon Valley — Margaritas
San Ramon Arts Foundation — BBQ ribs, Brisket Sliders
San Ramon Historic Foundation— Hot Dogs
San Ramon Rotary Club — Beer/Wine
San Ramon Senior Foundation — Sausage Sandwiches
Soroptimist of San Ramon Valley — Beer/Wine
St. Joan of Arc Knights of Columbus — Kettle Corn
Valley Christian Center — Filipino food - lumpia, pansit, chicken/pork skewers*
San Ramon Valley Leadership — Wings, drumsticks, potato salad

* — indicates vegetarian

Free Valet Bike Service

The East Bay Bicycle Coalition will provide free valet bike parking both days. The valet bike parking will be located adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail.

Information provided by the City of San Ramon