Arts & Cultural Festival
Faire/Fair/Festival
Carpinteria
Contact Details:
Phone: 8056365693
Email: lisathomas000@gmail.com
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**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Sat, Sep 17 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sun, Sep 18 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Address (map)
4840 Sawyer Ave
Venue (website)
Carpinteria
Arts & Cultural Festival 2022
September 17th & 18th – Carpinteria, California
Our 6th Annual Festival (minus Covid)
Saturday, September 17th 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Performances – On the Beach at Linden Avenue – beach chairs welcome
Tibetan Lama Rinpoche Thepo Tulku speaking on Impermanence, Aztec Danza, Danza Matachines, Chinelos, Folklorico, African, Bhutanese & more speaking on their cultural dances and performing. County Supervisor Das Williams will also speak.
2:00 – 4:00 pm – Chalk Artists & Tibetan Sand Mandala
Viewing of 6 Chalk Artists at Seal Fountain on Linden Ave & Tibetan Sand Mandala being created by Monks at the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center.
Sunday, September 18th Closing Ceremony 3:00 pm, Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center
Tibetan Monks will clear the Mandala then walk to the beach and put into the ocean. Attendees are invited to follow the Monks to the beach and participate in their dedications as they scatter the sand from the Mandala into the ocean. They believe the sand will reach all of the world as does the ocean.
Festival Founder / Director – Lisa Thomas
Artist in Residence 2022 – Sharyn Chan