2025 OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off
Dear Artist Alley Vendor,
Thank you for participating in the 45th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off. Here are the links to gather all the information about Saturday, June 28th.
Artists Alley, is "(An area) dedicated to showcasing handmade arts and crafts by both the sales of those unique items and by the Artisans conducting demonstrations of their crafts whenever possible." We will enforce zero tolerance for items not handmade for sale in Artists Alley. Any Street Fair volunteer or committee/staff member may require you to remove any item for sale in your booth that you have not listed on your application.
Step one: Please click here to find your booth number on the Vendor List. Scroll to the bottom of this page for the booth layout map.
Step two: Click here for your Vendor Instructions and read it thoroughly.
Step three: Click here to view the 2024 Vendor Area Map. It shows you which block your booth number is in and instructs you to enter a specific way when you arrive on Saturday, June 28th. We encourage vendors to start early. You can enter the area at 6:15 am on June 28th.
Vendor Instructions
We’re here to help you and make your day pleasant.
PASSES / COLORS
Three blocks of Newport Avenue are color-coded as follows:
BLOCK PASS COLORS
4800 Block - Yellow
4900 Block - Blue
5000 Block - Green
SPECIAL DESIGNATION COLORS
Cable Street Artists Alley - Vendors & Exhibitors (AA) White
Artist Alley vendors, please enter on the Yellow block at Cable and Santa Monica
MAP
Please see the street map for entering and exiting the area with your Block Pass.
CHECK-IN
You will be given the Booth Assignment for your booth. Volunteers will check you in and direct you to the correct booth space.
- Check-in begins at 6:15 am, and setup may be congested.
- See the attached map for directions for the booth check-in and trash/recycling bins.
- Promptly find your NUMBERED booth space and unload. STAY WITHIN YOUR CHALK LINES. Move your vehicle out of the fair area as soon as possible. After parking your vehicle, return to your booth space to set up. DO NOT set up while the vehicle is still on the street (blocks traffic).
- All vehicles must be off the street by 9:00 am.
- Hang your BOOTH ASSIGNMENT on the front of your booth (name and space #) before 9:30 am.
PARKING
- After unloading, move your vehicle out of the fair area as soon as possible. After parking your vehicle, return to your booth space to set up. DO NOT set up while the vehicle is still on the street (blocks traffic). All vehicles must be off the street by 9 am.
- Lock your vehicle: OBMA is not responsible for damage to or theft of vehicles or their contents.
- There are several paid parking lots: Diamond Parking Lot at Santa Monica and Cable Street and Air Garage Parking Lot at Niagara and Cable Street. There are also other spots throughout the neighborhood where you could park in the early morning hours.
TRASH DISPOSAL
Please deposit your trash and recycling in one of two areas.
- Trash/recycling bins are in the back of the Parking Lot at Hodad’s 5010 Newport Ave.
- Trash/recycling bins are in the CVS lot near Cable Street and Santa Monica Ave.
- Trash goes into the trash dumpsters. Trash should be in green bags, and Recycling in clear bags.
- Cardboard boxes MUST be broken down before being put into the recycling dumpster.
CHECK-OUT
- Artist Alley on Cable Ave. ends at 7 pm. No Early Departures.
- Vendors, please begin your cleanup and loading at 7:00 pm.
- When you retrieve your vehicle after you have broken down your booth, please enter the Street Fair the same way you did in the morning!
- Loaded vehicles should be off the street by 9:30 pm.
We will email you a Speedy Renewal Application by Dec. 1, 2025. If you renew by Jan. 31, 2026, you will pay the lowest rate for your booth next year and get preferred placement . . . BE PREPARED; DON’T BE LEFT OUT!
Thank you for attending the 45th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival. We hope you have an enjoyable and profitable day!
- our best, Faren Shear, Artist Alley Chairperson & Tracy Wagner, Vendor Coordinator – Office (619) 224-4906.
