Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

We are excited to be the sponsor for the Euphoria Brass Band second line! This is going to be a great event!

Oceanside Event Calendar - What's Happening in Oceanside O’Arts Festival The O’Arts Festival celebrates the Oceanside California Cultural District on Saturday October 19th in downtown Oceanside, to highlight what makes Oceanside unique. The Festival has plans to grow year upon year to eventually feature nationally known music acts with local roots, lo...

Had a great time talking w/Host CJ about Write On, Oceanside!

It’s Baack! “Write On, Oceanside!”s 6 Word Story Contest!!

Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway bet his literary friends that he could write an entire story in six words, one sentence. The group put $10.00 each into the pot, then Hemingway sat there and wrote, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
NOW, it is your turn! Everyone is invited to try their hand. Come up with your best bite-sized story. Prizes for those judged best.

Deadline September 20, 2024, Submit via [email protected]

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Come join us on Wednesday, March 6th, at the O'side Bakery for the launch of our newest Art Walls O'Side exhibit, showcasing the works of three talented local artists inspired by the beauty of our surroundings. Enjoy snacks, exciting opportunity drawings, and live music by the incredible Stefáni Stevens. The festivities kick off at 5:30pm at 3815 Mission Ave, Suite 101, 92058. We can't wait to see you there!

OCAF's annual Art of Music scholarship fundraiser is right around the corner and this year we're doing it Mardi Gras style!!! Join us for an afternoon of fun, revelry, food, entertainment, and prizes on Sunday, February 4 at the El Camino Country Club. Act now to take advantage of our Early Bird special before prices go up on January 1. Click the link below to purchase your tickets today to maximize your savings and support the talents of tomorrow.

https://ocaf.info/art-of-music/

Write On, Oceanside! is happening next weekend. Come out to support local authors and enjoy the workshops, children's activities, and writing contests throughout the day. Maybe hone your own skills so you can be a featured author next year!!!

Join Studio ACE, Visit Oceanside, Mission San Luis Rey & more for the 3rd Annual Valley Arts Festival here in Oceanside for the latest celebration of the San Luis Rey Band of Luiseno Mission Indians at Heritage Park on Saturday, November 4th. For more info, visit www.studioace.org |

So many great events upcoming in Oceanside! Here are just a few...

🔸 FAMILY ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
Prepare for a musical afternoon at the free orchestral concert sponsored by Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, featuring the Pacific Coast Concert Band.
📅 Sunday, October 15, 2023
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Civic Center Plaza

🔸 DIA DE LOS MU***OS
Celebrate the traditional Day of the Dead -- this event features delicious food, traditional live entertainment, and altars built in memory of loved ones.
📅 Sunday, October 22, 2023
🕑 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Downtown Oceanside

🔸 OPEN HOUSE
Join us for a day of fun for all at the Fire Department's Open House. View live demonstrations, check out equipment, vehicles & more. Wear your costumes, kids!
🕑 8:00 AM - Noon
📍 Fire Department Training Center, 110 Jones Rd.

🔸 TRUNK-OR-TREAT
Kids 12 and under can join at Buchanon Park for trick-or-treating from trunk-to-trunk. This free event also features crafts, inflatables, and group games.
📅 Saturday, October 28, 2023
🕑 2:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 Buchanon Park, 425 College Blvd.

🔸 BIKE THE COAST
brings together first-time riders, experienced groups, and everyone in between. There are various length rides to choose from.
📅 Saturday, November 4, 2023
🕑 Time: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 The Strand

🔸O'SIDE TURKEY TROT
Recognized as one of the Top Trots in the country by Runner’s World Magazine & the LA Times, the O'side Turkey Trot has races for everyone. There's a costume contest, a 'largest teams' competition, great live entertainment, and finisher medals for all participants.
📅 Thursday, November 23, 2023
🕑 Thanksgiving morn
📍 Location: Downtown Oceanside

We had a great time sponsoring 'Art on the Fence' at the Friends of El Corazon Concert. Looking forward to the next one!

Local Event: Free Concert Series in the Park Featuring The Highwayman Show Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Arts-infused strategies and cultural heritage, when advanced with an equity lens in the government planning process, yield positive social outcomes. Employing artists and culture bearers in cross-sector initiatives increases racial justice, belonging, and wellbeing. Further, partnering with the arts and culture ensures a holistic approach to healing, safety, empathy, prevention, and community self-determination.

Arts justice research shows how concentrated cultural districts are associated with reduced poverty without neighborhood displacement, improved child welfare, and lower morbidity rates. And low-income neighborhoods with cultural resources have 14% fewer cases of child abuse and neglect, and 18% less serious crime than low-income neighborhoods without cultural resources.

Art is essential to individual and community transformation. Don’t cut funding to arts & culture in order to balance the budget. CA make smART investments NOW. Arts are a pART of the solution.
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WRITE ON OCEANSIDE! FREE LITERARY FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN
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Join us on Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Oceanside Civic Center Plaza, located at 330 North Coast Highway, to celebrate the achievements of our local authors.

Write On, Oceanside! is an annual literary festival to celebrate and inspire local authors. The festival of books began more than a decade ago to give community members a chance to meet local authors and inspire budding writers. The free event is hosted by the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation and City of Oceanside Public Library.

Participating authors will bring copies of their books, promote them, sign them and sell them to the public at the event. This year's celebration will once again be “Emphasizing Home-Grown Assets!

The event will feature author’s readings, activities for kids, and a special workshop, “Parts of the Book” with Tiffany Vakilian, who will offer tips on getting published.

Scheduled authors attending will feature Michelle Ann Hollstein--Aggie Underhill (Michelle Ann Hollstein - Author Page) cozy mystery series featuring Oceanside locales, Kristi Hawthorne --historical nonfiction Oceanside, Where Life is Worth Living, M.A. Richter (M.A.Richter-Author)--fantasy adventure novels Mystic Prince; as well as Amy Forsythe, Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11; Jim Kempton-Women On Waves and many others selling and signing their books.

Winners of both the Hemmingway Six-Word Story contest and the “Getting through to the Other Side…in Oceanside” contest will be announced, and one special local author will be highlighted for helping to bring literature to the forefront in Oceanside.
Please visit ocaf.info for more about Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation. For more information on Library programs and events www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org or call 760-435-5600.