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Escondido's Grand Avenue Festival Takes Over Downtown Today, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · Events · GSM News

Escondido's annual Grand Avenue Festival runs today, Sunday, October 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido, with free admission.

Presented by the Downtown Business Association of Escondido, the fair is one of the largest street festivals in San Diego's North County and is held each spring and fall. Several blocks of Grand Avenue close to traffic for vendor booths selling crafts, clothing and home goods, alongside live music and food stalls.

Drivers should expect road closures in the downtown core during festival hours, with public parking lots available within walking distance of the fair.

Grand Avenue is the main street of Escondido's historic downtown, lined with galleries, theaters and preserved early-20th-century buildings.

Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图:Escondido 市中心 Grand Avenue 历史街区。图片来源:CaliforniaUrbanist,Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0。Photo: Historic Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido. Source: CaliforniaUrbanist, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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