{"id":408069,"date":"2026-07-22T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408069\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:42:12","slug":"1-hour-from-l-a-this-historic-coastal-town-is-closing-off-two-blocks-of-downtown-for-its-massive-summer-street-festival-with-two-stages-vendors-food-and-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408069\/","title":{"rendered":"1 hour from L.A.: this historic coastal town is closing off two blocks of downtown for its massive summer street festival \u2014 with two stages, vendors, food and drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: CameronCreatives via Shutterstock; @sanclementechamber via Instagram.<\/p>\n

Summer <\/a>is hitting hard, and the heatwave isn\u2019t letting up. Up and down the coast, beach towns<\/a> are responding the same way: street festivals. Downtown streets close, local bands take over, and whole neighborhoods spend the day outside<\/a> instead of hiding from the heat. San Clemente does this every August with the Fiesta Music Festival, a full day of live music and food that fills Avenida Del Mar with pretty much the entire town.<\/p>\n

About San Clemente Fiesta Music Festival<\/p>\n

Originating in the 1950s, San Clemente Fiesta closes off blocks of its downtown and fills the street with a mix of entertainment, food, and vendors. With the zone closed to traffic, downtown becomes a bustling hub of live music, food booths, marketing expos, arts and crafts vendors, kids\u2019 activities, games, and exhibits. <\/p>\n

Music sits at the center of the day. Two stages<\/a> run continuous performances, mixing rock, reggae, and country acts throughout the afternoon. Beyond the music, local organizations staff the food booths, dishing out a variety of international bites, while beverage booths along the street will make sure you don\u2019t get too dehydrated. Families<\/a> get plenty of options too, with arts and crafts exhibits, business booths, and dedicated kids\u2019 activities scattered along the route.<\/p>\n

Schedule of performances<\/p>\n

The 2026 lineup spreads across two stages, each running back-to-back sets from late morning into the evening.<\/p>\n

Main Stage (Center of Del Mar at Ola Vista):<\/p>\n

Tumbleweed \u2014 11:00am\u201311:20am<\/p>\n

R\u00f8BBER \u2014 11:45am\u201312:30pm<\/p>\n

Tunnels \u2014 1:00pm\u20131:45pm<\/p>\n

Will Worden \u2014 2:15pm\u20133:00pm<\/p>\n

Wargirl \u2014 3:30pm\u20134:15pm<\/p>\n

The ReFlexx \u2014 4:45pm\u20136:00pm<\/p>\n

Stage 2 (Seville Stage):<\/p>\n

The Real Big Bad \u2014 11:15am\u201312:00pm<\/p>\n

Fernando Noronha\u2019s Blues Ride \u2014 12:30pm\u20131:15pm<\/p>\n

Ramonda Hammer \u2014 1:45pm\u20132:30pm<\/p>\n

The Soul Beacons \u2014 3:00pm\u20133:45pm<\/p>\n

The Great North Special \u2014 4:15pm\u20135:30pm<\/p>\n

Key details at a glance<\/p>\n

\"SanMick Haupt<\/a> via Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Date: Sunday, August 8<\/p>\n

\u23f0 Hours: 11:00 AM \u2013 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Location: 100 & 200 Blocks of Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Admission: Free<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude8c Free shuttle: Runs from San Clemente High School, 10:00 AM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude8b Free trolley: Departs from the Outlets at San Clemente, 10:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: CameronCreatives via Shutterstock; @sanclementechamber via Instagram. Summer is hitting hard, and the heatwave isn\u2019t letting up. Up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-408069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}