El Cajon to debut East County’s newest cultural attraction on Saturday: Artivál

Downtown El Cajon Business Partners presents San Diego s first-ever art festival Artiv l debuting on June Photo courtesy of Olive Residents Relations The city Saturday will debut East County s newest cultural event inviting arts lovers to Artiv l a free festival on Main and Magnolia streets Kicking things off at a m the festival will feature local artists and musicians as well as food and drink vendors El Cajon is one of the majority of diverse cities in the county and yet East County has never had an arts festival to call its own explained Chris Berg marketing and engagement manager for the city and Downtown El Cajon Business Partners board member Artiv l is our way of creating a new tradition for the area and visitors to experience the city s creativity Plus the sun is reliably shining in El Cajon in June More than artists and crafters will showcase their works For those and older there will also be a beer and wine garden Artiv l s mission is clear to transform downtown El Cajon s community spaces into a living canvas spark cultural dialogue and create lasting access to the arts in a part of San Diego that s long been underserved by creative initiatives a city announcement announced Featuring a dynamic lineup of visual and performing artists from rising talents to veteran creatives Artiv l celebrates the full spectrum of local artistry across disciplines and cultures The art walk and food trucks run from a m to p m the beer and wine garden opens at noon and runs until p m and live music from Cassie B and Kimba Light from a m to p m and p m to p m respectively will bring the rhythm to the streets City News Organization