Mountain View Art & Wine Festival Coming This Weekend

In what is likely going to be a crowd-pleaser, a special NASA Mars Rover Curiosity exhibit will be among the new highlights at this year’s Mountain View Art & Wine Festival.

The two-day event, now in its 41^st year, will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this weekend, Sept. 8-9, along Castro Street between El Camino Real and Evelyn Avenue.

Headlining the event will be more than 600 artists and craftspeople that specialize in fine arts, handmade jewelry, clothing, and more. Also on tap will be dozens of wine vendors offering a large variety of local and regional wines.

Music and entertainment will be abundant with 13 live bands scheduled to perform a variety of music each day on stages set up throughout the festival. Music will include country, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues, disco, and more. 

There also will be home and garden exhibits, health and wellness displays, and children’s activities.

The NASA Mars Rover Curiosity exhibit will be a centerpiece in a special kid’s park area which will also include bungee jumping, hands-on art booths, and a 24-foot climbing wall from Mobile Rock. Kids also will have a chance to enjoy hula hooping, try feather hair extensions, and participate in fossil digs. The area also will include Kids Kopters, Uproar and Dixieland Twister carnival rides. Music dance, games and prizes with the Radio Disney Road Crew round out children’s activities.

The annual festival started in 1971 as a fundraiser for the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce. Today, it is the chamber’s largest fundraiser and is one of the largest festivals of its type in the United States.

Festival admission is free. For details, visit the Art & Wine Festival website or call the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce at 650-968-8378.

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