San Diego River Days Festival

Sunday, May 16, 2010 was the culmination of San Diego River Days. A family-​friendly Festival was held on the grounds of Qualcom Stadium parking lot and a good time was had by all.
Though the day dawned overcast and soon a steady breeze made things brisk, the Festival was a big hit-​especially with the younger crowd. RiverFest Adult 5k & a Kid’s 1k Fun Run brought out the inner-​athlete is many children. Quite a few family pet dogs also participated in the runs. In addition, there was an Outdoor Recreation Festival, Artist Village, Climbing Wall and Other Family-​Focused Activities. The Fern Street Circus-​San Diego’s single-​ring circus– performed their amazing feats for the crowd. The kids riding uni-​cycles were fantastic.
There was more than 30 booths on hand with information about local parks, trails and volunteer opportunities. Free food from local restaurants such as Pat & Oscars and Mimi’s Café. Solar and other green living displays and an awesome plant sale. Project Wildlife brought a large raven to display that had been injured and made not releasable into the wild. I Love a Clean San Diego and Friends of Famosa Slough were there; so was Coast-​Keeper San Diego which does a lot of habitat restoration projects.
Live, local music was spectacular. A young trio of local kids named Oculus Sinister rocked out and they were great! The New Assembly, HarpCo and Gregory Page also performed through out the day.
From the website: «The vision of the San Diego River Park is a greenbelt from the mountains to the ocean along the 52 mile long San Diego River. This greenbelt is really a trail system and a clean and healthy river system which connects a diversity of parks, open spaces, public places and community facilities spread out along the length of the River.» What a great concept and dream this is!
The Foundation is working to achieve this goal by «partnering with government agencies such as the San Diego River Conservancy, business and civic leaders and a wide range of public organizations. By promoting stewardship of the River and promoting a better understanding of the River’s natural systems, the San Diego River Park Foundation is endeavoring to enhance the quality of life in San Diego.» Their Festival in celebration of all this was a fun, free way to have learn more about the River environment and support it as well.