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Glow is an annual art walk festival on Santa Monica beach. It was held this past Saturday and ran late into the night. It has 1 1/2 stars on Yelp. That's pretty pathetic. Common complaints on Yelp involved parking, traffic and lack of organization. (I'm glad I didn't go.)
The Abbot Kinney Festival was held in Venice the next day. I tried attending this festival last year and have the all too frustrating memory of circling Venice for 30 minutes trying to find parking. This year, we circled for 20 minutes and finally found a spot after stalking a family for two blocks.
The festival highlights:
-There was a great band playing in a narrow crowded alley by a house-turned-art-shop. Didn't get their name, sadly.
-Tons of food trucks (most notably, Ludo Bites, Border Grill, Nom Nom and Grilled Cheese Truck)
-Refreshing young coconuts for sale for $5
-Free pop chips, coconut water, nut bars, frappuccino and more in the Whole Foods section of the festival!
The festival lows:
-Ahn Joo Truck (my worst food truck experience!)
-loooong lines for the food trucks
You are either a festival person or you aren't. If you don't mind crowds, being in the sun for a long time and walking a lot, then you're probably the former. Do beer gardens make you happy? Then Abbot Kinney's festival is definitely for you. They had two of them, and it looked like MTV's Spring Break in there. Do you like tribal/new-age jewelry? I must have seen 30 tents selling the stuff.
If this is your scene, then definitely check this festival out next year!
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