The 36th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on June 27 was a huge success despite some unexpected rain drops that failed to dampen festivities.
\nIn fact, brief rainfall may actually have added to the experience, said Denny Knox, executive director of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA), the community\u2019s business improvement district (BID).
\n“It was just cooler out \u2014 not cold \u2014 and I think people stayed longer,” said Knox, adding rain may actually have brought more people out.
\n“The crowd was constant all day and there were no significant issues,” added Knox.
\nIt was the first time in the fundraising event\u2019s 36-year history that it had ever rained.
\n“And it did it twice,” noted Knox, pointing out the rain was short-lived while adding, “Nobody panicked. It was just kind of fun. We\u2019ve never had weather like that. We\u2019ve had an earthquake before \u2014 but never rain.”
\nThere was also another meteorological “first” at the street fair.
\n“We had a windy moment, a dustup, that came through the fair between 11 a.m. and noon,” Knox said. “We couldn\u2019t see anything. It sure made everyone look up and try to figure out what was going on.”
\nThe big “hit” of this year\u2019s special event was the tribute band Kissed Alive, which Rock and Roll San Diego (RRSD) brought to the OB Street Fair to help make the event interactive musically.
\n“Everyone loved getting photographs with them, they were dressed perfectly and stayed in character the whole time,” said RRSD\u2019s director Mark Langford. “They even performed songs with our \u2018new\u2019 student bands that we taught, and then got them up on stage and it was a hit.”
\nLangford added, OBMA told him that “people really enjoyed our presentation and had such a good time they asked if we would do it again next year, which of course we would be honored to do.”
\nOBMA\u2019s Knox agreed that Kissed Alive were this year\u2019s headliners at the street fest.
\n“They (RRSD) had the center of the street fair and they gave people music lessons on all different instruments and the Kiss impersonators were hilarious, they played all day and it was so much fun,” she said. “People really enjoyed the interactive part, taking a quick lesson, then playing a little ditty they\u2019d learned. Rock and Roll San Diego is a member of ours, and their participation really contributed to a great atmosphere.”
\nThousands of visitors turn out every year at the Ocean Beach Street Fair to enjoy food, drinks, chili, live music, art and great people-watching. The festival includes an oceanfront chili cook-off, vendor and food booths, artists alley, a beachside beer garden, live music and entertainment, family-friendly activities, carnival rides and games, art and the community mural project. At the chili cook-off on Saturday morning, 18 contestants delivered their best recipes to the judges and fairgoers. The Judge’s Choice winner was Michele Yamada and her crew from Ocean Dental Care. The People’s Choice winner was Brock Scott of Scott Brothers BBQ. This year\u2019s theme was “It\u2019s All About the Music,” focusing on music and entertainment. Knox said music and entertainment turned out to be a great one-two punch that brought out the best in fairgoers.
\n“People were really nice,” the OBMA director said. “All day everyone, even the volunteers, were saying how nice, and what a good mood, people were in. It\u2019s always a great pleasure to do a special event where people are in a great mood.”
\nEvent proceeds, noted Knox, which is OBMA\u2019s biggest annual fundraiser, go toward funding worthy community causes.
\n“We raised enough money for this year\u2019s fireworks and seed money for next year\u2019s,” Knox said. “I think we\u2019ll also have $5,000 to $10,000 we can spend on community beautification and repair projects. We have a lot of repairs in Ocean Beach on a daily basis.”
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