FIRST NIGHT ESCONDIDO’S “CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS” INCLUDES CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINMENT, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, FOOD & REFRESHMENTS, STREET SURPRISES, MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCES, FINE ARTS EXHIBITS AND A SPECTACULAR MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS DISPLAY!

WHERE & WHAT TIME IS THE CELEBRATION?
THERE ARE OVER A DOZEN ENTERTAINMENT “SITES” LOCATED AT THE California Center for the Arts, Escondido, ESCONDIDO, THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN ESCONDIDO, AND AT THE ESCONDIDO CITY HALL.

FIRST NIGHT ESCONDIDO BEGINS WITH A GRAND PROCESSIONAL PARADE TO THE MAIN STAGE WITH ENTERTAINMENT BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. AND CONTINUING UNTIL 12:15 A.M.

WHO ATTENDS FIRST NIGHT CELEBRATIONS?
FIRST NIGHT OFFERS SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH A VARIETY OF MUSICAL, DANCE, AND THEATRE SELECTIONS. ADULTS ENJOY PERFORMANCES BY BIG BAND ORCHESTRAS AND BY ARTISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN DIXIE-LAND, COUNTRY, BLUES, JAZZ, POP, CLASSICAL, REGGAE AND MORE!

TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS HAVE THEIR OWN “CLUB E” WHERE THEY DANCE TO THE LATEST TUNES OR TAKE A BREAK TO WATCH PERFORMANCES AT THE “RISING STARS” STAGE FEATURING SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S RISING YOUNG STARS!

AND DON’T FORGET THE FAMILIES WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN! FERN STREET CIRCUS, KIDS WITH A CAUSE, AMAZING DANA THE MAGICIAN, BECKWITH & THOMAS AND MORE MUSICAL AND DANCE SURPRISES! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THE “MAGICAL CREATIONS OF ART” TENT WHERE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES CAN CREATE THEIR VERY OWN MUSICAL “INSTRUMENTS”, RESOLUTION CROWNS, CONFETTI BAGS AND NOISEMAKERS. PLUS...NEW FOR THIS YEAR’S CELEBRATION, CHILDREN “RING IN THE NEW YEAR” FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT 7:30 P.M.!

WHAT IS THE ADMISSION TO FIRST NIGHT?
AN EVENT “BUTTON” IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE EVENT. BUTTONS ARE $10.00 EACH IN ADVANCE AND $15.00 THE DAY OF THE EVENT. CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND UNDER DO NOT REQUIRE A BUTTON.

MAJOR SPONSORS INCLUDE:
THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, COX COMMUNICATIONS, NORTH COUNTY TIMES, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, ESCONDIDO, SEMPRA ENERGY, ESCONDIDO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, PALOMAR COMMUNITY BANK, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, ROTARY CLUB OF ESCONDIDO, ESCONDIDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MANY OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.FIRSTNIGHTESCONDIDO.COM OR BY CALLING (760) 739-0101

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