La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
Pet-Focused Art Show & Wine Event La Jolla, CA
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Scheduled usually around end of September 2025, with exact dates to be confirmed. Sign up for our newsletter below to stay updated.
Saturday & Sunday:
10 AM – 6 PM
Exception: Tickets for the Wine Tasting Tent usually start at $62.
About the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, typically held at the end of September, is one of San Diego’s premier art events with a special focus on pets and dogs. Running from 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday, the festival brings together a wide range of artists and offers attendees an immersive experience of art, food, and live entertainment.
With around 170 artists from diverse backgrounds, the festival displays various mediums such as painting, sculpture, jewelry design, ceramics, and photography. Alongside the art, visitors can explore commercial booths, enjoy gourmet food from food trucks, and relax in the ticketed wine and beer garden featuring selections from over 35 wineries and breweries. The event is pet and especially dog-friendly.
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What Can You Expect at the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival?
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival is best known to be an art walk event with a special focus on pets and dogs in San Diego County, offering a mix of creativity, culture, and entertainment. With around 170 artists displaying their work, there’s something for everyone: whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply enjoy discovering unique, handcrafted pieces.
Beyond the art, the festival also features commercial booths where handmade jewelry and other artisanal items are available. A dedicated street of food trucks serves up a diverse selection of gourmet and comfort foods, giving guests plenty of options to refuel while they explore.
Wine lovers and craft beer enthusiasts will especially enjoy the iconic wine tasting and beer garden , which highlights over 35 international wineries, local craft breweries, and distilleries . The wine tent offers a perfect spot for adults to relax and sample a variety of wines and beverages.
Entrance fee starts usually at around $62 per person including tasting tickets to the wine tent, while the art event itself is free. The wine and beer tent also features live entertainment, with a lineup of music performances ranging from Latin jazz to rock and reggae throughout the weekend.
Additionally, the event is known for being very pet-friendly, with pet adoption stations on-site.
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival is also an opportunity to give back. The event supports underfunded programs at La Jolla’s public schools, including art, music, science, technology, and physical education. Since its inception, the festival has raised over $1.2 million to support these initiatives, providing better education to more than 4,000 children.
Who Are the Artists at the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival?
Image: Parker Heath (www.parkermadeshop.com)
Frequently Asked Questions About the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival typically takes place at the end of September. For the next event, once the exact dates confirmed, we will publish it at the top of this page. To stay updated, you can sign up for our newsletter.
The festival runs once a year, usually end of September on a Saturday and Sunday, from 10 AM to 6 PM. For more details about upcoming events, see above.
The festival features around 170 artists working in a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry design, ceramics, woodwork, and mixed media. You’ll find both emerging and established artists from the local San Diego area, as well as from other parts of the U.S. and Mexico.
Yes! In addition to the art, there are commercial booths selling handmade jewelry and artisanal goods, a street dedicated to gourmet and comfort food trucks, and a wine and beer garden (tickets to the Wine Tasting Tent cost around $62 -$82) featuring over 35 international wineries, local craft breweries, and distilleries.
The ticketed wine and beer tent also hosts live music throughout the weekend, with performances ranging from Latin jazz to rock and reggae.
The festival is designed to be enjoyed by families and is also very pet-friendly. In fact, there are even pet adoption stations on-site.
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival is a charitable event. Proceeds support underfunded programs in La Jolla public schools, including art, music, science, technology, and physical education. Since its inception, the festival has raised over $1.2 million for these causes, benefiting more than 4,000 children.
One of the great things about the festival is the chance to engage with the artists directly. You can learn about their creative processes, hear their stories, and even purchase a piece of art that resonates with you.
The wine and beer garden features a curated selection of over 35 international and local wineries, breweries, and distilleries. It’s a great spot to relax and sample a variety of beverages. Please note, while the festival is family-friendly, the wine tent is exclusively for adults and tickets usually start at $62 per person.
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