Brea Fest: A Taste of the Arts

This was so much fun. Good for the family, good for dates, good for kids! It was such a nice time out. Music 3 separate bands. Two loud ones outside & one inside the gallery playing music. Inside group was awesome!!! Next year they need to be back! It was nice to be inside the gallery looking @ the art work & Listening to music.
Lots of food vendors. Purchase tickets: $ 3,$ 7,$ 20. Take them to the booths & pick up soon food! Easy as that. Their small portions & tastings. Their not big portions just «tasting» servings.
Tons of activities for children. Cotton candy, desserts, art activities, and more. Long lines for certain vendors but worth the experience.
Parking is easy, park @ mall structure & cops/​firemen there just in case. Lots of volunteers there to help if needed.
Will be back next year!

Breafest had lots to eat, plenty of space to move around, all of the food vendors had a good selection of food and there was beer and wine! Fun fun fun! Each taste ticket costs $ 3 or 7 for $ 20. So many buzz worthy restaurants from Brea participate. Some even give out extra coupons to come into their establishment. Parking can be a little hectic but just follow the signs. I listened to some of the bands that covered some current hits and it was great! Definitely worth checking out!

Went for the first tome today. Great community event for all. Good food vendors from the local restaurants. Beer, wine and 2 stages with music. People were all having fun. Nice event!

My first time and it was great. The event is free. Food/​drink tickets are $ 3 each or 7 for $ 20. Bring cash! Each food booth is one ticket for one plate. The food plates are small, bigger than a Costco sample though. Food vendors from all over Brea, little mom & pop spots to the big corporate restaurants; Durango, Islands, BJ’s, Lomeli’s, Corner Bakery, Slaters ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. Some booths gave great samples. Lomeli’s gave a plate of pasta with meatballs and a small salad. But some vendors kinda cheaped out, like Melting Pot giving tiny ice cream cups. Music was great. Some people brought their dogs. Parking was ample across the street. Can’t wait to go again next year!

As a Brea local, this event was a great way to sponsor the local arts and eat delicious food. The locals restaurants around the area had «tastings» and moderate size portions of food, desserts, and beer.
In order to try the foods you can buy 1 or several tickets. 1 ticket for $ 3, or 7 for $ 20. There was also tickets you could buy for wine as well.
There were live bands and the Alley Cats gave a great performance in the theatre! There was also a large kids area where they had cotton candy, and discounted library books sold in the library.
Overall, a great way to spend a Friday night with good food, music, and shows. Felt a great sense of community and shared love for the arts and of course, FOOD! Will definitely come back next year!

Going long…
For many a single Friday night in August, Brea Fest has been an outing added to the wall calendar for us to attend. A nice event to sponsor local arts and promote local eateries. Many cities hold such events; it’s nice to have a chance to spend an evening sampling local restaurant favorites and to meet with neighbors.
This year, a few hits and misses.
Hits: Gracios, Lomeli’s, Durango Mexican Grill, Tut’s, The Meat House (new guys in town). All restaurants that donated food and time to making this a special annual event. Also to the volunteers as well. Corner Bakery that was offering ticket-​free samples at the end. Free music; whoever books the acts does a great job! City of Brea for keeping it alive.
Misses: 20 minute wait for beer. Years past, Taps and or BJ’s had their own beer under their own umbrella. Not sure why, but this year they had one ‘Beer’ booth serving macrobrew. Sorry, not worth the waste of a ticket or time. Booths that ran out of food early. Local restaurants that never have a presence while at the same time make a killing from the locals: BBQ place near Borders, Italian place near Borders –C’mon, you know who you are.
Missing: Renaissance Bistro, Shehnai, Mulberry Street.
A good time as always, here’s looking forward to next year.