The annual Sausalito Art Festival is a big deal around Sausalito, so it’s no surprise that preparations are well underway. The festival won’t open until Saturday, September 3rd, but crews were busy over the weekend at Marinship Park.
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As usual, festival tickets don’t come cheaply–25 dollars for a one-day general admission or a 40-dollar pass good for all three days. Senior (62 and over) and Junior (12 and under) tickets are also available for 15 and 5 dollars, respectively. If you’ve never had the pleasure of attending the Sausalito Art Festival before, you’ll quickly need to learn that nothing comes cheaply. Beer, wine, champagne and a whole variety of foods will be available–and I promise they’ll all be delicious–but you should also be prepared to pay for the privilege.
The art, too, doesn’t often come cheaply at the festival (or in Sausalito as a whole, for that matter) but once you’re in the festival, it doesn’t cost anything to appreciate the art, and with hundreds of artists from all over California, the country and the globe, there’s sure to be something for everyone. Just bring the checkbook or the platinum card if you want to take something home.
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The Art Festival’s official site boasts “14 acres of paid parking, including handicapped areas,” but what they don’t boast is that you’ll have to pay for it. Still, at least your parking fee gets you a free shuttle ride from the lot to the festival. Alternative transportation options abound as well: The Marin Bicycle Coalition provides a free bicycle valet service, Blue and Gold Fleet will run a direct ferry service between Pier 41 in San Francisco and the Bay Model dock at the Art Festival, and there will also be shuttle busses between the festival and the Golden Gate Ferry dock in downtown Sausalito.
Below you’ll find some useful links to festival information, and don’t forget to check back to this site for coverage and photos of the 59th Annual Sausalito Art Festival.
Sausalito Art Festival website
Buy Art Festival tickets online
Festival Hours
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Blue and Gold Art Festival Ferry schedule
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Sausalito Waterfront 