Art Festival in Downtown San José

In my opinion San José does a really good job, at providing it's citizens, things to do during the day for a free or low cost.  There are many museums with reduced costs for citizens, their are movie theaters and actual theaters which features plays, dances and concerts, weekend festivals, concerts in the plazas, etc. In March there was a free art festival for all people, in the several parks in downtown San José. There were local artists, musicians performing for huge crowds and games and activities for children and families.

One of the activities in downtown.

I went to the art festival with my tica mom, her brother and his daughter.  It was fun to get out of the house for the afternoon, and hang out with some ticos.

First off, my tica mom's niece, Emily, is the cutest thing ever. She is three years old and is so loving.  While we were walking past all the local artist's displays, she grabbed my hand, so we could walk together.  She was just too cute. So the displays ranged from jewelry to hats that looked like witch hats--which were incredibly popular. There were so many people walking around with those hats, it was bizarre. I love local art, and I think it's so cool that San José promotes local artists.

Kids learning to juggle.

In all the parks there was some type of activity for families and children.  One whole street was lined with blow-up, jumpy things for kids. This was all for free, which blew my mind. In the US, things that are reasonably priced and free is a distant concept.  Also, there were jugglers, among other things,  teaching kids how to juggle--it was precious watching five-year-old children attempt to juggle.

My favorite thing about the day was the graffiti artists, creating their masterpieces on a wall in downtown.  My tica mom said that every month they paint over the wall, and have new artists paint their work.  I thought that was cool, that the city is promoting graffiti art and local artists.  Also, it was so neat to be able to watch guys, create their works of art in real life.  Artists able to do something like graffiti are so talented in my opinion--I couldn't even imagine creating something, that looked good and clean, with only spray paint.

I really wish that the US had things like this. I feel like since the US is the richest country in the world, they should be spending more money on things like this, which promotes US culture and family, and not war and frivolous things.  Going to a fair now a days probably costs a family of four, at least $100.00, with tickets and food alone--that doesn't include the rides, arcade games, or the purchases made in the grandstand. 

¡Pura Vida!