Join us in the heart of Downtown San Mateo for a fun day-long celebration of art, music, dance, poetry, food, and culture! From live bands and dazzling cultural performances to interactive kids’ activities, LIVE mural painting competitions, artists selling original handcrafted artworks, and poetry open mic, the September Arts & Culture Fest has something for everyone — and it’s completely FREE to attend.

Featured Artist Vendors:
Aaron Alvarez Mendoza: Aaron’s Photography, Alejandro Angeles: Xpression Cultural, Peter Baczek: Baczek Studio, Maria Belilovskaya: Colors4Love, Nivedita Bhaskhar: Niv Bhaskhar, Liz Broekhuyse: Ambletown, Claudia Canseco: Chula sf, Emily Chin: Floral Creation, Yu-Chih Cho: YC Cho Art, Maria Chowdhury: SylphNStone, Chisel N Thread, Ming-Ching Chu: Chu Chu Pottery, Zachary Costa: RadStaraur, Martha Diaz, Natalie Esfahanian: Salayi Designs, Lupita Espinoza: Nayeeri Boutique, Alexis Foley Coaching & Clay, Jo Fry: Fierce Siren Studios, Gadget: @madebygadget, Susan Grabowski: Midnight Design,  Kyoko Hirota, Dipti Irla: Dee Aai Studio, Marie Lane: Designsbyree, Ying Lian: The Grace Treasures, Kazumi Masubuchi: a._jako Handmade by Kazumi, Jeanne Schlesinger: Jeanne Schlesinger Photography, Stephen Seymour: Siy Gallery and Atelier for Healing, Sara Valderrama: S. Valdy Art, Wei Wei: Weiward Artist Designs, Cheryl Wilson: Toss and Throws, and Zoe Zhao: Britte

Featured Poets:
San Mateo County Poet Laureate, Antonio López, SMC Arts Commissioner,Lois Fried, Erick Bell, Aparajita Chatterjee, Yash Chitale, Frank Clark III, Rhonda Handy Consonance, Gale Fabrikant, Kevin Madrigal Galinfo, Gabriel Gutierrez, Hilary King, Veronica Kornberg, Marcella McColl, Nancy L Meyer, Maya Osinski, PG, Andrew Ramirez, Madhura Som, Swe Win and Olivia Veroy

Featured Mural Madness Competition Participants:
Mitsuko Ching, Manisha Davesar & Bridgètt Rex, Cristina Edwards, Mario "SMURKS" Guitron, Joy Marie Hallare, Jade Martinez, Marielle Palatino, Stephen Seymour, and Sara Woodhull

The September Arts & Culture Fest is presented by the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce, San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture, and Downtown San Mateo Association. 

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