Millbrae Art & Wine Festival

The 33rd annual Millbrae Art & Wine Festival is taking place this Labor Day weekend along Broadway in downtown Millbrae, California. Arts and crafts, food and drink, music and dancing abound. There's also a children's play area. The official web site mentions that 100,000 people attend every year. It sure doesn't feel like 100,000 people to me. One thing I never understood about the festival, though, is why the hours are only until 5pm. The sun sets after 8pm so why not keep the festival going until at least 6 or even better 7 or 8 o'clock?

Last year, I met a really cool photographer who had her own booth, exhibiting mostly wildlife photos. When her booth wasn't busy, I decided to ask how she got into photography and what would she recommend to a beginner. She said she decided to quit being a lawyer and became a photographer. How cool is that?! Needless to say, it's an inspiration. Who knows, maybe one day I'll have a booth there, too!

Getting There
With the opening of the Millbrae BART station this has got to be the best way to get to the festival, as the street parking is limited and you'll be either circling for a while, or reduced to parking several blocks away.

From the Millbrae BART station, exit out the west side of the station and walk half a block to El Camino Real. From here you have two choices: 1) Cross El Camino at Millbrae Avenue and walk up one block to Broadway. The festival is two blocks down. You can't miss it.
2) Cross El Camino at Millbrae Avenue and walk down El Camino two or three blocks, until you hear all the noise. Walk one block up to Broadway.

SamTrans routes 390 and 391 are also an easy way to get there. Get off near Safeway, Meadow Glen Avenue, or Hillcrest Blvd. Broadway is one block west of El Camino Real.