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Date(s) - 06/19/2016
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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The Neptune Festival is the “Venice Start of the Summer Weekend” event! 2016 Neptune Festival date: June 19, 2016. The event is free, and open to all ages. This old Venice tradition was reinstated in 2011. View Venice history lesson below!
In photo above: 2011 King David Frison, Queen Jessica Sugarshack and Venice beauty Kaycee B. Smith
Neptune Festival event itinerary:
- SUNDAY JUNE 19~6th Annual Venice Beach Neptune Parade
- Warm Party starts 3:00pm at The Sidewalk Cafe
- Parade to the Ocean at 4:00,
- Bands and more festivities 5:30-8 at The Sidewalk Cafe.
- Bands include: The Robots & Meet Me at the Pub
- Join the Neptune Festival crew on facebook! www.facebook.com/events/455382821304557
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About The Sidewalk Cafe: (Large outdoor patio, restaurant and bar on the Venice Boardwalk) Eat, drink and people watch on the Venice boardwalk. Serving a variety of American, Mexican, Italian cuisine and signature drinks from the full bar. Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Satellite sports packages shown here. Sidewalk Cafe offers Sunset happy hour M-F 3-7 p.m. It includes: $3 and $ 4 drafts, $5 well, $5 pulled pork sliders, $5 cheese burger and $2 tacos, among other things. SWC boasts some of the best people watching in the world and a super fun staff.
1401 Oceanfront Walk thesidewalkcafe.com
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View past Neptune photos by Venice Paparazzi.
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In this photo: Deanna and Paul
In this photo: 2013 King Chris Crash and Queen Rachel
2013 King Johnny and Queen Christine
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Venice History: 1938 – It began with the arrival of King Neptune in an outrigger canoe followed by Queen Venetia’s coronation and a royal procession along Ocean Front Walk. The queen read a proclamation commanding her subjects to engage in three days of fun and frivolity. The afternoon parade featured floats and costumed merrymakers wearing enormous plaster of paris heads that were manufactured in Arthur Reese’s studio. Windward Avenue was roped off for a street carnival where wandering gondoliers entertained.
(Photos below and above insert taken from www.westland.net)
Click here to view past Neptune Festival photo galleries! All photos by Venice Paparazzi.
For all fun things to see and do in Venice, California, check out VisitVeniceCA.com
