For the first time in history, a full mile of Santa Maria’s Main St. will be closed to celebrate Open Streets Santa Maria.
According to the Santa Barbara Open Streets website, the event usually rotates from town to town to highlight the different communities of Santa Barbara County. For Santa Maria, the event fell on Sunday, March 31, Cesar Chavez Day and was jam-packed with activities.
Event organizer Carlos Escobedo said Open Streets Santa Maria is about enjoying what the city has to offer.
“You know sometimes we are just too busy working, going to school, working going to school, and we don’t take time to get to know our neighbors,” Escobedo said. “This is a place where you know you’re going to end up having a new hobby, or making a new friend or trying something new.”
The event was from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Sunday, March 31st, one mile of Main Street (see maps) between Broadway to Blosser Rd will be closed to traffic for Open Streets, promoting health, flexibility and fun. Details at https://t.co/OuIu93rbqR See attached flier and map. #OpenStreets #SantaMaria pic.twitter.com/z6VmuTt6D5
— cityofsantamaria (@City_SantaMaria) March 21, 2019
Main St. was closed from North Blosser Rd all the way down to North Broadway. In that mile-long car-free space, people could stop by a variety of booths and activities.
They included:
- BMX Show
- Ecozone
- Try transit zone
- Dance zone
- Education zone
- Health and wellness fair
- Farmers market
- Kids activity zone
- Cesar Chavez Celebration
- Foursquare Church zone
- Bike activity zone
- Live music
- Running race
- Arts and culture zone
- Climbing wall
