"The Sawdust Art Festival started in the mid-1960s as a reaction to - or a "rebellion," as one of the participating artists put it - Laguna Beach's more uppity Festival of the Arts, home to the long-running living-pictures show known as the Pageant of the Masters. Today, it's a professionally-run affair, a place to hang and drink and dine as much as it is to explore handmade art."
"But no matter, if Sawdust is no longer a feisty little upstart it once was, it's still a home for anything-goes, left of center art. More enticing: To step into Sawdust is to wander into a theme park-like world of winding paths covered in wood chips, one where artists booths are fashioned as mini cottages and every turn is full of surprises - psychedelic ceramic mushrooms nest around one bend, a waterfall and a concert stage around another."
The Sawdust Art Festival began in the mid-1960s as a rebellion against Laguna Beach's more formal Festival of the Arts. The festival evolved into a professionally run event centered on handmade art, dining, and entertainment. In winter the festival hosts Santa for five November–December weekends and presents Winter Fantasy through Dec. 21. The grounds mimic a rustic village with sawdust-covered paths, artist-crafted mini cottages, waterfalls, stages, and surprise installations. Winter vendors emphasize small, gift-ready items while programming still prioritizes art through pop-up ceramic classes, communal painting sessions, performances, and hands-on demonstrations.
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