North Park

Description:

• A neighborhood just north of Balboa Park with one of the most diverse communities in San Diego.  Residents of North Park are served by a vibrant and active all-volunteer group, the North Park Community Association NPCA. The NPCA hosts free Bird Park Summer Concerts, runs a Stop Graffiti Now! campaign, connects neighbors who have common concerns, and promotes local businesses through its Member Discount Program. An eclectic array of restaurants, as well as independent coffee shops, can be found along the main arteries of 30th Street and University Avenue. The area is also dotted with bars and night clubs that cater to a wide diversity of patrons.Ray at Night is a gallery walk held the second Saturday of every month in North Park. It is the largest and longest running artwalk in San Diego's history. Nearby, the Birch North Park Theatre reopened after major renovations in 2005. It is the home of Lyric Opera San Diego. North Park has a Farmers Market every Thursday. The San Diego Music Foundation hosts a large musical festival in the fall on El Cajon Boulevard. As a tradition every December, North Park holds its annual holiday parade, now called the North Park Lions Club Holiday Parade.  Like other urban San Diego communities, North Park has a high rate of pedestrian activity, relative to other regions of San Diego county.
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