Crowds hit the Street Fair in Ocean Beach for Chili Cook-Off and a lot more

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Holly Puccino, Monica DeWitt and Tricia Sommerville have chili at the ready at the California Wild Ales booth at the 43rd annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on June 24. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Galyn Mudd, Cory Loughlin and Sandrine Gerzevitz get funky at the Funkin’ Chili booth. (Vincent Andrunas)

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The Frisbey family — Troy, twins Lex and Rex, and Stacey — spread their wings at the Ocean Beach Street Fair. (Vincent Andrunas)

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If you like piña coladas ... there was a booth for you at the OB Street Fair. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Half Hour Late performs on the festival’s Main Stage. (Vincent Andrunas)

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The Chili Cook-Off draws lines of eager samplers. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Ken Wood, Harvey Stewart and Bob Mulrooney dish out chili at the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club booth. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Laura and Jasmine Torres show the wares at the Mesiards display. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Bianca Kapustka, Casey Cantwell and Dominic Lewis at C4 Smart Energy (Vincent Andrunas)

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People pitch in for the Street Fair Community Mural. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Brad Ernst and Sara Cowie work on a panel of the Street Fair Community Mural. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Another section of the Street Fair Community Mural shows festival-goers’ contributions to the artwork. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Shyla De Hoop and Xander Saylor work the OB Surf Lodge booth. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Kayla Salvas, Francesca McNeil, Sven Rusch and Chris Keohane offer greetings from the Wonderland Ocean Pub booth. (Vincent Andrunas)

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A tray of chili samples from Raglan Public House is ready for eating. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Kara Roseberry, Todd Swikert, Mike Eisenhauer (Vincent Andrunas)

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Otis O’Neil and Katie Layman (Vincent Andrunas)

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John Emerson, Morgan Barnes and Sinister Propz’ Cristoph Gehering (Vincent Andrunas)

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Kentucky Gallahue and Derby California the Surf Dog (Vincent Andrunas)

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Shelby Cunningham, Alyssa Kane, Benjamin Adams, Allison Wiener (Vincent Andrunas)

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Mary McLendon, Wesley Slack and Bernadette Hudson of the Bacon or Bust chili team (Vincent Andrunas)

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Ellis White of Botanica Home and Garden (Vincent Andrunas)

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Julio Torres, a firefighter with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, arrives in style. (Vincent Andrunas)

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The crew at Sunset Clipps works their chili booth. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Romeo and Marilia Furtado, Nicole Castro and Vanessa Lemos welcome Street Fair visitors to The Cookies Brazil. (Vincent Andrunas)

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Sarah Buttz, Carmen Pizzano, Leslie Tolan, Evan Delany (Vincent Andrunas)

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Kelli Hourihan, Riley Downing, Claire Filarsky, Lauren Jarman (Vincent Andrunas)

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Judy Collier and Dave Rees pose with the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club fire engine. (Vincent Andrunas)

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June 28, 2023 6:38 PM PT

Ocean Beach welcomed visitors to the 43rd annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on June 24 for a taste of food, art, entertainment, shopping and more.

The chili competition featured cooks in amateur and restaurant categories vying for prizes.

Three stages offered live music and other events throughout the day, and festival-goers could visit an Artists Alley and the Beachside Beer Garden and help create the annual Street Fair Community Mural.

— Point Loma-OB Monthly staff

Crowds hit the Street Fair in Ocean Beach for Chili Cook-Off and a lot more

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