Beginning in 1984, a San Diego resident created Street Scene over two events, In May and August. The event was held on 5th Avenue, between J & K Streets, for the first few years, with two stages. In 1987, it grew to take up two blocks, but still with two stages. The following year, Street Scene grew once again to include five stages over several blocks; and more genres were included, such as
zydeco,
blues,
rock and
alternative rock. In 1995 Street Scene expanded to three days. In 2005, Street Scene re-located from downtown's
Gaslamp Quarter to
Qualcomm Stadium in
Mission Valley. In 2007, Street Scene was planned to move to the
Del Mar Fairgrounds, but later changed to
Coors Amphitheatre in
Chula Vista, California. In 2008, Street Scene returned to the
downtown San Diego in the
East Village neighborhood. The 2009 event returned to the streets of the East Village on August 28 and 29. ==2003==