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Hearts of Carlsbad Village

Category: Event Calendar

Date and Time for this Past Event

  • Sat, Feb 10, 2024 - Sun, Feb 11, 2024  

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The Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) hosts impactful events all year long from its weekly Farmers Market to bi-monthly business networking meetings to annual multi-block exhibits that draw thousands of people to downtown Carlsbad. But one event continues to capture our imagination in so many ways.

The Hearts of Carlsbad Village is a Village-wide scavenger hunt for hundreds of beautiful, unique, and colorful glass hearts. An event initially created during the pandemic as a way to bring community and families together in a safe and accessible way has grown to be one of the most beloved by locals and visitors alike.

Every event that the Carlsbad Village Association hosts must meet its core mission principles. CVA strives to create events that increase the awareness of Carlsbad Village as a user-friendly, walkable destination. If they can also promote the unique character and historical significance of the downtown, that is a plus. And all must help stimulate the local economy. Hearts of Carlsbad Village, a two-day event held on Saturday, February 10th and Sunday, February 11th, does all this and more!

Come explore downtown Carlsbad’s fantastic dining and shopping scene while staying vigilant for sightings of blown glass hearts when you are out and about enjoying Carlsbad Village. A total of 400 glass hearts (double the number from 2023) have been created by Barrio Glassworks over the past several months specifically for this special weekend. They will be hidden over a period of two days at some of the most iconic and popular locations in downtown Carlsbad. We want these hearts to be found and loved, so they are hidden in plain sight.

If you find a heart, you are done with the hunt, and it is all yours to keep! But do not forget to register your heart, using the instructions on the heart's label, to be entered into a drawing for some fabulous local prizes.

Hearts of Carlsbad Village is supported in part by Visit Carlsbad, the official tourism marketing organization for the City of Carlsbad.

The Carlsbad Village Association puts its heart into every one of its events. But this one, Hearts of Carlsbad Village, is a community-wide experience like no other. We hope you will join us for this special event, and we wish you good hunting!

BASIC RULES OF THE HUNT

  • The hunt starts at 9:00am on the morning of Saturday, February 10th and the last hearts will be hidden at 2:00pm on Sunday, February 11th. As hearts are found and registered, we will update the event page on our website accordingly, approximately at the top of each hour.
  • Hearts are hidden throughout the day over the two-day period (200 each day).
  • Hearts are hidden, outdoors, in plain sight in Carlsbad Village; there's no need to look too hard.
  • A map is not required, but we will have outlined general Village boundaries on our website.
  • Iconic locations might include historic sites, near public artwork, a public park, outside a hotel, or common areas where you might sit for a while and relax, or where you might go to shop and dine.
  • Hearts will not be hidden at the train station or anywhere near the railroad tracks. They will not be hidden on the rail trails or on the beach.
  • Hearts will not be hidden inside or on the Barrio Glassworks property, although please do visit their art gallery and retail store and watch glassblowing in progress. Glass hearts will be for sale at Barrio Glassworks.
  • One heart per person. We thank you for your cooperation on this.