An annual summer art and music festival held in downtown Oakland, California, first held in 2001. This year the 13th Annual Art + Soul Festival is on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 4, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. The 13th Annual Art + Soul Oakland Festival will feature four stages of live music with R&B, Rock, Blues, Jazz and Indie sounds along with diverse food offerings and myriad family activities including kid-friendly carnival rides. There will be hundreds of artisan booths; gourmet global cuisine and mobile food trucks.