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Your Week: Chili cook-off, Rhythm & Brews, tractor show, nature walk, Third Eye Blind, Air Guitar battle
Events June 27-July 2, 2025
Friday | 27
Part rock concert, part comedy spectacle, this free all-ages showdown features competitors shredding invisible axes. Points are scores according to everything from attitude to accuracy, acrobatics, and outrageousness. Winners receive a guaranteed slot in the National Championships along with a travel stipend. Competitors need to sign up and pay a $10 competition fee. Go ahead and bring along air roadies or air groupies.
When: Friday, June 27, 7 pm to 11 pm
Where: Booze Brothers Brewing Company, 2545 Progress Street, Vista.
https://www.boozebros.com/events
Saturday | 28
Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off
The chili cook-off features awards for Hottest Chili, Judges’ Award, and People’s Choice Award. Featuring amateur and restaurant divisions, chili entries can be tasted for $2, or attendees can purchase a master ticket for $25 and sample every recipe to vote for their favorite. Two stages of live music, a community mural project, alley of handmade items from local artisans, food and merchandise vendors, and a seaside family fun zone. The beer garden will be near the main stage with a view of the OB Dirty Birds wing eating contest and Hodad’s burger eating contest.
When: Saturday, June 28, 10 am to 8 pm
Where: Ocean Beach Pier, 5099 Niagara Avenue, Ocean Beach. oceanbeachsandiego.com
Presented by the San Diego Brewers Guild, this event brings together over 30 independent breweries from across the region as part of San Diego Beer Weekend. Guests can enjoy unlimited two ounce samples from a curated lineup of local breweries while listening to live performances from Loom, Soulseller, and DJ Goldie. The event will showcase local food vendors and artisan makers. VIP admission includes early access and specialty pours.
When: Saturday, June 28, 12 pm to 4 pm
Where: Vista Village, Vista Village Drive at Highway 78, Vista. sdbeer.com
Sunday | 29
This year, celebrate the 100 year legacy of Caterpillar — the machines that reshaped America’s fields and roads. Enjoy crawler and wheeled tractors in motion and live demonstrations of steam & gas engines. There will be live music, food, blacksmithing, weaving, and a sawmill in action.
When: Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 9 am to 5 pm
Where: Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum. 2040 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Vista. agsem.org
Join a trail guide on a guided nature walk and learn about the plants, animals, geology, history, and ecology of the park. Come out and see lilac covering the park in purple blooms. The Visitor Center Loop highlights coastal sage scrub, chaparral, riparian woodland habitats, and the riverside grinding rocks, one of the archaeological sites in the park. The Oak Grove Loop has majestic coast live oaks, rare Engelmann’s oaks, and a Kumeyaay ‘ewaa (hut).
When: Sundays, 9:30 am to 11 am
Where: Mission Trails Regional Park, One Father Junípero Serra Trail, San Carlos. mtrp.org
Wednesday | 2
Third Eye Blind found commercial success in the late 90s, with “Semi-Charmed Life”, “Jumper”, and “How’s It Going to Be”, all reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and “Never Let You Go” reaching the Top 20. The band has sold around 12 million records worldwide. In March 2025, the band released a new song “Like A Lullaby”. The song was first performed during their Tiny Desk performance, which was released the same day.
When: Sunday, July 2, 7:30 pm
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar. sdfair.com
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Your Week: Chili cook-off, Rhythm & Brews, tractor show, nature walk, Third Eye Blind, Air Guitar battle
Events June 27-July 2, 2025
Your Week: Chili cook-off, Rhythm & Brews, tractor show, nature walk, Third Eye Blind, Air Guitar battle
Events June 27-July 2, 2025
Friday | 27
Part rock concert, part comedy spectacle, this free all-ages showdown features competitors shredding invisible axes. Points are scores according to everything from attitude to accuracy, acrobatics, and outrageousness. Winners receive a guaranteed slot in the National Championships along with a travel stipend. Competitors need to sign up and pay a $10 competition fee. Go ahead and bring along air roadies or air groupies.
When: Friday, June 27, 7 pm to 11 pm
Where: Booze Brothers Brewing Company, 2545 Progress Street, Vista.
https://www.boozebros.com/events
Saturday | 28
Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off
The chili cook-off features awards for Hottest Chili, Judges’ Award, and People’s Choice Award. Featuring amateur and restaurant divisions, chili entries can be tasted for $2, or attendees can purchase a master ticket for $25 and sample every recipe to vote for their favorite. Two stages of live music, a community mural project, alley of handmade items from local artisans, food and merchandise vendors, and a seaside family fun zone. The beer garden will be near the main stage with a view of the OB Dirty Birds wing eating contest and Hodad’s burger eating contest.
When: Saturday, June 28, 10 am to 8 pm
Where: Ocean Beach Pier, 5099 Niagara Avenue, Ocean Beach. oceanbeachsandiego.com
Presented by the San Diego Brewers Guild, this event brings together over 30 independent breweries from across the region as part of San Diego Beer Weekend. Guests can enjoy unlimited two ounce samples from a curated lineup of local breweries while listening to live performances from Loom, Soulseller, and DJ Goldie. The event will showcase local food vendors and artisan makers. VIP admission includes early access and specialty pours.
When: Saturday, June 28, 12 pm to 4 pm
Where: Vista Village, Vista Village Drive at Highway 78, Vista. sdbeer.com
Sunday | 29
This year, celebrate the 100 year legacy of Caterpillar — the machines that reshaped America’s fields and roads. Enjoy crawler and wheeled tractors in motion and live demonstrations of steam & gas engines. There will be live music, food, blacksmithing, weaving, and a sawmill in action.
When: Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 9 am to 5 pm
Where: Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum. 2040 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Vista. agsem.org
Join a trail guide on a guided nature walk and learn about the plants, animals, geology, history, and ecology of the park. Come out and see lilac covering the park in purple blooms. The Visitor Center Loop highlights coastal sage scrub, chaparral, riparian woodland habitats, and the riverside grinding rocks, one of the archaeological sites in the park. The Oak Grove Loop has majestic coast live oaks, rare Engelmann’s oaks, and a Kumeyaay ‘ewaa (hut).
When: Sundays, 9:30 am to 11 am
Where: Mission Trails Regional Park, One Father Junípero Serra Trail, San Carlos. mtrp.org
Wednesday | 2
Third Eye Blind found commercial success in the late 90s, with “Semi-Charmed Life”, “Jumper”, and “How’s It Going to Be”, all reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and “Never Let You Go” reaching the Top 20. The band has sold around 12 million records worldwide. In March 2025, the band released a new song “Like A Lullaby”. The song was first performed during their Tiny Desk performance, which was released the same day.
When: Sunday, July 2, 7:30 pm
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar. sdfair.com