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Your Week: TwitchCon, HauntFest, Native American Heritage, Nature Collective Fall Fest, Bayfest
Events October 17-19, 2025
Friday | 17
TwitchCon is a convention for fans of live streaming culture, featuring top creators, e-sports competitors, community panels, gaming showcases, and merch, all under one roof. Attendees can meet popular streamers, watch live competitions, participate in workshops and panels, and browse an exhibitor floor and artist alley.
When: Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 12 pm
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, Downtown. twitchcon.com
HauntFest Halloween Block Party
This family-friendly festival features costume contests, amusement rides, a haunted maze, trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treat with classic cars, live entertainment, and a family outdoor movie. Guests can enjoy face painting, airbrush tattoos, live music, a DJ dance party, performances by roaming stilt walkers, and a sensory tent for a calming break from the action. Admission is free.
When: Friday, October 17, 4 pm to 9 pm
Where: Downtown El Cajon. elcajon.gov
Saturday | 18
Native American Heritage Celebration
This inaugural festival aims to bring together tribes across Southern California to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day and celebrate Native voices. It will be a free community event and will offer entertainment and activities for all ages. Music, food, storytelling, and art are on display, plus there is a lineup of shows. Browse the hands-on cultural booths, art booths, and food vendors.
When: Saturday, October 18, 10 am to 5 pm
Where: Grape Day Park, 321 North Broadway, Escondido. nativeyouthfoundation.org
Sunday | 19
Nature Collective Fall Festival
Join the costume contest, get creative with hands-on nature crafts, and experience live animal encounters. Check out the face painting, bounce house, and discovery booths. The native plants booth will provide information on how some of San Diego’s most unique plants have tricky ways of surviving our hot summers, from poking leaves to scents. The tide pools booth will show how creatures hiding among rocky shores and beaches are revealed during low tides in the fall.
When: Sunday, October 19, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: San Dieguito County Park, 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Rancho Santa Fe. naturecollective.org
The festival will feature over 30 musical acts, mostly in the reggae genre, performing on two stages. Headliners for Sunday include Rebelution and Pepper. Rebelution released its debut album, Courage to Grow, in 2007. They later earned a Grammy nomination with their 2016 album Falling into Place. More recently, the group released the album In The Moment in 2021. Pepper is an American reggae rock band formed in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in 1997. Known for their “Kona dub-rock” style, they blend reggae, alternative rock, dub, and ska. The band has since released multiple studio albums, including No Shame (2006) and Local Motion (2019), which topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
When: Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 12 pm
Where: Mariner’s Point 3119 Mariners Way, Mission Bay. bayfestsd.com
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Your Week: TwitchCon, HauntFest, Native American Heritage, Nature Collective Fall Fest, Bayfest
Events October 17-19, 2025
Your Week: TwitchCon, HauntFest, Native American Heritage, Nature Collective Fall Fest, Bayfest
Events October 17-19, 2025
Friday | 17
TwitchCon is a convention for fans of live streaming culture, featuring top creators, e-sports competitors, community panels, gaming showcases, and merch, all under one roof. Attendees can meet popular streamers, watch live competitions, participate in workshops and panels, and browse an exhibitor floor and artist alley.
When: Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 12 pm
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, Downtown. twitchcon.com
HauntFest Halloween Block Party
This family-friendly festival features costume contests, amusement rides, a haunted maze, trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treat with classic cars, live entertainment, and a family outdoor movie. Guests can enjoy face painting, airbrush tattoos, live music, a DJ dance party, performances by roaming stilt walkers, and a sensory tent for a calming break from the action. Admission is free.
When: Friday, October 17, 4 pm to 9 pm
Where: Downtown El Cajon. elcajon.gov
Saturday | 18
Native American Heritage Celebration
This inaugural festival aims to bring together tribes across Southern California to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day and celebrate Native voices. It will be a free community event and will offer entertainment and activities for all ages. Music, food, storytelling, and art are on display, plus there is a lineup of shows. Browse the hands-on cultural booths, art booths, and food vendors.
When: Saturday, October 18, 10 am to 5 pm
Where: Grape Day Park, 321 North Broadway, Escondido. nativeyouthfoundation.org
Sunday | 19
Nature Collective Fall Festival
Join the costume contest, get creative with hands-on nature crafts, and experience live animal encounters. Check out the face painting, bounce house, and discovery booths. The native plants booth will provide information on how some of San Diego’s most unique plants have tricky ways of surviving our hot summers, from poking leaves to scents. The tide pools booth will show how creatures hiding among rocky shores and beaches are revealed during low tides in the fall.
When: Sunday, October 19, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: San Dieguito County Park, 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Rancho Santa Fe. naturecollective.org
The festival will feature over 30 musical acts, mostly in the reggae genre, performing on two stages. Headliners for Sunday include Rebelution and Pepper. Rebelution released its debut album, Courage to Grow, in 2007. They later earned a Grammy nomination with their 2016 album Falling into Place. More recently, the group released the album In The Moment in 2021. Pepper is an American reggae rock band formed in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in 1997. Known for their “Kona dub-rock” style, they blend reggae, alternative rock, dub, and ska. The band has since released multiple studio albums, including No Shame (2006) and Local Motion (2019), which topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
When: Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 12 pm
Where: Mariner’s Point 3119 Mariners Way, Mission Bay. bayfestsd.com