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Your Week
A seven-day forecast of San Diego's top events.
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Extreme sailing, street food cinema, and the world’s largest Australian Football tournament
Event picks for mid-October
Thursday | 19 Haunted Hotel The Haunted Hotel is the longest running haunted house in San Diego. HauntWorld Magazine named it one of the top 13 haunted houses in America, and the event was featured ...
Bike for boobs, drinks spirits by the bay, and get scared in Belmont Park
Lots to do in mid-October
Friday | 13 Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show Billed as the “West Coast’s largest and most prestigious indoor showcase,” the Harvest Festival creates a mega shopping experience with 24,000 handmade originals from hundreds ...
Faires and festivals for foodies, film buffs, and do-it-yourselfers
Fall frolic opportunites for the weekend ahead
Thursday | 5 San Diego Film Festival The festival, produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, offers over 100 films from independent filmmakers in 60 countries, including world premieres, never-before-seen studio releases, and independent filmmaking ...
Take it easy with the Cabrillo Festival and perhaps a literary tea
Or go to the Scream Zone!
Thursday 28 MOON TAXI AT THE BELLY UP Nashville may seem an odd birthplace for an indie band like Moon Taxi, whose theatrical stage show is more Grand Guignol than Grand Ole Opry, but the ...
First week of fall — full of so many things to do
Miramar air show, Poway rodeo, Pacific Islander fest, star party, Julian apple days, Carole King music, Trial by Jury, school choice debate
Friday | 22 Miramar Air Show The U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team and the Patriots Jet Team in aerobatic maneuvers. Civilian performers include Sean Tucker’s “Oracle Challenger,” John Collver’s “Wardog,” the Shockwave Jet Truck, ...
Best mid-September events
Taste of Downtown, pirates at Seaport, Steve Winwood, Kaaboo
Thursday | 14 Taste of Downtown Discover new eateries as you nom nom nom your way through downtown with bites from more than 40 restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter, the financial district, and East Village. ...
San Diego blues, beer, burgers, and Brazil (Day)
Plus three days of horrible movies
Friday | 8 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival is a celebration and exploration of horror, sci-fi, and dark-fantasy cinema and literature. The eighth-annual event kicks off with a focus on local ...
Best events for Labor Day weekend in San Diego
Barona powwow, beach polo, and sand sculpting ... or just eat a lot of bacon
Thursday | 31 Festival of Sail More than 20 tall ships and other vessels from around the world will be on display August 31 through September 4 in San Diego Bay. The Parade of Sail ...
Festival of Sail — not fuel-driven design
Importance of the Civil War to ship technology
Though steam-driven or steam-assisted vessels first ventured onto the high seas in 1831, the main turning point from sail to side-wheel and eventually propeller for naval technology was during the Civil War. During the war, ...
This week the Avengers are in town, film goes underground, and Ira Glass shares life lessons
Or ride your bike across the Coronado Bay Bridge
Thursday | 24 Marvel Universe Live The Avengers are joined by the Guardians of the Galaxy, including Star-Lord, Gamora, Groot, Rocket, and Drax, in a battle to defend the universe from evil. “Spider-Man and Wasp’s ...
The action is at the parks this week
One Love at Waterfront Park, Harborfest at Bayside Park, and Ferragosto at Amici Park
Thursday | 17 X: 40th Anniversary Tour Punk rock, once thought of as a disposable offshoot of rock and roll, has now been around long enough that L.A.’s X can say they’ve been rupturing eardrums ...
Tiki Oasis has events throughout the week
Plus Bocce Bash, Burgers & Brews, and Artwalk at Liberty Station
Thursday | 10 Folkey Monkey: Berkley Hart A to Z Local acoustic duo Berkley Hart is known for expansive theme shows, including performing entire soundtracks from movies such as O Brother Where Art Thou. At ...
Your week: Vans Warped, Mata Ortiz, and Farm to Bay tastings
Also, Dancing with the Stars comes to town
Friday | 4 Latin American Festival Mata Ortiz Pottery Market Old Town San Diego’s Bazaar del Mundo shops present three days of folk art, food, and entertainment at this annual event. Artists from Mexico, Guatemala, ...
Autofest gets extreme and Supergirls take on Surf Dogs
Plus Hess Brewing for you and art camp for the kids
Thursday | 27 Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime Singer and songwriter Geoff Tate deserves a lot of credit for the success of Queensryche’s groundbreaking rock opera Operation: Mindcrime. However, the guy also gets the blame for ...
Comic-Con + Comic-Con adjacent
The biggest show in town inspires other events, including Kevin Smith and Heroes Brew
Thursday | 20 Jay and Silent Bob/Babble-On/Fatman on Batman Kevin Smith is in San Diego for Comic-Con, and as usual he has a lot to say. On Thursday it’s “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old” ...
This week, see sandcastles, bocce, and pride
Also, it's opening day at Del Mar and the Festival of the Bells
Thursday | 13 Don’t Shut Up: Panel Discussion Feminist Image Group kicks off Don’t Shut Up, a month of female-led art and activism at City Gallery focused on raising women’s voices. On July 13, arts-and-culture ...
This week: outrigger canoes, Over the Line, and lichen at Mission Trails Regional Park
Sounds like San Diego
Friday | 7 BOX LACROSSE PICK-UP The game originated in Canada, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. It is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each. Show up and ...
San Diego outdoors: Aida, animal tracks, rugby, SUP with dogs, 1800s Old Town, waterski and wakeboard
Indoors: WWI San Diego, complete history of theater, Christopher Plummer, pickles, Van Gogh-Gaughin, Martina McBride
Thursday | 29 AIDA BY ELTON JOHN The epic tale follows a Nubian princess captured by an Egyptian captain, Radames. The Elton John score infused rock into the classic opera, but also lends to a ...
Festivals everywhere — OB, Adams Ave., Mission Valley, and Palomar Mountain
Switchfoot, La Jolla murals, Island fest, Summer film fest, chili cook-off, and summer solstice celebration
Thursday | 22 SOKO CANNABIS BALL Celebrating the launch of San Diego online vendor SoKo Cannabis Creations with a runway fashion show by Alexandra Marie, B.FFRENCH, and SoKo, a cannabis mixer with Southern California businesses, ...
New this week: Nighttime Zoo. And that’s not all.
Also Talib Kweli, International Beer Festival at the Fair, and Liberty Station’s first “Taste of”
Thursday | 15 San Diego International Boat Show Approximately 140 boats — from entry-level family cruisers to sailboats — to browse, board, and buy, as well as the latest nautical gear, gadgets, and accessories. If ...
Let the fests begin!
Oysterfest, X-Fest, and San Diego Festival of the Arts come to town
Thursday | 8 Czech Marionettes In Balboa Park Big Joe uses traditional Czech marionettes to tell the story of Princess Phoebe’s Birthday Present. Czech puppetry was imported in the late 17th Century by itinerant puppeteers ...
Get out there while it’s still not hot
Vista strawberries, Fiesta Botanica, and Celtic women await
Thursday | 25 Celtic Woman They’re called Celtic Woman, but several different women will take the Civic Theatre stage on Thursday to showcase music from their newest album, Voices of Angels. This will be the ...
Have fun on the waterfront
Taco Fest, Fiesta del Sol, and Pirate Days in the week ahead
Thursday | 18 Burgers and Brews Try beer from Aztec Brewing, Border X, and Stone Brewing Company, sample burger sliders from Crazee Burger (your choice of buffalo, ostrich, wild boar, or wagyu beef), play giant ...
Enjoy the days of May with these events
Mexican wrestlers, Jewish food, and Wookiee trivia
Thursday | 4 Art of the Ancients In the first of the series “30,000 Years of Art History in Four Nights,” art professor Robin Douglas will cover the ritual, reverence, and relevance of prehistoric, Egyptian, ...
Celebrate Linda Vista, avocados, Asian film, and the whole gosh darn Earth
Standout events for the week ahead
Thursday | 20 ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SPRING SHOWCASE Twenty-one films over eight days, from beauty-queen tales to political dramas to topsy-turvy comedies to musical celebrations. The 7th annual SDAFF Spring Showcase is the biggest yet. ...
Free casting clinic by San Diego Fly Fishers at Lake Murray
What flies to use in San Diego tidal beds and shallow water
There are areas in San Diego for fly fishing where wading or float tubing access is easy and there are plenty of tidal beds and shallow water. Flies that resemble the prey of bass, halibut, ...
Easter, San Diego style
Also this week: the Red Bull air race and a tax-day march against Trump
Thursday | 13 ATHENAEUM ART HISTORY: FRANCIS BACON An Introduction to Francis Bacon is a series of two art history lectures presented by Hugh Davies, director emeritus of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. ...
Top events this week: Blooming buds, healthy living, and expensive cars
And SeaWorld serves up gourmet fare
Thursday | 6 FLOWER FIELDS A-BLOOM For more than 60 years, Mother Nature has transformed the rolling hills of North San Diego County into a spectacular (albeit coordinated) display of natural color and beauty. The ...
This week in San Diego: Latin American art and Indian music
Or chase slimy little fish across the beaches
Thursday | 30 Grunion Run 2017 For those not familiar, grunion is a species of fish that leaves the water at night to spawn on beaches during the spring and summer months throughout Southern California. ...
Fun things to do at the end of March
Check out the Chamorro Festival, Mustache Bash, and women pro golfers
Thursday | 23 Borrego Springs Adventure Take a one-day motor-coach “edventure” to Borrego Springs from SDSU. The first stop is the historic Santa Ysabel Store, an emporium dating back to 1884. Ten minutes down the ...
See Latino Film, hear Irish poetry, and run with the dogs
Lots to do in the middle of March
Thursday | 16 World Baseball Classic Every four years, the biggest stars in baseball from around the globe battle to be called the world’s greatest. San Diego hosts second-round action at Petco with All-Star-heavy teams ...
Spring has sprung! Butterflies, cherry blossoms, and kids at the river
Top event picks this week
Friday | 10 Cherry Blossom Festival This year marks the Japanese Friendship Garden’s 12th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, a celebration in hanami, the Japanese tradition of welcoming spring and appreciating the temporal beauty of nature. ...
This weekend check out CRSSD, cannabis, and Holi Hai
And the two-year anniversary of Sparks Gallery
Friday | 3 Sparks Two-Year Anniversary Celebrate Sparks Gallery’s two-year anniversary with wine, small bites, performances, and music. Jewelry trunk show by Bette Barnett, live sculpting by Southern CA Sculptors, music by Joseph Luna Duo, ...
Beads (Fat Tuesday), birds (raptors), birdies (Dave Freeman), and dogs (American Kennel Club)
Start Mardi Gras on Saturday, go from there
Thursday | 23 Celebrating African-American Women in the Arts To commemorate Black History Month, the Women’s Museum of California celebrates African-American women in the arts by honoring jazz musician and composer Jeannie Cheatham, Moxie Theatre ...
Your Week: Go outrigger canoeing, see a show or two, eat at Oscar's
Event picks for this weekend and beyond
Friday | February 17 San Diego Comic Fest Comic Fest is the anti-Comic-Con, a user-friendly comic convention with a casual atmosphere and an intimate scale that allows fans to mingle with professionals and exhibitors. It’s ...
Valentine’s Day Events: Celebrations of love all week, countywide
Mating rituals and sexy paintings will put you in the mood
Thursday | 9 Mating & Dating in the Animal Kingdom As part of their exhibit celebrating the San Diego Zoo’s centennial year, join the San Diego History Center in exploring the science behind animal sex ...
Fill your weekend with fermentation and ballet
Unique events to kick off February
Thursday | 2 Lotus The Philly-based “jamtronica” band last year released their most stripped set yet in Eat the Light, the album’s name and rhythmic dance vibe a nod to new-wave icons the Talking Heads. ...
Watch women bash each other! The week’s hot tickets
Spring season opener for the Derby Dolls, plus Mickey Mouse and Tiger come to town
Thursday | 26 Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment Characters from Frozen, Toy Story, Cars, and The Little Mermaid will race across the ice and perform high-speed stunts. Plus, “get warmed up for the show ...
A week of Asian-inspired events
Plus a crawl for lots and lots of coffee
Thursday | 19 Shen Yun Chinese Music and Dance Show The show returns to Escondido with an all-new program for 2017 consisting of 20 pieces for a journey through 5000 years of history with animated ...
Pacific PonyCon, just one of many things to do this week
Don’t miss the one-night-only tribute to Hayao Miyazaki
Thursday | 5 The SoundON Modern Music Festival brings together an international roster of composers and performers in a four-day exploration of contemporary chamber music with concerts, workshops, panel discussions, open rehearsals, and art. Featuring ...
New Year’s Eve events all over San Diego this weekend
...and the International Car Show rolls into town
Thursday | 29 Four hundred vehicles from 40 manufacturers will be on display, including 20 all-new debuts. This year’s show has 15,000 square feet dedicated to an Exotics Vault with vehicles from the likes of ...
Get out of the house over Christmas break
Run a 5K at the Holiday Bowl Parade or choose from several DJ events on Christmas Eve
Thursday | 22 Full-day winter camps for grades 1–3 at the science center with educational, hands-on activities incorporating the Fleet’s exhibit galleries. December 22, Maker Mania: create, craft, and tinker with your own devices. December ...
Run with Santas this week
And see Liza Shlesinger, Wrex the Halls, and Gals & Monsters
Thursday | 8 Certified cicerone Erik Fowler and Brothers’ Provisions cheesemonger Kate will walk you through the expansive world of infused cheese. Get tips on pairing cheese and learn how to serve and set up ...
What to do the first week of December
Seas ’n’ Greetings, Carols and Barrels, Rawhide Christmas, and trout fishing
Thursday | 1 Whether you like the Austin indie act’s ’60s girl-group side or the “macabre pop” their publicist digs, you can’t help but admire their dedication to form, releasing records on cassette and 45. ...
Skate by the sea (and other ways to work off Thanksgiving dinner)
The week's best events
Thursday | 24 Join more than 10,000 runners bright and early at Balboa Park for San Diego’s original and longest-running turkey trot. Participants will follow the route through Balboa Park to a family-friendly festival at ...
Catch Toruk, go skating, go fishing, go running, go drinking
Things to do before Thanksgiving hits
Thursday | 17 Fantasy on Ice The old Horton Plaza ice-skating rink has been permanently relocated to a new Liberty Station location. The venue has changed, but the event continues to benefit the Peckham Center ...
Ways to have fun and honor veterans this week
San Diego's best events: November 10-17
Thursday | 10 The Sklar Brothers The duo premiered a one-hour stand-up special on Netflix in 2014 called What Are We Talking About with material from their album Hendersons and Daughters, which the Onion A.V. ...
San Diego Beer Week kicks off
For a quieter time, the Asian Film Festival and Art San Diego
Thursday | 3 Founded in 2000, the festival has grown to become the largest exhibition of Asian cinema in the western United States and has showcased everything from future classics like Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of ...
Lions and Tigers and Zombies
Halloween event picks, from Art after Dark to the Zombie Crawl
Friday | 28 A zombie pass gains you entry to 25 Gaslamp Halloween parties, all within crawling distance of each other, along with 15 welcome shots (bartender’s choice). Kickoff party at Fluxx Nightclub from 6 ...
Feed your need for speed this week
Or talk like a pirate, taste South Park, and love Spock
Thursday | 15 Hit restaurants, bistros, and take-outs on a tour of 40 esteemed eateries and new hot spots throughout the Gaslamp Quarter, Financial District, and East Village. Free shuttle service. Will call at Rustic ...
Drink beer and find Pokémon
Or party on Monster Island for something to do
Thursday | 18 “Eat food that has been grown from living soil less than 20 miles from Oceanside and picked within 48 hours,” says the restaurant. “It’s unique flavors that are learned from the land ...
Apple cider + full puppet nudity this week
And here’s a place to race your motorcycle
Thursday | 28 This “adult musical” is a look at life in New York featuring a cast of both people and puppets. In its Broadway debut, Avenue Q scored the “triple crown” of Tony wins, ...
