By Annette Higby on
Out & About - December 2023
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🎄Merry Christmas!🎁 Happy Hanukkah! 🎆 Balboa Park is hosting December Nights Dec. 1-2 with live music, food, art, tree lighting, etc. The San Diego Botanical Garden in Encinitas has a major light display. The Rady Shell has scheduled events this month including Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert. Ice rinks have opened up in Temecula, Liberty […]
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Out and About - Oct 2023
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🍁Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 Halloween events are happening all over all month along with a number of Harvest or Fall Festivals, including the Fall Festival of Gems in Fallbrook. Oktoberbest is still going strong. The Splitrock Festival in Fallbrook is a new event. La Jolla is having both a Spirits Festival and an Art & Wine […]
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Out and About - Sept
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That is a wrap for the summer concert series except for El Cajon, and Cruisin’ Grand is through September. The Shell is still going strong. Next up: Labor Day, Miramar Air Show, Viking Festival and Rod Run in Vista, Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, beer and CRSSD festivals as well as Boots in the […]
By Annette Higby on
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This issue includes most of the summer concert series. The San Diego Fair and Cruisin’ Grand in Escondido start, and the Scottish Highland Games in Vista and the Carlsbad Art in the Village are this month; outdoor movies are lined up in several places; and the concerts are starting in June or July: Carlsbad TGIF, […]
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Out & About - April 2023
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A new live concert series is starting at The Centre in Escondido. Coco de Vega (from Hacienda de Vega) is the Director of Events and is collaborating with the Six String Society. It is called Live at The Centre, more details below. Prime time for the Flower Fields. Cruisin’ Grand usually starts early this month but […]
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Out & About - Jan 2023
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There is a lot going on this weekend, with parties, pub crawls, yacht parties, etc. This link will provide some ideas if you haven’t already made plans. https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca–san-diego/events/ There are more details and lots more events and city festivals at https://www.sandiego.org/campaigns/winter-holiday-in-san-diego.aspx Fireworks at Coronado Island, Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, Ocean Beach, Oceanside City Harbor and a […]
By Annette Higby on
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Happy Thanksgiving! Daylight Saving Time ends November 6, remember to set your clocks back. Yay for an extra hour of sleep! The summer concerts may be over, but it is definitely the holiday season! On November 11, there will be Veteran’s Day Parades, including a boat parade in San Diego Bay. On November 5, there is […]
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Out & About - September 2022
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Seems like I can feel autumn in the air when most of the summer concert schedules are gone. Or I would, if we weren’t having such a major heat wave! Still a few concerts left plus lots to do: San Diego Blues Fest, Alicia Keys, Miramar Air Show, the Viking Festival and Rod Run in […]
By Annette Higby on
Out & About July 2022
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Happy Independence Day!🗽 The fireworks are the big news this month. Found more concert series in Point Loma and Liberty Station; Del Mar published its concert lineup; and the Twilight Concerts at Spreckels in Balboa Park are back. Bayfest’s Reggae Festival is July 9th. The Pride Festival and Comic-Con are this month. The San Diego Fair ends […]
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OUT AND ABOUT - MAY 2022
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Carlsbad Street Fair, Gator by the Bay, SoCal Taco Fest and Wine, Brews & Blues happen this month. The California Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Temecula is May 22. Ann Wilson of Heart will be at Pala Casino. The Flower Fields in Carlsbad are still in bloom and will close after Mother’s Day. […]