Custard Pie performing at the Center Theater
☘️Happy St. Patrick’s Day!☘️
Spring is on display with the Anza Borrego wildflowers and the Carlsbad Flower Fields opening March 1. Tickets for Gator by the Bay in May are on sale now and there are a bunch of festivals in March, April and May. Let’s not forget the many St. Patrick’s Day parades and other events starting March 13.
🕑 Daylight Savings is back on March 8. Clocks spring ahead one hour.🕑
https://www.sandiego.org/plan-your-trip/plan-by-season/winter/st-patricks-day
Bill Magee:
Mar. 29, Flower Fields, Carlsbad 1pm
Apr. 5, Flower Fields, Carlsbad 1pm
Apr. 25, Flower Fields, Carlsbad 1pm
Feb. 28, Sold out – Stairway to Heaven with Custard Pie, Center for the Arts, Escondido 7pm $25+
Mar. 20, Vanessa Collier and Anthony Cullins Band, Vintana, Escondido 6pm $30-$60
Apr. 10, San Diego Music Awards Showcase with Kimmi Bitter, Rebecca Jade, Jesse Ray Smith, Center for the Arts, Escondido 7pm free, VIP tables available for purchase
Apr. 25, Shemekia Copeland with Ben Powell, Center for the Arts, Escondido 7pm $35+
May 22, The 27 Club, The Sound, Del Mar, seated show
Ron Ebel:
Mar. 7, Myrtle Creek Winery, Fallbrook 1-5pm
Mar. 8, Thai One On, Carlsbad 6-8pm
Mar. 13, Vista Elks 6-9pm
Apr. 3, Firehouse Que & Brew 6-8pm
May 16, Village Roots 5-8pm
Gone Blonde:
Mar. 20, Elks Lodge, Encinitas 7pm
Mar. 28, TBR 100th Episode Music Festival 7-8pm (more details below)
Apr. 4, Surf Club, Oceanside 6pm
May 22, Aquarius Bar & Grille, San Diego 7pm
May 29, Surf Club, Oceanside 6pm
Custard Pie:
Feb. 28, Sold out – Center for the Arts, Escondido 7pm, Six String Society
Mar. 7, Mr. Peabody’s, Encinitas 9pm
Mar. 28, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Apr. 4, Larry’s Beach Club, Oceanside 8pm
Apr. 25, Aquarius Bar & Grille, San Diego 6pm
May 2, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
May 23, Aquarius Bar & Grille, San Diego 6pm
Cool Rush Band:
Mar. 7, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Mar. 8, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 3pm
Mar. 13, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Mar. 29, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Apr. 4, 11, 19, 26, Flower Fields, Carlsbad 1pm
Apr. 17, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Apr. 25, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 6pm
May 2, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 6pm
Lifetime Rocker:
Mar. 1, Major Dudes, The Vibe, Temecula 2pm
Mar. 6, LTR, Canyon Lake Country Club Restaurant 6pm
Mar. 14, LTR, Jamul Casino Rooftop 11am-3pm
Mar. 22, Bel Vino Winery, Temecula 12pm
Mar. 25, Live Band Karaoke, The Cove, Murrieta 7pm
Apr. 2, Live Band Karaoke, Canyon Lake Country Club Restaurant 6pm
Apr. 9, Bob Seger Silver Tribute Band, The Vibe, Temecula 8pm
Apr. 29, Live Band Karaoke, The Cove, Murrieta 7pm
May 1, LTR, Canyon Lake Country Club Restaurant 6pm
Anthony Cullins:
Mar. 7, Baba Coffee, Carlsbad 6pm
Daring Greatly / Croome Brothers / Half Shot:
Feb. 28, Croome Brothers, CoLab Public House, Vista 6pm
Mar. 4, Anaheim Marriott 6pm
Mar. 8, Croome Brothers, Miramonte Winery, Temecula 3pm
Mar. 17, Half Shot, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 6pm
Mar. 20, Half Shot, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Mar. 27, Croome Brothers, Coomber Craft Wines, Oceanside 6pm
Apr. 17, Croome Brothers, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, San Diego 7:30pm
May 10, Half Shot, The Barn, Ramona 8pm
https://www.daring-greatly.com/
Danny Gali:
Tony Suraci:
https://www.tonysuracimusic.com/
Pretending Chrissie:
Apr. 10, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
May 2, Bornemann Theater, San Marcos 7pm
May 22, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
http://pretendingchrissie.com/
Raynaldo Martine:
Sundays, Open Mic at Coomber Winery, Oceanside 6pm
Mar. 6, Coomber Winery
Bonsall:
Harlow’s Lounge has live music scheduled semi-regularly, check their website for the current updates. Open Thursday-Saturday 4-10pm
Fallbrook:
Feb. 20-Mar. 27, Friday Night Fish Fry by Knights of Columbus, proceeds support the Fallbrook community, St. Peter’s Hall on Stagecoach, 4:45-7:30pm
Apr. 19, 39th Annual Avocado Festival downtown
Apr. 26, Protea Festival, Rainbow Valley Grange 11am-4pm
May 24, 59th Annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show, downtown Fallbrook 10am-3pm
July 8-Aug. 17, Fallbrook Wine Trail
https://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/
Warrior Avenues:
The donation drive for basic hygiene items for our military personnel is ongoing. More details are on the website. Other resources are available in support of active military, spouses and veterans. Items can be dropped off at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce or email courtney@warrioravenues.org to coordinate a drop off or pick up of donations.
Fallbrook Community Drum Circle:
Mar. 22, at Jackie Heyneman Park on S. Mission under the gazebo, bring your own chairs, 1-4pm, held on the 4th Sunday of each month. For more information email Daniel at eminentsun@icloud.com. See Solana Beach for another drum circle there.
Fallbrook Farmers and Artisan Market:
Saturdays 9am-1pm, on Main between Hawthorne and Fig, more info 760-728-5845 or info@fallbrookfarmersmarket.org
This is an informative website about Fallbrook you may want to check out: www.everythingfallbrook.org
Fallbrook Art Center:
Jan. 24-Mar. 7, Baja Art Exhibition
Mar. 17-Apr. 18, Signature Water Media Exhibition
Fallbrook Mission Theater:
Movies:
Mar. 7, The Parent Trap! (1961) Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith
Mar. 13, P.S. I Love You (2007) Gerard Butler, Hilary Swank, Kathy Bates
Mar. 27, Being There (1979) Peter Sellers, Shirley Maclaine, Jack Warden
Apr. 3, Steel Magnolias (1989) Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis
Movies 7pm, doors 5pm for Happy Hour, $10/$12
Check their website for late updates
Live Events:
Mar. 20-21, Journey USA Tribute $45/$60
Apr. 11, Neil Young Experience Tribute $25/$35 7pm, doors 6pm
Apr. 18, James Garner’s Johnny Cash Tribute $45/$60
June 10, Never Die Young James Taylor Tribute $30/$40 7pm, doors 6pm
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Fallbrook VFW Post 1924:
Lots of special events and meals, brunch, Bike Night last Friday of the month, and more, open to the public.
Vista:
Moonlight Theater 2026 Stage Season will be back in the spring with tickets on sale now.
Apr. 29-May 16, The Cher Show
June 3-20, Mean Girls
July 8-25, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Aug. 12-29, Guys and Dolls
Sep. 9-26, Come From Away
Moonlight Presents 2026, 7:30pm:
Mar. 27, Wizard of Oz on Ice
Mar. 28, Fortunate Son – tribute to CCR and John Fogerty
Apr. 17, Back to the Garden-Sounds of Laurel Canyon
Apr. 18, MJ The Illusion – tribute to Michael Jackson
May 21, Jimmy’s Buffet – tribute to Jimmy Buffet
May 22, DCOM-Live
May 23, Legends of New Country – Wallen & Wilson
July 30, FM Gold Live
July 31, Grunge-A-Palooza
Aug. 1, Mustache Harbor – Yacht Rock Forever!
Oct. 3, Dream Like Taylor – tribute to Taylor Swift starring Cassie B
Oct. 24, Reza-Edge of Illusion
Escondido:
Renaissance Faire:
Apr. 25-26 and May 2-3, Felicita County Park, Escondido
https://www.oldetymeproductions.com/
Center for the Arts:
Saturdays in March: Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore 2pm
Feb. 22-Mar. 22, Line Dancing series with MCBC Dance, 1pm-2:15pm
Mar. 4, US Army Field Band 7pm
Mar. 7, Lamb of God by San Diego Saint’s Choir 7pm
Mar. 7, Ronstadt Revival with Shannon Rae, 7:30pm
Mar. 8, Route 78 Mariachi Festival 3pm
Mar. 11, Rhapsody in Blue by City Ballet of San Diego 8pm
Mar. 13-14, 4S Dance Academy: Shrunken Shrek! and Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Mar. 14-15, Motown: The Groove that Changed America 7:30pm and 2pm
Mar. 17, Highland Way featuring Rose Academy of Irish Dance 7pm
Mar. 19-20, Lion King Jr. by The Classical Academies, various times
Mar. 20, You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees tribute 8pm
Mar. 21-22, Folklorico Dance Festival, various times
Mar. 22, Sound Meditation and Healing 11am
Mar. 27-28, Shrek The Musical, various times
Apr. 4, Steam Powered Giraffe: Live in Concert
Apr. 23, Randy Travis: More Life Tour
Apr. 25, Shemekia Copeland with Ben Powell, 7pm $35+
Apr. 26, Sound Meditation and Healing 11am
Apr. 26, Calm and Creativity with Clay, no experience necessary 1pm
May 2-3, The Firebird by City Ballet of San Diego, various times
Intimate Classics Series 3pm (season tickets available for purchase):
Mar. 8, Lincoln Trio
Apr. 26, Amit Peled
May 31. Eugene Drucker & Friends
The Grand – Ritz Theater:
Both indoor seating and an outdoor rooftop venue
Mar. 13, Fleatwood Mac & Meet Loaf (their spelling)
Mar. 14, Pink Floyd tribute
Mar. 15, An Irish Spring, Music of the Heart
Apr. 15, Tyrus Live – Planettyrus Comedy Tour, 1:30pm and 7:30pn
https://www.thegrandescondido.org/projects-8
Welk Theatre:
Wednesdays 7pm:
March, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Huey Lewis tribute
April, The Kings of Queen, tribute
May, Gypsy Dreams, Fleetwood Mac tribute
June, Petty Party, Tom Petty tribute
https://tickets.thewelksandiego.com/
https://visitescondido.com/full-calendar/
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Ramona:
The Barn, Thursday Night Line Dancing, all ages
Ramona Mainstage on Main Street, formerly the Ramona Theatre, has been refurbished and updated. The original grand opening was in 1947. Now a performing arts facility, there is live music periodically scheduled. Doors open 7pm.
San Marcos:
Bornemann Theatre:
Feb. 28, Mosaic Rising
Mar. 7, Laurel Canyon Revival
Mar. 13, Rebel Star, Bowie tribute
Mar. 14, Soul Seekers, 60s-70s nostalgia
Mar. 21, Amor Prohibido Returns
Apr. 11, Never Die Young, James Taylor tribute
Apr. 24, Last Laugh Friday comedy series
Apr. 25, TERI Unplugged
May 2, Pretending Chrissie
May 9, Fleetwood Max
May 23, Gina Zo
https://www.thebornemann.com/show-calendar
There is also live music at the TERI Common Grounds Cafe 5-7pm
Bluegrass on Sundays 11am-1pm
https://www.tericommongroundscafe.com/
Carlsbad:
https://www.carlsbad-village.com/events
The Flower Fields
March 1-May 10 Mother’s Day, with flowers(!), sunset wine tasting, live music, yoga, tai chi, meditations, family events, tea in the garden, 5k run, workshops, more
Concerts:
Mar. 21, Swingergy
Mar. 28, Bayou Brothers
Mar. 29, Bill Magee Blues Band
Apr. 4,11,19,26, Cool Rush
Apr. 5, 25, Bill Magee Blues Band
Apr. 12,18, Bayou Brothers
May 2-3, Gainesville the Band
May 9, Mariachi Serenata
May 10, Mother’s Day, last day of season
https://www.theflowerfields.com/activities/
New Village Arts:
Various shows, comedy and more, Season 24 in progress
Museum of Making Music concerts:
Mar. 7, Two String Worlds, One Evening
Mar. 14, Murial Anderson
Apr. 18, Leslie Mendelson
Apr. 25, Sunny Sweeney
May 21, Tony Trischka
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6-9pm unless otherwise noted:
Sundays 11am-2pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays Happy Hour 3-6pm
Wed-Sun live music (most)
Thursday Night Trivia
Feb. 28, Rock Ready
Mar. 6, Crimson Collar, country rock
Mar. 7, The Sticky Sweets
Mar. 13, Cadillac Fringe
Mar. 14, Projekt X
Mar. 20, Half Shot
Friday and Saturday evenings: reservations are required for parties over 8, $30/person minimum.
Coyote Bar and Grill:
Live Music:
Saturdays 1-4:30pm and 6-10pm
Sundays 1-4:30pm and 5-9pm
Tuesdays-Friday 6-10pm
Mondays, Karaoke 6-10pm
Mar. 10, Jimmy & Enrique 6pm
Mar. 17, Half Shot 6pm
Mar. 24, Jimmy & Enrique 6pm
Mar. 29, Cool Rush 5pm
Oceanside:
https://visitoceanside.org/events/
Coomber Craft Wines, tasting room, food, live music most nights
Sundays, Open Mic with Raynaldo Martine 6pm
Mar. 6, Raynaldo Martine 6pm
Apr. 3, Raynoldo Martine 6pm
https://www.coomberwines.com/calendar
Oceanside Sunset Market every Thursday 5-9pm
This link also has information on the various artisan and gift markets in Oceanside.
Del Mar:
Jan. 30-Apr. 22, The Art of Banksy Without Limits Exhibition
Feb. 28, Mar. 1, Gem Fair, Bing Crosby Hall
https://www.delmarfairgrounds.com/events
The Sound:
Encinitas:
https://www.encinitas101.com/event/
Botanic Garden:
Solterra Winery:
Live music Fridays and Saturdays 6-9pm, Sundays 4-7pm
Solana Beach:
Belly Up:
Fridays, Atomic Groove: Get Your Groove Back Happy Hour 5:30pm, $12
Full schedule
San Dieguito Drum Circle:
First Saturday of each month, San Dieguito Park, for more information contact Lisa at awarelisa@gmail.com
San Diego:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/things-to-do
https://www.sandiego.org/plan-your-trip/plan-by-season/winter/st-patricks-day
St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival:
Mar. 14, Fifth Avenue & Laurel Street, San Diego, parade 10:30am, festival 9am-6pm
Gaslamp Quarter crawls March 13-17 Irish 4 A Day:
https://gaslamp.org/news/events/2026-irish-4-a-day/
Leprechaun Run, Pacific Beach Mar. 14
Seaport Village
Mar. 15, Leprechauns & Live Music
CRSSD Fest:
Mar. 14-15, Spring Electronic Music Festival, Waterfront Park, San Diego
TBR Outlaw Country Show:
Mar. 27-29, 3 days of music, 20 artists, Josie’s Hideout Saloon, Santa Ysabel
https://ramonaradio.com/tbr-100
Boots in the Park:
Season kicks off in Norco March 7, with other dates March 21 and into August
Apr. 11, Miranda Lambert, Jordan Davis, Dylan Scott, more, Waterfront Park, San Diego
North Park Festival of Beers:
Apr. 4, in front of the historic Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Blvd., 12-4pm, live music, proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Music Foundation to fund the Taylor Guitars in Schools program.
https://www.northparkbeerfest.com/
Socal Taco Fest:
May 2-3, moved to SeaWorld
Gator by the Bay:
May 7-10, Zydeco, Blues & Crawfish Festival, Spanish Landing Park, San Diego, 7 stages of live music and literally tons of food (just the crawfish are 5 tons)! Tickets on sale now.
The Shell:
Mar. 1, Picnic at the Park 11:30am
Mar. 14, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am
Mar. 20, Foreigner + San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Apr. 10, Black Coffee 3pm
Apr. 11, Reik 2026 Tour
Apr. 14, Ethel Cain – The Willoughby Tucker Forever 2026 Tour
Apr. 18, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am
Apr. 28, James Taylor & His All-Star Band
Full season starts May 1-3 with Star Wars: A New Hope in concert
Snapdragon Stadium (at SDSU) opened for sports, monster jams, concerts
https://snapdragonstadium.com/
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre:
Diverse series of concerts/events
https://as.sdsu.edu/calcoast/events
The Magnolia:
The Magnolia, formerly the East County Performing Arts Center, has been fully renovated and is now open and hosting a variety of events year-round with a pretty full schedule, including concerts, movie nights, comedy, beer festivals, etc. 210 E. Main, El Cajon
https://www.magnoliasandiego.com/venue-info
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
Concerts scheduled starting April 4, 2026, sold out, second show added April 5 – Fia The Love Me Tour, other shows are sold out too.
May 6, 35th annual San Diego Music Awards, tickets on sale now, https://www.sandiegomusicawards.com
https://www.humphreysconcerts.com/
Humphrey’s Backstage Live:
www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/events
Tio Leo’s: live music Tuesday-Saturday at the Napa Street, San Diego, location. www.tioleos.com
Aquarius Bar & Grill, Mission Bay:
Live music every day but the website only shows a few days at a time. Check there for current info.
Check out The Power of Words by Dr. Masaru Emoto on their website, this is an intriguing book!
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
SeaWorld:
Mar. 14-Aug. 29, Summer Spectacular Concerts, Bayside Amphitheater, concerts included with park admission, upcharges for reserved seating
Balboa Park www.balboapark.org free organ concerts every Sunday 2-3pm
Birch Aquarium https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
USS Midway Museum, www.midway.org
The Old Globe Theatre www.theoldglobe.org
Liberty Station:
https://libertystation.com/events/calendar
Petco Park sports and concerts:
https://www.petcoparkinsider.com/petco-park-events
https://www.petcoparkinsider.com/category/concerts-at-petco-park/
San Diego Brewers Guild has a link for the current status of local breweries that is constantly being updated here, including live music www.sdbeer.com
Pechanga Arena sports, concerts, monster trucks:
https://pechangaarenasd.com/events/category/concerts/
San Diego Food Bank:
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank feeds about 400,000 military and civilian people per month, year-round. Please help them feed the hungry in our local communities. They are doing an enormous job!
http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, open and with a fully booked schedule, reservations.
Temecula:
Apr. 4, Easter Egg Hunt
May 1-2, Temecula Rod Run
Summer Concert Schedule:
June 11, Pulp Vixen
June 18, Jumping Jack Flash
June 25, Summit Drive
July 9, Swift Nation
July 16, Cheez Whiz Band
July 23, Classic Journey
July 30, John Demps Full Effect
Aug. 6, The Highwayman Show – Tony Suraci
http://www.temeculaevents.org/
Vail Headquarters:
Different events scheduled throughout the year
Old Town Blues Club is now The Vibe, live music Thursday-Sunday
https://thevibeforlivemusic.com/
Old Town Temecula Community Theater
https://tickets.temeculatheater.org/
More Temecula activities and information:
Wineries:
This website has a comprehensive and detailed list of the status of the wineries and what they are currently offering.
Pala Casino, all times 8pm unless noted otherwise:
Indoor concerts, Event Center:
Mar. 6, DSB -Tribute to Journey $25/$35
Apr. 11, Spring Love – Vietnamese Concert
Apr. 24, Yesterday – The Later years of the Beatles $25/$35
May 10, Los Tigres del Norte – La Loteria Tour
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
Mar. 7, Chris Isaak
Mar. 12, Black Label Society
Mar. 19, Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence, comedy
Mar. 29, Clint Black
May 23, Bert Kreischer: Permission to Party-comedy 7pm and 10pm
June 6, Jim Gaffigan 7pm and 10pm
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
Feb. 28, Hacken Lee with Ken & Sammy
Mar. 1, Kolohe Kai
Mar. 7, 16th Annual Wine Festival & Chocolate Decadence 11am and 1pm
Mar. 8, Piolo and Inigo Pascual Tour
Mar. 12, Crazy Train: America’s Ozzy Experience
Mar. 14, Jefferson Starship Runaway Again tour
Mar. 15, Boy George & Culture Club
Mar. 21, Pepe Aguilar
Mar. 26, Train
Mar. 29, The Price is Right Live on Stage
Apr. 3, Evening of Championship Fights
Apr. 11, Lo Ta You & Chun Long Symphony Orchestra
Apr. 18, MJ Live 4pm and 8pm
Apr. 19, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan & Lupita Infante
Apr. 25, Baby V.O.X.
Apr. 26, Threelogy 3.0, 2:30pm and 7:30pm
May 2, 6th Annual Sushi & Sake Festival
Quotes for the moment:
☘️May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Irish Blessing
💖March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice. Hal Borland, 20th century American author and naturalist
🏵️It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 19th century English novelist
💗What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller, 20th century American author and activist
💜To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle. Walt Whitman, 19th century American poet
As always, feel free to forward this to anyone who may appreciate it. Today, and always, I send blessings of love and laughter to all!! May you all stay safe, healthy and well!
Mahalo,
Annette 😇
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By Annette Higby / BackStage360.com