The Gaslamp will be crawling with leprechauns on St. Patty’s Day with the music and beer festival there. Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay has their schedule out starting April 12 with some shows sold out already. The North Park Festival of Beers, featuring Daring Greatly, is donating their proceeds to the San Diego Music Foundation to fund the Taylor Guitars in Schools program. The festivals are back in force. The Carlsbad Flower Fields open March 1. It feels like spring!🌷
Here are a few options for St. Patrick’s Day, including the parade in Balboa Park and the Leprechaun Run on March 11:
https://www.sandiego.org/campaigns/winter-in-san-diego/saint-patricks-day.aspx
https://allevents.in/san%20diego/saint-patricks-day
https://sandiegoclubcrawl.com/st-patricks-day/
https://sandiegoexplorer.com/best-things-to-do-st-patricks-day-san-diego/
Bill Magee:
Mar. 5, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
Mar. 18, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
Apr. 15, Carlsbad Flower Fields, 12:30pm
Apr. 16, San Manuel Casino, Highland 10am
Apr. 29, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
Apr. 30, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
May 6, Wine, Brews and Blues, Fallbrook
May 7, Hawk Watch Winery, Warner Springs 4pm
May 21, Crawfish Festival, Fountain Valley 1pm
Rexrode Productions:
Fallbrook Live is pending current updates, stay tuned for exciting new events in April and May.
Info: rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
Mar. 4, Mardi Gras Cruise, Mission Bay, only a few tickets left
Mar. 24, Vanessa Collier with Nathan James, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 8pm
Apr. 22, Daring Greatly Live, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 4pm and 8pm
June 3, Deca Dames Show, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 8pm
Ron Ebel:
Gone Blonde:
Mar. 10, Hello Betty, Oceanside 5:30-9pm
Mar. 24, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 6-10pm
Apr. 7, Encinitas Elks Lodge 7-11pm
Custard Pie:
Mar. 25, Larry’s Beach Club, Oceanside 8:30pm
Mar. 31, Mr. Peabody’s, Encinitas 9pm
Apr. 22, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Apr. 29, Larry’s Beach Club, Oceanside 8pm
Cool Rush Band:
Mar. 10, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Mar. 25, Comstock Bar & Grill, Escondido 7:30pm
Apr. 2, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 5pm
Apr. 7, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Apr. 8, Jolly Joker, San Diego 8pm
Apr. 22-23, Flower Fields, Carlsbad 1pm
Apr. 30, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 5pm
Lifetime Rocker:
Mar. 2, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
Mar. 3, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Mar. 4, Mount Palomar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Mar. 7, HTBS-Rock & Brews, Yaamava Resort & Casino, Highland 7pm
Mar. 17, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
Mar. 18, Pepe’s Mexican Food & Cantina, Canyon Lake 8pm
Apr. 6, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
Apr. 8, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
Apr. 15, Mount Palomar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Apr. 25, Rock & Brews, Yaamava Resort & Casino, Highland 7pm
Apr. 27, Hollywood Knights, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 7pm
Apr. 28, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 8:30pm
Anthony Cullins:
Mar. 24, The Jazzy Wishbone, Oceanside 7pm
Mar. 25, Village Roots Deli & Taproom, Fallbrook 6pm
Apr. 28, Taste of Eastlake, Eastlake Golf Club 6pm
Daring Greatly:
Mar. 10, Moose Lodge, Oceanside 8pm $15/$20
Mar. 11, Lincoln House, Covina 8pm
Mar. 16, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
Mar. 17, CoLab Public House, Vista 6:30pm
Mar. 27, Casbah, San Diego 7:30pm $12
Apr. 1, North Park Festival of Beers, San Diego 2pm
Apr. 20, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
Apr. 22, Sunshine Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 4pm and 8pm
May 13, Gator by the Bay, San Diego 12pm
May 18, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
May 21, Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival 2pm
Jun. 15, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
https://www.daring-greatly.com/
Danny Gali:
Fridays and Saturdays, Paon Wine Bar, Carlsbad, 6pm, piano
Tony Suraci:
Wednesdays, 067 Eatery, Rancho Santa Fe 5-8pm
Thursdays, Face2Face Live on Facebook 7-11pm except March 9
Mar. 9, Swallows Inn, San Juan Capistrano 7-11pm
Mar. 25, San Juan Hills Country Club 4-8pm
Mar. 26, Yaamava Resort & Casino Rock & Brews, Highland 7pm
Fallbrook:
Mar. 15-19, Carnival in the parking lot, details TBD
Apr. 16, Wine & A Bite Art Walk, 1-4pm
Apr. 23, 36th Annual Avocado Festival 9am-5pm
https://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/
Fallbrook Community Drum Circle:
Mar. 19, 2-5pm, 1636 E. Mission Road, bring your rhythm instruments and flutes, free.
It will continue to be held the 3rd Sunday of each month at this location.
Fallbrook Farmers and Artisan Market:
Saturdays 9am-1:30pm, 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
Brothers Bistro:
Live music on Fridays 5:30-8:30pm on their garden patio, great food, reservations (760)731-9761 or Dnusser@aol.com www.brothersbistro.net
Fallbrook Mission Theater:
Mar. 19, Scott Wilkie Quartet 2pm doors 1pm $20-$25
Mar. 24, Algiers (1938 movie) 6:30pm doors 5:30pm $8-$10
Apr. 21, Scarlett Street (1945 movie) 6:30pm doors 5:30pm $8-$10
May 13, Britain’s Finest, tribute band 7pm doors 6pm $25-$30
June 3, Nitro Express, country rock 7pm doors 6pm $20-$25
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
Mar. 10-12, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Broadway musical, various times
Mar. 11, Patricia Jewel: Gems of Stage and Screen
Mar. 24-25, Midnight at the Masquerade: A Murder 6pm
Mar. 31, Selena Tribute Band 7:30pm
Apr. 1, Who’s That Girl: The Ultimate Diva Experience 7:30pm
Apr. 14, Foreigners Journey starring Constantine 7:30pm
Apr. 15, The Garth Guy: The Ultimate Garth Brooks 7:30pm
2023 season starts May 10-27 with Jesus Christ Superstar 8pm
Wildwood Crossing:
Live music:
Fridays and Saturdays 5:30-7pm and 7:30-9pm
Sundays 11am-2pm
Check their website for who is scheduled each day/time
Happy Hour 3-5pm every day!
Mar. 1, Pretending Chrissie 6:30-7pm, BB & Company 7-7:30pm, Some Girlz (Stones tribute) 7:30-8pm, Pro Jam with all 3 bands 8-9pm
Broadway Theater:
Mar. 17-Apr. 2, Girls Night Out, musical comedy
Apr. 21-May 7, The Last Romance, romantic comedy
The 2023 season lineup is now online.
Various times/days, $27
Escondido:
Center for the Arts
Mar. 1, San Diego Symphony-Mozart’s Jupiter 7:30pm
Mar. 3-5, Sunday in the Park with George, musical various times
Mar. 12 Michael Barenboim & West Eastern-Divan Ensemble 3:30pm
Mar. 17-18, Any Way You Want It: the Music of Journey, 8pm and 7pm
Mar. 19, Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr., Sonny Lim, Herb Ohta Jr.
Mar. 21, American Ballet Theatre-Studio Company 7:30pm
Mar. 22, Inspiration in Motion, City Ballet of San Diego 7:30pm
Mar. 23, The Queen’s Cartoonist 7:30pm
Mar. 25, Larisa Martinez 3:30pm
Mar. 31, Musica en la Plaza: Tres Trios 7:30pm
Apr. 2, Sound Meditation and Movement 11am
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Theatre at the Welk:
Mar. 1-Apr. 26, Never Die Young, James Taylor tribute, Wednesdays 7pm
May 3-June 28, Fortunate Son-CCR, Wednesdays 7pm
Jan. 28-March 26, The Marvelous Wonderettes, various days/times
Apr. 15-Jun 11, The Bodyguard-The Musical, various days/times
www.tickets.thewelksandiego.com
The Ritz Stage:
Another theater was revived to be a performing arts venue, indoor seating.
Mar. 9, Circus on Ice 4-8:30pm
Mar. 25, California Flower Power 7pm
Mar. 31, Cesar Chavez Day Celebration w/ SantanaWays 7pm
Apr. 8, A Broadway Night to Remember 6:30pm
Ramona:
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 scheduled regularly. Doors open 7pm.
The Barn, weekend bands start 8:30 or 9pm, varies
Tuesdays: Acoustic Tuesdays 6pm
Thursdays: DJ Keahi 6:30pm
First Saturdays: Fiesta Night with DJ Johnny Blaze and MC ‘D’ 9pm
Fridays and Saturdays, varies
Rancho Bernardo Inn:
Live music on the veranda Sunday-Thursday 5-8pm, Friday-Saturday 5-9pm
San Marcos:
My Yard Live:
Live music Fridays-Sundays, Karaoke Thursdays, Trivia Night Wednesdays.
Carlsbad:
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6-9pm unless otherwise noted:
Sundays 11am-2pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays (most) 5pm
Mar. 3, Pretending Chrissie
Mar. 4, Rolling Heartbreakers
Mar. 10, Fleetwood Max
Mar. 11, The Zach Gutierrez Quartet
Mar. 17, Jerry G and The Inlanders
Mar. 18, Sticky Sweets
Mar. 24, 3 Car Garage
Mar. 25, Drivin’ the Bus
Mar. 31, The Ride
Apr. 1, Santana Soul
Apr. 7, Cadillac Fringe
Apr. 8, Fleetwood Max
Apr. 14, Rick Trotter Band
Apr. 15, West of 5
Apr. 21, Circa Sonic, 90’s Rock Party
Apr. 22, Custard Pie
Apr. 28, The Smokin Guns
Apr. 29, Rolling Heartbreakers
Friday and Saturday evenings: taking reservations and reservations are required for parties over 8
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
Tuesdays, Raynaldo 6-10pm
Mar. 24, Gone Blonde 6pm
Apr. 1, Jimmy and Enrique 1pm
🌷Flower Fields:🌷
Opening March 1 through Mother’s Day, May 14, tickets on sale now, must be purchased online.
The schedule is not posted, but Bill Magee will be there April 15 and Cool Rush will be there April 22-23.
Oceanside:
Coomber Craft Wines, Mon-Sat 5:30pm and 7:30pm (separate shows) live music, food, wine
Oceanside Sunset Market every Thursday 5-9pm
This link also has information on the various artisan and gift markets in Oceanside.
Del Mar:
Del Mar Fairground:
Jan. 27-Mar. 26, Beyond King Tut $22-$44 parking $12 credit/debit only no cash
Mar. 3-5, Gem Faire, various times
Mar. 4, The Great Junk Hunt 9am-4pm
Mar. 4, Badfish 8pm
https://delmarfairgrounds.com/events-calendar/
The Sound Grand Opening:
Mar. 6, The Flaming Lips
Mar. 18, Jason Mraz with Gregory Page, sold out
Apr. 7, Colin Hay w/ Lazlo Bane
Apr. 29, Yachtley Crew
Solana Beach:
Belly Up:
Fridays, Atomic Groove’s Get Your Groove Back Happy Hour 5:30pm, $12
Full schedule, some shows sold out
San Diego:
The Shell:
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park has some events scheduled with the full 2023 season kicking off in May:
Mar. 2, Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour
Mar. 5, 2nd Annual Picnic at the Park 11:30am, free, buy food there or bring your own, buy alcohol there only
Mar. 18, Casino Royale – In Concert
Mar. 25, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am free
Apr. 10, Keshi 7pm
Apr. 21-22, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Debussy 7:30pm
May 5-6, Garrick Ohlsson plays Rachmaninoff 7:30pm
May 6, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am free
May 13-14, Star Wars: A New Hope – In Concert 7:30pm
May 20-21, Barnatan plays Brahms
May 26-27, Singing with the Devil: Payare and Cantata Criolla
Jun. 3, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am free
Jun. 18, Earth, Wind & Fire
CRSSD Festival:
Mar. 4-5, Waterfront Park, San Diego www.crssdfest.com
Shamrock St. Patty’s Day:
Mar. 17, St. Patty’s Day in the Gaslamp, music and beer festival 4pm
https://dosd.com/events/2023/3/17/shamrock-st-pattys-day-music-beer-festival-tickets
Barks & Brews:
Mar. 18, Waterfront Park, San Diego 12:30-5:30pm
https://tickets.barksandbrewfest.com/event/barks–brews-festival-2023
Boots in the Park:
Apr. 1, Carrie Underwood, Walker Hayes, Jimmie Allen, more, Waterfront Park, San Diego
North Park Festival of Beers:
Apr. 1, in front of the historic Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Blvd., 1pm, live music including Daring Greatly, Band of Gringos, Barbara Wire. proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Music Foundation to fund the Taylor Guitars in Schools program.
https://www.northparkbeerfest.com/
West Coast Taco & Beer Festival:
Apr. 8, Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier 1-7pm, tickets must be purchased in advance.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-taco-beer-festival-san-diego-ca-tickets-408103276887
Tequila & Taco Music Festival:
Apr. 22-23, Gallagher Square in Petco Park 1-6pm
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/things-to-do/things-to-do?
Socal Taco Fest:
Apr. 29, Waterfront Park, San Diego $60 General Admission, $150 VIP
Gator by the Bay:
May 11-14, Mardi Gras in May, 100+ performers on 7 stages, food, Spanish Landing Park. Early Bird priced tickets are on sale now.
North Park Main Street:
Ongoing events, Farmers Markets, Music Fest over Memorial Weekend, more
https://northparkmainstreet.com/events/
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, including concerts, movie nights, beer festivals, street fairs, etc. 210 E. Main, El Cajon
https://www.magnoliasandiego.com/venue-info
Humphrey’s Backstage Live is fully booked
www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/events
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
The 2023 concert season starts April 12 with some shows already sold out and new shows being added. A work in progress this early in the season.
https://www.humphreysconcerts.com/schedule.cfm#nextshow
Tio Leo’s: live music is back Tuesday-Saturday at the Napa Street, San Diego, location. All three restaurants are open. www.tioleos.com
Aquarius Bar & Grill, Mission Bay:
Live music but the website only shows a few days at a time. Check there for current info.
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
SeaWorld: Emperor, a new dive roller coaster, is California’s tallest and fastest floorless dive coaster. Fireworks most weekends www.seaworld.com
Balboa Park www.balboapark.org
Birch Aquarium is open, advance reservations required, live cams, virtual events available. https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
USS Midway Museum is open, virtual events available too. www.midway.org
The Old Globe Theatre www.theoldglobe.org
Liberty Station:
https://libertystation.com/events/salute-the-season
Petco Park sports and concerts:
https://www.petcoparkinsider.com/petco-park-events
San Diego Brewers Guild has a link for the current status of local breweries that is constantly being updated here www.sdbeer.com
Pechanga Arena sports, concerts, monster trucks:
Mar. 3, Eagles
Mar. 12, Marc Anthony, Viviendo Tour
Apr. 6, New Edition: Legacy Tour w/ Keith Sweat, Guy and special guest Tank
Apr. 10, Muse: Will of the People World Tour
Apr. 13-16, Disney on Ice
San Diego Food Bank:
Pre-Covid, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank fed about 350,000 military and civilian people per month, year-round. They are currently feeding around 600,000 people each month. Every dollar you contribute provides 5 meals. 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:
May 5-6, Temecula Rod Run
http://www.temeculaevents.org/
Vail Headquarters:
Mar. 12, Here Comes the Sun, 1-6pm
Different events scheduled throughout the year, outdoor events starting back up
Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday
Mar. 2, Lifetime Rocker, Live Band Karaoke 7:30pm
Mar. 16, Daring Greatly 7pm
Apr. 6, Lifetime Rocker, Live Band Karaoke 7:30pm
Apr. 20, Daring Greatly 7pm
Apr. 29, Lifetime Rocker 8:30pm
Apr. 30, Bill Magee 1:30pm
Old Town Temecula Community Theater is fully booked again
The 2022-23 Season is their 40th Anniversary Celebration Season, September 2022 – June 2023
Season tickets available for purchase
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 and $15 unless noted otherwise:
Indoor concerts
Mar. 4, The Purple Xperience – Prince tribute
Mar. 11, Michael Bolton sold out
Mar. 17, Zepparella
Mar. 18, Lea Salonga $45-$75
Mar. 24, Kansas $45-$75
Mar. 26, Roberto Tapia 6pm $25-$45
Mar. 31, Staind $65-$125
Apr. 1, Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman tribute
Apr. 8, Queen Nation – tribute to Queen
Apr. 14, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts $80-$140
Apr. 15, Third Eye Blind $59-$79
Outdoor concerts begin in May
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
Mar. 4, Dueling Pianos
Mar. 10, Nick Offerman, comedy
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
Mar. 4, 13th Annual Wine Festival & Chocolate Decadence
Mar. 16, The Beach Boys
Mar. 19, Nancy Ajram
Mar. 25, Patti Labelle
Mar. 26, Foreigner
Apr. 2, Kevin James: The Irregardless Tour
Apr. 8, 3rd Annual Sushi & Sake Festival
Apr. 22, America
Apr. 28, Kenny G
May 19, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band
Valley View Casino in Valley Center, 8pm:
Mar. 4, Detroit Underground
Mar. 11, Upstream
Mar. 18, The Verge
Mar. 25, The Buckleys
Pauma Casino:
Parrot Lounge Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm-1am
Mar. 17, Lifetime Rocker
Mar. 18, Bill Magee
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