The Carlsbad Street Fair, Gator by the Bay, Wine, Brews & Blues, Balloon & Wine Festival, Temecula Rod Run, Renaissance Fair, Fallbrook’s Vintage Car Show and the Strawberry Festival are all happening this month. The Flower Fields in Carlsbad are still in bloom and will close after Mother’s Day. The Rady Shell has a lot scheduled. The San Diego Fair starts next month.
The Disciplez @ The Temecula Blues Fest
Bill Magee:
Apr. 30, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
May 6, Wine, Brews and Blues, Monserate Winery, Fallbrook 4:30pm
May 7, Hawk Watch Winery, Warner Springs 4pm
May 12, Gator by the Bay, San Diego 3pm
May 21, Crawfish Festival, Fountain Valley 1pm
June 2, Friday Nights Live, Santee 4pm
June 4, San Manuel Casino, Highland 10am
June 17, Juneteenth Festival, Menifee 2pm
July 2, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
July 7, First Fridays Concerts, 5255 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego 5pm
Rexrode Productions:
A new live concert series is starting at The Centre in Escondido. Coco de Vega is the Director of Events. VIP tables or cabanas are available for purchase.
May 25, The Farmers, Richard Smith, Ron Houston & the Berry Pickers 5:30-9:30pm
June 29, Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Taryn Donath Duo, Jimmy & Enrique 5:30-9:30pm
Live at The Centre, www.thecentreescondido.com
Info: rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
May 20, The Celestial Sirens (Julia Othmer, Alice Wallace and Whitney Shay), Poway Center for Performing Arts, 8pm
June 3, Deca Dames Show, Sunshine Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 8pm
July 8, Sons of the Soul Revivers, Star Theater, Oceanside 7pm
Sep. 24, Taimane with Polynesian dance by Lokelanis, Star Theater, Oceanside 4pm $25-$55
Ron Ebel:
May 12, Vista Elks, Vista 5:30-9:30pm
May 19, Oceanside Elks, Oceanside 6-9pm
May 26, Brother’s Bistro, Fallbrook 5:30-8:30pm
Gone Blonde:
May 5, Hello Betty, Oceanside 5:30-9pm
May 19, The Landings Gastropub, Carlsbad 6-9pm
June 3, Hello Betty, Oceanside 5:30-9pm
Custard Pie:
May 13, Aztec Brewing Co., Vista 7pm
May 19, Ringer’s, Bonsall 8pm
May 21, Escondido Street Festival, Beer Garden stage 2:45pm
May 27, Larry’s Beach Club, Oceanside 8pm
Cool Rush Band:
Apr. 30, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 5pm
May 6, Par Lounge & Deck, Ramona 8pm
May 7, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 5pm
May 12, Ringer’s, Bonsall 8pm
May 21, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Lifetime Rocker:
May 4, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
May 5, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 6pm
May 19, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
May 27, Jamul Casino rooftop concert 11:30am-4pm
June 1, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
June 10, Pepe’s Mexican Food & Cantina, Canyon Lake 8pm
Anthony Cullins:
May 7, Dallas International Guitar Festival
Check his website for events later in May.
Daring Greatly:
Apr. 30, Coach House w/Steve Dean and James Kelly Band 5pm
May 13, Gator by the Bay, San Diego 12pm
May 18, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
May 19, Navajo Live, San Diego 8pm
May 21, Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, Winchester 2pm
June 1, Toyota Arena (outdoor patio deck), Ontario 7pm
June 3, Beaumont Cherry Festival, Beaumont 4pm
Jun. 15, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm $20 indoor/$10 outdoor
June 22, Belly Up w/Band of Gringos 7pm
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
Bonsall:
Harlow’s Lounge has live music scheduled semi-regularly, check their website for the current updates.
Fallbrook:
May 6, 27th Annual Wine, Brews & Blues Festival, Monserate Winery 4-8pm $85, DD $60, live music by Bill Magee Blues Band, wine/beer/food tasting, silent auction
The Fallbrook Wine Trail will be back July 1, details to follow.
https://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/
Fallbrook VFW Post 1924:
Wednesdays starting April 5, Country Line Dancing, all skill levels welcome $5, 5-7pm
May 5, Cinco de Mayo Celebration, enchilada plates $15
56th Annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show:
May 28, Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center 10am-3pm
www.fallbrookvintagecarclub.org
Fallbrook Community Drum Circle:
May 21, 2-5pm, 1636 E. Mission Road, bring your rhythm instruments and flutes, free.
It will continue to be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at this location.
Fallbrook Drive-in Summer Movie Series:
June 9, Grease
June 10, Shrek
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:
Movies:
May 19, It Happens Every Spring 6:30pm doors 5:30pm $12-$15, Fallbrook Historical Society fundraiser tribute to Duke Snider
May 26, Three Came Home (1950 movie) 6:30pm doors 5:30pm $8-$10
Live events:
May 13, Britain’s Finest, tribute band 7pm doors 6pm $25-$30
May 21, Gin ‘N Tonix present In the Swing, vocal jazz featuring dancers from Fred Astaire Dance Studios 2pm doors 1pm $15-$20
June 3, Nitro Express, country rock 7pm doors 6pm $20-$25
July 29, Comedy Night by Funny Girl Events 7pm doors 6pm $20-$25
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Monserate Winery:
Live music weekends at 1pm
May 3, Paint & Sip—Moonlight Merlot 2pm $45
May 6, 27th Annual Wine, Brews & Blues Festival, 4-8pm $85, DD $60 www.bonsallrotary.com
May 19, Wine Dancing 6pm $20
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
2023 season 8pm:
May 10-27, Jesus Christ Superstar
June 7-24, The Wedding Singer
July 19-Aug 5, Disney’s Tarzan the Musical
Aug. 16-Sep. 2, 42nd Street
Sep. 13-30, Saturday Night Fever
Live music 7:30pm:
June 29, Mick Adams and the Stones: The Ultimate
June 30, Adventures In Parrotdise: A Jimmy
July 1, Dead Man’s Party: A tribute to Oingo Boingo
July 2, TUSK: A tribute to Fleetwood Mac
July 6, Queen Nation
July 7, Yachtley Crew
July 8, Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson
Strawberry Festival:
May 28, downtown Vista, 8am-6pm, live entertainment, local craft brewers, 5k and kids run, activities.
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 and time.
Happy Hour 3-5pm every day!
Broadway Theater:
Apr. 21-May 7, The Last Romance, romantic comedy
The 2023 season lineup is now online.
Various times/days, $27
Escondido:
Live at The Centre:
The Centre is hosting a free concert series in collaboration with the Six String Society. Coco de Vega is the Director of Events there. VIP tables available for purchase. Stay tuned for more exciting events.
May 25, The Farmers, Richard Smith, Ron Houston & the Berry Pickers 5:30-9:30pm
June 29, Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Taryn Donath Duo, Jimmy & Enrique 5:30-9:30pm
Center for the Arts
Apr. 30, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, various times
Apr. 30, Center Cabaret: As Heard on TV, tickets sold by the table only for this event
May 3, Marian Anderson String Quartet 7:30pm
May 5-6, Last Out: Elegy of A Green Beret, various times
May 6-7, Romeo & Juliet by City Ballet of San Diego, various times
May 7, ZO! & Tall Black Guy w/special guest Kendrick Dial & The Lyrical Groove
May 13, Get Out of Town, tour of the country through the American Songbook
May 27-28, Moulin Rouge, Carlsbad Dance Center, various times
June 3, Once Upon a Book Fair, 10am-4pm free
June 10, Dale Da Dred, hip-hop
July 4, Concert and fireworks, Urban Renewal Project and a military bank, Grape Day Park, free, VIP $65
Aug. 25-27, The Piano Men, Billy Joel & Elton John Edition
Center Cabaret:
May 27-28, All You Need Is Love: The Beatles
June 24-25, S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous: The Songs of Gershwin
Musica en la Plaza 7:30pm:
May 26, Los Montano
June 30, Fercho
Cruisin Grand:
The website just shows June 9 and nothing else but footage of cars. I don’t know the status nor is anything published by the Chamber of Commerce.
Cinco de Mayo Festival: May 7, Grape Day Park 11am-5pm, free
Escondido Street Festival: May 21, Downtown Escondido 10am-6pm
Not everything on this website is updated.
Renaissance Faire:
April 29-30 and May 6-7, Felicita County Park
https://www.oldetymeproductions.com/escondidorenaissancefaire
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Theatre at the Welk:
May 3-June 28, Fortunate Son-CCR, Wednesdays 7pm
July 1-Aug. 26, I Am Neil I Said Wednesdays 7pm
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.
May 5, Pretending Chrissie w/guest Matthew Mercado, Grand Rooftop Live 7pm
May 6, San Diego Harmonics Chorale presents Celebration of Sound
May 7, San Diego Hula Academy Ho’ike 2023
May 11, A Night of Stars
May 20, MTT Presents: Musical Theater Revue and Seussical the Musical, Jr.
May 25, Light My Fire: Jim Morrison and The Doors Musical
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 live music varies
Rancho Bernardo Inn:
Live music on the veranda Sunday-Thursday 5-8pm, Friday-Saturday 5-9pm
San Marcos:
Summer Concerts in the Garden:
The schedule is out, tickets $8 presale, $10 at the door, $24 season pass.
June 24, Skelpin
July 15, Louis Cruz Beltran
Aug. 26, Tony Suraci
Sept. 23, James Kruk, Elvis
My Yard Live:
Live music Fridays-Sundays, Karaoke Thursdays, Trivia Night Wednesdays.
Carlsbad:
Carlsbad Street Fair:
May 7, 8am-5pm, downtown Carlsbad, and Nov. 5
https://kennedyfaires.com/carlsbad
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6-9pm unless otherwise noted:
Sundays 11am-2pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays (most) 5pm
May 5, Totally 80s Band
May 6, Grooveline
May 12, Halfshot
May 13, Santana Soul
May 19, Gone Blonde
May 20, Hometown Heroes
May 26, Crimson Coil
May 27, Drivin the Bus
June 2, Dr Dr
June 3, Pretending Chrissie
June 9, The Ride
June 10, Fleetwood Max
June 16, The Smokin’ Guns
June 17, Santana Soul
June 23, Rolling Heartbreakers
June 30, Branded Country
July 1, Gone Blonde
Friday and Saturday evenings: taking reservations and 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
Tuesdays, Raynaldo 6-10pm
Apr. 30, Jimmy and Enrique 1pm
May 21, Cool Rush 5pm
May 27, Detroit Underground
June 10, Jimmy and Enrique 1pm
Flower Fields:
Opening March 1 through Mother’s Day, May 14, tickets on sale now, must be purchased online.
They are hosting Sunset Wine Tastings & Music, Flower Flow Yoga, Picnics, festivals, workshops, Meditation & Sound Healing and more. Live music at 1pm on days noted below.
Apr. 30, Michele Lundeen
May 6, Ukulele Society of America
Next Stage Music Series:
Wednesdays through June 28, New Village Arts, 2787 State St. $9.50 for ticket and drink, $5 for ticket only, 7pm
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:
San Diego County Fair June 7-July 4 looks like lots of good concerts lined up!
https://delmarfairgrounds.com/events-calendar/
The Sound Grand Opening:
May 31, Toad the Wet Sprocket
July 15, Blue Oyster Cult
July 22, Steel Pulse
July 23, Cowboy Junkies
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:
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 still on sale if you hurry.
The Shell:
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park has a lot going on!
May 5-6, Garrick Ohlsson plays Rachmaninoff 7:30pm
May 6, Fit Athletic Yoga 9:30am free
May 10, Violent Femmes with the San Diego Symphony
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
June 10, Stick Figure Wisdom Tour with Pepper, the Elovaters
June 11, Diana Ross: The Music Legacy Tour
June 16, An Evening with John Legend
June 17, Seven Lions: Beyond the Veil – The Journey III Tour
Jun. 18, Earth, Wind & Fire
June 20, An Evening with Cake
June 24-25, 5th Annual San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival
June 30, Summer 2023 Opening Night: Rafael Payare and Pacho Flores
July 1, The Beach Boys
July 2, Aretha: A Tribute
July 4, 4th of July Dance Party: C&C Music Factory with DJ Prince Hakim
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
May 6, Jimmy Buffet and Jason Mraz 7pm
May 12, Red Hot Chili Peppers 6:30pm
Sep. 27-28, Coldplay
Oct. 1, Guns N’ Roses 6pm
https://snapdragonstadium.com/
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre:
Diverse series of concerts/events, Matchbox 20 in May and Barenaked Ladies in June
https://as.sdsu.edu/calcoast/events
Boots in the Park:
Sep. 9, Waterfront Park, San Diego
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 started April 12 with some shows already sold out and new shows being added.
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:
May 6, 90’s Pop Tour USA
June 19-20, Blink 182
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/
Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival:
May 19-21, Lake Skinner Regional Park, concert headliners are REO Speedwagon, Brad Paisley and Scotty McCreery on the Main Stage, with plenty more great music on the Wine Stage, tickets on sale now.
Vail Headquarters:
Different events scheduled throughout the year, outdoor events
Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday
May 4, Lifetime Rocker, Live Band Karaoke 7:30pm
June 1, Lifetime Rocker, Live Band Karaoke 7:30pm
Old Town Temecula Community Theater schedule is fully booked
The 2022-23 Season is their 40th Anniversary Celebration Season, September 2022 – June 2023
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:
Apr. 30, Enigma Norteno 6pm $35-$50
May 12, Yesterday-tribute to the Beatles
May 20, Evil Woman, The American ELO
Outdoor concerts 8pm:
May 5, Chris Young $65-$110
May 6, Midland $45-$98
May 7, Pedro Fernandez $65-$110
May 13, Thundercat $35-$65
June 4, Grupo Pesado $35-$65 6pm
June 17, Tower of Power $25-$55
June 23, Jake Owen $45-$135
July 6, Clay Walker
July 7, Little Big Town
July 28, Kool & The Gang
Aug. 12, Los Lonely Boys-The Brotherhood Tour
Aug. 19, Smokey Robinson $85-$135
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
May 6, Sammy Johnson
May 6, Dueling Pianos
May 27, The Music of ABBA: Direct from Sweden
June 2, Save Ferris
Movies under the Stars:
May 25, Top Gun: Maverick
June 1, Eternals
June 8, A Man Called Otto
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
May 6-7, Cinderella Ballet
May 19, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band
May 21, The Champions
June 2, An Evening of Fights with Sugar Ray Leonard & Tommy Hearns
June 9, Diana Ross-The Music Legacy Tour
June 10, Daniel Tosh Live
June 18, 12th Annual Microbrew Craft Beer & Chili Cook Off Festival
July 16, All-Star Concert
Valley View Casino in Valley Center, 8pm:
Apr. 30, The Verge
Pauma Casino:
Parrot Lounge Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm-1am
May 19, Lifetime Rocker
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