Scarecrows, scarecrows, everywhere! (At least in Fallbrook!) Between Halloween, Oktoberfest, many other fall festivals and the fall/holiday arts and crafts events, there is quite a lot scheduled. There are even Pub Crawls, in costume too! I did a musical Pub Crawl in Dublin once, what a blast!
This link will take you to the pub crawl, and it also has a very long list of pumpkin, Halloween and Oktoberfest listings all over the county. Way too many to list so go here for more info:
https://patch.com/california/san-diego/calendar/event/20211030/1350016/san-diego-halloween-pub-crawl
Another beautiful hotel has opened in Napa, the Cambria Hotel Napa Valley:
https://www.choicehotels.com/california/napa/cambria-hotels/caf61
more photos will be added soon
Bill Magee:
Oct. 8, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley, 8pm
Oct. 17, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Nov. 7, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
Rexrode Productions:
Oct. 1, Music at the Museum featuring Chloe Lou & The Liddells, Oceanside Museum of Art, 6pm, www.oma-online.org
Sold out! Oct. 22, Six String Society, “Hallo Gras Cruise”, $45 or $95 cruise and dinner, 5pm-12am, lots of live music!
Daring Greatly:
Oct. 3, Fallbrook Land Conservancy Stagecoach Sunday, more details below
Oct. 8, Hilltop Center, Fallbrook $25+, doors 6pm show 7pm
Oct. 9, Humphrey’s Backstage, San Diego 8pm
Oct. 10, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival 4pm
Nov. 3, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm
Ron Ebel:
Oct. 15, Vista Elks, 5-8pm
Oct. 22, Brothers Bistro, Fallbrook 5:30-8:30pm
Gone Blonde:
Oct. 16, Pour House, Oceanside 8-11pm
Oct. 23, The Landings at Carlsbad 6-9pm
Nov. 13, The Landings at Carlsbad 6-9pm
Custard Pie:
Oct. 1, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Oct. 30, The Landings at Carlsbad 6-9pm
Cool Rush Band:
Oct. 2, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm
Oct. 3, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Oct. 23, Downtown Café, El Cajon 7pm
Oct. 24, Coronado Ferry Landing, Coronado 1pm
Oct. 30, Carlsbad Strawberry Company Pumpkin Patch 7pm
Nov. 6, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm
Anthony Cullins:
Oct. 14, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
Oct. 16, Twin Oaks Winery, San Marcos 6pm
Lifetime Rocker:
Oct. 15, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 8:30pm
Oct. 16, Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley 8pm
Oct. 22, Faulkner Winery, Temecula 7pm
Oct. 23, Wine & Beer Gardens, Temecula 4pm
Bonsall:
Oct. 23, Fall Festival, 9am-2pm, River Village, crafts, vendors, costume contest
Fallbrook:
This is an informative website about Fallbrook you may want to check out: www.everythingfallbrook.org
Fallbrook Farmers and Artisan Market:
Saturdays 9am-1:30pm, on Main between Hawthorne and Fig, more info 760-728-5845 or info@fallbrookfarmersmarket.org
Scarecrow Days are here! Check out the creative scarecrows placed all over Fallbrook.
Harvest Faire: Oct. 17, downtown, 9am-4pm, crafts/vendors, food, live music in the beer/wine garden
Village Artisan Faire: Nov. 27, 9am-4pm, handcrafted items, music, more
Christmas Parade: Dec. 4, 5pm
Wine & A Bite: 🍷Dec. 10, purchase tickets by phone or in person, or new website 10/1.
www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Fallbrook Drum Circle:
Oct. 17, Village Square at corner of Main & Alvarado, 2-5pm, bring your rhythm instruments and flutes, free, held every 3rd Sunday of the month, email: fallbrookdrum@aol.com
Fall Festival of Gems:
Oct. 10, 9am-4pm Alvarado & Main, lots of great stuff to see and buy, raffle, silent auction, free
Stagecoach Sunday: Oct. 3, 11am-3pm, Historic Palomares House, BBQ by The Rib Shack, live music by Daring Greatly in the beer/wine garden, horse-drawn carriage rides, raffle, etc., free admission and parking, annual fundraiser
www.fallbrooklandconservancy.org
Christ the King Church:
Oct. 9, Concert in the Park, 4-6pm, variety of music, bring your own picnic, water/popcorn/dessert provided, free, fundraiser for the Foundation of Senior Care
Oct. 16, Annual Fall Craft Faire & Vendor Alley 8:30am-1:30pm, handcrafted items, antiques, collectibles, preserves, baked goods, etc.
Fallbrook Art Center:
Sept. 18-Oct. 24, Galaxy of Glass, $6 Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sundays 12-3pm
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
Pala Mesa Resort-Aquaterra Restaurant has live music Fridays 5-8pm on the patio. Reservations recommended.
Oct. 1, Nocy, Spanish guitar
Oct. 8, Frank Alves, soft rock
Oct. 15, Frank Alves, soft rock
Oct. 22, Jesus Melecio, jazz/blues
Oct. 29, Can I Be Frank, Sinatra tribute
Fallbrook Mission Theater:
Oct. 29, Monster Bash, live DJ, dancing, costumes 7pm $15, doors open 5:30pm
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
2021 Season Performances:
Sept. 15-Oct. 2, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
Oct. 15, Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin I
Oct. 16, Classic Albums Live: Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle Vol. 1
Oct. 22-30, The Wizard of Oz
Dec. 3-23, Miracle on 34th Street
Wildwood Crossing:
Live music:
Saturdays 11am-2pm, 5:30-7pm and 7:30-9pm
Sundays 11am-2pm and 4-7pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays 5-8pm
Fridays 5:30-7pm and 7:30-9pm
Oct. 7, Pro-Case II, 6:30-9:30pm $10 cover, event showcasing different musicians in pre-planned sets that play to their musical strengths
Oct. 30, Urban Gypsies 5:30-7 and 7:30-9pm
Oct. 31, Halloween Day Brunch w/Quinn McCarthy 11am-2pm
Oct. 31, Urban Gypsies 5-8pm
Check their website for who is scheduled for other days/times
Aztec Brewery: 🍺
Live music with local beers, Monday and Thursday-Saturday evenings
Escondido:
Center for the Arts
Cabaret in the Courtyard:
Oct. 8-9, Sounds of the 70’s, sold out
Oct. 16, Chris Botti, 8pm $45-$85
Nov. 6, Operas, various selections, dinner package available 4pm
Renaissance Faire:
Oct. 30-31, Nov. 6-7, 10am-6pm, Felicita Park, Escondido
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Silver Beatles:
Oct. 9, St. Mary’s Music Fest 4-6pm, 1170 S. Broadway, Escondido
Rancho Bernardo Inn:
Live music on the veranda Sunday-Thursday 5-8pm, Friday-Saturday 5-9pm
San Marcos:
Oct. 10, Harvest Fest & Street Faire, 9am-5pm, food, crafts, vendors, live music, beer/wine garden, family event, on Via Vera Cruz between Grand and San Marcos Blvd.
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
Oct. 2, Cool Rush
Oct. 8, The Ride
Oct. 9, Rolling Heartbreakers
Oct. 15, 3 Car Garage
Oct. 16, Fleetwood Max
Oct. 22, Santana Soul
Oct. 23, Gone Blonde
Oct. 29, Totally 80’s
Oct. 30, Custard Pie
Nov. 5, Clapton Hook
Nov. 6, Cool Rush
Nov. 12, Driving the Bus
Nov. 13, Gone Blonde
Friday and Saturday evenings: seating starts at 4:30pm, wait to be seated by hostess, $30/person minimum, no reservations taken
Coyote Bar and Grill:
Live Music:
Saturdays 2-4:30pm and 6-10pm
Sundays 2-4:30pm and 5-9pm
Tuesdays-Friday 6-10pm
Mondays, Karaoke 6-10pm
Oct. 3, Cool Rush 5pm
Oct. 17, Bill Magee 5pm
Oct. 23, Jimmy & Enrique 2pm
Legoland is open with some restrictions, reservations required. Brick or Treat every Saturday in October.
Eclectic Lawn Concert:
Oct. 9, St. Michael’s by the Sea, Carlsbad 2-6 pm, live music, food trucks, local craft beer. www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org
Del Mar:
Del Mar Fairgrounds:
Oct. 1-31, Pumpkin Station
Oct. 1-3, Goodguys Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals, hot rods, vintage and specialty cars, racing, live music, more
Oct. 8-10, Harvest Festival
Oct. 22-24, Fall Home/Garden Show
Del Mar Turf Club:
Nov. 3-28, Bing Crosby Season
Belly Up, Solana Beach:
Fridays, Atomic Groove’s Get Your Groove Back Happy Hour 5:30pm, $12
Their schedule is fully booked, some events are sold out.
Oct. 6, Emmylou Harris benefit concert, www.museumofmakingmusic.org
Encinitas:
Oct. 3, Encinitas Oktoberfest www.encinitasoktoberfest.com
San Diego:
Humphrey’s Backstage Live is fully booked: www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/events
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.
Rady Shell at Jacobs Park:
The Rady Shell’s first season is scheduled to run 8/6/21 through 11/14/21. Brand new and sitting right in the bay, this looks like an amazing new venue to check out.
Oct. 8, Payare, Barnatan and Mahler
Oct. 10, Indigo Girls
Oct. 15, Steve Hackman’s Brahms V. Radiohead
Oct. 16, Song and Symphony
Oct. 17, Song and Symphony 5pm
Oct. 22, Chicago the Musical
Oct. 23, Peter & the Wolf conducted by Rafael Payare 11:30am
Oct. 23, Chicago the Musical
Oct. 24, A Swingin’ Affair: Music by John Coltrane and Lee Morgan 6pm
Oct. 29, Fate Now Conquers: Simon and Beethoven 7pm
Oct. 30, Fate Now Conquers: Simon and Beethoven 5pm
Oct. 31, Ofrenda: A Dia de los Muertos Celebration 6pm
Nov. 5, Beethoven, Bartok & Biss 7pm
Nov. 6, Beethoven, Bartok & Biss 5pm
Nov. 7, Luck Be a Lady: Ted Sperling celebrates the songs of Frank Loesser 5pm
Nov. 13-14, Edo de Waart & the Russian Romantics 5pm
End of 2021 Season, back April 3, 2022
Season ticket packages are available as well as individual events. Food sold on site. All shows 7:30pm unless noted otherwise.
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park have opened. Reservations required. Live webcams are always being broadcast.
SeaWorld: Treats by Day through 10/31, Spooktacular, weekends, kids free with paid adult admission. Frights by Night through 10/31, Howl-O-Scream, select nights, separately ticketed event. www.seaworld.com
Balboa Park www.balboapark.org
Birch Aquarium is open, 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
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:
Kobey’s Swap Meet is open Fridays-Sundays. The James Taylor concert is 11/1/21.
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. During this Covid-19 crisis, they are 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/
Liberty Station, San Diego:
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
The full schedule of concerts is listed on the website, concerts are scheduled through Nov. 19 and then back in April 2022.
Waterfront Park Festivals, San Diego:
Oct. 15-16, Blended Festival, www.blendedfestival.com
Oct. 16, Taste of the Philippines 10am-8pm
Oct. 23, SoCal Taco Fest, 11am-10pm, www.socaltacofest.com
More San Diego Events:
Oct. 1-3, La Mesa Oktoberfest, La Mesa Blvd. (SoCal’s largest Oktoberfest) www.lamesaoktoberfest.org
Oct. 1-3, El Cajon Oktoberfest, Adults $10 Fri-Sat, $5 Sunday www.oktoberfestelcajon.com
Oct. 8-9, Ocean Beach Oktoberfest www.oboktoberfest.com
Oct. 1-3, Festivals Untappd, craft beers at Petco Park www.festivalsuntappd.com
Oct. 23, Hallo-Wine Fall Festival at historic Burnham House in Balboa Park, fundraiser www.hallowine.org
Oct. 30, San Diego Pub Crawl and wear your costumes! www.sandiegopubcrawl.com
Oct. 2-3, Mission Federal Art Walk, Little Italy
Nov. 26-28, San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza
Nov. 4-11, Fleet Week, www.fleetweeksandiego.org
San Diego Wine & Food Festival:
Nov. 7-14, Embarcadero Marina Park North parking lot
La Jolla:
Oct 9-10, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, La Jolla Village 10am-6pm, Daring Greatly performing 4pm www.ljawf.com
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, open and with a fully booked schedule, reservations.
CA Wine Festival:
Nov. 5-6, Huntington Beach
www.californiawinefestival.com
Temecula:
Thornton Winery’s Champagne Jazz Concert Series is sold out.
Friday night concert series 6pm, $25: Oct. 8, BIG sold out, Oct. 29, Twisted Gypsy
Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday
Oct. 14, Anthony Cullins 7:30pm
Oct. 15, Lifetime Rocker 8:30pm
Nov. 3, Daring Greatly 7pm
Nov. 7, Bill Magee 1:30pm
Check this link for the latest on community events held outdoors or virtually (not everything is updated) www.TemeculaCA.gov/VirtualCS
Wineries:
This website has a comprehensive and detailed list of the status of the wineries and what they are currently offering.
Here are some more links for Temecula activities:
Pala Casino, all times 8pm and $15:
Oct. 1, Yesterday, tribute to the Beatles
Oct. 9, The Flux Capacitors
Oct. 15, So Petty, tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Oct. 17, Joyas Prestadas, tribute to Jenni Rivera
Oct. 23, Totally Go-Go’s, tribute to the Go-Go’s
Oct. 29, The Pat Benatar Experience
Oct. 31, Banda El Recodo
Nov. 7 Las Caminantes and King Clave 6pm $35/$20
Nov. 12, Billy Joel/Elton John tribute by Kenny Metcalf
Nov. 13, The Modern Gentlemen
Pala Casino Starlight Theater (outside) all times 8pm unless noted otherwise:
Oct. 2, Queen Nation, tribute to Queen $15
Oct. 8, Boyz II Men $35-$75 sold out
Oct. 9, Daughtry $35-$75
None listed past this date.
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
Oct. 22, The Green, Hawaiian reggae 8pm
Oct. 29, Tom Segura: I’m Coming Everywhere World Tour, comedy, 8pm and 11pm
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
Oct. 2, Air Supply, 8pm $40+
Oct. 3, Bell, Biv, Devoe, 7:30pm $69+
Oct. 15-16, Vax Ganda: A Dose of Laughter, 9pm, 6pm $38+
Oct. 17, Alejandro Fernandez 7:30pm $69+
Oct. 20, Purple Reign, tribute to Prince 8pm $25+
Nov. 14, Theresa Caputo Live! 7:30pm $39+
Nov. 21, Earth, Wind and Fire 7:30pm $40+
Nov. 27, Chaka Khan 8pm $89+
Nov. 28, Darci Lynn 7:30pm $45+
Valley View Casino in Valley Center, all 8pm:
Oct. 2, The Verge
Oct. 9, The Heroes
Oct. 16, Fantasy Allstars
Oct. 23, Stellita’s Groove
Oct. 30, Upstream
Pauma Casino:
Live music is back in the Parrot Lounge Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm-1am
Oct. 1, Safety Orange
Oct 2, Lil Bit of Soul
Oct. 8, Bill Magee
Oct. 9, Retroblast
Oct. 15, Arena
Oct. 16, Lifetime Rocker
Oct. 22, Blaine Mazzetti
Oct. 23, Tony Suraci
Oct. 29, Nitro Express
Oct. 30, Savoir Faire
Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center:
Pumpkin Patch is open through Oct. 31
Oct. 2-3, Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market
Nov. 26-27, Christmas Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market
Quotes for the moment:
🍁Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus, French philosopher, 20th century
🍂And all at once, summer collapsed into fall. Oscar Wilde, Irish poet, 19th century
💜The purpose of our lives is to be happy. 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people
💗 Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain. Vivian Greene, British writer, 20th century
As humans, we have the responsibility to care for our planet, ourselves, and each other—all of us, no matter who you are. Let’s work together now for a better future. Unknown
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 and healthy and well!
Mahalo,
Annette 😇
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