There are a significant number of festivals in the San Diego area and all of Southern California this month and next, including the San Diego Blues Festival. I have listed quite a few! Even SeaWorld is hosting a Craft Beer Festival. It seems everyone is intent on prolonging summer for as long as possible.
Bill Magee:
Sep. 12, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Sep. 26, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
Rexrode Productions:
Sep. 3, Music at the Museum featuring Anthony Cullins, Oceanside Museum of Art, 6pm
Oct. 22, Six String Society, “HalloGras Cruise”, www.thesixstringsociety.com
Daring Greatly:
Sep. 4, Bel Vino Winery, Temecula, 12-4pm free
Sep. 8, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad, 6pm
Sep. 10, Hilltop Festival 2021, Murrieta, fundraiser for Murrieta Firefighters Benevolent Fund
Sep. 12, Benefit Concert for “Nurtured by Nature” at Otter Valley, Pauma Valley
Sep. 22, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad, 6pm
Ron Ebel:
Sep. 17, Vista Elks, 5-8pm
Sep. 18, Brothers Bistro, Fallbrook 5:30-8:30pm
Gone Blonde:
Sep. 11, The Landings at Carlsbad, 6-9pm
Custard Pie:
Sep. 18, Mr. Peabody’s, Encinitas 9pm
Cool Rush Band:
Sep. 4, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm
Sep. 11, Harry’s Sports Bar, Fallbrook 9pm
Sep. 17, Campland on the Bay, Coronado 7pm
Sep. 19, Coronado Ferry Landing 2pm
Sep. 25, Downtown Café, El Cajon 7pm
Oct. 2, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm
Oct. 3, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Fallbrook:
Here is a pretty cool 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
Wine & A Bite: 🍷Sept. 10 and Dec. 10, save the dates! Purchase tickets by phone or in-person only for now, $25
Harvest Faire: Oct. 17
Scarecrow Days are right around the corner!
www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Fallbrook Drum Circle:
Sep. 19, 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
Fallbrook Art Center:
July 24-Sept. 5, The Find Magnified Gift Show, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sundays 12-3pm free
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.
Sep. 3, Frank Alves, soft rock
Sep. 10, Nocy, Spanish guitar
Sep. 17, Jesus Melecio, jazz/blues
Sep. 24, Can I Be Frank, Sinatra tribute
Fallbrook Mission Theater:
Sep. 10, Greg Douglass & the Sidewinders, 7pm $20 advance, $25 at the door
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
2021 Season Performances:
Aug. 18-Sept. 4, A Chorus Line
Sept. 15-Oct. 2, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
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
Check their website for who is scheduled for each time slot
Escondido:
Center for the Arts
Cabaret in the Courtyard:
Sep. 11-12, Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, $60-$180 for table of 2-4
Oct. 8-9, Sounds of the 70’s, $60-$180 for table of 2-4
Oct. 16, Chris Botti, 8pm $45-$85
Their new “improved” website is not very user friendly.
Cruisin’ Grand in Escondido is back through Sept. 24, Fridays 4-9pm, lots of cars, entertainment and people watching
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Castle Creek Country Club is hoping the Gopher Hole will be open by the fall.
Rancho Bernardo Inn:
Live music on the veranda Sunday-Thursday 5-8pm, Friday-Saturday 5-9pm
San Marcos:
Summer Concert Series:
Sep. 18, Betamaxx, Hollandia Park 3-7pm, free
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
Sep. 3, Clapton Hook
Sep. 4, Cool Rush
Sep. 10, 3 Car Garage
Sep. 11, Gone Blonde
Sep. 17, Undercover
Sep. 18, Fleetwood Max
Sep. 24, About Face
Sep. 25, Dr Dr
Oct. 1, Clapton Hook
Oct. 2, Cool Rush
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
Sep. 8, Daring Greatly 6pm
Sep. 12, Bill Magee 5pm
Sep. 17, Len Rainey & the Midnight Players 5pm
Sep. 19, Pretending Chrissie
Sep. 26, Jimmy & Enrique 2pm
Legoland is open with some restrictions, reservations required.
Bushfire Kitchen, live music Thursdays:
La Costa: 5:30pm
Del Mar: 5:30pm
Menifee: 7pm
Oceanside:
Sep. 18, Family Fun Festival, 332 S. Coast Highway, 10am-3pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-fun-festival-tickets-166679584123
Del Mar:
Del Mar Turf Club:
July 16-Sept. 6, advance ticket reservations required
San Diego Festival of the Arts:
Sept. 11-12, 150 artists, various mediums, live music, vendors, beer/wine garden, now located at the San Diego Surf Sports Park (formerly Del Mar Polo Fields).
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.
Encinitas:
Sep. 18, Encinitas Rotary Wine & Food Festival, 4-7pm $95+
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 with an eclectic variety of concerts from Gladys Knight to Jason Mraz to Mariachi to Indigo Girls to classical symphony and more. Films will also be shown with a live orchestra performing the musical soundtrack (Rocket Man, Goonies, Star Wars). Surely something will appeal to everyone. Brand new and sitting right in the bay, this looks like an amazing new venue to check out. Season ticket packages are available as well as individual events. Food sold on site. All shows 7:30pm.
Sep. 3, Rocket Man Live in Concert
Sep. 4, The Goonies in Concert
Sep. 5, The Finest Hour: Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the music that ended WWII
Sep. 8, Greg Clark Jr. with Suzanne Santo
Sep. 10, 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Sep. 11, Classic Albums Live performs Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Sep. 12, Classic Albums Live performs Beatles: Abbey Road
Sep. 14, Sergio Mendes with the San Diego Symphony
Sep. 18-19, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Sep. 24, Frank Sinatra with the Great Ladies of Song
Sep. 26, Jason Mraz
Sep. 29, Bobby McFerrin
Sep. 30, Pat Metheny Side-Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park have opened. Reservations required. Live webcams are always being broadcast.
SeaWorld is featuring a Craft Beer Festival through Sep. 19 Saturdays-Sundays plus Labor Day. www.seaworld.com
Balboa Park, Japanese Friendship Garden is open. The San Diego Museum of Art has a Virtual Gallery Experience. 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:
San Diego Blues Festival September 11. The headliner is Larkin Poe, full details are listed on the website. Advance general admission $40, at the gate $50, VIP is sold out. Capacity will be at 100%. www.sdbluesfest.com
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.
San Diego Spirits Festival:
Sept. 11-12, Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier, 12th Annual Cocktail Festival, entertainment, food $75+, designated driver $25+
www.sandiegospiritsfestival.com
Waterfront Park Festivals, San Diego:
Sep. 11, Boots in the Park, www.bootsinthepark.com
Sep. 25-26, CRSSD Festival, 3 stages, 36 performers, www.crssdfest.com
Oct. 15-16, Blended Festival, www.blendedfestival.com
Oct. 23, SoCal Taco Fest, 11am-10pm, www.socaltacofest.com
Tacos & Tequila Festival:
Sep. 3-4, Hotmess (& Sideyard BBQ) $40 includes beer tastings too, 1-5pm, 1735 National Avenue, San Diego
More San Diego Events:
Sep. 2, Toby Keith and Alabama, South Bay Drive-In Theatre 2170 Coronado Avenue www.southbaydrivein.com
Sep. 10, Never Forget Reggae Festival Part 1, Winston’s Beach Club, Ocean Beach www.winstonsob.com
Sep. 25, San Diego Festival of Beer, Broadway Pier 12-5pm 2 stages, $40-$75 www.festivalnet.com
Mission Brewery:
Sep. 18, Wing Wars: Chicken Wing Competition, $35-$55 www.missionbrewery.com
San Diego Wine & Food Festival:
Nov. 7-14, Embarcadero Marina Park North parking lot
Santee:
Sep. 25, Water Lantern Festival, Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve $25-$55
La Jolla:
Oct 9-10, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, La Jolla Village 10am-6pm www.ljawf.com
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, open and with a fully booked schedule, reservations.
Dana Point:
Sep. 24-26, Ohana Festival, Doheny State Beach, www.ohanafest.com
CA Wine Festival:
Sep. 24-25, Santa Barbara
Nov. 5-6, Huntington Beach
www.californiawinefestival.com
Redondo Beach: Sep. 10-12, Beach Life Festival at Redondo Beach
Temecula:
Thornton Winery’s Champagne Jazz Concert Series is sold out.
Friday night concert series 6pm, $25: Oct. 8, BIG, Oct. 29, Twisted Gypsy
Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday
Sep. 26, 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:
Sep. 3, Fortunate Son, tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sep. 4, Urban Skies, tribute to Keith Urban
Sep. 11, Pretzel Logic, tribute to Steely Dan
Sep. 24, Styxology, tribute to Styx
Sep. 25, Fast Times, Ultimate 80’s tribute
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
Pala Casino Starlight Theater (outside) all times 8pm unless noted otherwise:
Sep. 12, Grupo Yndio Y Los Terricolas 6pm $25
Sep. 17, Toby Keith sold out
Sep. 19, Bronco 6pm $35-$75
Sep. 24, Arnel Pineda & Bamboo $68-$128
Oct. 2, Queen Nation, tribute to Queen $15
Oct. 8, Boyz II Men $35-$75
Oct. 9, Daughtry $35-$75
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
Sep. 4, Dane Cook
Sep. 11, Little Joe Y La Familia
Sep. 25, The Brian McKnight 4
Movies Under the Stars, Thursdays, Courtyard 7pm:
Sep. 2, The King of Staten Island
Sep. 9, The Photograph
Sep. 16, Godzilla vs Kong
Sep. 23, Mighty Oak
Sep. 30, Moonstruck
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
Sept. 19, Chicago, 7:30pm $90+
Oct. 2, Air Supply, 8pm $40+
Oct. 3, Poison Tour, 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+
Valley View Casino in Valley Center, all 8pm:
Sep. 4, Stellita’s Groove
Sep. 11, Pulp Vixen
Sep. 18, Upstream
Sep. 25, The Verge
Pauma Casino: Open www.casinopauma.com no events
Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center:
Sep. 18-Oct 31, Pumpkin Patch
Sep. 19, American Truck Historical Society Truck Show
Oct. 2-3, Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market
Quotes for the moment:
💜Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Dr. Suess, American Author, 20th century
💖The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman, 20th century
💙True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what is right. Brigham Young, 19th century
💜I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket. Kellie Elmore, American Author, 21st 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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BY ANNETTE HIGBY
Disclaimer: times and events may change after publication.