Events & Festivals

  1. Día de los Muertos
    Honor lost loved ones and immerse yourself in traditional and authentic Mexican Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations throughout San Diego.
  2. Join the celebration at a weeklong extravaganza showcasing the paradigmatic SoCal lifestyle, culminating in a captivating two-day Grand Tasting experience. This lively gathering features a gastronomic spread by SoCal's renowned chefs and esteemed restaurants, engagements with international food field celebrities, fine wines presented by renowned world winemakers, and a rendezvous...
  3. Two lines of tents at the San Diego Wine and Food Festival at Waterfront Park on a sunny cloudless day
    Fill yourself up with plenty of autumn treats and craft brews at any one (or all!) of these food and drink festivals and events when you visit San Diego this fall. Enjoy beer samples, prix-fixe menus, neighborhood restaurant tastings and so much more.
  4. Top October Events
    Come soak up some Vitamin D in California's Beach City this October, all while enjoying 80+ Kids Free San Diego offers, Halloween happenings, Dia de los Muertos celebrations and more awesome events.
  5. Three kids walking down the street at SeaWorld San Diego in costumes during Spooktacular
    Trick-or-treating may be a hallowed Halloween tradition, but there are plenty of other fun ways for families to indulge in a spooktacular Halloween throughout October in San Diego!
  6. A pile of avocados in mesh bags is displayed at an outdoor market, with people walking and standing in the background on a sunny day.
    Calling all foodie individuals, the Fallbrook Avocado Festival is inexplicably delightful for its bountiful food trucks, artisanal crafts, and tertiary stalls offering peel-tastic avocado goodness. With an endless array of guacamole dips, avocado apparel, engrossing avocado athletic events, and programs for 'lil avo babies, screams all things avocado that fest-goers...
  7. People in traditional clothing dance at an outdoor Oktoberfest in San Diego while a crowd of onlookers, including children, watch. A woman wearing a "Miss La Mesa" sash is smiling in the center.
    Find out where you can chug a hefty stein of lager, chow down on a Bratwurst and oom-pah-pah to your heart's content at Oktoberfests in San Diego County.
  8. A couple dancing to the music at the Rady Shell at night with San Diego's skyline in the back ground.
    Fall for the arts this autumn in San Diego! Thanks to the balmy fall weather, the arts and culture scene takes to the streets in San Diego. Stay outside and enjoy art fairs, outdoor concerts, dancing in the streets and much more. End the day by heading inside to enjoy...
  9. Four women pose outdoors near the ocean, holding litter grabbers and smiling, participating in a park cleanup event on a sunny day.
    DMVA invites you to take part in our "Keep Del Mar Green" community cleanup events! Together, we'll protect our beautiful coastline, support sustainability, and make a lasting impact on our environment. We'll meet at the 17th Street Del Mar Lifeguard Station before spreading out across the beach, parks, and nearby...