August is the hottest month of the year in most of the US, but it’s still sunny and 75 in San Diego—the perfect weather for outdoor events! There is no shortage of food, music, and beer festivals in the summer. Read on to find out which ones you can’t miss!
Watch the Grunion Run
Now thru the end of August, 2018
Watch as thousands of tiny, silvery fish mate by the light of the full (or new) moon. The best beaches to catch this uniquely Southern California event are La Jolla Shores, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, and on Coronado.
Del Mar Racing Season
Now thru 9/3, 2018
‘Tis the racing season at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Even if betting on horses isn’t your thing, you can still have fun watching live music or at one of the special events in the Seaside Concert Area this summer, including the Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, August 18, and Turf & Surf BBQ Championship on Sunday, August 19.
Summer in Balboa Park
Now thru 9/1, 2018
Balboa Park is the place to be this summer, with free Twilight in the Park Summer Concerts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night through the end of August; Food Truck Fridays through September 28; as well as extended museum hours and deals on after-hours tickets including The San Diego Natural History Museum, The San Diego Museum of Art, The Museum of Photographic Arts, and The Japanese Friendship Garden.
SeaWorld’s Electric Ocean
Now thru 9/3, 2018
Head to SeaWorld after the sun goes down this summer for glow-in-the-dark entertainment, including Cirque Electrique–an impressive mix of acrobatics, music, and lights, starring USBA world freestyle jet ski champion Mark Gomez.
Humphreys by the Bay Concerts
Now thru 10/30, 2018
Catch Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy, and Brandi Carlile among many others, at Humphreys by the Bay Hotel’s outdoor summer concert series–a San Diego tradition for over 25 years.
San Diego Beer and Wine Fest
August 11, 2018
There’s no shortage of food and drink fests in San Diego in the summertime, but that didn’t stop them from starting a new one! Held in Embarcadero Marina Park, the inaugural San Diego Beer and Wine Fest features hundreds of brews (including dozens of local and national craft beers) and over 100 curated wines to sample, plus live music, a DJ, lawn games, and San Diego’s most popular food trucks.
CityFest Street Fair & Music Festival
August 12, 2018
San Diego’s largest and best annual street fair and music festival returns to the heart of the Hillcrest community with live music, over 300 art, craft, and food vendors, live bands and DJs, an after-dark block party, and more!
¡Latin Food Fest!
August 17-18, 2018
This sixth annual Hispanic culinary celebration in Marina Park includes a “Chefs Night Out” kickoff party on Friday night and the Gran Tasting on Saturday, featuring 150 food, beverage, wine, beer and spirits stations, cooking demos, Best of Fest chef awards, a VIP tent, and live music!
Best of San Diego Party
August 17, 2018
Celebrate San Diego’s top local restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, and businesses with unlimited bites and sips from more than 100 vendors along with live bands and entertainment, interactive art installations, lounges, aerialist acrobats, fire performers, pop-up shops, dancing, and more.
Stone Anniversary Celebration & Beer Festival
August 18, 2018
Southern California’s largest beer festival features beers from more than 100 beers from over 50 of the best craft breweries in the world. There’s a special Brewers Reception on Friday night, and two Saturday sessions to choose from.
San Diego Spirits Festival
8/25-8/26, 2018
Beer not your thing? Don’t worry, there’s a fest devoted to craft cocktails! Mix and mingle with whiskey and bourbon worshipers, tequila aficionados, gin guzzlers, rum radicals, vodka vixens, and mixologists at the 10th annual San Diego Spirits Festival in the Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier. There’s also chef demonstrations, bartender competitions, live music, and gourmet food trucks.
Bike the Bay:
August 26, 2018
Have you always wanted to ride over the Coronado Bay Bridge? Now is your chance! This annual 25-mile non-competitive community bike ride is for riders of all abilities and will take you on a scenic, primarily flat ride around the San Diego Bay via the Bayshore Bikeway. Peddle through Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, and National City before cruising back to celebrate with food, beer, and entertainment at the start/finish line at Embarcadero Marina Park in downtown.
US Sand Sculpting Challenge & Dimensional Art Expo
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2018
The US Sand Sculpting Challenge & Dimensional Art Expo puts the “sand” in San Diego every Labor Day weekend. Twelve world master sculptors come to compete at Broadway Pier and Landing. See who can create the most astonishing sand sculpture at this family-friendly event which features live entertainment, a sandbox and rides for kids, a dozen gourmet food trucks, and more!
KAABOO Del Mar Festival
Sep 14 – Sep 16, 2018
The lineup for KAABOO is sick: Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Robert Plant, Halsey, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa, Incubus, Gucci Mane, Earth, Wind & Fire, STP, TLC, and so much more! In addition to the music, this three-day fest at Del Mar Racetrack & Fairgrounds promises comedy, cuisine, and craft libations in a dirt, dust, and mud free environment with plenty of shade and seating, and get this–flushing toilets! Is it even a fest without porta-potties?
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