New Year's Eve in San Diego is a blast, but it's not a bang. The only fireworks are at Sea World but there's a lot going on throughout the city. One of the most happening places is the Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve every weekend anyway. On NYE it's even more intense and every bar and restaurant/bar has something going on for New Year's Eve, which … [Read more...]
San Diego Thanksgiving Things To Do, Events & Turkey Dinners At Restaurants & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It's time to gobble up all the fun our area provides this time of the year. To be sure you're in the know, here's what to know about every cool thing that's happening in San Diego for this Thanksgiving. San Diego Thanksgiving Events • Shipwreck Pirate Party. Quartyard in East Village is holding Shipwrecks Music Fest, a … [Read more...]
Complete Rundown Of San Diego Halloween Events, Parties, Bars & Pub Crawls
Halloween is one of the top party times of the year when adults get to dress up in costumes as if they were kids again, only this time doing things like going bars, singles parties, events and pub crawls. Here is a rundown of the coolest ghoulish things happening in San Diego for Halloween this year. In addition to what is listed here, several bars throughout the city will … [Read more...]
5 Important Things To Know About The 2025 Adams Avenue Street Fair San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger San Diego has several street fairs and festivals with bands, food and beer. There are so many it's impossible to keep up with all of them. This is a review of the Adams Avenue Street Fair, which takes place in late September with five important things to know about it. 1.) About The Fair And When & Where This is a two-day … [Read more...]
La Mesa Oktoberfest Returns To San Diego This October; 2025 Dates & Information
Big beers, oompha (and other) bands and the chicken dance returns to San Diego this October for the 2025 La Mesa Oktoberfest celebration. Here are the dates, details and informaton on the 2025 event. The dates are Oct. 3-5. The hours are 4-10 on Friday the 3rd; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., on Saturday the 4th and Noon-8 p.m., on Sunday the 5th. The event is free, tho entrance into … [Read more...]
Craft Beer Con San Diego 2025 Dates, Location, Speakers & Fulll Details
San Diego hosts Comic-Con and it's only natural that the city also known for its beer would hold a Craft Beer Con. Here are the full details of the 2025 San Diego Craft Beer Con, which is an annual half-day conference for the San Diego craft beer industry. It is also open to the public and is hosted by the San Diego Brewers Guild. It will be held Tuesday, August 5 at Mira … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis San Diego Celebrates 25th Anniversary This August
What began as a simple fundraiser to save a hotel has turned into the largest event of its kind in the world. Tiki Oasis is a multi-day Polynesian festival taking place in August of each year in San Diego, CA. The 2025 dates are Aug. 7-10 at the retro Town & Country Hotel in centrally-located Mission Valley. It is everything tiki you can imagine – an incredible Tiki … [Read more...]
How To Take Part In Comic-Con San Diego When You Don’t Have A Badge
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Comic-Con in San Diego attracts more than 150,00 Trekkies, Star War characters, Sci-Fi and comic book heroes a year and the convention sells out several months in advance. But it's such a big deal it's a desirable event to attend. Here's tips on how to enjoy Comi-Con in San Diego – annually the third weekend of July – if … [Read more...]
Comic-Con San Diego 2025 Themed Cocktails, Restaurants, Bars & PubCrawl
Part of the personality of certain cities are its events and in San Diego, that event is Comic-Con. The annual convention of comic book and sci-fi characters takes over downtown for several days the end July each year and it's such as huge deal that themed pop-ups appear in small spaces on the street, bars and restaurants create special cocktails for it, the staff dresses up in … [Read more...]
Fourth Of July In San Diego Fireworks, Events, Bars & More
The Fourth of July in San Diego is not one big bang but several of them. Along with the all the activities that happen at the beaches, as well as the bars and beyond. Several cities offer as much variety as does San Diego for the 4th of July. And this year the 4th is on a Friday, making for a long weekend. Here is a rundown of the events, happenings and bar specials in San … [Read more...]
Free Summer Concert In San Diego At The Summer Arts Fest At Liberty Station
Bring your lawn chair or blanket, cooler and picnic basket – even your dog or pet – and enjoy free concerts this summer at San Diego's Liberty Station. For three Saturdays in July, August and September, the Arts District Liberty Station presents Summer Arts Fest, Taking place from 4-7 p.m., on the second Saturdays on the North Promenade, the event features bands and … [Read more...]
Fiesta Del Sol In Solana Beach Shows The Fun Of Living In San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The last Saturday of May was overcast, not exactly the type of day that makes you jump out of bed and say, "hey, I've got to get out in this beautiful weather!" Still, looking for something to do, I headed to San Diego's North County to check out Fiesta del Sol, a free art and music festival in Solana Beach. I figured if … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2025 Complete Guide Everything You Need To Know
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This is your complete guide with everything you need to know to attend this annual event from the hats to cocktails to the social scene. Date: Friday, July 18. Gates open at 11:30; racing is from 2-5 p.m. Tickets: $73, $98 Clubhouse (reserved seating), $93 Stretch Run, You may contact the ticket office at (858) … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival Returns For 2025; Here Are The Dates, Location & Ticket Prices
One of the top social cocktail events of the year is back for 2025, the San Diego Spirits Festival. This spectacular event, which features spirits distributors from several high-end brands, is set for Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 27-28. The location is again the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla which has patios overlooking the bluffs and Pacific Oean. "The spirits … [Read more...]
Check Out The Tiki Oasis San Diego 2025 Dates, Tickets & Entertainment
Get your tiki on at Tiki Oasis in San Diego. The multi-day festival is back and the 2025 dates are Aug. 6-10. The location is the traditional Town & Country Inn in Mission Valley (ideally suited in the center of town and right off a Green Line trolley stop) and in fact the entire property is turned into a tik oasis for five days. There are pool parties with a band and … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Parade Date, Route & Post-Parade Irish Festival
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger San Diego is hardly as well known as Boston, Chicago or even where I used to roam, Savannah, GA, when it comes to St. Patrick's Day parades. But it has one, and it is one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the USA. There's even a post-parade festival afterward … [Read more...]
Bands Look Forward To Performing At ShamROCK, San Diego’s St. Patrick’s Block Party
It's a plum gig. Several thousand people in a festive environment, multiple bands on multiple stages and an audience of happy beer-drinking people celebrating at a fun event. It's understandable that bands are excited to play ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival, San Diego's annual St. Patrick's Day block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. The 2025 Shamrock event is Saturday, March … [Read more...]
San Diego Padres 2025 Opening Day East Village Block Party Date, Bands, Music & Information
Excitement is high in San Diego for the 2025 Padres season and the East Village Association is again hosting its East Village Block Party on Opening Weekend, It is Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. The location is J Street from 7th to 10th avenues, which is in front of Petco Park. That leads directly into the baseball game as the pennant-seeking Padres host the … [Read more...]
ShamROCK 2025: San Diego’s St. Patrick’s Day Block Party Celebration
The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter turns green again in mid March for the city’s 29th Annual ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival. The 2025 event date is Saturday, March 15. Going from 2-10 p.m., it is a full afternoon and evening of bands, beers (and cocktails!), games and activities in an Irish-themed block party. It spans four blocks, has three stages and bars along the way offer … [Read more...]
Celebrate San Diego St. Patrick’s Day With A Parade & Block Party
Of course there's a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a city as fun, carefree and lively as San Diego. In fact, there are two, a parade on the Saturday prior to St. Paddy's Day and a block party in the Gaslamp, both on Saturday, March 15. It's a perfect tuneup to St. Patrick's Dauy two days later at lively San Diego Irish bars. SAN DIEGO ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE There's a … [Read more...]
Enjoy Discounted Drinks At These San Diego Bars Before The Wild Horses Festival
The 2024 Wild Horses Festival, a counry music festival in San Diego's Petco Park – the home stadium of the Padres baseball team – is back for 2024. The date is the eve of New Year's Eve, or Dec. 30. The 2024 headliners are Post Malone. Vincent Neil Emerson, Zach Top and Paul Cauthen. And those with tickets looking to get a few cocktails before the show can get discounted … [Read more...]
The San Diego East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market Is Saturday, Nov. 30
The holiday spirit comes to the East Village in San Diego with the East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market. This free event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, from 4-8 p.m. It takes place at Quartyard and 13th & Market. It features live music from local entertainers, drinks from Quartyard – which has an extensive craft beer selection from dozens of taps – tacos … [Read more...]
San Diego Beer Week Sets November Dates For 2024 Celebration
San Diego's annual celebration of its craft beers and breweries is set for 2024. The 16th annual San Diego San Diego Beer Week, presented by the non-profit San Diego Brewers Guild, is November 1-10 at breweries, brewpubs, bars and restaurants throughout San Diego County. The 16th annual celebration of the local independent craft beer industry is highlighted by The Capital of … [Read more...]
Taste Of North Park Features San Diego Craft Beers & Live Music This October
Known for its craft breweries, it's only appropriate that this neighborhood of San Diego would have a party to celebrate it. The Taste Of North Park features San Diego craft beers, food samples and live music this October. The 13th annual event is Saturday Oct. 5. It goes from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and features more than 40 restaurants, breweries, cafes and retail stores with … [Read more...]
San Diego’s La Mesa Oktoberfest 2024 Dates, Beer Garden, Bands & Food Information
Southern California's largest Oktoberfest party turns a part of San Diego into Munich for a weekend during the annual La Mesa Oktoberfest. Now in its 51st year, this year’s festival is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-6. The event features vendors, three biergartens with a rotating polka band, beer stein contests, the chicken dance and, of course, German food and lots … [Read more...]
San Diego Oktoberfest Celebrations Dates, Tickets & Informations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ein Prost! It's Oktoberfest time around the world and in San Diego there's two big festivals that will have you thinking you're in Munich. Well, maybe not quite, but close enough. There are two major festivals in San Diego, one taking place over two weekends and another just one the first of October. At each, you can … [Read more...]
New Event, The Taste of College Area, Coming To San Diego
A new event, the Taste of College Area, is coming to San Diego. In a city filled with fun events, the Taste of College Area takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The location is throughout the College Area & Rolando Neighborhood Commercial Corridor (El Cajon Boulevard between 54th Street & 73rd Street and on the SDSU Campus). It features samples … [Read more...]
San Diego Labor Day Weekend Things To Do & Best Events
This a rundown of things to do, the best places to be and the most fun events for Labor Day Weekend in San Diego. There are pool parties, concerts, a great bar scene and it is also the start of the college football season. Labor Day Weekend Events The Beach Boys – the Mike Love version – play Sunday night at the Shell Amphitheater on San Diego Bay. Called Endless Summer Gold … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Highlights Top Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend
The Polynesian lifestyle, always prevalent here, sways in full force at the annual Tiki Oasis takes place at the Town & Country Inn. Plus, Reggie Bush and his Heisman Trophy are at Oxford Social Club nightclub, pool parties are spashing around the Gaslamp Quarter and there's the beaches in the summertime. This is a rundown of the top things to do in San Diego this … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego With A 2024 Theme Of Way Out West
Aloha! The world's largest Polynesian festival, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, is back for 2024. This year has a them of "Way Out West." The five-night, four-day all-things-tiki event is July 31-Aug. 4 at its familiar location, the Town & Country Resort. During that time there is near-constant live music from several bands, DJs, tropical cocktails curated by top … [Read more...]
Where To Eat & Drink During San Diego Comic-Con
There are a lot of studio pop-ups during San Diego Comic-Con but for those without tickets to this massive event, there are still a places to go that provide a lot of the super hero, sci-fi and comic book characters amosphere. For starters, just hang around the Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Ave., for there you will get a lot of the San Diego Comic-Con flavor. But … [Read more...]
North Park Music Festival A Cool & Funky San Diego Event – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The tone is set before the tunes are set. Upon walking into the annual North Park Music Festival in San Diego, you are greeted by a 70s psychedelic logo on a courtyard that looks as if Austin Powers had been there and things like a "bus stop" like none you'll ever see from the MTS and wildly painted phone booths. There's … [Read more...]
North Park Music Festival San Diego Dates, Tickets, Bands & Everything You Need To Know
The sounds and talents of Southern California and Baja California fill the air of San Diego's North Park community on the last Friday of May and the first day of June for the North Park Music Festival. This year marks the fourth anniversary and it involves two days of music on a pair of stages, food, vendors and – this being North Park – craft beers. Bands include … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship A Hit With Fans, Bartenders & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger There was a reason to celebrate and everyone did just that – bartenders, bars and the patrons – at the 2024 San Diego Cocktails Challenge, held Sunday, April 28 at the Rustic Root and Swing Social bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. This was a competition among bartenders at some 20 bars all around San Diego, a showcase for them to … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival Entertainment & Ticket Infomation
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego includes a huge block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is called the ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival and 2024 is its 28th year. It is comprised of live music, beer (duh!), food and shenanigans in a true celebration of an Irish-inspired "holiday." ShamROCK San Diego takes place on Saturday, March 16 from 2-11 p.m., along Sixth Ave., … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Wins FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year
For those who have been to it, this news may come as little surprise. Still, it's good to be recognized and the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival very proudly has announced that it has earned the honor of being named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year. "We are truly honored to be named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year, especially as we embark on our 20th … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Eve Fire & Ice Is A $50 NYE Party In The Gaslamp Quarter
There is fire and ice on Dec. 31 with the Fire & Ice New Year's Eve party in San Diego. Theevent is at Cielo Rooftop Lounge and Day N Nite nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter and tickets prices start at – get this – just $50. That's an incredible low price for any event on New Year's Eve. Heck, some bars charge more than that on NYE and here you get a couple of different … [Read more...]
Big Night San Diego Multi-Room New Year’s Eve Party Ticket Prices & Details
If you want to have a big night in San Diego for New Year's Eve, then go to the Big Night San Diego NYE party. It's a multi-room, multi-bar event taking place at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront. And drinks are included as it is an all-inclusive party. This is a NYE party primarily for San Diego singles and fun couples. The event includes the following: • Multiple bars (drinks … [Read more...]
Dia De Los Muertos Day Of The Dead Celebrations In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The day after Halloween, many people may seem as they are dead after partying at Halloween parties, pub crawls and bar events, but in Mexico, there is a tradition that actually honors the dead. It's called Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, and in Mexico it's a holiday to celebrate and honor deceased loved ones. It … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival – A Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Incredible. If one word were to be used to describe the San Diego Spirits Festival, that would be it. The event is incredible, the venue is incredible and the atmosphere is incredible. Walking into it for the first time is like going to one of those over-the-top New … [Read more...]
San Diego Sprits Festival Is This Weekend In La Jolla
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are plenty of spirits and spirits are high among those in attendanceduring the annual San Diego Spirits Festival, set to take place Oct. 7-8 in La Jolla. This dress-to-impress event at the beautiful San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art (its location is where the "first lady of La Jolla, Ellen Browning Scripps, had her … [Read more...]
Taste of North Park San Diego 2023 Date, Details, Ticket Prices & Information
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); North Park, one of San Diego's "craftiest" neighborhoods, is having a celebration of its craft breweries and restaurants. The Taste of North Park 2023 is taking place in October and here is the date, details, restaurants and breweries, ticket prices and full event information. The date is Saturday, Oct. 7, between 11 … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival 2023 Dates, Location, Tickets & All You Need To Know
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The spirit(s) are in the air for the 14th annual San Diego Spirits Festival. Here are the 2023 dates, location, tickets, spirit providers and all you need to know about this event. This upscale tasting is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla (formerly the … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Is A Ticket To Paradise In San Diego: World’s Biggest Tiki Festival Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Thank God the tiki bar is openThank God the tiki torch still shinesThank God the tiki bar is openCome on in and open up your mind – Jimmy Buffett, The Tiki Bar Is Open I have found tiki heaven, and it is Tiki Oasis San Diego. There are few better places to "get … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide & Events For July 21-23: Comic-Con, Del Mar Opening Day
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger What a one-two combo we have in San Diego this weekend. It's like Manny Machado and Fernando Tatís, Jr., hitting back-to-back in the fun times lineup. With that in mind, here is a complete rundown of the biggest and most fun party events in San Diego … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide Events & Happenings For July 14-16
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather is warm and the happenings are hot. This is a rundown of nightlife, party-related events and fun things to do in San Diego for the weekend of July 14-16. Plus some more cool info on bars and upcoming events. Opening Of The Lafayette Hotel Here's a hot … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego; Here Are The 2023 Dates & Details And Tickets Information
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It's tiki time in San Diego again. Or, more importantly, it Tiki Oasis time. The annual event returns to American's Finest City for 2023 and here are the dates, details, location, events and everything you need to know about it. The dates for Tiki Oasis 2023 in San … [Read more...]
Second Annual SD Beer Weekend Sets 2023 Dates
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); San Diego and craft beer go together like Pacific Beach and bars, and fortunately there are ways to try a lot of those beers with special events. One of those is the second annual SD Beer Weekend presented by the San Diego Brewers Guild. It takes place Friday, June 9-Sunday, June 11 in 2023. “With National Beer Day on … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival Grand Decant 2022 Photos & Videos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Were you at the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival's big wine tasting event on Friday night? PubClub.com was there and here are our photos & videos highlighting the 2022 Grand Decant. Here are our photos and videos from the Grand Decant event held at Liberty Station on Friday, Nov. … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting 2022 Photos & Videos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Another grand day and another grand event. Wine, food, spirits, craft beer and a fun crowd all paired on a sunny 70-degree November afternoon on the edge of San Diego Bay and the Marriott Marina. PubClub.com was there and here are our photos & videos highlighting the San Diego Wine … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Events 2022 Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine, more wine, great food that's basically San Diego restaurant hopping, craft beers, spirits and a lively atmosphere all describe the San Diego Wine & Food Festival in 2022. If there's one big takeaway – and it's consistent year after year – is is this is more than a series of wine … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2022 List Of All Events
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); More than 11,000 wine and food enthusiasts are taking part in the 18th annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, a multi-day event featuring fine wines, food, beer, spirits music – and let's face it, fun – from Nov. 8-13. Tickets are now on sale and some events – such as the spectacular Grand Tasting (Saturday, Nov. … [Read more...]
14th Annual San Diego Beer Week 2022 Dates, Tickets & Breweries
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The first in-person San Diego Beer Week since the pandemic is back and it takes place Nov. 4-13. Here is all the information you need to know including beer tasting locations, breweries, ticket prices and where to buy tickets for the tastings. Guild Fest, the official kick-off event for the celebration of the local … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2022 Is This Weekend With Return To A Full Event
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After having no event in 2020 and a limited one in 2021, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival – one of the premier events of its kind in Southern California and a must-do activity for those in the San Diego social scene – returns to its full glory in 2022. The dates are Nov. 9-13, and features the action-packed and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: San Diego’s Unique Over The Line Beach Party Tournament
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By The Kevbeaux, The Nightlife Blogger For years, when when I lived up the coast in Manhattan Beach, I had heard about San Diego's Over The Line tournament, a version of softball with three-person teams played on the hard sand of San Fiesta Island in Mission Bay. It sounded like San Diego's version of the Manhattan Beach … [Read more...]
SoCal Taco Fest San Diego Tequila & Tacos Event – A Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I kicked off my shoes and put them in the cool water of a fountain. On one side of me I had a fine margarita with Corralejo Blana tequila and on the other a tasty taco. In front of me on a large stage, a band was rocking with 80s tunes from the Violent Femmes and Depeche … [Read more...]
Gator By The Bay Cajun Festival Review & All You Need To Know
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger What a fun event! From the minute I walked into Gator By The Bay – San Diego's Cajun-inspired food and music festival – until the moment I left, this was an enjoyable afternoon and evening in Spanish Landing Park along the Harbor Island back bay. Now I have been to many … [Read more...]
SoCal TacoFest In San Diego Is May 14 In Waterfront Park
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By PubClub.com Tacos, tequila, DJs and bands. All in a location across the bay in beautiful and fun San Diego. Where something always seems to be happening every weekend! This event is the SoCal Tacofest, and it's Saturday, May 14 in Waterfront Park, which is across from the Star of India sailing ship as part of the … [Read more...]
Gator By The Bay San Diego 2022 Dates, Music Lineup & Ticket Information
A true spice of New Orleans comes once again to San Diego first weekend in May with a music, food and drinks event called Gator By The Bay. Fer sure! It is billed as "the largest, most-authentic Louisiana-themed music and food festival this side of the bayou." Presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club, it features four days of live music with more than 100 musical acts … [Read more...]
Garth Brooks San Diego Petco Park 2022 Concert Date & Tickets
There was no Holiday Bowl but there will be something other than baseball taking place in Petco Park this year. Country Music superstar Garth Brooks will be playing in the stadium on Saturday, March 5. Showtime is 7 p.m. The concert is being hosted by the San Diego Padres. “We are extremely excited to welcome Garth Brooks to Petco Park for his first visit to San Diego in … [Read more...]
Boots In The Park Returns To San Diego In 2022; Lineup & Date
Boots in the Park, a huge one-day country music concert held at Waterfront Park, is returning to San Diego for 2022. The date is Saturday, April 2. Blake Sheldon is the headliner and also in the lineup is Brett Young and Carly Pearce. Currently, ticket prices have not been announced, nor is a time for ticket sales. The event's website has a pre-sale registration. And not … [Read more...]
The Coolest Things At The Grand Tasting San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger One of the things that I always look forward to during the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival's Grand Tasting – other the wines, spirits, craft beers, food and great crowd – is the creative displays from the vendors. I'll never forget the year that Monkey Shoulder whiskey had everyone go into an orange Port-o-Let, only to … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine + Food Festival’s 2021 Grand Decant A Wine Lover’s Paradise
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger When I peered into the glass windows of the 2021 Grand Decant, the Friday night tasting adventure that is one of the top annual events of the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, one thought came to mind. "Wow, this is a wine lovers paradise!" What I saw at Julep Venue, a new location for this event, was rows and rows of … [Read more...]
Great Pumpkin Festival Beer Festival Halloween Block Party Review San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego is a city full of fun large-scale events and the inaugural please-do-it-again Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is certainly one of them. This Halloween costume block party in the Gaslamp Quarter brought a Seattle tradition to Southern California and it was beer-flowing fun. It was held along Island and … [Read more...]
How To Win 2 Tickets & 5 Beers To The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival San Diego Contest
Beers, a giant pumpkin beer tap, live music and a block party in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival and it takes place Saturday, Oct. 30 – Halloween Eve! – along Island Street in the Gaslamp. And here's how to win two tickets to it, along with five beers, in this contest presented by PubClub.com. To enter, simply do the following: • … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival 2021 Beers, Date & Ticket Prices
Every Charlie Brown fan knows about the Great Pumpkin, and craft beer lovers in Southern California should know about San Diego's Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. It's Saturday, Oct. 30 in the Gaslamp Quarter and features 40 breweries as well as a special tapping of a 1,400-pound real pumpkin keg. The idea was seeded in Seattle and has now spread to America's Finest City. It … [Read more...]
Single In San Diego: La Mesa Oktoberfest Is A Party – A Review
By Joey Freshwater, PubClub.com San Diego Singles Blogger After having a ho-hum time at the El Cajon Oktoberfest the previous weekend, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the La Mesa Oktoberfest. Well, the second I got off the trolley, I could tell it would be a more lively experience. For starters, it's right at the trolley station. El Cajon's is a couple miles … [Read more...]
Single In San Diego: At The El Cajon Oktoberfest – A Review
By Joey Freshwater, PubClub San Diego Singles Blogger Feeling the urge to get a little taste of the atmosphere of Munich in late September/early October without traveling to Germany, I went to check out the El Cajon Oktoberfest. It's the largest Oktoberfest celebration in San Diego and I was anticipating a day full of holding up large German beers, singing, dancing, … [Read more...]
What’s Happening In San Diego This Weekend – Top Fun Events & Nightlife
A Tequila Festival And Oktoberfest Here's what's happening San Diego this week and weekend for the week of Sept. 23-26. • Dollar Beers At American Junkie – Thursday, Sept. 23 You read that correctly – dollar beers! It's every Thursday from 9-10 p.m., at American Junkie in the Gaslamp Quarter. • Expo Tequila En Tijuana – Sept. 25-26 The oldest tequila expo in … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2021 Tickets Information & Pricing
City's Premier Social Event Of The Year Returns With Tastings & Spectacular Events The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is back for 2021, and tickets are now on sale via its website. The event takes place in its usual mid-November timeframe, from Nov. 11-14. The event's main event is the spectacular Grand Tasting on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the North … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2021 Dates – Nov. 13 Grand Tasting
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger One of the top events on the San Diego social – not to mention the food & drink – calendar is back for 2011. The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival is set to take place from Nov. 11-14. It is comprised of a series of wine and food tastings and pairings, including the highlight Grand Tasting on the North Embarcadero at … [Read more...]
San Diego Party Events Flashback: The SD Bay Wine & Food Festival
Rewinding Moments & Memories As 2020 Festival Is Canceled By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Editor Many places have a kind of anchor event that defines a particular time of year or the season. In Munich, Oktoberfest means the fall October fall harvest season has arrived. In San Francisco, the imminent arrival of summer is signaled with the wild and … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Canceled For 2020
It's Not So Grand For The Grand Tasting & Other Food And Drink Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubCub.com San Diego Blogger One of the "must do" events in San Diego and a top happening in the fall, will not be taking place this year. The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival has been canceled for 2020, officials have just announced. It was originally scheduled for … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival 2020 Postponed To 2021
Officials Planning An Alternative Fall Event It's little wonder that another San Diego event has been canceled due to COVID-19. The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, which was about to enter just its second year in 2020, has been postponed to 2021. The inaugural three-day event, held in November, featured more than 125 artists on 10 stages from Broadway Pier … [Read more...]
Two Big San Diego Summer Events That Have Not Been Canceled
Del Mar Opening Day & OTL Still Scheduled To Take Place In July By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Comic-Con is gone. So, too is the county fair and the pride parade. But not all the big and fun events – decades-long signature summertime happenings in this city – have not been canceled in San Diego. As of this writing, two big summertime ones … [Read more...]
Mardi Gras In San Diego: No Parade But A Beads & Booze Bar Crawl
Gaslamp Quarter Bars Hosting A Big Easy Beads, Bites & Booze Tour If you want to laissez le bon temps rouler in San Diego for Mardi Gras, then sign up for the Big Easy Bites & Booze tour. Taking place on Saturday, Feb 22 – Fat Tuesday is Feb. 25 – the event involves a self-guided bar crawl through Gaslamp restaurants and bars. For $25 you get 20 "sips and bites" … [Read more...]
The San Diego Bay Holiday Boat Parade Of Lights Dates & Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger I love a parade. A boat parade, anyway. During the holiday season, there are boat parades all up and down the California coast. I have been to the multi-day Newport Beach Boat Parade, the Marina del Rey Boat Parade and the intimate Redondo Beach Boat Parade. And now that I'm living in San Diego, I wanted to check out the one here, … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Grand Tasting 2019 Event Review
A Blast By The Bay – Again By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Wine Blogger Sunshine and wine. There was an abundance of both – as well as plenty of people to enjoy each of them – at the annual Grand Tasting, the spectacular signature event of the annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. On a tourism postcard day along the bay, this annual event … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2019 Tickets & Events
Premium Event Grand Tasting Sells Out Every Year One of the best events of the year is back for 2019, and tickets are now on sale for the weeklong San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. A series of events featuring food, wines, spirits, chefs, pairings and, well wine and food, this event is a premier annual happening in San Diego. The 2019 dates are Nov. 10-17. The … [Read more...]
It’s Back! Comic-Con Is A Super Heroes Sci Fi Party In San Diego’s Gaslamp Streets & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The scene is out of something you might find only, in, well a comic book. There was Batman, Captain America and Superman. Several Supermans, in fact. As well as the most authentic-looking Spock you could find outside of Star Trek, a bunch of Ghostbusters and even a Ghostbusters ambulance coming out of the roof of a … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Gaslamp Mardi Gras Big Easy Bites & Booze Tour 2019 Bars, Tickets & Details
Complete Food & Drink Offerings With A Rooftop Afterparty By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger There is no Fat Tuesday parade in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter anymore, but there is a Mardi Gras party. It's a bar crawl of sorts on Saturday, March 3, called the Big Easy Bites & Booze Tour. It consists of going around to 20 Gaslamp … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Shines Again In 2018: A Review
Grand Decant, Grand Tasting & Taco TKO A Full & Fun Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Festivals Blogger In a whirlwind series of events that seemed to both to breeze by and also slowed down so you could savor the many moments, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival closed out another successful year with thousands of people downing thousands of … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc San Diego 2018 Everything You Need To Know
Inside SD's Exclusive All-White Pop-Up Dinner One of the most exclusive dinner parties in San Diego takes place on Friday, Nov. 9. But where is it? We don't know, and even if you're invited – there's a registration process – you won't know either. Until two hours before the event, anyway. It's Le Diner en Blanc – San Diego, and here's everything you need to … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2018 Tickets, Dates & Top Events
Grand Tasting Is Saturday, Nov. 17 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Wine Blogger One of the must-do events on the annual social calendar in San Diego is the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, and the 2018 dates are Nov. 12-18, with the Grand Tasting scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17. The Grand Tasting takes place from Noon-3 p.m., with VIP and … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Among City’s Top Most Fun Events
Del Mar Opening Day, The OTL, Fat Tuesday & St. Patrick's Day Make Up 5 Best Annual Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger In a city full of great events - Del Mar Opening Day, the Over-The-Line, the Gaslamp Fat Tuesday Parade and the St. Patrick's Day Parade – the San Diego Wine + Food Festival stands out as one of the best annual events in … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine + Food Festiva Review – A Grand Time Again
Grand Tasting, SommCon & Blind Tasting Make For A Fun & Rewarding Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine & Food Blogger The time zipped by faster than the Jet Skis skimming across the water in San Diego Bay. At one moment, the gates to the San Diego Wine + Food Festival's premier Grand Tasting event opened, and what seems like mere moments … [Read more...]
Grand Tasting A Grand Event At San Diego Wine & Food Festival
A Spectacular Scene Makes This An Annual 'Must Do' Social Occassion By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Drinks Blogger Take notice of the name. It's the San Diego Wine & Food Festival, not the other way around. Wine before dine. That in itself says a lot about this annual event, which is annually held the third weekend of November in this scenic … [Read more...]
Marriott Hosts Several Wine Lovers Events For San Diego Wine + Food Festival
It's Always Wine Time With These Fun Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Wine Blogger For one week a year, San Diego becomes the wine capitol of California. It's the annual San Diego Bay Wine + Festival, a week-long series of events featuring wine tastings, wine pairings and dinners. As well as a lot of food. And other drinks. Within this, the … [Read more...]
Over The Line San Diego Still A Fun (And Funny) Annual Top Party Event
Blogger Report On The OTL Team Names, Alcohol Allowed On Beach And No Bad Attitudes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Within a minute of stepping onto the dusty sand of the Over The line tournament grounds on Fiesta Island in San Diego's Mission Bay, we were laughing. Not only were we laughing at this annual event put on by the Old Mission Beach … [Read more...]
Over The Line Kicks Off Fun Summer Of Events In San Diego
Del Mar Opening Day, Concerts, Bodysurfing Championships & Padres Add To SD's Festivities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The summer of fun in San Diego may seem to be never ending but it truly kicks off with the Over The Line tournament on Fiesta Island. This Chicago-invented softball game that made its way to the West Coast takes place over … [Read more...]
Over The Line San Diego Top Things You Need To Know About This Wild Event
The Over-The-Line softball tournament takes place in San Diego during two weekends each July. While its premise is athletic competition – some teams take this event very seriously – it's really all about being social. And in San Diego that means a party, and a big party. The OTL attracts tens of thousands of people who make this an afternoon or even weekend beach … [Read more...]
The Single Most Important Thing I Learned About Attending The OTL San Diego
Over-The-Line Tournament Biggest Party Is The First Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If there's one thing I've learned through the years of covering events for not only PubClub.com but for other news organizations (I began this kind of life as a newspaper sports reporter) it's that no matter what you hear about something, nothing beats actually … [Read more...]
I Went To Del Mar Opening Day And Did Not See A Single Horse Race
Girls, The Hat Parade & Singles Scene Takes Priority Over The Ponies For Nightlife Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's a lot of horsing around that goes on at Del Mar Race Track in San Diego for Opening Day. And sometimes it doesn't even involve horses. I know because I've done it. Yes, I went to Opening Day and did not see a … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Over The Line Organizers Hosting Craft Beer Festival
San Diego's Top Breweries Participating In Inaugural OTL Event The fine folks at the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club (OMBAC) know a thing about two about drinking beer and having a good time, and the organizers of the renowned Over the Line tournament are putting on their first craft beer festival. It's Saturday, May 20 as part of the first rounds of Over the Line at … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay WIne & Food Festival 2016 Top Events
Grand Tasting & SommCon The Best Of The Best, Especially For Singles There are almost as as many smiles as there is wine, a fine pairing in a fun city filled with fun people. The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival – Nov. 14-20 in 2016 and its always the week prior to Thanksgiving – is the most anticipated event here in the fall, and there's good reason for … [Read more...]
KAABOO Del Mar Single-Day Tickets On Sale For $119
Jimmy Buffett, Aerosmith & Jack Johnson The Daily Headliners Single-day tickets are now on sale for KAABOO Del Mar, taking place Sept. 15-18 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego. Tickets are $119 for GA – pretty much the same price as a regular concert these days – and $299 for the "Hang Five" pass, with lounges and special viewing areas for all five stages. Sold … [Read more...]
San Diego July Party Report: Top Singles Events
All-Star Game, Del Mar Opening Day & The OTL There's no finer city to be at in America right now than San Diego. While that could be written for just about anytime of the year, it's especially true in July, for San Diego, and specifically for singles. There's a series of events coming at you faster than dingers at the Home Run Derby. There's the Major League … [Read more...]
OTL San Diego Miss Emerson Contest Over The Line Girls History
By Chelsea Hunter, PubClub.com PubClubette The Ms. Emerson competition…the undeniable zenith of the hazy days filled with sand, sweat, and beer at the annual Over-the-Line (OTL) tournament each year held at Fiesta Island in San Diego. It’s what pulls men away from the dusty game courts with vortex-like power over to the competition area where ladies deftly tiptoe up … [Read more...]
OTL Over-The-Line San Diego 2016 Weekend Dates
The Biggest Beach Party Of The Year In California One of the biggest, best and most fun – and certainly the wildest – singles party events of the year in San Diego takes place on two weekends in July, with the 2016 dates being July 9-10 and 16-17. It's the Over-The-Line tournament or, quite simply, the OTL. Put on by the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club (with money … [Read more...]
Over-The-Line OTL San Diego The Ultimate Party Guide
A Hot San Diego Singles Beach Bash & The Miss Emerson Contest By PubClubette Chelsea Hunter Held in the beautiful Mission Bay area of San Diego, the Over-the-Line Tournament (better known to locals as the OTL tourney) takes place on Fiesta Island, a small island in the midst of the bay. I had never heard of it before, so when PubClub.com sent me to experience … [Read more...]