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...]
Del Mar Opening Day Is The Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast
The Turf Meets The Surf At This Southern California Horse Racing Summertime Fun Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The ladies arrive in tight-fitting cocktail dresses topped by huge hats, the gentlemen don pants and jackets with pictures of horses on them and drinks flow like at a wedding reception. It's Derby Day and not the one you're … [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...]
Where To Find The Del Mar Opening Day After Party Best Bars
Bringentine, Jimmy O's & Bully's Are Good For Post-Race Drinks And En Fuego Is On Fire By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a few hours after Del Mar Opening Day and I was showing a friend around to the bars to continue our partying when we walked into En Fuego in downtown Del Mar about a mile from the track. From street level it doesn't look … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2019 Complete Guide Everything You Need To Know
Ticket Info, The Hat Contest, Cocktails & The Social Scene At The Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast 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: Wednesday, July 17. Gates open noon; racing is from 2-5 p.m. Tickets: $15 GA, $30 Clubhouse (recommended), You do … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2016 Is On A Friday
Top Social Singles Event Leads Into OTL's Second Weekend If you think Del Mar Opening Day was crowded the last few years when around 45,000 people packed into the tight race course, then it could be even more popular this year. That's because Opening Day in 2016 is not on its traditional Wednesday, but on a Friday. Yes, a Friday. The date is July 15. This could lead to … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2016 Tickets
Box Office Opens May 13; Opening Day Is Friday, July 15 Tickets for Opening Day of Del Mar – the Kentucky Derby of the West Coast as PubClub.com likes to refer to it – go on sale when the box office opens for all events on Friday, May 13. It opens at 10 a.m. Opening Day 2016 is not on a Wednesday as is traditional, but instead on a Friday, which is July 15. Tickets … [Read more...]
Del Mar Nightlife Bars Near The Del Mar Race Track Solana Beach Cardiff By The Sea
On Fire At En Fuego, Top Fish Tacos, Great Margaritas And A Classic Dive Bar In North County The horses run from July to September, but the nightlife and bars in Del Mar and the other seaside cities in the North County of San Diego put out plenty of horsepower the rest of the year. The area is at full trot when the ponies and people are in town for the Del Mar races, but … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day So Popular It’s Holding A Drawing For Restaurants
Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast Requires Advance Planning For A Table Del Mar Opening Day is a very fun Southern California event the third Wednesday of each July. It's also the most popular mid-week event in the entire state. More than 50,000 people go to it and it's such a "must-do" event that the horse track that's across the street from the Pacific Ocean must action … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day Can Be Loads Of Fun But Its Too Crowded For Some Fans
Huge Crowds Overwhelm Where The Turf Meets The Surf, Yet the People Still Keeping Partying It's the Kentucky Derby of the West Coast, the mid-summer social scene of Southern California, the best Hump Day party in the country. Opening Day at Del Mar race track in Del Mar, CA, is an annual event for tens of thousands of people from Los Angeles to San Diego. People … [Read more...]