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1Ocean Beach Street Fair and
Chili Cookoff:
June 22
Come for the chili,
stay for the live
music at this zany
festival now in its
34th year.
LEGOLAND California
BRING THE KIDS
If you’ve got kids to entertain, check out major attractions like Sea World,
LEGOLAND California Resort, and Aquatica San Diego, Sea World’s new
water wonderland (opening June 1st). Other new things to see and do include
the Australian Outback at the San Diego Zoo, where you can peer in on koala
joeys; the Jungle Ropes Safari at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park (three ropes
courses up to 35 feet off the ground); the new Madagascar Live! Operation:
Vacation exhibit at Sea World, and LEGO Legends of Chima, a new 4D movie
experience at LEGOLAND California Resort. Of course, no visit is complete
without visiting the San Diego County Fair (June 8–July 4), with outlandish
foods, livestock tents, and a midway with carnival rides and concerts.
2LGBT Pride Festival:
July 12–14
The biggest LGBT
event of the year
features a parade
and dozens of
performances,
colorful vendors,
and great food.
3Dog Days of Summer:
August 10
Cardiff’s doggie ’do
features vendors,
animal adoptions,
and contests for
titles like cutest
puppy and
best kisser.
ARTSY
Art is in full bloom during summer in San Diego. Browse local works of art
at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts (June 22–23), Carlsbad Art in the Village
(August 11), and Art Walk San Diego (August 24–25). Performing arts are
also abundant, from the San Diego Symphony’s Summer Pops, a series of
outdoor concerts at Embarcadero Marina Park South (June 27–September 1),
to The Old Globe’s Shakespeare Festival (June 2–September 29), Moonlight
Amphitheatre’s summer season (June 26–September 7), Sideways at the La
Jolla Playhouse (July 16–August 18), La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest
(July 31–August 23), and the San Diego Fringe Festival (July 17), where local
and international artists mount performances ranging from cabaret to spoken
word. Or, do dinner and a show at Humphreys Concerts By the Bay.
4 Hillcrest CityFest:
August 11
Celebrate Hillcrest’s
diversity with
live music, a beer
garden, and more
than 250 vendors.
SPORTS AND REC
Feel the burn at fitness events, like the
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon (June 2) and the Color Me Rad
5K (June 8), where runners get blasted
with paint in all the colors of the rainbow. Or, race through a muddy obstacle
course against the Camp Pendleton
Marines at the World Famous Mud
Run (June 1–2, 8–9, 15). Cyclists should
check out the Bike the Bay (August 25),
your only chance to bike over the San
Diego–Coronado Bridge. The annual
Over-the-Line Tournament (July 13–14
and 20–21) a bat-and-ball sport born
in San Diego, is always big fun and has
been a local tradition for more than 60
years. Or, bet big at the Del Mar Racetrack (July 18–September 5) and stay for
a free concert (Fridays at 4 p.m.).
San Diego Symphony’s
Summer Pops Series
5Festival of Sail: August 30–
September 2
Tall ships and
vessels from around
the world dock at
downtown’s
Embarcadero.
Watch the parade
of ships and see tall
ship cannon battles.
