City of San Diego Events List
This week
Special Events
January
Martin Luther King Parade
San Diego Restaurant Week
San Diego Sunroad Marina Boat Show
Caffeine Crawl
Farmers Insurance Open
February
Museum month - half off admission
California Surf Museum - established 1986
San Diego TET Festival (the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the lunisolar calendar)
Chinese New Year celebrations
March
Cedar Creek Falls
- advanced hike
March 19 - Swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano
Carlsbad flower viewing through April
Ocean Beach Kite Festival
April
La Jolla Concours D'Elegance - established 2004
San Diego Crew Classic
May
May 20, 1927 - Charles Lindberg became the first person to make a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Coronado Summer Band's in the park begins
The Padres Season begins
Sicilian Festival in Little Italy
Annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit (3-Day Event)
- established 1910
June
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival
first weekend - San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon - established 1997
Del Mar Fair
Twilight in the Park begins
Ocean Beach Street Fair
Italian street painting festival
La Jolla Festival of the Arts
July
Summer Pops begins
Starlight Theater begins
July 16, 1769 - Mission San Diego established
Star of India - Movies before the mast
Del Mar Horse Racing - July through September
July 4 - Scripps Ranch 10k / Fun Run / Bike Ride
Taste of Birdrock - La Jolla - established 2002
August
August 25, 1913 - National Park Service Anniversary, lighthouse tower open
San Diego Midnight Madness Bike Ride - established 1973
San Sculpting Challenge & Exhibition
September
Fleet Week San Diego
Palomar Observatory - first light 1949
Last week, Cabrillo Festival, September 28, 1542
Always held on the third Saturday of September each year in Encinitas
University Heights Arts Open and the UHCDC's Taste of University Heights
Carlsbad Film Festival
October
Miramar Air Show - World's Best Military Air Show
Julian - Apple Pie festival - the whole month
November
November 15 - Cabrillo Lighthouse Anniversary, tower is open
Mother Goose Parade - El Cajon - established 1947
December
December nights at Balboa Park
Hotel Del Coronado - go see the Christmas Tree in the lobby
Ice Skating at the Hotel Del Coronado! Skating by the sea