North County and San Diego Events in September close out summer with some great outdoor events and lots of good food! You can go to the races, stomp grapes, enjoy a music or art festival, golf, swim or watch world-class surfers. There’s even a rodeo! Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County events!
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North County and San Diego Events in February include something for everyone! It’s Museum Month! Get half-off admission at over 40 San Diego Museum Council member museums. Take the kids to a fishing derby. See a movie. Go for a fun walk or run. Try tide pooling, or enjoy concerts and art exhibits. Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County events!
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North County and San Diego Events in January are fun for the whole family! You can go tide pooling at the beach, see a play or concert or take a run. Don’t miss restaurant week or the International Car Show. Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County events!
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North County and San Diego events in August bring the best of summer with the Del Mar racing season, concerts, music, beer and film festivals, great plays, surf contests, art, barbecue and even an event for your dog! Keep reading to find the best North County and San Diego events!
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San Diego Surreal
May 1 – June 16
Location: Oceanside, Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way
San Diego Surreal reveals the ways in which Surrealism has seeped into our culture. It exposes the impact the movement has had on artists in San Diego County.
Featuring over 50 works of art in a variety of media created over several decades, the exhibition focuses on the work of contemporary artists. It also includes earlier 20th-century Modernists who drew upon Surrealism. Surrealism enjoys resurgence today due to the political and social conditions of the times.
Artist-in-Residence Courtney Mattison
January 26 – March 23
Location: Encinitas, Lux Art Institute, 1550 S El Camino Real
Courtney Mattison’s passion for discovering what lives in the ocean and her fascination with the diverse, colorful, and the sometimes venomous world has led her to the coral reefs. As an artist and activist Mattison is using the power of art to evoke an emotional response to advocate for the oceans.
Mattison creates dazzling and incredibly detailed ceramic coral reef installations that start of with vibrant colors and spirals out to solid white. The haunting beauty of the white corals is a reference to the bleaching of the coral reefs. The white ceramic is a representation of the skeletal remnants left behind by warming oceans.
Please join us for Courtney Mattison’s Reception & Studio Series on February 8th. Experience a unique opportunity, as Artist-in-Residence Courtney Mattison leads an engaging discussion about both her work and artistic process. Guest cost is $10.
2019 Juried Biennial
December 2 – January 13
Location: Carlsbad, Cannon Art Gallery, 1775 Dove Ln
The Cannon Art Gallery 2019 Juried Biennial was juried by Robert L. Pincus, a renowned art critic and writer, and Maria Mingalone, the Executive Director of the Oceanside Museum of Art. The exhibition features 60 works by 46 artists who live or work in San Diego County.
Over the past 20 years, the William D. Cannon Art Gallery’s Juried Exhibitions have become an important showcase for the work of both emerging and mid-career artists in San Diego County. Since 1999, more than 500 artists have appeared in the Gallery’s juried exhibitions.
Del Mar Racing Season
July 18 – September 3
Location: Del Mar, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
San Diego horse racing takes place where the “turf meets the surf” at the Del Mar Racetrack. Fans flock to the track each summer to wager on their favorite horses during the popular, annual Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racing season, mid-July through early-September. Be part of the magic and nostalgia of this long-time horse race tradition dating back to 1937. That was when Bing Crosby greeted the first guests, and Seabiscuit won by a nose in the infamous race in 1938. This season features the nation’s top race horses, trainers and jockeys, and plenty of fun in the sun.
Don’t miss the Del Mar Summer Concert Series. Concerts are free with racetrack admission purchased prior to the last race.
Día de los Muertos
November 1
6 PM
Location: Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Come and celebrate el Día de los Muertos with art, ballet folklórico and more! This year the California Center for the Arts, Escondido celebrates our 22nd annual Festival. It is going to be better than ever. As always, attendees will be able to create altars to remember lost loved ones in a special area created by artist Eloy Tarcisio. For the children, we will have face painting, arts and crafts, and more. Food and handmade goods will be available for purchase.
This year’s festival includes a live performance in the Concert Hall by Selena Tribute Band Como la Flor. Don’t forget to stop by an altar to Selena created by artist Daniel Martinez that will be on display at the Center until November 17, 2017. Participate in our Selena Singing Contest!
We also have events from November 2 through 4 for you to celebrate. On November 2, paint a master copy of Diego Rivera’s The Flower Seller. Then on November 3, celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic film Selena. Finally, on November 4, experience the history of Mexico on stage with Folklor.
The festival begins at 6:00 pm and is free and open to the public. Altar space will not be available until 6:00 pm, but early arrival is strongly recommended. Guests will not need a ticket to enjoy the festival.