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Rock Down at Mission BayFest
San Diego is recognized for its vibrant coastal culture and year-round ideal weather, making it destination for outdoor entertainment. As music fans search for unforgettable fall events, Mission BayFest returns to Mariner’s Point Park from October 16 through October 18, 2026. Going into its fifth consecutive year, the festival has established itself as a tradition for music lovers throughout Southern California.
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Halloween Is Just Around the Corner But It's Not Too Early To Start Celebratiing
FRIDAY – There are lots of Halloween events happening. If you like your alcohol with zombies, the best event for you would be the SAN DIEGO ZOMBIE CRAWL. There are 25 venues participating DOWNTOWN, with DJs, dancing, and drinking. If you’d rather laugh than be scared, comedian KYLE GORDON...
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How a $75 antique shop purchase revealed a Coronado family’s hidden history
The first photograph that caught Marsha Steckling’s attention showed a cat sitting on a front porch. In 2009, the Colorado photographer was browsing a Denver antique shop when she discovered four weathered folios containing 677 black-and-white photographic negatives, including one labeled “Yellow Cat on Front Porch.” The collection also featured images of family gatherings, pets and a mysterious mining camp in the California desert.
Times of San Diego
MarketInk: ‘Shotgun’ Tom Kelly is ‘overwhelmed’ as he’s inducted into National Radio Hall of Fame
San Diego native and radio industry legend Tom Irwin, better known as “Shotgun” Tom Kelly, has been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (HOF). The induction ceremony was held Oct. 8 at the Fairmont Hotel Millennium Park in Chicago. “It was such an honor,” Irwin told...
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San Diego’s independent music scene faces an uncertain future
Independent music venues across San Diego face uncertain futures as leasing issues, ownership changes and closures reshape spaces that act as community hubs for local musicians and showgoers. In August and September alone, three independent music venues underwent major changes to their operations. The venues face ambiguous circumstances that have...
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San Diego aquarium premieres new exhibit, “The Axolotl's Garden”
The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will premiere its newest exhibit Wednesday, "The Axolotl's Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote," featuring the Mexican salamander. The exhibit introduces guests to the world of the endangered axolotl through animal encounters, contemporary art and conservation science inspired by...
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The Axolotl’s Garden Blossoms Oct. 21 at Birch Aquarium!
La Jolla, CA (Oct. 12, 2026)—Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego today unveiled new details about their upcoming exhibition, The Axolotl’s Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote presented by The Lodge at Torrey Pines. The exhibition brings guests into the world of the endangered Axolotl through animal encounters, contemporary art and conservation science inspired by Mexico’s ecological and cultural richness. With vibrant art installations and Axolotl-inspired programming, Birch Aquarium will transform into a living story-world exploring the mythology and folklore of the endangered Axolotl alongside themes of biodiversity, climate resilience, habitat loss, migration and care.
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San Diego's Orchids & Onions Awards Mark 50 Years of Roasting Bad Buildings
San Diego's Orchids & Onions awards program turned 50, with a retrospective event scheduled at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park for Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m. Orchids & Onions, the annual awards program that hands out praise for standout architecture and public scorn for the ugliest misses, planned the event to mark the occasion.
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1,200 Drones Swarm Del Mar Skies for Harry Potter Spectacle This Weekend
The Del Mar Fairgrounds will host something a little more magical this weekend, as 1,200 synchronized drones take to the night sky to recreate scenes straight out of the Wizarding World. The DroneArt Show: Harry Potter touches down at the fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, with performances beginning at 7 p.m. both evenings and gates opening two hours early so fans can stake out a good spot on the lawn.
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‘A-Dress: Power and Belief’ unveils at the Mesa Art Gallery
The second exhibition of the school year has landed at the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery. In the new exhibit, “A-Dress: Power and Belief,” Irma Sofia Poeter examines the connection between our “second skin”— our choice of clothing and accessories— and the ways in which self-expression reflects social norms and power structures.
Times of San Diego
From an East Village studio to a state-of-the-art bakery in Sorrento Valley —IZOLA to open second location
The downtown artisan bakery IZOLA will open a second location in Sorrento Valley in December, replacing the now-closed California English restaurant. The croissants-and-sourdough-only bakery quickly grew in popularity over the last few years, earning awards, national recognition, and many “best of” lists. Co-founders Jenny Chen and Jeffrey Brown began in their East Village photo studio and now expanded up north to meet their growing customer base.