San Diego Festivals – 2024 & 2025
Whether you’re looking for things to do in San Diego this weekend or putting together a plan for a future trip and searching for food and wine events in Oceanside or Carlsbad, you’ll certainly have no problem finding a lot of entertaining options to consider. But, you should also be sure to check out the list below to see if there’s a culinary festival or event happening during your visit. It’s a perfect way to enjoy some tasty treats and libations, oftentimes in a gorgeous outdoor setting and accompanied by music. What’s not to love about that?
As you might guess given this wonderful city’s inclinations, tacos and beer are often the stars of the show. It’s one of the best places in California to enjoy them, after all.
Another cool thing about San Diego is that they celebrate Restaurant Week two times each year, once in the Winter and another in the Fall, when you’ll also find lighter crowds to go along with the beautiful weather. Talk about a win-win-win situation!
This San Diego area festival list is arranged by month, and you can easily determine what’s happening there during your visit. For each entry on the list, you’ll find the date(s) it’s scheduled to occur, the hosting city, plus a link to a website that provides additional details.
Currently, the list mostly shows 2024 festival dates, but 2025 dates are beginning to become available. The 2025 dates are ***noted with a triple asterisk*** to avoid any confusion. Many of these events are held annually and often scheduled to occur around the same time every year, so if a 2024 event looks interesting you may want to click through to see if the organizer’s website now provides the new date. Also, if you plan to attend an event, we strongly recommend that you make note of the website and recheck it closer to the actual date.
If your travel dates are already set, here are some handy jump links that you can use to advance to a specific month’s events quickly:
January ### February ### March ### April ###
May ### June ### July ### August ###
September ### October ### November ### December
January
San Diego Brew Fest at NTC Park
January 11, 2025***
Sea World Mardi Gras
January 24 through March 2, 2025*** (select dates)
Pure Project Brewery 7th Anniversary, Miramar
January 25, 2025***
San Diego Restaurant Week
January 26 through February 2, 2025***
San Diego Tết Festival
January 31 through February 2, 2025***
February
San Diego Chinese New Year Fair
February 8 & 9, 2025***
Escondido Chocolate Festival
February 15, 2025***
Outstanding in the Field at
Peads and Barnetts, San Diego
February 15, 2025***
San Diego Magazine Taste of
South Bay, Imperial Beach
February 25, 2024
March
Sea World Seven Seas Food Festival
March 7 through April 27, 2025*** (select dates)
Calienté Latin Music and
Food Fest, Broadway Pier
March 8, 2025*** – 21+ Only
San Diego Cherry Blossom Festival
March 13-16, 2025***
San Diego St. Patrick’s
Day Parade & Irish Festival
March 15, 2025***
Shamrock Music & Beer Festival, Gaslamp Quarter
March 15, 2025***
Lakehouse Resort Food & Wine Festival, San Marcos
March 3, 2024
Taste of Third, Chula Vista
March 21, 2024
Barks & Brews Dog Festival at
Waterfront Park, San Diego
March 23, 2024
Uncorked Wine Festival, Spanish Landing Park
March 30, 2024
April
626 Night Market at
Mission Valley Mall, San Diego
April 5-7, 2024
North Park Festival of Beers
April 6, 2024
Mellano Farm Stand Spring Festival, Oceanside
April 6 & 7, 2024
Tequila & Taco Music Festival
April 6 & 7, 2024
Chef’s Friends Dinner Series
with Val Cantú at Valle, Oceanside
April 10, 2024
Field to Vase Dinner, Carlsbad
April 11, 2024
San Diego Vegan Festival
April 13, 2024
Taste of Hillcrest
April 13, 2024
Celebrate the Craft Culinary Festival,
Lodge at Torrey Pines
April 14, 2024
Taste of Leucadia
April 18, 2024
North Park Salsa Fest
April 20, 2024
San Diego Cheese Week
April 21-28, 2024
San Diego Spring Sake Fest
April 21, 2024
Fallbrook Avocado Festival
April 21, 2024
San Diego Magazine Brunch Bash, Carlsbad
April 24, 2024
Dining Out for Life, San Diego
April 25, 2024
San Diego Museum of Art
Bloom Bash, Balboa Park
April 26, 2024 – 21+ Only
Padres Beer Fest
Gallagher Square, Petco Park
April 26, 2024
Fleet Science Center Gala, Balboa Park
April 27, 2024
San Diego Food Bank Gala
April 27, 2024
Encinitas Spring Street Fair
April 27 & 28, 2024
Mission Fed Art Walk, Little Italy
April 27 & 28, 2024
Gaslamp District Cocktail
Championship Block Party, San Diego
April 28, 2024
Liquid City Cheese Expo at BRICK, Liberty Station
April 28, 2024
Olivehain Beer & Bratwurst Festival
April 28, 2024
May
Foodie Land Night Market, Del Mar
May 2-4, 2025***
Cheese & Libation Expo
at BRICK, Liberty Station
May 16-18, 2025***
Taste of Cardiff, Cardiff-by-the-Sea
May 2, 2024
Foodie Land Night Market, Del Mar Fairgrounds
May 3-5, 2024
Gaslamp Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
May 4, 2024
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Old Town
May 4 & 5, 2024
Cinco de Mayo Festival, Escondido
May 5, 2024
Salsa, Tortilla & Margarita Making Class
at the Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad
May 5, 2024
Carlsbad Village Street Faire
May 5, 2024
Gator by the Bay Mardi Gras in May
May 9-12, 2024
San Diego Wine Week
May 13-19, 2024
Coast of Pacific Beach Restaurant Walk
May 15, 2024
America on Main Street, El Cajon
May 18, 2024
Asian Cultural Festival of San Diego
May 18, 2024
World’s Largest Crawfish Boil, Waterfront Park
May 18, 2024
Taste of Ramona
May 18, 2024
Escondido Street Festival
May 19, 2024
San Diego Vintner Association Wine
Festival at Bernardo Winery, San Diego
May 19, 2024
San Diego Martini Week
May 20-26, 2024
Pacific Islander Luau Fundraiser, Shelter Island
May 23, 2024
Vista Strawberry Fest
May 26, 2024
Valley Center Western Days Parade and Festival
May 31 AND June 1, 2024
June
Taste of Julian
June 1, 2024
Vines and Vittles Western Family
Festival, Rancho Bernardo
June 1, 2024
Best of North County, Carlsbad Flower Fields
June 7, 2024
Encinitas Wine & Food Festival
June 8, 2024
San Diego Brew Fest, Liberty Station
June 8, 2024
Wildcoast Baja Bash
Fundraiser, Solana Beach
June 8, 2024
Strawberry Festival at
Mellano Farm Stand, Oceanside
June 8 & 9, 2024
San Diego Greek Festival
June 8 & 9, 2024
San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds
June 12 through July 7, 2024
Taste of Little Italy
June 18 & 19, 2024
Del Mar Summer Solstice
June 20, 2024
Agave Fest at Estancia
Hotel & Spa, La Jolla
June 21, 2024
San Diego Beer Weekend
June 21-23, 2024
Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-off
June 22, 2024
Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival
June 23, 2024
California Wine Festival, Carlsbad
June 28 & 29, 2024
Taste of Adams Avenue, San Diego
June 30, 2024
July
Playing with Fire Dinner with
Drew Deckman at Lodge at Torrey Pines
July 8, 2024
Fallbrook Summertime Wine Trail
(at participating Fallbrook wineries)
July 10 through August 25, 2024
East Village Block Party
July 13, 2024
40th Anniversary High Tea at
Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens, Fallbrook
July 20, 2024
Cardiff Dog Days of Summer
July 21, 2024
Ramona Country Fair
July 26-28, 2024
Sip of Julian
July 27, 2024
Tiki Oasis, Town & Country Resort
July 31 through August 4, 2024
August
CULTURE & Cocktails, San Diego Museum of Art
August 1, 2024
Best of San Diego Party, Location Liberty Station Central Promenade
August 2, 2024
Taste of Imperial Avenue, Logan Heights
August 2, 2024
Del Mar Thoroughbred
Club Uncorked Wine Festival
August 3, 2024
Living Coast Discovery Center
Farm-to-Bay Fundraiser, Chula Vista
August 3, 2024
Uncorked Wine & Vine, Carlsbad
August 3, 2024
Art Walk @ Liberty Station
August 3-5, 2024
San Diego Craft Beer Con
August 13, 2024
Chula Vista Lemon Festival
August 17, 2024
SoCal Taco Fest, Waterfront Park
August 17, 2024
Taste of Encinitas
August 27, 2024
Taste of East Village
August 28 & 29, 2024
September
A Taste of Coronado
September 1, 2024
Cocktails for a Cause at
Pacific Coast Spirits, Oceanside
September 5, 2024
Fall Fest at Belmont Park, San Diego
September 7 through October 27, 2024
Julian Grape Stomp Festa, Menghini Winery
September 7, 2024
Cardiff Greek Festival
September 7 & 8, 2024
Sabor del Barrio, Barrio Logan
September 8, 2024
Taste of Old Town & Tequila
Tour, Old Town San Diego
September 12, 2024
San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art
Chef’s Dinner: The Study of Corn, La Jolla
September 12, 2024
Fall Art & Wine Walk
at The Forum, Carlsbad
September 14, 2024
Taste of Gaslamp
September 14, 2024
Escondido Grape Day Festival
September 14, 2024
Negroni Week
September 16-22, 2024
San Diego Zoo Food,
Wine and Brew Celebration
September 21, 2024
Malibu Farm Annual Farm Dinner, Seaport Village
September 21, 2024
Adams Avenue Street Fair, San Diego
September 21 & 22, 2024
Pacific Islander Festival
September 21 & 22, 2024
Carlsbad Art Walk
September 21 & 22, 2024
Julian Autumn Jubilee
September 21 through October 27, 2024 – Weekends Only
Harvest for Hope Pediatric Cancer
Fundraiser at Coasterra, San Diego
September 22, 2024
San Diego Restaurant Week – Fall
September 22-29, 2024
O’side Flavor Food & Beverage Festival, Oceanside
September 25, 2024 – 21+ only!
Mellano Farmstand Fall Festivities, Oceanside
September 25 through November 3, 2024 – Thursdays-Sundays
El Cajon Oktoberfest
September 27-29, 2024 (first weekend)
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
September 28 & 29, 2024
Taste of College Area, San Diego
September 29, 2024
Encinitas Oktoberfest
September 29, 2024
San Marcos Serb Fest
September 23 & 24, 2023 – PAUSED for 2024
October
Del Mar Food & Wine Festival
October 2-6, 2024
Taste of Oceanside
October 4 & 5, 2024
La Mesa Oktoberfest
October 4-6, 2024
El Cajon Oktoberfest
October 4-6, 2024 (second weekend)
Pacific Beachfest
October 5, 2024
Taste of North Park
October 5, 2024
San Diego Sake Day
October 5, 2024
Carlsbad Family Fall Fest
October 5, 2024
East Village Oktoberfest
October 5, 2024
SommCon Conference & Beverage Expo, San Diego
October 5-7, 2024
Olivehain Oktoberfest
October 6, 2024
Mexico In A Bottle
October 6, 2024
WASTED: Save the Food
Dinner Party, Liberty Station
October 9, 2024
San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art
Chef’s Dinner: The Study of Brassicas, La Jolla
October 10, 2024
Taste of Carlsbad Village
October 10, 2024
Ocean Beach Oktoberfest
October 11 & 12, 2024
San Diego Serbian Festival
October 12, 2024
North Park Fall Festival, San Diego
October 12 & 13, 2024
WASTED: Save the Food Festival, Liberty Station
October 13, 2024
Rancho Beernardo Festival
October 19, 2024
Hallo-Wine Fall Festival, Balboa Park
The Historic Burnham-Marston House
October 19, 2024
Bella Vita Fest, Little Italy
October 19 & 20, 2024
San Diego Spirits Festival, La Jolla
October 19 & 20, 2024
Borrego Desert Days
Festival, Borrego Springs
October 19 & 20, 2024
Fallbrook Harvest Faire
October 20, 2024
Escondido Grand Avenue Festival
October 20, 2024
O’wineside Mexican Wine
Festival at Valle, Oceanside
October 22, 2024
November
San Diego Beer Week
November 1-10, 2024
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
November 2-10, 2024
Carlsbad Village Street Faire
November 3, 2024
Uncorked Derby Days at Del Mar
November 9, 2024
Chefsgiving at Pendry San Diego
November 14, 2024
Bikes & Beers San Diego
November 16, 2024
World Naan Festival, Kearny Mesa
November 16, 2024
Encinitas Holiday Street Fair
November 24, 2024
Osso Buco and Risotto Cooking
Class at Solare Lounge, Point Loma
November 30, 2024
Beer by the Bay, Coronado
November 30, 2024
Adams Avenue Spirit Stroll, San Diego
November 30, 2024
December
Taste of December Nights, Balboa Park
December 6 & 7, 2024
Del Mar Village Winter Taste & Sip
December 8, 2024
Cardiff Kringle Mingle, Cardiff-by-the-Sea
December 8, 2024
Bubbles, Cheese & Chocolate
Class at Venissimo, Del Mar
December 8, 2024
Holiday Beer and Cheese Class
at Venissimo, North Park
December 10, 2024
Taste & Tinis, Hillcrest
December 12, 2024
Brunch with Santa at
Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens, Fallbrook
December 15, 2024
If you know of any other San Diego festivals that we should add to this list, would you please use our Contact form to let us know? (Thanks in advance!)
Photo of San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival by sdbaywinefoodfest via flickr (Creative Commons).
