San Diego: This Weekend (May 17-20)
Events around San Diego this weekend include Interactive Day San Diego, comedian Tim Allen, San Diego Taco Fest and the 32nd Annual Bay Bridge Run Walk.
5.17: Bike to Work Day
Grab your helmet, pump up your tires and join the thousands of other San Diegans pedaling to their places of work on this day that aims to encourage more locals to consider biking as an affordable and environmentally friendly choice for commuting. — Michael Benninger
Throughout San Diego County, icommutesd.com
Bike to Work Day is a national event celebrated annually in the United States as part of National Bike Month.
5.17: Ninth annual Eat.Drink.Read: A Culinary Event for Literacy
Some of San Diego’s most popular chefs will create culinary pairings inspired by their favorite literary characters at this bookish bash that aims to celebrate reading through connection, consumption and commitment. — Michael Benninger
San Diego Air and Space Museum, Balboa Park, literacysandiego.org
5.17: Fermented Pairings Series Vol. 25: Cupcakes and Beer
Join White Labs as they celebrated their 25th installment in this series that combines education and insight into the creative process of cooking, brewing, tasting and pairing processes topped off with, of course, eating and drinking delicious cupcakes and beer.
9495 Candidia St., Miramar, fermentedpairings25.brownpapertickets.com
5.17: Masters of Food & Wine
Engage in a master class tasting of Don Julio Tequila followed by a dinner prepared by several leading chefs from Mexico, including Javier Placencia (Tijuana) and Poncho Cadena (Guadalajara).
Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad, mastersfoodandwine.com
5.17-19: Jay Chandrasekhar
“The most frustrated animal on a farm is a ghost cow. Because it’s invisible, right, it has one job. Its one job is to sneak up on the other cows and scare them, right? So it sneaks up on the other cows and it’s like ‘Boooooooo.’ And the other cows, they don’t hear that well, they’re like, ‘Yeah, yeah, moo.’ And the ghost cow’s like, ‘No, I said, Boo! It’s frustrating being a ghost cow.’ … Some of the jokes are just going to go that way.” — Jay Chandrasekhar on Just for Laughs
@ The American Comedy Co., americancomedyco.com
Jay Chandrasekhar. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
5.17-20: 20th annual Celebrity Championship 2018
Rub elbows with high-profile celebs, and forge new friendships with the rich and famous during this two-day, 36-hole golf tournament paired with nightly parties and free events throughout the week. — Michael Benninger
Morgan Run Club & Resort, Rancho Santa Fe, celebritychampionship.com
5.18: Interactive Day San Diego
Listen to marketing mavens, inspiring entrepreneurs and brilliant brand managers share their visions of the future of tech, then attend the enlightening after-party in East Village. — Michael Benninger
Venues in the Gaslamp Quarter and East Village, sandiegox.org
5.18: Tim Allen
“Women do their own particularly weird stuff. Watch a woman do a bikini wax. Boy, there’s something you’ll never see a man do. Hell, no. ‘Honey, I’m afraid that ball hair is going to sit right where it is.’ Even though, we’ll all agree that ball-area is pretty damn ugly. It’s like God had some elbow skin leftover.” — Tim Allen on Tim Allen Rewires America
@ Copley Symphony Hall, copleysymphonyhall.com
Tim Allen. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Clase Azul)
5.18-20: Rick Ingraham
“When white supremacists see an albino person do they think ‘lucky bastard?’” — Rick Ingraham on Twitter
@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/la-jolla
5.19: Armed Forces Appreciation Day
Express your admiration for active-duty military and their families during this daylong celebration chock full of music, food and family fun. — Michael Benninger
Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, Oceanside, visitoceanside.org
5.19: Paul Rodriguez
“Trump says, ‘I’m gonna make the Mexicans build the wall.’ Yeah, big deal. We’re the only ones in construction. Of course we’re going to build that wall.” — Paul Rodriguez on Paul Rodriguez: The Here and Wow
@ Sycuan Live & Up Close, sycuan.com
Paul Rodriguez. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage)
5.19: Arts & Amps
Head to Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Pacific Beach for an evening of free music from Boostive and Elektrick Voodoo, artists and flowing brews (which you’ll have to pay for, of course). Register ahead of time to be entered into a raffle for some free brewery merchandise.
5985 Santa Fe St., Pacific Beach, eventbrite.com
5.19: San Diego Taco Fest
More than 30 of the city’s best Mexican restaurants offer a slew of top-notch tacos at this festival featuring chihuahua races, live lucha libre matches and headliners Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella. — Michael Benninger
Waterfront Park, Little Italy, sdtacofest.com
5.19: Old House Fair
For the 20th year, San Diego will play host to the annual Old House Fair, which features six South Park properties open for tours, an architect-led bike tour of historic and modern homes and exhibitor displays.
Starts at The Rose Wine Bar, 2219 29th St., South Park, oldhousefairsd.com
5.19: Stone Liberty Station Fifth Anniversary
It’s already been five years since Stone Brewery opened its Point Loma location, and what better way to celebrate than by commemorating the occasion with specialty beers and other awesome offerings from Liberty Station’s beloved businesses. — Michael Benninger
NTC Park at Liberty Station, Point Loma, stonebrewing.com
5.19: Second annual OMBAC OTL Beerfest
The Old Mission Bay Athletic Club — known for its infamous annual Over-the-Line Tournament — hosts this drinking event showcasing some of the city’s finest breweries and food trucks along with a mini tournament to get people fired up for the main event in July. — Michael Benninger
Mariners Point, Mission Bay, ombac.org
5.19: 2018 Chula Vista Community Fun Run
Runners, walkers and parents with strollers are invited to weave through several sport venues at Chula Vista’s premier training facility. — Michael Benninger
Elite Athlete Training Center, Chula Vista, chulavistaca.gov
5.19: Third annual Horizon Music Festival
Seamlessly blending beats, booze and mouthwatering bites, this hedonistic haven will be headlined by Thievery Corporation with proceeds benefiting the Urban Angels foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to nourishing local homeless. — Michael Benninger
Embarcadero Marina Park North, downtown, intothehorizon.com
5.19-20: 39th annual Fiesta del Sol
This free, two-day music festival showcases an eclectic selection of live performances along with various vendors, oodles of art exhibits and gourmet food trucks galore. — Michael Benninger
Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach, fiestadelsol.net
5.20: Grand Avenue Festival
Browse through handcrafted wares from hundreds of merchants, treat your taste buds to bites of international cuisine, and swing your hips to loads of live music at Escondido’s famed festival. — Michael Benninger
Grand Avenue from City Centre Parkway to Juniper, Escondido, visitescondido.com
5.20: San Diego Donut Run
You donut want to miss this Pacific Beach fun run that includes 5K, 1-mile dash and kids dash options with proceeds going to GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit that supports individuals with Down syndrome. — Michael Benninger
Crown Point Park, Mission Bay, gigisplayhouse.org
5.20: 32nd annual Bay Bridge Run Walk
Show your support for the half-a-million members of San Diego’s military family at this one-of-a-kind run/walk across the majestic Coronado Bay Bridge to idyllic Tidelands Park. — Michael Benninger
Coronado Bay Bridge, Coronado, navybaybridgerun.com
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