April.May 2025 Calendar
4/1 April Fools Day
4/1 Journey and Frampton Tribute Night at California Center For The Arts, Escondido www.artcenter.org
4/1 Jorma Kaukonen (of Hot Tuna) at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/1 The Flower Fields www.theflowerfields.com
4/1 Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience, All-New Immersive Aquarium
at SeaWorld San Diego www.seaworldsandiego.com
4/1 Harry Mack at SOMA www.LiveNation.com
4/1 – 4/2 Padres vs Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
4/1 – 4/7 Circus Vargas at Mission Valley www.circusvargas.com
4/1 – 9/27 Cruisin’ Grand Escondido car cruising on Grand Ave in Escondido every Friday Night w/music and food. www.cruisingrand.net
4/3 The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John Starring Michael Cavanaugh at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
4/4 Queen Nation at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
4/4 Menifee Foodie Fridays 5pm-9pm www.exploremenifee.com/foodiefridays
4/4 The Smithereens with Robin Wilson at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/4 12th Annual Mickey Cafagna Memorial Golf Classic at Rancho Bernardo Inn, 1:00pm Shotgun Start www.birdease.com/powaychamber
4/4 – 4/6 OC Japan Fair at OC Fair & Event Center www.oc-japanfair.com
4/4 – 4/6 Goodguys Car Show at Del Mar Fairgrounds www.good-guys.com/events/2025-events
4/5 23rd Annual Parkinson’s 5k Walk San Diego www.parkinsonsassociation.org
4/5 Meading at The Gardens at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, Vista
4/5 North Park Festival of Beers hosted by 91X at Lafayette Hotel, El Cajon Blvd, San Diego www.northparkbeerfest.com
4/5 Boots in the Park Music Fest feat Chris Young and more www.bootsinthepark.com
4/5 Spencer Sutherland at House of Blues SD www.LiveNation.com
4/5 Cardiff Farmers Market at MiraCosta College San Elijo campus, 10am-2pm, every Saturday www.cardifffarmersmarket.com
4/5 STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
4/5 – 4/6 Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/5 – 4/6 20th Annual Tour de Murrieta, Cycling in Downtown Murrieta www.tourdemurrieta.com
4/6 Carlsbad 5000 www.carlsbad5000.com
4/6 Mornings on Main hosted by Made Local, Main Street, Lake Elsinore, every Sunday 10am-2pm www.lake-elsinore.org
4/6 Estancia’s Garden Party at Estancia La Jolla, 12pm-4pm www.estancialajolla.com/experiences
4/6 34th Annual San Marcos Spring Festival at North City, 9am-5pm www.sanmarcoschamber.com
4/7 – 4/10 PGA Golf: The Masters www.pgatour.com
4/11 Don Carlos at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/11 Powerman 5000 at House of Blues SD www.LiveNation.com
4/11 – 4/13 Padres vs Colorado Rockies at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
4/11 – 4/13 Coachella Music Festival, Coachella www.coachella.com
4/12-19 Hansen Surfboards, Encinitas – SPRING SALE! www.hansensurf.com
4/12 Sleeping Beauty at Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine www.thebarclay.org
4/12 Morgan Jay at The Magnolia www.LiveNation.com
4/12 78th Annual Murrieta Firefighters BBQ 12pm at Town Square Park, Murrieta www.mfrbbq.com
4/12 Taste of Hillcrest, 12-4pm. www.fabuloushillcrest.com
4/12 – 4/13 USA Surfing Championships at Huntington Beach www.usasurfing.org/events.html
4/12 – 4/19 SPRING SALE at Hansen Surfboards, Encinitas www.hansensurf.com
4/12-19 Hansen Spring Sale
4/13 Fins & Flippers 5K at SeaWorld San Diego www.seaworldsandiego.com
4/13 Fallbrook Avocado Festival www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/avocado-festival
4/16 Padres vs Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
4/17 Fight Club OC at The Hangar www.socafights.com
4/18 – 4/20 Coachella Music Festival, Coachella www.coachella.com
4/19 Kevin Nealon at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/19 Taste of Spring, downtown Oceanside www.mainstreetoceanside.com
4/20 Easter
4/20 Day
4/10 – 4/13 11th Annual Vintage Camper & Classic Car Show, Hemet www.goldenvillagepalms.com
4/22 Passover
4/22 Earth Day
4/24 Ray Bull at House of Blues SD Voodoo Room www.LiveNation.com
4/24 – 4/27 Wow Festival at UCSD by La Jolla Playhouse www.lajollaplayhouse.org/wowfestival
4/25 Tom Green – Home to The Country Tour at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/25 Forrest Frank at Honda Center, Anaheim www.hondacenter.com
4/25 – 4/26 Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
4/25 – 4/27 La Traviata at San Diego Civic Theatre www.sdopera.com
4/25 – 4/27 La Jolla Concours www.lajollaconcours.com
4/25 – 4/27 California Wine Festival, Dana Point www.californiawinefestival.com
4/25 – 4/27 Revolution in The Orchard at Julian Farm & Orchard, 10am-4pm. www.julianfarmandorchard.com
4/26 Tequila and Taco Music Festival at Del Mar Fairgrounds www.tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com
4/26 Food Festival at Bates Nut Farm www.batesnutfarm.biz
4/26 Piano Men: Generations – Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
4/26 – 5/4 Escondido Renaissance Faire, Felicita Park, Escondido www.oldetymeproductions.com
4/26 – 4/27 Encinitas Spring Street Fair, South Coast Highway 101 www.encinitas101.com
4/26 – 4/27 Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy www.artwalksandiego.org
4/27 Hot Rods and Customs Car Show at The Nut Farm, 9am-3pm www.batesnutfarm.biz
4/27 Adams Avenue Unplugged from University Heights to Normal Heights & Kensington, 12-10pm www.adamsavenueunplugged.com
4/29 33rd Annual San Diego Music Awards at Humphreys by the Bay www.sandiegomusicawards.com
4/29 – 4/30 Padres vs SF Giants at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
4/30 – 5/17 Grease at The Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
5/1 15th Annual Taste of Cardiff in downtown Cardiff, 5:30-8:30pm www.cardiff101.com
5/2 Sam Morril at Balboa Theatre www.LiveNation.com
5/2-4 BeachLife Music Festival
5/2 – 5/3 SoCal Homebrewers Festival at Temecula KOA at Vail Lake www.calhomebrewers.org
5/2 – 5/3 Temecula Rod Run, Temecula Old Town www.temeculaca.gov
5/2 – 5/4 BeachLife Music Festival, Redondo Beach www.beachlifefestival.com
5/2 – 5/4 FoodieLand Night Market at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 3-10pm www.delmarfairgrounds.com
5/3-4 Fiesta Cinco de Mayo, Old Town, San Diego 11am www.oldtowncincodemayo.com
5/3 The Ocean Blue at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
5/3 Walk for Animals at NTC Park at Liberty Station. www.sdhumane.org
5/3 5th Annual Sushi & Sake Festival at Pechanga Resort Casino, 1pm www.pechanga.com
5/3 – 5/4 SoCal Taco Fest joins SeaWorld’s Viva La Música at SeaWorld San Diego www.seaworldsandiego.com
5/3 – 5/18 Viva La Música, running Fridays–Sundays, at SeaWorld San Diego www.seaworldsandiego.com
5/4 Carlsbad Village Street Faire in Carlsbad Village, 8am-5pm www.kennedyfaires.com/carlsbad
5/4 Fiesta Cinco de Mayo, Old Town, San Diego 11am www.oldtowncincodemayo.com
5/5 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Tony’s Jacal
5/5 Cinco de Mayo food and drinks at Tony’s Jacal, Solana Beach
5/6 Wine, Blues and Brews Festival at Monserate Winery, Fallbrook, 4pm-8pm
5/7 James Taylor at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert www.acrisurearena.com
5/8 – 5/9 Robert Cray at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
5/8 – 5/11 Gator By The Bay on San Diego Bay www.gatorbythebay.com
5/8 – 5/12 Mother’s Day Tea at Julian Tea & Cottage Arts, 11:30am-2:30pm www.visitjulian.com
5/8-11 Gator by the Bay – Zydeco and Blues Festival
5/10 Jessica Kirson at Observatory North Park www.LiveNation.com
5/10 – 5/11 James Taylor at Rady Shell, San Diego www.theshell.org
5/10 Hot Rods & Cool Treats at Pine Avenue Community Park, 11am-2pm www.carlsbadca.gov
5/10 Poway Valley Garden Club 46th Annual Flower Show at Old Poway Park, 9am-3pm www.poway.org
5/10 Bags ‘n’ Brews at Hollandia Park, 11am-4pm www.san-marcos.net
5/11 Mother’s Day
5/11 Mother’s Day Weekend (5/10 and 5/11) Art and Garden Tour, SD North County www.SanDieguitoArtGuild.com
5//11 Gator By The Bay on San Diego Bay www.gatorbythebay.com
5/13 – 5/14 Padres vs Los Angeles at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
5/13 – 5/14 They Might Be Giants at Observatory North Park www.LiveNation.com
5/15 73rd Annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Carlsbad Golf Tournament www.bgccarlsbad.org/annual-golf-tournament
5/15 Encinitas Cruise Night in downtown Encinitas, every 3rd Thursday May-September from 5:30pm-7:30pm www.encinitas101.com
5/15 – 5/18 23rd Annual Joshua Tree Music Festival www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com
5/16 Ronstadt Revival – Tribute to Linda Ronstadt at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano www.thecoachhouse.com
5/16-18 SoCal Jazz and Blues Fest, Murrieta Amphitheatre feat. Blood Sweat and Tears and Beth Hart tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
5/16 Water Lantern Festival, 6pm, Lake Elsinore www.waterlanternfestival.com
5/16 – 5/18 Wonderfront Music Festival on San Diego Bay www.wonderfrontfestival.com
5/17 La Jolla Half Marathon and Shores 5K www.ljhalf.com
5/17 36th Annual LSU Alumni of San Diego Crawfish Boil at Waterfront Park, www.lsusandiego.org
5/17 – 5/18 Padres vs Seattle Mariners at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
5/18 Escondido Street Festival on Grand Avenue, 10am-6pm www.downtownescondido.com
5/21 – 5/22 Taste of East Village www.tasteofeastvillagesd.com
5/22 Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
5/23 The Sixties Show at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
5/23-26 Hansen Surfboards, Encinitas – MEMORIAL DAY SALE! www.hansensurf.com
5/23-26 Hansen Memorial Day Sale
5/24 Michael W. Smith: Beyond the Far Horizon Tour at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
5/25 Vista Strawberry Festival on Main Street in downtown Vista, 8am-6pm www.vistastrawberryfest.com
5/25 Jimmy Carr at Agua Caliente, Rancho Mirage www.aguacalientecasinos.com
5/26 Memorial Day
5/26 Memorial Day ceremony at La Colonia Park, Solana Beach www.cityofsolanabeach.org
5/26 – 5/28 Padres vs Miami Marlins at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
5/30 The Wrecks at House of Blues SD www.LiveNation.com
5/30 – 6/1 Beach Soccer Championships at Harbor www.beachsoccerusa.org
5/30 – 6/1 Newport Beach Jazz Festival www.festivals.hyattconcerts.com
5/31 – 6/1 Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park, San Diego www.mlb.com
5/31 Fiesta del Sol, Solana Beach free fest featuring Z Trip, Missing Persons
6/1 Fiesta del Sol , Solana Beach free fest w/ The White Buffalo, Through the Roots
6/4 – 6/21 Waitress at The Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
6/6 Shane Gillis at Honda Center, Anaheim www.hondacenter.com
6/7 – 6/8 Cali Vibes Music Fest at Marina Green Park, Long Beach www.calivibesfest.com
6/11 – 7/6 San Diego County Fair www.delmarfairgrounds.com
6/11 LIVE and Collective Soul paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/12 Foreigner paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/12 Alison Krauss at Rady Shell San Diego www.theshell.org
6/12 Taylor Shines – Laser Spectacular at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
6/13 Maxwell paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/15 Los Tigres del Norte paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/18 Jordan Davis paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/18 Hyprov at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
6/19 Xscape paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/20 – 6/22 Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival www.tvbwf.com
6/20 Lil Jon & 2 Chains paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/20 Rocky Horror w Barry Bostwick at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
6/21 Cesar Millan at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
6/21 Sammy Johnson, Iam Tongi, Protoje paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/22 Banda MS paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/26 Yeah Yeah Yeahs paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/27 Jon Pardi paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
6/28 Big Gigantic at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
7/2 Third Eye Blind paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
7/2 Marcello Hernandez at The Sound at San Diego County Fair
7/3 Jeff Dunham paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
7/4 Fourth of July
7/4 Fireworks Spectacular paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
7/5 Ziggy Marley paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
7/6 Los Tucanes de Tijuana paid show at San Diego County Fair www.sdfair.com
7/18-8/19 OC Fair and Pacific Amphitheatre Concerts www.pacamp.com
7/20 – 7/23 George Thorogood and the Destroyers 3 night performance at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach www.bellyup.com
7/31 Mick Adams & The Stones at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
8/1 Uptown at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
8/2 An Acoustic Evening with Leann Rimes at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
9/10 Chicago at Rady Shell San Diego www.theshell.org
10/2 Anything for Salinas Band: Tribute to Selena at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
10/3 24K Magic: The #1 Tribute to Bruno Mars at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com
10/4 Pop 2000 Tour at Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista www.moonlightstage.com