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It’s a stacked San Diego weekend: the Blue Angels roar over Miramar, the Poway Rodeo rides again, and Encinitas turns Coast Highway 101 into a Bavarian bash. Add in Taste of College Area, Cultura FC, Spirits Festival sips, and tons of live music—there’s a little something everywhere. Dive in, plan your route, and I’ll see you out there.

Let’s dive in.

 Steve DeLong
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The Events

🤠 Poway Rodeo – Sept 26–27, Poway Valley Riders Association
Two nights of pro rodeo thrills—bull riding, barrel racing, mutton bustin’, plus live country music and family fun.

🍴 Taste of College Area – Sept 28, College Ave
Sample bites from 20+ local eateries on a self-guided stroll showcasing this diverse San Diego neighborhood’s culinary gems.

⚽ Cultura FC – Sept 28, Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego’s culture-meets-soccer festival with live music, street art, global cuisine, and community celebration surrounding the match.

🥃 San Diego Spirits Festival – Sept 27–28
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Sip premium cocktails, taste craft spirits, and enjoy entertainment at the city’s premier celebration of mixology and nightlife.

🍻 Encinitas Oktoberfest – Sept 28, Coast Highway 101
German beer garden, oompah music, lederhosen, and family fun as Encinitas transforms into a Bavarian street party.

✈️ MCAS Miramar Air Show – Sept 26-28
Watch the Blue Angels soar at San Diego’s favorite air show. Includes aerial demos, static aircraft displays, and family-friendly experiences at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

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The Food

🍺 National Drink Beer Day – Sept 28
A modern toast to Prohibition’s repeal—celebrate with pints at your favorite local brewery or a cold one at home.

🌱 San Diego Sustainable Food Festival – Sept 28, Waterfront Park
Celebrate eco-friendly dining with plant-forward dishes, local farms, zero-waste demos, and tastings that prove sustainability can be delicious.

The Upcoming Events

☕ National Coffee Day – Monday September 29th, Countywide
Celebrate San Diego’s thriving coffee scene! From micro-roasters to beach cafés, it’s a day to savor specialty brews, discover unique blends, and support local shops fueling our mornings. Many cafés offer deals or seasonal specials—perfect for trying something new.

The Hike of the Week

We’ll be back with a new hike next week. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions send them my way… Just reply to this email.

The Views

Coronado Sunrise…

San Diego Trivia - Did you know?

🌱 San Diego & Lima Beans
In the early 1900s, lima beans were one of San Diego’s biggest crops, blanketing thousands of acres, especially in Chula Vista and Otay but also in Carmel Valley, Del Mar and the North Coastal Areas. While Ventura eventually claimed the title of “Lima Bean Capital,” San Diego’s fields still shipped tons of beans across the U.S., marking an important chapter in the region’s farming history.

The Weather

City of San Diego – Lindbergh Field

Friday: 71/66 ⛅
Saturday: 72/66 ⛅
Sunday: 74/68 ⛅

The Music

Friday 9/26

🎶 Live Music
Mia Marie Vineyards – Shay Skylar – Escondido – 2:30-4:30pm
Duke's La Jolla – Hank Easton – La Jolla – 3-6pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – The Resonators – Mission Bay – 4-6pm
The Camp Store – Hendrix Tribute – South Carlsbad – 4:15-6:15pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Peter Hall – Encinitas – 5-7:30pm
Pour House – BAM (female vocal trio) – Oceanside – 5-8pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Jonny Tarr – Mission Bay – 5-8pm
Seasons Restaurant – Jeff Brinkman – Carlsbad – 5-8pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – Aimee Jacobs – El Cajon – 6-8pm
Panama 66 – The Matt Smith Trio – Balboa Park – 6-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Jimmy & Enrique – San Marcos – 6-9pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Surf Birdz – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – TJ Moss – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – Dave Scott & Bobby Lanuza – Escondido – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – John Manley – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Kevin Ryan – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Perla Negra Cuban Trio – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Johnny Boots Band – Wynola – 6-9pm
Junkyard Sports Bar & Grill – Fercho – San Diego – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Keni Yarbro – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Carlsbad – Pretty Sweet – Carlsbad – 6-9pm
Shake Bar & Lounge – Christian Taylor – Encinitas – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Freddie Walton – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Will Fedak – Encinitas – 6-9pm
Uvas Winery – Iris Moné – Poway – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – San Diego – 6-9:30pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo Solo – Point Loma – 6-10pm
The Galley at the Marina – Breez’n – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Windmill Food Hall – Hippy Goods – Carlsbad – 6:30-8:30pm
American Legion Post 282 – Upfront Band – La Mesa – 6:30-9:30pm
Négociant Winery – Don L – Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – La Jolla – 6:30-10:30pm
Deft Brewing – Sandpiper Ensemble – San Diego – 7-9pm
Alejandra's Cantina – Cold Craft – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Chris Kalafut – Vista – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – The Garners – Banker’s Hill – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – The Heart – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Darion Good Vibes – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – Swingin Johnsons – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Mission Avenue Bar & Grill – Delaney & Co – Oceanside – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Paradygm – Morena – 7-10pm
Winston's – Psydecar – San Diego – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Sierra Vista Band – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – The Propane Saints (Americana) – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
McP's Irish Pub – CCnE Band – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Shea Givens – Del Mar – 8-11pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Good Mojo – San Diego – 8-11pm
Kimball Coastal Eatery – R-Tyme – National City – 8-11pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Jason Graham – Encinitas – 8-11pm
Pal Joey's – Cadillac Fringe – Allied Gardens – 8pm-12am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Boogaloo Assassins – University Heights – 8pm show
Full Circle Saloon – Paint it Black – Santee – 8:30pm-12:30am
Mr. Peabody's Bar & Grill – Social Remedy – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Summit Drive – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
Pour House – Darkwave Night w/ Valgur – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
Renegade Country – Big Sky Moon – El Cajon – 9pm-12:30am
The Kraken – Deep End – Cardiff – 9pm-1am
Til-Two Club – Caustica w/ Grimm Beatz & BarbieSerk – Talmadge – 9pm-1:30am

Karaoke
710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Harry's Sports Bar & Grill – Harryaoke Fridays – Fallbrook – 8pm-1am
Happy Does Bar – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 8:30pm-1:30am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 9pm-1am

Trivia
Mia Marie Vineyards – Sunset Trivia – Escondido – 4:30-6:30pm
Koi Zen Cellars – Trivia – Carmel Mountain Ranch – 5-8pm
Night Parade Brewing Company – Sunset Trivia – Scripps Ranch – 6-8pm
Mother Earth Brewing – Sunset Trivia – Vista – 6-8pm
White Labs Brewing Co - San Diego – Trivia – Miramar – 6:30-8:30pm
Dirty Birds - Ocean Beach – Sunset Trivia – Ocean Beach – 7-9pm

Saturday 9/27

🎶 Live Music
Bahia Resort Hotel – Dylan's Steel Band – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Kevin Ryan – San Diego – 10am-1pm
La Valencia Hotel – Jesse Johnson – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Olivia Rohde – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Cappo Kelley – Mission Bay – 12-3pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Geoff Nigl – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – Davies And The Jam Stallions – El Cajon – 1-4pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Godfather's Daughter – Encinitas – 1-4pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Open Mic Matinee – Vista – 1:30-5pm
The Holding Company – Duke Moody • SonaFire – Ocean Beach – 2-11:30pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Bonneville Seven – Oceanside – 3-5pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Enrique & Jimmy – Escondido – 3-5pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Diego Dead – Mission Bay – 3:30-6:30pm
Kimball Coastal Eatery – George Villasenor's Band Colour – National City – 4-7pm
Winston's – Bo & the Hobos – San Diego – 4-7pm
The Camp Store – Maka Roots – South Carlsbad – 4:15-6:15pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Nikki Green – Encinitas – 5-7:30pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – Lady Dottie And The Diamonds – El Cajon – 5-8pm
Koi Zen Cellars – Barrelhouse Blues Club – Carmel Mountain Ranch – 5-8pm
Pour House – Joey Harris & the Mentals – Oceanside – 5-8pm
Uvas Winery – Dave Schaffner – Poway – 5-8pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – 80's Jukebox Band – Escondido – 5-9pm
Smoking Cannon Brewery – ChickenHawk – Ramona – 6-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Blind Miles Blues – San Marcos – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Christian Taylor – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – The Strands – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Nathan Welden – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Perla Negra Cuban Trio – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Jeff Berkley – Wynola – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Helena Holleran – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Prohibition Brewing Company – The Ripple Effect Band – Vista – 6-9pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Jolene Cruz – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Blaise Guld – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Richard Galiguis – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – San Diego – 6-9:30pm
The Galley at the Marina – Santana Pa Ti Live – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Négociant Winery – The Honeytones – Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Archie Thompson Trio – La Jolla – 6:30-10:30pm
Deft Brewing – Hill and Dale Drive – San Diego – 7-9pm
The Roadies Brewery – Unruly Boys – Vista – 7-9pm
Alejandra's Cantina – 2Lil2Late – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Electric Waste Band – Mission Bay – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – Cobby Brzeski – Banker's Hill – 7-10pm
Fast Times – Bad Rabbit – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Kimball Coastal Eatery – Rising Star – National City – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Dakota Ringer – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Hippy Goods – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – John Bennett – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Mission Avenue Bar & Grill – Shane Hall – Oceanside – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Betamaxx – Morena – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Full Circle Band – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – Chris Swann – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
McP's Irish Pub – Fish & the Seaweeds – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – David Shyde – Del Mar – 8-11pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Evidence Band – San Diego – 8-11pm
North Bar – Nitrous Rockxide – Escondido – 8-11pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Travis Thomas – Encinitas – 8-11pm
Til-Two Club – The Gold Souls • City Soul Collective – Talmadge – 8:30pm-1:30am
Full Circle Saloon – A Nightmare on 80's Street + Zeptune – Santee – 8:30-11:30pm
Mr. Peabody's Bar & Grill – Custard Pie – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Savage Touch – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
Pour House – Francis Blurte & Pete Posie – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
Winston's – Futuresexuals with Slowcoast – San Diego – 9pm-12am
Renegade Country – Barbwire – El Cajon – 9pm-12:30am
710 Beach Club – Sideswiped – Pacific Beach – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – FastTrax – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
The Kraken – CoverStorm – Cardiff – 9pm-1am

Karaoke
American Legion Post 282 – Karaoke w/ Leslie – La Mesa – 6-9pm
Happy Does Bar – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 8:30pm-1:30am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 9pm-1am

Trivia
Round Table Pizza - Poway – Trivia – Poway – 6-8pm
Dirty Birds - College Area – Sunset Trivia – College Area – 8-9pm

Sunday 9/28

🎶 Live Music
Bahia Resort Hotel – Anthony Kauka Stanley – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – David Shyde – San Diego – 10am-1pm
Seasons Restaurant – Gabe's Music – Carlsbad – 10:30am-1:30pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – DevvLov – Del Mar – 11am-2pm
La Valencia Hotel – Javid & Naoko – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Max Doty – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Ed Kornhauser – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – The Mando with No Name – Wynola – 12-3pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Fish & the Seaweeds High Noon Dead Set – Mission Bay – 12-5pm
Duke's La Jolla – Jonny Tarr – La Jolla – 1-4pm
American Legion Post 282 – Karaoke with TerryOke – La Mesa – 1-5pm
Coronado Ferry Landing – The Exit – Weekend Concert Series – Coronado – 2-5pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – That Beatles Cover Band – El Cajon – 2-5pm
Ramona Ranch Winery – Ashley E Norton – Ramona – 2-5pm
The Kraken – She Says So – Cardiff – 2-5pm
McP's Irish Pub Paddy-O – Suenami – Coronado – 2-6pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Al Barnes – Escondido – 3-5pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Campfire Joe – Oceanside – 3-6pm
Winston's – Just Another Punk Sunday Matinee – San Diego – 3-6pm
Carruth Cellars - Liberty Station – Dora Bonaventura – Liberty Station – 4-7pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Hank Easton – La Jolla – 4-7pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Laub Music – Poway – 4-7pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Lee Melton – Del Mar – 4-7pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Korrie & Jason – Encinitas – 4-7pm
Uvas Winery – Shay Skylar – Poway – 4-7pm
Orfila Vineyards and Winery – Blaise Guld – San Pasqual Valley – 4-8pm
The Galley at the Marina – Manzanita Blues – Chula Vista – 4-8pm
The Camp Store – I-Koustic Reggae – South Carlsbad – 4:15-6:15pm
Panama 66 – Tap Jam – Balboa Park – 5-7pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Ed Kornhauser Trio – Morena – 5-7pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – JP & the Mystery Band – Mission Bay – 5-7:30pm
Kimball Coastal Eatery – BB and Company – National City – 5-8pm
Deft Brewing – Mystery Train Jerry Garcia Tribute Band – San Diego – 6-7:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Linda Berry Band – San Diego – 6-9pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Tim Atkins – Carlsbad – 6-9pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – Jay Cain – Encinitas – 6-9pm
Mr. Peabody's Bar & Grill – Jazz Jam – Encinitas – 6-9pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Shea Givens – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
The Cordova Bar – The Remnants – Bay Park – 6-9pm
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine – The Mad Hat Hucksters – Mira Mesa – 6:30-8:30pm
The Roadies Brewery – One of the Good Ones – Vista – 6:30-9:30pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – San Diego – 7-10pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Kaylee & The Manouche à Cinq – University Heights – 7pm show
Prohibition Liquor Bar – Chickenbone Slim – San Diego – 8pm-1:30am

Karaoke
Winston's – Oboke Karaoke – Point Loma – 8-11pm
710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 9pm-1am
1st Street Bar – Karaoke – Encinitas – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – Karaoke with DJ Harvest – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
North Bar – Karaoke – Escondido – 9pm-1am

Trivia
Dirty Birds - Liberty Station – Sunset Trivia – Point Loma – 6-9pm
Eastbound Bar & Grill – Trivia – Lakeside – 6:30-8:30pm

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San Diego Meteor is published every Friday morning by Steve DeLong. Steve is an Escondido High Graduate and has lived in San Diego County since 1972.