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San Diego's weekend honors tradition with Día de los Muertos celebrations across Old Town, Chula Vista, and Sherman Heights. Dive into ocean fun at the Zoo's Wild Weekend, feast on tamales in Escondido, race Mission Bay for a good cause, or sip wine in Ramona. Mid-70s sunshine all weekend long.

Let’s dive in.

 Steve DeLong
Publisher

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The Events

🐠 Wild Weekend: Oceans – San Diego Zoo
Dive into ocean-themed fun with live animal encounters, marine conservation talks, and kids’ crafts celebrating the wonders beneath the waves.
👉 zoo.sandiegozoo.org/wild-weekend-oceans

🏍️ Ramona Motorcycle Rally – Ramona Fairgrounds
Engines roar in the backcountry with custom bikes, live music, food, and family fun at this high-octane local tradition.
👉 ramonachamber.com/motorcyclerally

🍷 Ramona Art & Wine Festival – Ramona
Sip and stroll through local wineries and galleries at this three-day celebration of Ramona’s growing art and wine scene.
👉 ramonaartandwinefest.net

🏃 Thrive Half Marathon & 5K – Mission Bay
Run along the scenic waterfront in this annual race supporting the San Diego Food Bank—great views, good cause, and plenty of post-race fun.
👉 thrivehalfmarathon.com

💀 Dia de los Muertos Events

 💀 Día de los Muertos – La Experiencia (Old Town)

• 📍 Fiesta de Reyes, Old Town San Diego

• 🗓 Date: Month-long Oct 1 – Nov 2 (2025) (Fiesta de Reyes)

💀 Downtown Chula Vista Día de los Muertos Celebration

• 📍 Downtown Chula Vista – Third Avenue

• 🗓 Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 3 p.m.–8 p.m. (downtownchulavista.com)

💀 Sherman Heights Día de los Muertos

• 📍 Sherman Heights neighborhood, San Diego (2258 Island Ave)

• 🗓 Multi-week event: kicks off Oct 9, includes ofrendas on view Oct 14–Nov 2, workshops & procession. (Sherman Heights Community Center)

The Food

🌽 Escondido Tamale Festival – Grape Day Park, Escondido
A spicy celebration of culture and flavor with dozens of tamale vendors, live music, folklórico dancers, and craft beer tastings downtown.
👉 usamulticultural.org/escondido-tamale-festival

The Upcoming Events

🍷 San Diego Food + Wine Festival (Nov 7-9, 2025)
Celebrate the city’s culinary scene with world-class chefs, winemakers and tastemakers across venues; plenty of bites, sips and inspiration.
👉 sandiegowineclassic.com/events

🍻 San Diego Beer Week (Nov 7-16, 2025)
A whole week of craft-beer fun across the county—breweries, bars and pairing dinners—perfect for a “drink local” angle in the newsletter.
👉 https://www.sdbeer.com/sdbeerweek.html

The Hike of the Week

🌲 Cuyamaca Peak – Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (Julian)
Climb San Diego County’s second-highest summit for sweeping ocean-to-desert views, crisp fall air, and golden oak leaves lighting up the mountain. The hike covers 7.7 miles round trip with 1850 feet of elevation gain and offers a peaceful alpine vibe — ideal for a cool-weather weekend hike.

🅿️ Parking: Available for a fee at Paso Picacho Campground, just off Highway 79 — the same lot used for Stonewall Peak, directly across the street.

The Views

Love this San Diego Sunset!

👻 San Diego Trivia: Haunted History

🌤️ The Weather — Central San Diego

Friday: 76° / 56° 🌤️ 
Saturday: 75° / 54° ☀️
Sunday: 78° / 55° 🌤️ 

The weather will be hotter in the Inland areas and cooler at the Coast and Mountains.

The Music

Friday 10/31

🎶 Live Music

Duke's La Jolla – Dylan's Steel Band – La Jolla – 3-6pm
Mia Marie – Shay Skylar – Carlsbad – 4-6pm
Del Mar Plaza – Live Music – Monarch Ocean Pub – Del Mar – 4-7pm
The Camp Store – Sol Remedy – South Carlsbad – 4:15-6:15pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Jimmy Lewis & Easy Wind – Mission Bay – 4:20-11pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Zavala Sol – Shelter Island – 5-8pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – The Heart – Mission Bay – 5-8pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Kristi Krause – Escondido – 5-8pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Anthony Garcia – Mission Bay – 5-8pm
Seasons Restaurant – Tyler F. Simmons – Carlsbad – 5-8pm
Uvas Winery – Ashlyn Zaldivar – Poway – 5-8pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – The Brown Sugar Band – El Cajon – 6-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Summer of Love – San Marcos – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Gabe's Music – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – Dave Scott & Bobby Lanuza – Central Escondido – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Smokin Ocotillos – 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 – Off Ramp – Wynola – 6-9pm
Junkyard Sports Bar & Grill – Dakota Ringer – Ivey Ranch / Rancho Del Oro – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Keni Yarbro – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Shake Bar & Lounge – Israel Maldonado – Core-Columbia – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Hank Easton – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – John Bennett – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Halloween Dueling Pianos w/ Eric, Martha, Dave & Courtney – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
The Galley at the Marina – Haala Band – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo Solo – Point Loma – 6-10pm
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine – The Mad Hat Hucksters – Mira Mesa – 6:30-8:30pm
American Legion Post 282 – Live Music: Upfront – La Mesa – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – La Jolla – 6:30-10:30pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Latin Sol – National City – 6:30-10:30pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Man-Flesh • Majora – Vista – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Christian Taylor – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Steve Orr – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – Michael Richardson Duo – Leucadia – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Sundays @ Midnight – Morena – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Blaise Guld – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Winstons OB – The Lunar Conspiracy – Ocean Beach – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Social Remedy – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – Gnostic Dreams (Lo-fi Psych Groove) – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
Pour House – Sabbath Buddy Sabbath • Funhouse • Starlady • Witchcrafter – Oceanside – 7:30-11:59pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – David Shyde – San Diego – 8-11pm
The Holding Company - 1st Floor – SoundDivision • Orchards • Bad Examples – Ocean Beach – 8-11pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – KISStroyer Halloween Bash – Shelter Island – 8-11pm
McP's Irish Pub – Sophisticats – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Pal Joey's – Blame Betty – Allied Gardens – 8pm-12am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Fresh Veggies Micro Brass – University Heights – 8pm
Full Circle Saloon – Serious Guise – Santee – 8:30pm-12:30am
The Kraken – FastTrax – Cardiff – 9pm-12am
The Salty Frog – OK Canyon • DJ Koreckt – Imperial Beach – 9pm-12am
Renegade Bar – Barbwire – El Cajon – 9pm-12:30am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Fresh Veggies Micro Brass – University Heights – 10pm

🎤 Karaoke

710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Harry's Sports Bar & Grill – Harryaoke Fridays – Fallbrook – 8pm-1am
Winston's – Karaoke w/ Corey Glasper – Ocean Beach – 8pm-1am
Happy Does Bar – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 8:30pm-1:30am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 9pm-1am
Wong's Dragon Room – Karaoke with DJ Harvest – La Mesa – 9pm-1am

🧠 Trivia

Mother Earth Brewing – Sunset Trivia – Vista – 6-8pm
Night Parade Brewing Company – Sunset Trivia – Scripps Ranch – 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 11/1

🎶 Live Music

Bahia Resort Hotel – Brian Wahlstrom – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Shay Skylar – San Diego – 10am-1pm
La Valencia Hotel – Trevor Davis – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Kevin Ryan – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Jesse Johnson – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Ed Kornhauser – San Diego – 12-3pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – JP McDermott & Western Bop – El Cajon – 1-4pm
Mia Marie – Julian Jaime – Carlsbad – 3-5pm
Winstons OB – Daytime Moon – Ocean Beach – 4-7pm
Del Mar Plaza – Seaside Sessions – D3 – Del Mar – 5-7pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – Lady Dottie & the Diamonds – El Cajon – 5-8pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Andrew Peña – Mission Bay – 5-8pm
Pour House – BAM – Oceanside – 5-8pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – Cadillac Fringe – Central Escondido – 5-9pm
Panama 66 – Robin Henkle with Horns – Balboa Park – 6-7:50pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Orion Song – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Soto Six – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Christian Taylor – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Perla Negra Cuban Trio – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Billy Watson – Wynola – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Kevin James O'Brien – La Jolla – 6-9pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Anthony Garcia – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Jason Graham – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Matt Blockley – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos w/ Jeff, Jon, Dave, Courtney & Eric + Fiddle Guest – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo Solo – Point Loma – 6-10pm
Négociant Winery – Andy Anderson & Nathan Fry – Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Fast Times – Rare Form – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Evidence Band – National City – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Alex Elisabeth – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Keefer & Rob – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Mission Ave Bar & Grill – Soto Six – Oceanside – 7-10pm
Steel 94 – CC&E – Spring Valley – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Full Strength Funk Band – Morena – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Jesse Ray Smith – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Full Circle – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – Velvet Strings – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
The Holding Company - 1st Floor – Green Jelly • Bitter Beings – Ocean Beach – 7:30-11:30pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Tony Ecom's el Espiritu Ya Ya – University Heights – 8pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Freddie Walton – San Diego – 8-11pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Ristband – Shelter Island – 8-11pm
Full Circle Saloon – Head Bangers Brawl with Radio Thieves – Santee – 8:30-11:30pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Tsunami Sound Waves – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
710 Beach Club – KickBack | Jam – Pacific Beach – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – 2Lil2Late – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
Pour House – Anthony Cullins & Los Paisanos – Oceanside – 9pm-11:59pm
Winstons OB – Kush • King Martyr • Raiz Muzic – Ocean Beach – 9:30pm-12:30am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Tony Ecom's el Espiritu Ya Ya – University Heights – 10pm

🎤 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 11/2

🎶 Live Music

Bahia Resort Hotel – Brian Pierini – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Matt Heinecke – San Diego – 10am-1pm
Seasons Restaurant – Shay Skylar – Carlsbad – 10am-1pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Jesse Johnson – Del Mar – 11am-2pm
La Valencia Hotel – Javid & Naoko – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Dominic Blas – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Orion Song – Mission Bay – 11am-2pm
Mia Marie – Victor Santana – Escondido – 2-4pm
Coronado Ferry Landing – The New Cadillacs – Coronado – 1-4pm
Duke's La Jolla – DevvLov – La Jolla – 1-4pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – John Katchur – Wynola – 1-4pm
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs – Deke Dickerson Solo – El Cajon – 2-5pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Todd Wees – Oceanside – 3-6pm
Carruth Cellars - Liberty Station – Blue Gruv – Liberty Station – 4-7pm
Del Mar Plaza – Live Music – Monarch Ocean Pub – Del Mar – 4-7pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Jarred Matthew – La Jolla – 4-7pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Andrew Peña – Escondido – 4-8pm
The Holding Company - 1st Floor – Fentix TX – Ocean Beach – 4:30-8pm
Panama 66 – Nick & Rosie – Balboa Park – 5-7pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – George Colligan Trio – Morena – 5-7pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Aztrec Jazz Jam with Dylan Soto – Vista – 6-9pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Maxwell the Great – Carlsbad – 6-9pm
Mr. Peabody's Bar & Grill – Jazz Jam – Encinitas – 6-9pm
San Diego Mission Bay Resort – Anthony Garcia – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
The Cordova Bar – Dolly's Revenge – Bay Park – 6-9pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – George Villasenor's Band Colour – National City – 7-10pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos w/ Martha, Jon, Jeff & Zoey – Gaslamp Quarter – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Christian Taylor – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Drake Bell – University Heights – 8pm
Humphreys Backstage Live – Miranda Ramos – Shelter Island – 8-11:59pm

🎤 Karaoke

American Legion Post 282 – Karaoke with TerryOke – La Mesa – 1-5pm
The Salty Frog – Karaoke – Imperial Beach – 7pm-2am
710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Winston's – Oboke Karaoke – Point Loma – 8-11pm
1st Street Bar – Karaoke – Encinitas – 9pm-1am
North Bar – Karaoke – Escondido – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – Karaoke with DJ Harvest – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 9pm-1am

🧠 Trivia

Eastbound Bar & Grill – Trivia – Lakeside – 6:30-8:30pm

*Some events may require tickets, reservations, cover charges, or be full/sold out, and typos or errors could happen but we try our best!! …

Trivia Answer:

Answer: ✅ 3) The Whaley House — Located in Old Town, this 1857 Greek Revival home was built by Thomas Whaley on the site of a former gallows, and many believe some spirits never left.

Did you know?
Visitors and staff have reported cigar smoke wafting through empty rooms, children’s laughter echoing upstairs, and even the ghost of the family dog running down the hall. 🕯️

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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.