Hey San Diego — It's a big weekend in San Diego. Super Bowl Sunday arrives with no shortage of places to catch the action—rooftop lounges, breweries, and beachfront bars across the county are rolling out drink specials and jumbotron screenings. Meanwhile, Lunar New Year celebrations continue with lion dancing and night markets in Convoy, plus events running through mid-month. And in a story seven decades in the making, 100-year-old Escondido Navy pilot Captain Royce Williams will finally receive the Medal of Honor for a top-secret 1952 dogfight that's only now coming to light. Add chocolate tastings and nearly perfect Sunday weather (75° and sunny), and you've got plenty of reasons to get out there.

Let’s dive in.

 Steve DeLong
Publisher

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🇺🇸 Escondido War Hero Honored – Local Heroes
100-year-old Navy pilot Captain Royce Williams will receive the Medal of Honor for his heroics during a top-secret 1952 dogfight with Soviet MiGs during the Korean War.

🏃 Mitchell Thorp Warrior Spirit 5K – Feb 8, Carlsbad
Annual run/walk and family festival benefiting families with children facing life-threatening illnesses. Includes food vendors, music, kids’ activities, and community support.

🧬 Art of Science Exhibit – Thru Feb 28, UC San Diego
Explore a unique intersection of science and art with stunning visualizations of scientific research. Located at Geisel Library. Free and open to the public.

🐉 Convoy Rising Lunar New Year Celebration – Feb 8, Kearny Mesa
Celebrate Year of the Horse with lion dancing, night market food vendors, live music, and family-friendly cultural performances in the Convoy District.

🏈 Where to Watch the Super Bowl – Feb 8, Countywide
San Diego Magazine rounds up the best spots to catch the Big Game — from rooftop lounges and breweries to beachfront bars. Expect drink specials, themed snacks, and jumbotron screenings.

🐲 Lunar New Year Celebrations – Feb 3–18, Countywide
From lantern festivals and lion dances to dumpling tastings and temple fairs, San Diego hosts dozens of Lunar New Year events across the region.

🎭 Mardi Gras Celebrations – Now thru Feb 17, San Diego County
From SeaWorld’s family-friendly parades and Cajun bites to the Gaslamp’s multi-day nightlife parties and bar crawls, Mardi Gras is in full swing across San Diego. Don’t miss beads, jazz, costumes, hurricanes, and Fat Tuesday fun!

🍫 Esco Alley Art & Chocolate Festival – Feb 7, Downtown Escondido
Enjoy artisan chocolate tastings, live music, street art, vendors, and sweet vibes at this annual celebration in Escondido’s Grand Avenue alleys. Family-friendly and free to attend.

🥐 Paris Baguette - Coming Soon to Rancho Bernardo
The popular Korean-French bakery café is expanding in San Diego, with a new Rancho Bernardo location on the way featuring pastries, cakes, and coffee.

One of San Diego’s most iconic photo-op hikes, Potato Chip Rock rewards a steady climb with a jaw-dropping rock formation that looks impossibly thin from the right angle. Perched near the summit of Mt. Woodson, it’s become a rite of passage for locals—and yes, the views are just as good as the photos.

What to know before you go:

You’ll earn it with a sustained climb, but the sweeping inland views and famous rock payoff make this a classic for a reason. Bring water, good shoes, and a little patience at the top.

The flowers match the sunset!

Fri 2/6
High 68° / Low 49° • 🌤️ 6%

Sat 2/7
High 67° / Low 48° • 🌤️ 8%

Sun 2/8
High 75° / Low 49° • ☀️ 2%

A cooler, partly cloudy start to the weekend gives way to a noticeably warmer and sunnier Sunday—classic winter-in-SoCal pacing.

Duke's La Jolla – Andrew Peña – La Jolla – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Jehua – Del Mar – 3-6pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – AWP – Mission Bay – 4-6pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Al Barnes – Escondido – 4-6pm
The Camp Store – Johnny Rock Band – Carlsbad – 4-6:30pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – The Water Spots – Point Loma – 5-7pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – Bruce & Claudia – San Marcos – 5-7pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Freddie Walton – Escondido – 5-8pm
Pour House – Johnny Deadly Trio – Oceanside – 5-8pm
Seasons Restaurant – Marelle – Carlsbad – 5-8pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Kevin Childs – Encinitas – 5-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Blind Miles Blues – San Marcos – 5:30-8:30pm
Uvas Winery – Ashlyn Zaldivar – Poway – 5:30-8:30pm
Grand Ole BBQ – Yotes – El Cajon – 6-8pm
Panama 66 – The Satisfiers – Balboa Park – 6-8pm
The Salty Frog – Poems Band – Imperial Beach – 6-8pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Diego Dead – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Shay Skylar – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – Dave Scott & Bobby Lanuza – Escondido – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Black Pearl Reggae – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Shakedown String Band – Morena – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Jolene Cruz – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Perla Negra Cuban Trio – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – The Beard and The Bird – Santa Ysabel – 6-9pm
Junkyard Sports Bar & Grill – Jonny Tarr – Oceanside – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Keni Yarbro – La Jolla – 6-9pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Kahlil Nash – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Mission Ave Bar & Grill – Boon & Kiel – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Shake Bar & Lounge – Trevor Davis – Core-Columbia – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Hank Easton – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Smoking Cannon Brewery – Open Mic with Scott Ensign – Ramona – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – John Bennett – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
The Roadies Brewery – Jehlad – Vista – 6-10pm
The Galley at the Marina – Colour – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Carlsbad – D Haala – Carlsbad – 6-11pm
Renegade Bar – Thunderbird Mountain Band – El Cajon – 6:30pm-12:30am
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine – The Garners Quintet – Mira Mesa – 6:30-8:30pm
Négociant Winery – Fridays with Don L. – Uptown Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – Marina District – 6:30-10:30pm
American Legion Post 282 – Nigel – La Mesa – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – Cole Roussos – Banker's Hill – 7-10pm
Fast Times – The Remnants – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Ca-Set – National City – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Jarred Matthew – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Rheanna Downey – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – ZB Savoy – Leucadia – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – 3 Car Garage – Morena – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Jason Graham – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Winstons OB – The Ampsters – Ocean Beach – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – The Exit – Poway – 7-11pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – The Styletones – University Heights – 7pm
1st Street Bar – Sunrise Company – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
McP's Irish Pub – Baywolf – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Whiskey Girl – The Gravities – East Village – 8-10pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Rising Star – Point Loma – 8-10pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Puro Feeling – Del Mar – 8-11pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Celina Rescott & The Embers – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
Full Circle Saloon – Serious Guise – Santee – 8:30pm-11:59pm
The Kraken – X Syndicate – Cardiff – 9pm-1am
Pour House – Sometimes Julie * Crescent Blue – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
Pal Joey's – Blame Betty – Allied Gardens – 9pm-12am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – The Styletones – University Heights – 10pm

710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Happy Does Bar – Karaoke – Gaslamp Quarter – 8:30pm-1:30am
Werewolf American Pub – Karaoke – East Village – 9pm-1am
Wong's Dragon Room – Karaoke with DJ Harvest – Rolando – 9pm-1am
Winstons OB – Karaoke w/Corey Glasper – Ocean Beach – 9:30pm-12:30am

Dirty Birds - Ocean Beach – Sunset Trivia – Ocean Beach – 7-9pm

Bahia Resort Hotel – Kekoa – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Kai Kalama – Torrey Pines – 10am-1pm
California English – Kaylee Daugherty – Sorrento Mesa – 10:30am-12pm
La Valencia Hotel – David Rosales – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Kat Hall – Gaslamp Quarter – 11am-2pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Ed Kornhauser – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Good Feels – Mission Bay – 12:30-3pm
Grand Ole BBQ – The Bastards – El Cajon – 1-4pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Makena – Encinitas – 1-4pm
Winstons OB – Daytime Moon – Ocean Beach – 1-3pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Lilia Rose – Escondido – 2-4pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Dead Marley Matthews – Mission Bay – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Christian Taylor – Del Mar – 3-6pm
The Camp Store – Role Models – Carlsbad – 4-6:30pm
Winstons OB – Sundays at Midnight – Ocean Beach – 4-7pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – DJ Night – Escondido – 4-8pm
Pour House – Bonneville 7 – Oceanside – 5-8pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Summit Drive – Point Loma – 5-7pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – JustJoe Rythum – San Marcos – 5-7pm
Koi Zen Cellars – 3D Blues Band – Rancho Bernardo – 5-8pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Michael Battista – Encinitas – 5-8pm
Uvas Winery – Adrienne Nims – Poway – 5-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Maxwell – San Marcos – 5:30-8:30pm
Panama 66 – The Red Fox Tails – Balboa Park – 6-8pm
Smoking Cannon Brewery – Michael Dean – Ramona – 6-8pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Wall of Sound – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Kai Kalama – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – The Strands – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Kyle Merril Band – Morena – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – David Shyde – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Perla Negra Cuban Trio – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Billy Watson – Santa Ysabel – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Kevin James O'Brien – La Jolla – 6-9pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Freddie Walton – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Jason Graham – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Lou Shook – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo & Keven – Coronado – 6-10pm
The Galley at the Marina – Paradygm – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Renegade Bar – Trey Hill Band – El Cajon – 6:30pm-12:30am
Négociant Winery – Andy Anderson & Nathan Fry – Uptown Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Steel 94 – CC&E – Spring Valley – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Archie Thompson Trio – Marina District – 6:30-10:30pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Falcon Punch • Ghost Radio – Vista – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – The Garners – Banker's Hill – 7-10pm
Fast Times – Daytripper – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Latin Sol – National City – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Keefer and Rob – Carlsbad – 7-10pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – Fercho – Leucadia – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Full Strength Band – Morena – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – The Swingin Johnsons – Poway – 7-11pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Matt Heinecke – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Travis Thomas – Encinitas – 7-10pm
1st Street Bar – The Juke$ – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Mike Myrdal – Del Mar – 8-11pm
McP's Irish Pub – Misty & the Moby – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Groove Line – Point Loma – 8-10pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Shuffle & Bang – University Heights – 8pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Jonathan Lee Band – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
Full Circle Saloon – Side Hustle – Santee – 8:30pm-11:59pm
710 Beach Club – Duke Moody + Sonafire – Pacific Beach – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – Nemesis – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
The Kraken – Rock Garden – Cardiff – 9pm-1am
The Salty Frog – DazZzed – Imperial Beach – 9-10:20pm
Seven Grand San Diego – The B-Line – North Park – 9-11pm
Pour House – The Plagues • Mad Tab • Cheap Sex – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
Winstons OB – The Resinators • The Reckless • Russ Blvd – Ocean Beach – 9pm-12am
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Shuffle & Bang – University Heights – 10pm
The Salty Frog – Stereo Indica – Imperial Beach – 10:40pm-12am

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 – East Village – 9pm-1am

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

Bahia Resort Hotel – Jolene Cruz – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Puro Feeling – Torrey Pines – 10am-1pm
Seasons Restaurant – Richard Galiguis – Carlsbad – 10am-1pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Keni Yarbro – Del Mar – 11am-2pm
La Valencia Hotel – Javid & Naoko – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – Maxwell Dotts – San Marcos – 11am-1pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Brianna Grace – Encinitas – 11am-2pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – High Noon Dead Party – Mission Bay – 12-5pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Geoff Nigl – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Andrew Peña – Escondido – 12-3pm
Coronado Ferry Landing – The Ideas – Coronado – 1-4pm
Duke's La Jolla – The Heart – La Jolla – 1-4pm
Grand Ole BBQ – New Brown Sugar Band – El Cajon – 1-4pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Enrique & Jimmy – Escondido – 2-4pm
McP's Irish Pub Paddy-O – Thunderbird Mountain Band – Coronado – 2-5pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Rick Harcol – Oceanside – 3-6pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Cadillac Fringe – Poway – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Jason Graham – Del Mar – 3-6pm
Carruth Cellars - Liberty Station – Blue Gruv – Liberty Station – 4-7pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Michael LeClerc – La Jolla – 4-7pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Jonny Tarr – Escondido – 4-8pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Robin Henkel Blues – Morena – 5-7:30pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Danny & Breezin' Band – National City – 5-8pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – Marina District – 6-9pm
Lou Lou’s Club @ Lafayette Hotel – Will Brahm – University Heights – 7pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos – Gaslamp Quarter – 7-10pm
Prohibition SD – Len Rainey – Gaslamp Quarter – 8pm-1:30am

Steel 94 – Karaoke – Spring Valley – 2-5pm
The Salty Frog – Karaoke – Imperial Beach – 7pm-2am
710 Beach Club – Karaoke – Pacific Beach – 8pm-12am
Winstons OB – OBoke Karaoke – Ocean Beach – 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 – East Village – 9pm-1am

Eastbound Bar & Grill – Trivia – Lakeside – 6:30-8:30pm
Uvas Winery – Music Trivia – Poway – 7-9pm

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

B) Casa de Estudillo

Built in 1827, Casa de Estudillo is the oldest standing residential home in the county. For comparison, the Machado y Stewart House dates to 1835, the Robinson-Rose House to 1853, and the Whaley House - often guessed - was built later in 1857.

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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.