Hey San Diego - It’s a hot start to the weekend with temps pushing the upper 80s Friday before cooling slightly by Sunday. The Flower Fields are officially open, Borrego Palm Canyon could be glowing with a desert super bloom, and Fido Fest brings the pups out in Santee. Roppongi makes its long-awaited return in La Jolla, and Padres Opening Day is officially on deck.

Let's get into it.

 Steve DeLong
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🐶 Fido Fest – March 1, Santee
The City of Santee’s annual dog-friendly bash returns with pet contests, vendor booths, adoptions, and plenty of tail-wagging fun. Leashed pups welcome. Free community event.

🦅 San Diego Bird Festival – Feb 26–March 1, Various Locations
Bird lovers gather for guided walks, expert talks, and coastal field trips during this multi-day celebration of local and migratory species. Hosted by the San Diego Bird Alliance. Registration required for most events.

🌸 The Flower Fields – Now Open, Carlsbad
The iconic ranunculus blooms are back at The Flower Fields, transforming the hillside into 50 acres of color. Timed tickets recommended — peak bloom typically runs March through early May.

❄️ Cirque FLIP Fabrique: Blizzard – Feb 28, Poway Center for the Performing Arts
A high-energy contemporary circus performance blends acrobatics, comedy, and wintery spectacle in this family-friendly stage production presented by Poway OnStage. Ticketed event.

🍣 Roppongi – Back in Action, La Jolla
After a decade-long closure, Roppongi reopens on Prospect with a revamped space, refined sushi program, and modern Asian-fusion plates. A long-awaited return for one of La Jolla’s former dining standouts.

⚾ Padres Opening Day – March 26, Petco Park
Baseball is back as the San Diego Padres kick off the 2026 season at Petco Park. Opening Day brings pregame buzz, downtown energy, and that first crack of the bat. Grab the printable schedule at the link and start planning your season.

If the desert really is lighting up with a super bloom, this is the hike to see it.

Located inside Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Palm Canyon is a classic 3-mile out-and-back trail that winds through desert washes, rocky canyon walls, and — in strong bloom years — carpets of wildflowers. Expect bursts of desert lilies, sand verbena, brittlebrush, and desert dandelion painting the landscape in yellows, purples, and white.

The payoff at the end is a rare California fan palm oasis tucked into the canyon — a dramatic contrast to the surrounding desert.

Go early. Bring water. And don’t step off trail — those blooms are fragile and short-lived.

Distance: ~3 miles round trip
Difficulty: Moderate (rocky sections, mild elevation gain)

Windansea Beach, La Jolla.

Fri 2/27
High 87° / Low 56° • ☀️ 1%

Sat 2/28
High 84° / Low 52° • 🌤️ 2%

Sun 3/1
High 77° / Low 51° • 🌤️ 3%

Hot start Friday pushes late-winter heat into the upper 80s, then temps ease back into the 70s by Sunday with light breezes and filtered sunshine. Classic winter-in-SoCal warm spell.

Duke's La Jolla – Kekoa – La Jolla – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Jehua – Del Mar – 3-6pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Bartender Lesley on Trombone – Mission Bay – 4-6pm
The Camp Store – Electrifire – Carlsbad – 4-6:30pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Toga Party Band – Point Loma – 5-7pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – John Patrick – San Marcos – 5-7pm
Panama 66 – Stancy Antonel – Balboa Park – 5-6:45pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Kristi Krause – Escondido – 5-8pm
Pour House – Jimi Zolo (Hard/Blues Rock), Free – Oceanside – 5-8pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Tim Atkins – Encinitas – 5-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Yarp – San Marcos – 5:30-8:30pm
Uvas Winery – Iris Mone – Poway – 5:30-8:30pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Linda Berry Band – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – Kevin Ryan – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Bellamy's Restaurant – Dave Scott & Bobby Lanuza – Escondido – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Mia and the Dad Bods – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Mystery Train – Morena – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Jolene Cruz – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Grand Ole BBQ – Kyle Luna & the Moondogs – El Cajon – 6-8pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Charlie Chavez & La Perla Negra – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Dirty Confetti – Santa Ysabel – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Keni Yarbro – La Jolla – 6-9pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Jonny Tarr – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Carlsbad – Blue Suede Crew – Carlsbad – 6-9pm
Shake Bar & Lounge – David Shyde – Core-Columbia – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – The Heart – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Smoking Cannon Brewery – Open Mic with Mark Torpey – Ramona – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Cassidy Paige – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos w/ Dave, Courtney & James – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo Solo – Coronado – 6-10pm
The Galley at the Marina – Latin Sol Band – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine – Mission Bay High School Performs – Mira Mesa – 6:30-8:30pm
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Maxwell the Great – Carlsbad – 6:30-9:30pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – Swingin Johnson – Leucadia – 6:30-9:30pm
Négociant Winery – Fridays with Don L. – Uptown Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Winstons OB – Ryan Barber and the Riches (Record Release Party) • La Divina Femenina • Village Theory – Ocean Beach – 6:30-9:30pm
Eddie V's V Lounge – Craig Dawson Trio – Marina District – 6:30-10:30pm
American Legion Post 282 – Upfront Band – La Mesa – 7-10pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Crescent Blue – Vista – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – Sue Palmer Duo – Banker's Hill – 7-10pm
Fast Times – West of 5 – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Junkyard Sports Bar & Grill – Kat Hall – Oceanside – 7-10pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – R-Tyme – National City – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Jason Graham – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Sundays at Midnight – Morena – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Andrew Peña – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Steal Dawn – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – Sonic Nectar – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Fercho – Del Mar – 8-11pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – FM Era – Point Loma – 8-10pm
McP's Irish Pub – Northstar – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Pal Joey's – B.A.M. Acoustic Trio – Allied Gardens – 8pm-12am
Prohibition SD – CEO's Rythm Section – Gaslamp Quarter – 8pm-1:30am
Whiskey Girl – Lisa Dee – East Village – 8-10pm
Full Circle Saloon – Paint it Black – Santee – 8:30-11:59pm
The Roxy Encinitas – The Black Shades – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
Renegade Bar – Barbwire – El Cajon – 9pm-12:30am
The Kraken – Projekt X – Cardiff – 9pm-1am
Pour House – Corporate Citizen • Parade Of Horribles • Screamin' Yeehaws • Punchcard – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
The Salty Frog – CeeCee Music Project – Imperial Beach – 9pm-12am

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

Mia Marie Vineyards – Sunset Trivia – Escondido – 4-6pm
Dirty Birds - Ocean Beach – Sunset Trivia – Ocean Beach – 7-9pm

Bahia Resort Hotel – Russell Paihinui – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Mike Myrdal – Torrey Pines – 10am-1pm
La Valencia Hotel – David Shyde – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Orion Song – Gaslamp Quarter – 11am-2pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – John January Band – Mission Bay – 12-3pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Ed Kornhauser – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Heartstrings – Escondido – 12-6pm
Grand Ole BBQ – The Johnny Deadly Trio – El Cajon – 1-4pm
Sky Valley Cellars – Kenna Rose – Ramona – 1-4pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Maria D'Auria – Encinitas – 1-4pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Open Mic Matinee – Vista – 1:30-5:30pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Naked Funk Band – Mission Bay – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Christian Taylor – Del Mar – 3-6pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – DJ Night – Escondido – 4-8pm
The Camp Store – Ginger Roots – Carlsbad – 4-6:30pm
Uvas Winery – Kelli Rogers – Poway – 4-7pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – June & Johns – Point Loma – 5-7pm
Koi Zen Cellars – Steve Wolff – Rancho Bernardo – 5-8pm
Pour House – The Linda Berry Band – Oceanside – 5-8pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – Straight Jazz No Chaser – San Marcos – 5-7pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Todd Wees – Encinitas – 5-8pm
Winstons OB – Brian Jones Rock N Roll Revival – Ocean Beach – 5-8pm
Amalfi Marina Bar – Whiskey Heat – San Marcos – 5:30-8:30pm
Panama 66 – The Amandas – Balboa Park – 6-8pm
Smoking Cannon Brewery – Mark Torpey – Ramona – 6-8pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – Electric Waste Band – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Barefoot Bar & Grill – The Heart – Mission Bay – 6-9pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Soto Six – Oceanside – 6-9pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Sandpiper Ensemble – Morena – 6-9pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – Helena Holleran – La Jolla – 6-9pm
Havana Grill - Mission Valley – Charlie Chavez & La Perla Negra – Mission Valley – 6-9pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – San Diego Sam & the Mystery Co – Santa Ysabel – 6-9pm
La Valencia Hotel – Kevin James O'Brien – La Jolla – 6-9pm
LandShark Bar & Grill – Matt Heinecke – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Jason Graham – Harbor Island – 6-9pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – Richard Galiguis – Encinitas – 6-9pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos w/ Dave, Martha, James, Jeff, Courtney – Gaslamp Quarter – 6-9pm
Babcock & Story Hotel Del – Gonzo Solo – Coronado – 6-10pm
The Galley at the Marina – Santana Pa Ti Live – Chula Vista – 6-10pm
Renegade Bar – 33 Thunder – El Cajon – 6:30pm-12:30am
Le Papagayo Carlsbad – Michael Richardson Duo – Carlsbad – 6:30-9:30pm
Le Papagayo Leucadia – John Bennett – Leucadia – 6:30-9:30pm
Négociant Winery – Noche de Cubana [White Dress Code] – Uptown Hillcrest – 6:30-9:30pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Control Defect – Vista – 7-10pm
Books & Records Bar – Mercedes Moore – Banker's Hill – 7-10pm
Fast Times – California Moon – Bay Park – 7-10pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – Santana Soul – National City – 7-10pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Puro Feeling – Del Mar – 7-10pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Betamaxx – Morena – 7-10pm
Union Kitchen & Tap Encinitas – Jonny Tarr – Encinitas – 7-10pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – The Grateful Dad – Poway – 7-11pm
1st Street Bar – Give Me Back My Blues – Encinitas – 7:30-9:30pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Andrew Peña – Del Mar – 8-11pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Detroit Underground – Point Loma – 8-10pm
McP's Irish Pub – Fish & the Seaweeds – Coronado – 8pm-12am
Full Circle Saloon – Broken Halo – Santee – 8:30-11:59pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Savage Touch – Encinitas – 8:30-11:30pm
710 Beach Club – Lobster Lounge • Saint Luna – Pacific Beach – 9pm-1am
Pal Joey's – 2Lil2Late – Allied Gardens – 9pm-1am
Pour House – Worshipper • Soulseller – Oceanside – 9pm-12am
The Kraken – The Imposters – Cardiff – 9pm-1am
Winstons OB – Easy Wind - 10th Anniversary Show – Ocean Beach – 9pm-12am
The Salty Frog – Relay Band – Imperial Beach – 9:30pm-12:30am

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 – The Heart – Mission Bay – 10am-1pm
Farmer & The Seahorse – Matt Heinecke – Torrey Pines – 10am-1pm
Seasons Restaurant – David Rosales – Carlsbad – 10am-1pm
L'Auberge Del Mar – Kekoa – Del Mar – 11am-2pm
La Valencia Hotel – Javid & Naoko – La Jolla – 11am-2pm
TERI Common Grounds Cafe – Probable Caws – San Marcos – 11am-1pm
Aquarius Bar & Grille – High Noon Dead Party – Mission Bay – 12-5pm
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Ed Kornhauser – Del Mar – 12-3pm
Heroes Wood-Fired Pizza – Joe Rathburn – Santa Ysabel – 12-3pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Jesse Ray Smith – Escondido – 12-3pm
Coronado Ferry Landing – Captain Morgan Lee – Coronado – 1-4pm
Duke's La Jolla – Jolene Cruz – La Jolla – 1-4pm
Full Circle Saloon – Lefty Martin • Branded • Urban Outlaws • Big Sky Moon • Barbed Wire – Santee – 1-6pm
Grand Ole BBQ – That Beatles Cover Band – El Cajon – 1-4pm
The Roxy Encinitas – Ruby G – Encinitas – 1-4pm
McP's Irish Pub Paddy-O – The Fear – Coronado – 2-5pm
Mia Marie Vineyards – Victor Santana – Escondido – 2-4pm
Carruth Cellars - Oceanside – Savannah Kay – Oceanside – 3-6pm
Monarch Ocean Pub – Lee Melton – Del Mar – 3-6pm
The Kraken – Thunderbird Mountain Band – Cardiff – 3-6pm
Carruth Cellars - Liberty Station – Dora Bonaventura – Liberty Station – 4-7pm
Deft Brewing | The Gärten – Side of Beans – Morena – 4-6:30pm
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa – David Rosales – La Jolla – 4-7pm
Mainstream Bar & Grill - Poway – Anthony Veritas – Poway – 4-7pm
Orfila Vineyards & Winery – Jason Graham – Escondido – 4-8pm
The Camp Store – Terry Matsuoka – Carlsbad – 4-6:30pm
Winstons OB – SeeTrees • Rosy Dawn • Song & Salt – Ocean Beach – 4-7pm
Solterra Winery & Kitchen – John Lowery – Encinitas – 4:30-7:30pm
Panama 66 – Mochilero – Balboa Park – 5-7pm
Tio Leo's Mexican Restaurant & Lounge – Brian Levvy Quartet – Morena – 5-7pm
Kimball Bar & Eatery – BB & Co – National City – 5-8pm
The Roxy Encinitas – How Far Down – Encinitas – 5-8pm
Humphrey's Backstage Live – Slim Man – Point Loma – 6-8pm
The Cordova Bar – Stacy Antonel – Morena – 6-9pm
Aztec Brewing Company – Aztec Jazz Jam with Dylan Soto – Vista – 7-10pm
Fast Times – Manzanita Blues – Bay Park – 7-10pm
The Shout! House – Dueling Pianos w/ Martha, Jeff & Dave – Gaslamp Quarter – 7-10pm

Steel 94 – Karaoke – Spring Valley – 2-5pm
American Legion Post 282 – Karaoke with TerryOke – La Mesa – 5-8pm
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

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

Answer: C) To meet minimum height requirements for Navy ships

When the Coronado Bridge opened in 1969, it needed enough vertical clearance for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers to pass safely beneath it. A straight bridge would have required a much steeper incline to reach the necessary height — creating unsafe driving conditions. The graceful curve lengthens the span, allowing the roadway to rise gradually while still providing the required clearance over San Diego Bay.

Engineering solution… and now one of the most recognizable silhouettes in the city!

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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.