All-day, half-day things to do in San Diego

Three Jewels in the Evans Hotels San Diego Crown

The Evans hotel family have been in the San Diego hotel business for over 50 years and own and operate three of the most stunning hotels in the San Diego area: The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla; the Bahia Resort Hotel on Mission Bay in San Diego and the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa also on Mission Bay in San Diego.

Even if you don’t need a place to stay overnight, each of these Evans hotels offers a San Diego kind of place to relax, grab something to eat, and toast the end of a perfect day.

Mission Hills FREE Summer Concerts

Pioneer Park, every Friday of the summer from 6-8pm.

July 27: Spectrum
August 3rd: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
August 10th: The Jackstraws
August 17th: Hullabaloo
August 24th: Christy Bruneau
August 31st: Althea Smith

Best Free places to go in San Diego – Balboa Park

Balboa Park has been named by TripAdvisor as the number three ranked best things to do in San Diego, and it is mostly free.

Acres of gardens and grass, trees and fountains. Even Sunday outdoor organ concerts.

While most of the museums are open free one day each month, the world famous San Diego Zoo is always worth the price of admission.

Ready for top ten San Diego restaurants?

top 10 san diego restaurants
TripAdvisor is always updating their lists of top 10 restaurants around the world.

Today we look at the top ten restaurants in San Diego, California:

1.

Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop

2.

The Venetian

3.

Kono’s Cafe

4.

Cucina Urbana

5.

Basic

6.

Phil’s BBQ

7.

Sushi Ota

8.

The Mission

9.

Arrivederci Italian Restaurant

10.

OB Noodle House

Stagecoach Days Old Town San Diego

Every Saturday 12:00pm – 4:00pm in July and August 2012 Stagecoach Days will celebrate the West on the Move with children’s activities, historic interpretation, cannon and anvil firings, and more.

Visit: Old Town San Diego, California

Old Town San Diego maps

Coronado Promenade Summer Concerts

FREE summer concerts
May – September, 2012
Sunday evenings, usually at 6pm
Coronado, California

Spreckels Park
Orange Ave between 6th & 7th Streets

May 27:    Coronado Community Concert Band

June 3:     The Lonesome Georges

June 10:   The Wild Child (The Doors Tribute)

June 17:   Navy Southwest Show Band

June 24:   Mar Dels

July 1:       Stilettos, with Tommy Price

July 4:       Coronado Community Big Band, 4pm start

July 8:       Marine Band

July 15:     Palomar Pacific Coast Concert Band

July 22:     Rockola

July 29:     Neon Nation

Aug 5:       Liquid Blue

Aug 12:    Surfin Safari

Aug 19:    Sue Palmer Band

Aug 26:    Navy Southwest Wind Ensemble

Sept 2:     Redlands 4th of July Band, 5pm

Sept 9:     In Midlife Crisis, 5pm

Visit: Coronado, California

 

La Jolla Concerts by the Sea

FREE outdoor concerts
Sundays, July – September 2012
2pm – 4pm

Ellen Browning Scripps Park
at La Jolla Cove
La Jolla, CA

July 10 The Heroes (Rock & Roll)
July 17 Benny Hollman’s Big Band Explosion
(Big Band Jazz)
July 24 Theo & the Zydeco Patrol (Cajun Blues)
July 31 Navy Band Southwest’s Showband West
(Big Band)
Aug. 7 Blue Breeze Band (Motown, R&B, Soul)
Aug. 14 Big Time Operator (Swing)
Aug. 21 Lao Tizer (Contemp. Jazz)
Aug. 28 Rockola (Classic Rock & Roll)
Sept. 4 Bill Magee Blues Band (Blues)

(map to La Jolla Cove)

El Cajon Concerts on the Promenade

Through September 28, 2012
Fridays, 6pm to 8 pm
Prescott Promenade

This FREE event is sponsored by
The Sycuan Casino and Resort Hotel

Come on down to Downtown El Cajon to party your brains out at this FREE Friday night event in Prescott Promenade Park. Enjoy top local and regional band, from country to soul, Hispanic, rock and boggie.

May 25: Coyote Band Country
June 1: The Mighty Untouchables Dance/Soul
June 8: Chini Comberros Spanish Flamenco Duo
June 15: Catillacs Nostalgic Rock
June 22: Lightning Train Country
June 29: Upstream Caribbean
July 6: The Heroes All American Rock
July 13: Fred Benidetti Classical Guitar Trio
July 20: Petty Breakers Tribute Bank Rock
July 27: Soul Persuaders Funk/Rock
Aug 3: Firefly Contemporary Rock
Aug 10: Tom Hyatt and the Sundown Riders Western
Aug 17: Jones Revival Classic Rock/Soul
Aug 24: Mardells Nostalgic Rock
Aug 31: Hot Rod Lincoln Rock-a-Billy
Sept 7: Back to the Garden Tribute Band Rock
Sept 14: Berkley Hart Coffee House
Sept 21: Caliber Contemporary Classic Rock
Sept 28: Sue Palmer Boogie Woogie

E Main Street and Rea Ave
Downtown El Cajon, California
map
Phone: (619) 334-3000

Balboa Park, San Diego California

Balboa Park bell tower, San DiegoBalboa Park is to San Diego as Central Park is to New York, full of gardens, museums, places to eat, fountains, outdoor art, zoo and merry-go-round.

In addition, Balboa Park has the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world and an entire Spanish Village art colony.

Balboa Park was completed in 1910 but became world famous for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. Along with the pseudo-Spanish buildings the Exposition included an Indian village and nudist colony. (We were not as “PC” then as today)

While you are in San Diego visiting Balboa Park, explore San Diego’s other attractions.

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