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The WILDEST Oktoberfest in San Diego is coming back on Fri, Oct 11th & Sat, Oct 12th, 2024 in Ocean Beach, where Newport meets the beach.

This year, the beachfront footprint is doubling, for an event that’s set to be the biggest and best yet! This 21+ festival features the Jägermeister Main Stage with two full days of live music and contests, a new Electronica Stage showcasing an exciting lineup of DJs, two expanded VIP areas, and unbeatable drink specials.

You also don’t want to miss their special guest, award-winning competitive eater Joey Chestnut, dominate the OB Oktoberfest stage with the help of Jägermeister, attempting to set his 56th GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people toasting.

So grab your friends, dust off your lederhosen and kick off the event in true OB Oktoberfest fashion with 2-FOR-1 BEERS on Fri from 4-6 PM and Sat at 12-2 PM.

With your support, they give back over $50,000 each year and over $750,000 to-date!

Get your VIP tickets now!

Celebrate the 44th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival offering eclectic fun in the sun for all ages from Saturday, June 22! The free event includes three stages of continuous music, two community mural projects, Artist Alley featuring local artisans and crafters, food and merchandise vendors, a Seaside Family Fun Zone, Chili Cook-Off, and more. Join more than 50,000 visitors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the 4800 – 5000 blocks of Newport Avenue for savory noshes, art, beachfront entertainment, and shopping.The chili competition features tastings from amateur entrants competing for the titles of Hottest Chili, Judges’ Award, and Grand Prize: People’s Choice Award. Attendees of all ages can take part in creating the annual Street Fair Community Mural.

Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival

Dare to enjoy a spooktacular month of events at Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula, including:
• Hallowiens on Oct. 29: This exclusive member-only event is just around the corner! The spookiest soirée of the season will include:
Grape Stomp: Crush it like a pro in our grape stomping extravaganza!
Costume Contest: Dress to impress and win fang-tastic prizes!
Wine & Beer: Sip on the finest wines and brews this side of Transylvania!
Food & Treats: Sink your teeth into scrumptious bites and devilishly sweet delights!
Entertainment: Dance the night away to spine-chilling tunes!
Not a member yet? Join now to sip on bewitching wines, enjoy a night of thrills, and embrace the Halloween spirit! Become a member here
• Live Music Lineup: October brings fantastic live music to Wiens Cellars every Thursday-Sunday! Get ready to dance the night away with friends, food, and fine wines. See you on the dance floor!
Wiens is open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Enjoy a Two-For-One Wine Tasting here

The Ramona Art & Wine Festival celebrates its 11th annual Festival with over 50 artists and vendors, several local musicians, gourmet chefs and over a dozen area wineries, cideries and breweries — a record number for the festival — that will be held at Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road, Ramona on Nov. 4, 2023 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Ramona Art & Wine Festival spotlights the area’s fine art, wine, specialty items, gourmet caterers, and area musicians at the scenic Begent Ranch for visitors to appreciate and shop. Guests can taste wine, hand-crafted beer, and cider, enjoy gourmet food bites, and shop for fine art and specialty items while listening to live music. They can also bid at a live auction to win one of the unique artist-painted garden chairs and planters and/or the 11th Art and Wine Festival original painting by artist Jennifer Crenshaw. Everyone can bid on silent auction baskets filled with contributions from participating artists, vendors, and wineries. All guests will receive a Ramona Art & Wine Festival reusable swag bag with a program for the day along, with contributions by Festival sponsors. Purchase Festival passports here

Join the owners of Temecula’s finest wineries for the fall nirvana of wine tasting — the De Portola Wine Trail’s 2023 Harvest Celebration. At each of 11 Wineries, sample three wines and a paired appetizer at each stop. Each winery on the De Portola Wine Trail sports a different wine style and varietal composition. Logo glass included. The Harvest Celebration is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 5, 2023. Early Bird Special: $79.99 for tickets purchased before Sept. 15. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

No tricks here – it’s all about treats when you visit a County park in October. From fall festivals with costume contests to spooky trails and movies after dark, we’ve brewed a magical cauldron brimming with park memories that are sure to get a hoot, howl or holler from your inner monster.

The first activity takes place Oct. 8 with a kick-off to the season at the Fall Festival at San Dieguito County Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event includes costume contests, zero-waste activities and crafts, games, interactive nature education and a chance to meet real birds of prey that are part of our Hawktober tour!

Our 19^th annual Hellhole Canyon Spooky Trails event takes place Oct. 14, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Visitors can take a short trek through scary scenery, participate in costume contests, play games and win prizes, and cap the evening with an outdoor showing of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. PARTY PERKS: The Hawktober crew will be stopping by at 4:30 p.m. and the first 100 kids at the event will receive a free pumpkin!

Park staff and volunteers will be your spirit guides on a dark and macabre (yet completely safe) Haunted Trail at Oakoasis County Preserve on Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. Wear comfortable shoes and dress in layers if you dare to travel with us!

Those in Ramona can get in on the haunted trail action the following weekend, at Dos Picos County Park on Oct. 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. Anyone lurking about in south county can get spooked by their own eerily lit path at Potrero County Park on Oct. 21 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Rangers at both parks have added extra not-so-scary activities to their party plans to thrill and fulfill park guests – so plan to make a night of it.

Get dressed in your alter-ego best because our community and teen centers are hosting their own Halloween-themed parties. No RSVP is needed to have a ghoulishly good time enjoying the music, food, games, giveaways and costume contests at these thrilling locales:

Oct. 20, 4 – 7 p.m. – Halloween Festival at Lakeside Community Center
Oct. 27, 5 – 7 p.m., Halloween Spooktacular at Spring Valley Community Center
Oct. 28, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Halloween Festival at Fallbrook Community Center
Oct. 30, 3 – 6 p.m., Haunted REC at Lakeside Teen Center (members only)
Oct. 31, 3 – 6 p.m., Haunted REC at Spring Valley Teen Center (members only)

Come “pick” a perfect pumpkin by the bay to keep and decorate at the Waterfront Park Pumpkin Patch! The event is back Oct. 22 with free pumpkins for kids (while supplies last), music, inflatables, crafts, games, food trucks and other seasonal festivities! The pumpkin patch will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and public transportation is encouraged.

Dia de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—is returning to Rancho Guajome Adobe in Vista Oct. 28 at Rancho Guajome Adobe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Peruse decorated altars, try your hands at papel picado and other crafts, enjoy food, listen to music, cheer on Ballet Folklorico dancers, and be awed by the Catrin and Catrina parade!

There are also quite a few movies taking place in parks – the final films in the Summer Movies in the Park series. Titles include Hocus Pocus, E.T., Frankenweenie, The Goonies and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Learn more by visiting summermoviesinthepark.com.

Inclement weather may cancel any of the abovementioned events. Consider calling parks ahead of time to confirm details.

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