Exploring San Diego: Things to do Sept. 29 – Oct. 2

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — It is a weekend filled with Oktoberfest celebrations throughout San Diego County as we welcome a brand new month this weekend.

Del Mar’s Goodguys Meguiar’s SoCal Nationals roars into city, giving automotive heads the final word alternative to see scorching rods, muscle vehicles, and extra.

El Cajon, La Mesa, Carlsbad, and Julian all rejoice Oktoberfest this weekend, that includes scrumptious brews, video games, dancing, and German delicacies. Plus, it is the previous couple of days of San Diego Restaurant week.

Take a look at our checklist of issues to do that weekend throughout the county.

THURSDAY
Gaslight Steampunk Expo
The place: San Diego Marriott Mission Valley; Price: $25 – $70
(Thursday – Sunday) San Diego steampunk and neo-Victoriana followers will collect for a number of days full of workshops, distributors, shows, and trend reveals. This years’ theme is “Haunted Holidays” with visitor of honor Joe Benitez.

FRIDAY
La Mesa Oktoberfest
The place: Downtown La Mesa; Price: FREE
(Friday – Sunday) The East County metropolis claims their Oktoberfest is the biggest this facet of the Mississippi. Head over for three-days of conventional sing-a-longs, unique glücklich video games like stein races and keg bowling, carnival video games, workshops, beer gardens, and conventional German dishes and meals.

Fiesta within the Park
The place: Petco Park; Price: Padres sport ticket required
Baseball followers can take pleasure in pregame blissful hour in Gallagher Sq. for Fiesta within the Park. it is going to function $5 drink specials, reside Latin music, enjoyable actions and extra from about 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Goodguys 1st Meguiar’s So-Cal Nationals
The place: Del Mar Fairgrounds; Price: $15-$25 for 13+, $10 for ages 7-12, FREE for six and up
(Friday-Sunday) Automobile fans will crowd Del Mar to take a look at a weekend filled with scorching rods, traditional vehicles, and muscle vehicles. Friends may go to vendor displays, watch autocross racing, and revel in reside music.

El Cajon Oktoberfest
The place: German American Societies of San Diego; Price: $5 – $10
(Friday – Sunday) Get pleasure from reside German “Oom-Pah” music, conventional meals like bratwurst and ox-on-the-spit, German beers, people video games and dancing, and a youngsters’ zone at El Cajon’s large two-weekend Oktoberfest occasion.

SATURDAY
Pacific Beachfest
The place: PB Boardwalk; Price: FREE
Hit the Pacific Seaside boardwalk for a competition on the sand, with reside music, arts and crafts village, youngsters zone, beer backyard, and extra to take a look at. The day kicks off with a Half Marathon and volleyball event.

Oktoberfest in Julian
The place: Julian City Sq. & City Corridor; Price: FREE
Julian hosts a fun-filled Oktoberfest and fall celebration with reside conventional people and polka music, craft cubicles, raffles for prizes, and scrumptious German delicacies and Julian treats.

Parkway Plaza fiftieth Anniversary
The place: El Cajon; Price: FREE
El Cajon premier purchasing vacation spot rings in half a century. The celebration will embrace a panel, “50 Years in 50 Minutes” that includes native metropolis officers and historians, carnival video games for youths, a reside DJ, face portray, stilt walkers, raffles, and extra.

Carlsbad Oktoberfest and Fall Competition
The place: Carlsbad Strawberry Firm; Price: $5 – $55
Carlsbad is celebrating Oktoberfest in type this 12 months. The occasion will function a petting zoo, pumpkin patches, a corn maze, arts and crafts, video games and rides, reside music, and scrumptious genuine German meals and brews.

STOCKZILLA
The place: Santee Lakes; Price: $4 – $10
(Saturday – Sunday) This can be a mega catfish inventory occasion at Santee Lakes. About 3,500 kilos of catfish can be stocked this weekend for folks of all ages and ability degree. It’s additionally good for sport fishermen as a result of there can be some large trophy measurement fish included.

SUNDAY
SD Restaurant Week
The place: Varied places; Price: Varies
Benefit from the final day of San Diego Restaurant Week. Greater than 180 completely different eating places are taking part within the occasion. Seize a style of what a few of San Diego’s finest cooks have to supply with particular prix fixe menus providing reasonably priced costs.