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Old Town Temecula Artisan Market Nights — Summer Series

May 14 – Oct 22, 2026 Town Square Park, Old Town Front S…

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, May through October - Old Town Temecula's Town Square Park transforms into an outdoor gathering where local artisans, food trucks, live music, and Temecula's creative community converge from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Free to attend. Old Town Temecula Artisan Market Nights is a recurring community market that has become the Thursday evening ritual for Temecula's handcrafted-goods crowd. Local makers set up across the park selling jewelry, ceramics, candles, art prints, clothing, and home goods - all made by people who actually live and create in the Inland Valley. The food truck lineup rotates seasonally, with a consistent bias toward local operators. Live music plays throughout the evening - acoustic, folk, and occasional Latin acts that complement the outdoor setting without drowning conversation. The market is free, open to the public, and runs rain or shine from May through October. Parking is available at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater and surrounding streets. Closest cross-streets: Front Street and Main Street, Old Town Temecula. Stroller-friendly and dog-friendly outdoor setting. If you've been looking for a weeknight gathering that feels like your neighborhood rather than a ticketed event, this is where Temecula's local community actually shows up. Recurs every other Thursday - bring friends, bring a tote bag, and expect to spend too long at the jewelry table.

San Diego Symphony — Summer Pops at The Rady Shell 2026

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San Diego Symphony — Summer Pops at The Rady Shell 2026

Jun 5 – Sep 19, 2026 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222…

The San Diego Symphony's Summer Pops season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park brings world-class orchestral music to the San Diego waterfront for a series of outdoor concerts running June through September 2026. The Rady Shell — an acoustically engineered open-air performance venue on the waterfront at Jacobs Park — provides a stunning setting for the Symphony's summer season with San Diego Bay visible beyond the audience. The Summer Pops programming spans the full range from classical masterworks to pops concerts featuring Broadway music, film scores, jazz, and popular artists performing with orchestral accompaniment. The variety makes the summer season accessible to audiences who aren't regular classical concertgoers while delivering the full orchestral experience that the Symphony's musician quality supports. The Rady Shell's outdoor format is distinctly family-friendly — picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and the relaxed atmosphere of the waterfront park contrast with the formality of indoor concert halls. The adjacent Jacobs Park lawn allows families to spread out while the children remain within range of the music. Food and wine are available from vendors on-site. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is located at 222 Park Blvd in downtown San Diego, walkable from the Embarcadero and accessible via MTS Trolley (Convention Center station). Parking in the downtown convention center structures. Individual concert tickets and season subscriptions available through the San Diego Symphony website.

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San Diego County Fair

Jun 6 – Jul 4, 2026 Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Du…

It's the Del Mar Fair. You already know. Deep-fried everything, Belmont Park-level rides, livestock competitions that somehow slap, and at least one concert you'll pretend you didn't enjoy. Runs from June through July 4th weekend. Go early on a weekday if you don't want to spend 45 minutes looking for parking.

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San Diego County Fair 2026

Jun 10 – Jul 5, 2026 Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Du…

The theme is Once Upon a Fair. Four weeks at Del Mar Fairgrounds: 70-plus rides, grandstand concerts from Marshmello to Chicago to Nelly to Good Charlotte, fair food that has no business tasting this good, livestock shows, carnival games, and the kind of summer institution families return to every year without planning to. Runs Wednesday through Sunday, June 10 through July 5.

World Cup Watch Party Series at Fit Social — Belmont Park

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World Cup Watch Party Series at Fit Social — Belmont Park

Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026 3125 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego, …

Every four years the entire world watches the same thing at the same time. For two hours a match can stop traffic in Buenos Aires, empty streets in Tokyo, fill every bar in Paris — and whatever bar you're in becomes part of all of it. In 2026 it's coming home: the United States hosting for the first time since 1994, and San Diego watching from the beach. San Diego FC and Fox 5 have transformed Fit Social at Belmont Park into the city's official World Cup headquarters — every match broadcast on the big screens at 3125 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach, from the opening June 11 through the final July 19. The knockout stage is where this watch party becomes something else. Quarterfinals hit July 4-5 (yes, Fourth of July weekend at the beach). Semifinals July 14-15. The final July 19. By then, everyone who has been coming back is there, and the room has the weight of something that only happens every four years. Fit Social sits right on the boardwalk. You can watch a match, step onto the beach, come back for the second half, and do it all in June sun and July heat. Most group stage matches are free to attend. Knockout round games fill up — arrive 30-45 minutes early for a good spot near the screens. The stadium seating and outdoor setup handles crowds better than a typical sports bar, but the quarterfinals and beyond draw serious crowds. Check-in is casual. No ticket required for most matches. Parking along Mission Beach fills fast on match days — the Ventura Cove parking lot is your best bet, or arrive by bike. The 2026 World Cup is San Diego's to watch. Belmont Park is where the city does it.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Watch Parties — El Chingon Gaslamp

Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026 Free 560 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

FIFA World Cup 2026 is happening across the United States, and some of the most charged viewing rooms in San Diego are not stadiums — they are neighborhood spots where the diaspora watches together. El Chingon in the Gaslamp brings the tournament to 5th Avenue with dedicated watch parties running through the Final on July 19, 2026. Mexico and USA games play with sound. That means something specific at this venue. The crowd that shows up here is not watching neutrally — they are watching with stakes. Birria pizza, All In Fries platters, chips and salsa service, and the kind of energy that makes group goals feel like collective wins. All 48 group-stage matches through the full knockout bracket. Quarterfinals hit July 4 to 5 — that is Fourth of July weekend at a Mexican restaurant in the Gaslamp, which is the most San Diego convergence possible. Semifinals July 14 to 15. The Final July 19. By the knockout rounds, the room has the weight of something that only happens every four years. Free to attend. 560 5th Avenue, San Diego. Reservations available through their website for match day tables. Arrive early for knockout round games — the room fills up.

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Boomtown Brewery Tuesday Trivia — June 30

Today · Jun 30 – Jul 1 Boomtown Brewery, 700 Jackson St, …

Boomtown Brewery in downtown Los Angeles runs free trivia every Tuesday at 8 PM — a general knowledge quiz hosted in the Arts District taproom, drawing teams from the downtown LA creative community for a night of craft beer and competitive trivia with prizes for the winners. The format is a standard general knowledge quiz with themed rounds mixed in, hosted by a rotating set of trivia hosts who keep the energy live and the pace honest. The Boomtown space itself contributes to the event: an industrial-chic Arts District brewery with rotating food trucks, a full tap list of craft beers, and a neighborhood crowd that has adopted Tuesday trivia as a standing weekly commitment. Teams of up to six. Free to play. Prizes for the top finishers. The crowd is a mix of downtown creatives, brewery regulars, and competitive trivia teams who have been coming since the night launched. It is a casual event that people take seriously — which is exactly the right balance. Boomtown Brewery, 700 Jackson St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Arts District, downtown LA. Every Tuesday at 8 PM. Free to play. Metro: Little Tokyo/Arts District station on the Gold Line, short walk. Street parking on Jackson St and the surrounding Arts District grid. Food trucks on-site most nights — check Boomtown's social media for the weekly truck announcement.

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AEW Dynamite & Collision San Diego 2026

Tomorrow · Jul 1 Viejas Arena, 5500 Canyon Crest Dr…

Dynamite airs Wednesday. Collision airs Saturday. July 1 at Viejas Arena, both happen on the same night in the same building — a combined taping that does not come to San Diego on a regular schedule. All Elite Wrestling returns to College Area for one of the biggest AEW events to come to Southern California this year: back-to-back flagship shows, packed card, title matches, and the surprise debuts AEW builds its reputation on. Viejas Arena holds 12,920. The crowd energy at a combined taping is different from a standard week — everyone in the building knows they are watching something unusual. AEW rosters include CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, MJF, Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Toni Storm, Mariah May, and dozens more. Nothing beats watching AEW in person — the crowd energy feeds directly into the broadcast. Viejas Arena: 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego. Freeway access off I-8 at College Avenue. Parking on-site. Doors open 90 minutes before bell time. Tickets via AEW's official site and Ticketmaster. All ages. Accessible seating available throughout.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Los Angeles, CA

In 2 days · Jul 2 – Jul 5 From $87 (1-day) / $175 (4-day) Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Every July 4th weekend, the Los Angeles Convention Center stops being a convention center and becomes the largest gathering of anime fans in North America. The four-day span draws 100,000 attendees and turns downtown LA into the axis of the anime world for the summer. The scale hits you immediately. The Exhibit Hall spans over 340,000 square feet of merchandise, artist booths, publisher displays, and licensed collectibles. Artist Alley is a separate destination — hundreds of independent creators selling original art, prints, and handmade goods, the kind of work you will not find on any streaming platform or official retail channel. The Industry Panels are where announcements happen: English dub cast reveals, new season confirmations, licensing news that fans will screenshot and share for weeks. Voice actor autograph sessions routinely have lines forming before sunrise. Is Anime Expo worth it? If you are even moderately embedded in anime culture — yes, emphatically. The density of what you can see and do in four days at the LACC is unmatched. There is no equivalent event in North America for scope, for industry access, for the sheer number of people who look exactly as excited about the same things you are. The cosplay alone — tens of thousands of costumes across every franchise — is worth the badge price for someone who has never seen it at this scale. Before you go: buy your badge early; prices increase and popular event tickets (Masquerade, concerts) require separate purchase and sell out fast. The convention floor opens at 9am but autograph lottery lines form before 7. Wear comfortable shoes — you will walk six miles without trying. The 4th of July weekend means Downtown LA is also hosting holiday events; plan transit accordingly. Metro is faster than driving. Bring cash for Artist Alley. Anime Expo earns its Nation's Best position because it is the single largest public expression of a cultural moment that has been building for thirty years and shows no sign of slowing. The mainstream discovered anime. AX is where the culture that built it celebrates on its own terms. Los Angeles Convention Center. July 2–5, 2026. The concert programming — separate ticketed events within AX — brings J-pop and ani-song artists to Los Angeles who rarely perform in North America outside of this weekend. If you follow any Japanese artist, check the concert schedule before finalizing your badge type. These shows sell out independently of the main badge and often represent the single best live music opportunity of any anime fan's year.

Essence Festival of Culture 2026 — New Orleans, LA

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Essence Festival of Culture 2026 — New Orleans, LA

In 3 days · Jul 3 – Jul 6 From $125 Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl…

Since 1995, New Orleans in July has belonged to Essence. What began as a magazine's anniversary celebration grew into the largest Black cultural gathering in America — four days of music, empowerment, and community in the Superdome and surrounding venues. Walking into Essence is like stepping into the fullest expression of Black joy — unapologetic, electric, and communal in a way no other festival replicates. The Superdome concerts run each evening with world-class production. But Essence is more than its headline performances. By day, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosts the Essence Experience — free admission panels, beauty activations, wellness summits, and brand activations that feel like a living magazine. The energy peaks on Saturday night when the Superdome roars. First-timers are consistently overwhelmed by the scale. Veterans treat it like a homecoming reunion, seeing people they haven't encountered in a year and building new connections that last beyond the weekend. If you feel something when you hear Patti LaBelle or watch Cardi B perform — if Black excellence and culture are not just things you observe but things you live — Essence Festival of Culture is worth the flight, the hotel, and every dollar. Weekend packages start at $223.50. New Orleans in July is hot and humid; that is non-negotiable. But the city amplifies the festival's energy: the food, the second-line parades, the jazz clubs, and the neighborhood culture all extend the experience well beyond the Superdome doors. This is not for someone looking for a general summer music festival. It is for people who want to feel seen, celebrated, and surrounded by something larger than themselves. Book your hotel the moment tickets go on sale — New Orleans fills up fast and prices triple during Essence weekend. The daytime Experience at the Convention Center is free and worth attending even if you skip the evening concerts; some of the most meaningful conversations and panels happen there. Wear light, breathable clothing — heat index regularly hits 105°F. Bring a portable fan and stay hydrated throughout the day. Pre-purchase breakfast to avoid festival-weekend restaurant waits. If it is your first time: the Superdome floor is worth the upgrade. The production is massive and the sound hits differently down there. Arrive early to the evening shows — doors open an hour before curtain and the walk from the Convention Center to the Superdome takes longer than it looks on the map. Essence Festival of Culture was born in 1995 as a one-time celebration of Essence Magazine's 25th anniversary. It never stopped. Today it is both a music festival and a civic institution — a space where Black America gathers to celebrate, debate, mourn, laugh, and look forward together. When you know that Essence exists, and what it represents, you understand something about American culture that does not appear in mainstream music coverage. The festival is one of the most culturally significant recurring gatherings in the United States — not because of the ticket price or the headliners, but because of what it means to be in that room. Tickets available on Ticketmaster. July 3–5, 2026. Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Essence Festival of Culture 2026 — New Orleans, LA

In 3 days · Jul 3 – Jul 5 Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Essence Festival of Culture 2026 is America's largest Black cultural celebration — a multi-day convergence of music, empowerment, beauty, and community held each July 4th weekend at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The 2026 theme is "Ladies First," making this edition a particularly historic gathering. The festival draws over 500,000 attendees from across the country and features some of the biggest names in R&B, hip-hop, and soul — headlined by Cardi B, Brandy and Monica, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, and Patti LaBelle. Walking into Essence is like stepping into the fullest expression of Black joy — unapologetic, electric, and communal in a way no other festival replicates. The Superdome concerts run each evening with world-class production. But Essence is more than its headline performances. By day, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosts the Essence Experience — free admission panels, beauty activations, wellness summits, and brand activations that feel like a living magazine. The energy peaks on Saturday night when the Superdome roars. First-timers are consistently overwhelmed by the scale. Veterans treat it like a homecoming reunion, seeing people they haven't encountered in a year and building new connections that last beyond the weekend. If you feel something when you hear Patti LaBelle or watch Cardi B perform — if Black excellence and culture are not just things you observe but things you live — Essence Festival of Culture is worth the flight, the hotel, and every dollar. Weekend packages start at $223.50. New Orleans in July is hot and humid; that is non-negotiable. But the city amplifies the festival's energy: the food, the second-line parades, the jazz clubs, and the neighborhood culture all extend the experience well beyond the Superdome doors. This is not for someone looking for a general summer music festival. It is for people who want to feel seen, celebrated, and surrounded by something larger than themselves. Book your hotel the moment tickets go on sale — New Orleans fills up fast and prices triple during Essence weekend. The daytime Experience at the Convention Center is free and worth attending even if you skip the evening concerts; some of the most meaningful conversations and panels happen there. Wear light, breathable clothing — heat index regularly hits 105°F. Bring a portable fan and stay hydrated throughout the day. Pre-purchase breakfast to avoid festival-weekend restaurant waits. If it is your first time: the Superdome floor is worth the upgrade. The production is massive and the sound hits differently down there. Arrive early to the evening shows — doors open an hour before curtain and the walk from the Convention Center to the Superdome takes longer than it looks on the map. Essence Festival of Culture was born in 1995 as a one-time celebration of Essence Magazine's 25th anniversary. It never stopped. Today it is both a music festival and a civic institution — a space where Black America gathers to celebrate, debate, mourn, laugh, and look forward together. When you know that Essence exists, and what it represents, you understand something about American culture that does not appear in mainstream music coverage. The festival is one of the most culturally significant recurring gatherings in the United States — not because of the ticket price or the headliners, but because of what it means to be in that room. Tickets available on Ticketmaster. July 3–5, 2026. Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Silvers

In 3 days · Jul 3 – Jul 5 From $15 Major theaters nationwide, USA

Silvers opens July 3rd, 2026 at theaters nationwide from $15. A new film on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend — which means the opening night audience is the crowd that chose this over the holiday weekend's alternatives, which tells you something about what kind of film this is and what kind of audience it draws. July 4th weekend is one of the biggest moviegoing periods of the year, which means the studio chose this date deliberately and the film was built to earn its place in it. Opening weekend audiences for summer theatrical releases carry a specific energy — people arrived with expectation, the theater is full, and the collective experience of a summer film with a crowd that wanted to be there is the version the filmmakers were making for. From $15. July 3rd. Find your theater and book before the holiday weekend fills. Opening night, first weekend — this is when the communal experience of a new theatrical release is at its fullest. The film plays differently in a full house than it does in a half-empty midweek matinee. Opening weekend is the right time, and July 4th weekend is the fullest opening weekend of the summer.

FoodieLand Food Festival Los Angeles 2026

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FoodieLand Food Festival Los Angeles 2026

In 3 days · Jul 3 – Jul 5 20.0 Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl …

Two hundred fifty vendors at the Rose Bowl means three days of deciding. That's the festival. FoodieLand returns to Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena for July 3-5, 2026 — the nation's largest multicultural food festival, bringing together local and regional vendors, artisan shops, and live music against the backdrop of a stadium that holds the scale. The vendor mix reflects Los Angeles: Korean BBQ, Filipino cuisine, Mexican street food, Japanese desserts, Peruvian ceviche, and the independent restaurant operators who don't have permanent brick-and-mortar in the neighborhoods you're from. Many vendors are pop-up only — this is where you find them. The Fourth of July falls on Day 2. Expect the largest single-day attendance on Saturday the 4th. The live music programming runs throughout. Free parking. Open July 3-5. Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. Most vendors are cash-preferred — bring both. The scale means you'll cover more ground with flexibility. Come hungry and come with time.

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Cruisin' Grand Escondido — July 2026

In 3 days · Jul 3 Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025

Cruisin' Grand continues through the heart of summer with its July 3 Friday evening show on Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido — the July 3rd edition draws especially strong turnout as pre-Fourth of July energy meets the weekly car culture tradition. From 4 PM until dark, hundreds of vehicles line Grand Avenue while the surrounding blocks fill with families, enthusiasts, and visitors from across San Diego County. The show is completely free — no registration required to attend, no admission charge. Owners who want to show their vehicles arrive early to secure a space on the main drag. The July show consistently brings out patriotic themes — flags on cars, red/white/blue paintwork, and occasionally some of the finest American iron in the county making a special appearance for the pre-holiday weekend. Classic American muscle and hot rods dominate the July turnout, though the full range of automotive styles that make Cruisin' Grand diverse throughout the season is always represented. Grand Avenue's downtown businesses stay open late. The informal atmosphere means spectators walk freely between cars while owners talk builds — this is genuinely one of the most accessible entry points into car culture in Southern California. Parking in surrounding side streets and downtown lots.

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Abbot Kinney First Fridays — July 2026

In 3 days · Jul 3 Free Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Ang…

Abbot Kinney First Fridays runs the first Friday of every month from 5 to 10 PM on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles. The street transforms into a pedestrian-friendly outdoor market and block party with all the boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and shops extended open late alongside food trucks and live street performances. Abbot Kinney is one of the few streets in LA that has maintained a genuine neighborhood identity through decades of gentrification pressure — independent retailers, working artists, local restaurants, and design studios have anchored the block since the 1980s. First Fridays is the moment when the community that sustains those businesses shows up together. The energy is different from a festival. There is no main stage and no single sponsor. Just a few hundred people moving between shops, plates of food from local trucks, and occasional live music spilling out of storefronts. It is LA neighborhood culture at its most accessible. Street parking fills early. Metro Expo Line to 26th/Bergamot and a short rideshare, or park in the surrounding Venice residential streets and walk in. The event is free.

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Abbot Kinney First Fridays — Venice

In 3 days · Jul 3 Free Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Ang…

They believed Abbot Kinney Boulevard had enough soul to be a destination on its own — and that giving it a designated first Friday every month would let it be exactly that without further explanation. First Fridays has held that position since the neighborhood decided to make it official. The boulevard goes from a shopping street to a street festival every first Friday from 5 to 10pm. Galleries stay open late. Independent merchants put things on the sidewalk and lean into the foot traffic. Food trucks park where they make sense. Street performers show up because the crowd is there and the crowd is good. The mix changes month to month because the vendors and performers rotate, but the character of the boulevard doesn't: Venice stays Venice, and First Fridays is what it looks like when the neighborhood leans all the way into that. No tickets. No wristbands. You show up on Abbot Kinney between Dell and Broadway and spend an evening in a neighborhood that knows exactly what it is. Free. Every first Friday of the month, 5–10 PM. Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice (Los Angeles).

Demon Slayer: New Arc — Season Premiere Watch Party

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Demon Slayer: New Arc — Season Premiere Watch Party

In 3 days · Jul 3 Animé Café, 3671 30th St, San Dieg…

Animé Café, 3671 30th St, San Diego. July 4th. Demon Slayer's new arc premieres on Crunchyroll and Animé Café hosts the watch party — the specific version of this event where the room is full of people who have been waiting since the last arc ended and have opinions ready before the first episode loads. Demon Slayer watch parties are their own category of experience. The show builds to moments — the breathing technique reveals, the demon transformations, the specific chord progressions that arrive underneath the fights that earn them — and those moments are designed to be witnessed with other people. The collective inhale before something lands, the collective exhale after it does, the conversation that starts before the credits finish. That's what the Animé Café watch party provides. July 4th. crunchyroll.com for the premiere schedule. Animé Café at 3671 30th St runs a venue built for exactly this gathering. Arrive before the episode — the setup includes the context catch-up that works whether you rewatched everything recently or haven't touched it since the last arc. Come in for a drink. Stay for the whole watch. The new arc starts here.

San Diego Sustainable Night Market at AleSmith

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San Diego Sustainable Night Market at AleSmith

In 3 days · Jul 3 AleSmith Brewing Co., 9990 AleSmit…

AleSmith built its reputation on world-class craft ales and a taproom worth visiting on its own terms -- fire pits, ax throwing, golf simulators, a genuinely generous outdoor space. The Sustainable Night Market is what happens when 20-plus vendors who actually care about what they sell show up in that space every first Friday of the month. The belief behind it: a curated eco-conscious market inside a serious brewery is a Friday night worth choosing, not settling for. The vendors are vetted for actual sustainability practices -- zero-waste food, organic and locally sourced products, refillable goods, sustainable fashion with transparent supply chains. Not the performative kind. The kind where the vendor can tell you exactly where it came from. What to expect: the AleSmith full lineup of ales and lagers on tap, the outdoor areas lit up with fire pits, vendors arranged through the space where you can move at your own pace. The crowd that shows up is the actual eco-conscious San Diego community -- people who shop with intention and want the same from a Friday night out. Free to enter. Buy a beer if you want one. First Friday of every month, evening hours. Address: AleSmith Brewing Co., 9990 AleSmith Ct, San Diego, CA 92126. Check @alesmith or alesmith.com for vendor announcements each month.

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