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| This week in San Diego |
CRSSD weekend, Mochakk at Petco, sake on Sunday |
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Sat, Sep 26 · 12pm through Sun, Sep 27 · Waterfront Park, Downtown
CRSSD Festival Fall 2026
The fall edition, two days on the grass by the bay with the skyline behind the main stage. Ben UFO and 999999999 are the reasons to go, Carlita and ARODES will pull the bigger crowds. Bring sunscreen, get there before the sun drops, and plan your exit before the Palm stage empties.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 5pm to 10pm · Gallagher Square at Petco Park, East Village
LED presents Mochakk with Ben Sterling and Jackie Hollander
An early set inside the ballpark, done by 10, which is exactly how a Thursday should work. Mochakk is one of the best house DJs touring right now and this is the night to catch him before the CRSSD crowds land. Crack a SUNGOD on the walk over and get in for Ben Sterling, who opens.
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Sat, Sep 26 · 6pm to midnight · Bar 1924, Point Loma
Birds of Paradise with Fabri Es, Julian Ortega, Justo
Minimal and dub techno in a small room, cover is ten dollars at most. A smart move if you skipped CRSSD Saturday or left early and want something slower and darker. The kind of night where the crowd knows the DJs.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 8pm to 2am · 3oz Dive Club, Pacific Beach · $15
GU3ST LISTE with Jen Cardini
Jen Cardini in PB is a strange and good sentence. Techno and ghetto tech from a longtime Paris and Berlin selector, with Krissy Marchante and Kale on support. Fifteen bucks, and we would go for the headliner alone.
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Fri, Sep 25 · 9pm to 2am · EQ San Diego, Hillcrest · $7.75
1morning
Techno on a Friday in Hillcrest for under eight dollars. Good pre-festival warmup if you want to be on your feet Saturday without spending Friday at a big room.
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Sun, Sep 27 · 9pm to 2am · Whistle Stop, South Park · Free
Sweat Dot Biz: Vaporwave Dance Night
Disco and vaporwave at the neighborhood bar, no cover. The right Sunday closer for anyone still standing after the weekend, and Whistle Stop is one of the few rooms in town that gets a small dance floor right.
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Wed, Sep 23 · 7:30pm · Observatory North Park, North Park
Kelela with keiyaA
Tonight. Kelela does club-leaning R&B better than anyone, and the Observatory is the right size for her. keiyaA opening is a bonus, get there for the full bill.
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Wed, Sep 23 · 7:30pm · Sound, Del Mar
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Thirty years of the K&D Sessions, the downtempo record everyone owned in the late nineties. A rare US stop, and Sound at the fairgrounds is a big enough room to do it justice. For anyone who wants to sit down at a show and still leave happy.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 7:30pm · Sound, Del Mar
DJ Shadow
Two nights running of nineties heroes at the same Del Mar room. Shadow still plays like a producer, not a jukebox, and the visuals usually carry their weight. Worth the drive up the 5.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 7:30pm · Epstein Family Amphitheater, UC San Diego, La Jolla
Vieux Farka Touré
Malian desert blues guitar outdoors on a September night. Son of Ali Farka Touré, a serious player in his own right, and the UCSD amphitheater is a nice open-air room most people still have not been to.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 6pm · Lou Lou's Jungle Room, North Park
Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet
The best trumpet player in the city with a full Latin jazz band in a tiki bar. Early start, so this works before Mochakk or as the whole night. Sit at the bar if you can.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 7:30pm · Music Box, Little Italy
Six Sex
Argentine club pop, loud and fast and a little filthy. Music Box is the right room for it. If Thursday is your going out night and you want to dance rather than watch, this beats most of the club options downtown.
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| 🍶 Food and Drink |
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Sun, Sep 27 · check the link · JULEP Venue, Middletown
10th Annual San Diego Sake Festival
Ten years in, this is the one sake event in town worth the ticket, with enough breweries pouring that you actually learn something. Pace yourself, eat before you go, and ask the importers what they drink at home.
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Sun, Sep 27 · check the link · Embolden Beer Co., Miramar
Taste of Shogun
Japanese food, vendors and performances at a brewery in Miramar. Smaller and looser than the sake fest across town the same day, and the better pick if you want food first and drinks second.
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Fri, Sep 25 · 4pm · German American Societies, El Cajon
Oktoberfest in El Cajon
The real one. A German cultural club with a band flown in from Baden-Wurttemberg, folk dancing, and beer that is not a pumpkin ale. Skip the bar versions downtown and drive east.
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Mission Valley
Sea Monster is coming to Mission Valley
New Hawaiian and Japanese leaning cafe doing poke with locally caught bluefin, spring rolls, housemade sauces and a lot of matcha. Mission Valley needs it. Read up before it opens.
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Fri, Sep 25 · 6:40pm · Petco Park, East Village
Padres vs. Diamondbacks, final regular-season homestand
Last regular-season weekend at Petco. Whatever the standings say by Friday, this is the last cheap chance to sit in the park until spring, unless October goes the way we hope. Friday is the night to go, before the weekend crowds.
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Fri, Sep 25 · 5pm · Grand Avenue, Downtown Escondido
Cruisin' Grand, last Friday of the season
Classic cars and live bands on Grand every Friday from April through September, and this is the last one until spring. Not cool in the club sense, very cool in the actual sense. Eat in one of the old bars on Grand after.
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Wed through Fri, Sep 23 to 25 · from 12pm · Central Library, East Village
Becoming Heirlooms: A Craft Desert Exhibition
Craft and art objects treated as things that carry meaning, not just decoration, put together for Handwork 2026. A quiet hour downtown before dinner or before you head to the ballpark.
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| This week's plate and pour |
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🍽️ Dish of the week
Triple Threat sandwich
Carnitas' Snack Shack · Embarcadero
Pork loin schnitzel, pulled pork, bacon and pepperoncini on a bun, eaten on the waterfront. Messy and worth it, and the Embarcadero location puts you a short walk from Waterfront Park if you need real food during CRSSD.
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🍹 Drink of the week
A neat pour off the whiskey wall
Aero Club Bar · Middletown
A dive with one of the deepest whiskey shelves in the state. Skip the cocktail list, tell the bartender what you like and let them pick a bourbon or rye you have not had. The Queerqxrl day party is here Saturday if you want a reason.
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| ☀️ From SUNGOD |
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SUNGOD is the organic, non-carbonated hardwater made in California. No bubbles, no fillers, and it is in fridges all over San Diego.
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Cheers,
the SUNGOD Team |
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