• Mission Bayfest 2024 | Saturday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 29 | 4 p.m. | Mariner’s Point Park | $210+ | The bayfront music fest returns with acts including Stick Figure, Tribal Seeds, Iration, Iam Tongi, Eli-Mac, Cypress Hill, and Wiz Khalifa.
• Oktoberfest in El Cajon 2024 | Saturday, Sept. 28 | 4-9 p.m. | German American Societies of San Diego, El Cajon | $15+ | Celebrate German culture at this annual family-friendly fest featuring games, live entertainment, a kids zone, and lots of food vendors.
• San Diego Wave FC vs Portland Thorns | Saturday, Sept. 28 | 7 p.m. | Snapdragon Stadium | $20+ | Kick it with our NWSL home team — we see you, Naomi Girma + company.
• Inaugural Taste of College Area | Sunday, Sept. 29 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | El Cajon Blvd. | $40+ | It’s the first-ever walking food tour of the restaurants, coffee houses, pubs, and wine bars that line the College Area Business District near SDSU.
• Mon Rovia | Sunday, Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | House of Blues | $23 | Enjoy the R&B and soul sounds of the Afro Appalachian folk artist.

• Kacey Musgraves | Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Pechanga Arena San Diego | $75+ | The Grammy Award-winning country crooner brings her “Deeper Well World Tour” to SD.
• André 3000 | Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Humphreys Concerts by the Bay | $88+ | The rapper, singer, and one-half of the “Hey Ya!” hip-hop duo OutKast headlines the bayfront venue.
• Dashboard Confessional | Friday, Oct. 4 | 6:30 p.m. | SOMA - Mainstage | $52+ | It’s OK to get a little emo — the “Hands Down” rockers bring their indie sounds to SD.

• The San Diego Registrar of Voters is looking for poll workers to help at local vote centers between Oct. 26 and Nov. 5. Workers will receive a daily stipend of $145 — or $240 on Election Day — and $5 extra per day if they’re bilingual. Apply here.

• Game on. Arcade Monsters — an arcade packed with classic games, pinball, and a bar + restaurant — is open in downtown San Diego. All-day unlimited play costs $25. Want to keep up with all the most recent restaurants and bars that are opening or closing in our area? Read more on our website.

• Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 3216 into law, a bill that requires California’s public schools to limit or ban the use of cellphones beginning July 1, 2026. According to Newsom, the Phone-Free School Act is meant to help students focus on academics + social development without the distraction of their screens. (The Sacramento Bee)

• The Islander in Coronado has closed, but something new is coming. Blue Bridge Hospitality is transforming the space into The Avenue Fish & Oyster Company, a restaurant featuring a curated selection of fish + oysters from around the world. It’s set to open in January 2025.

• Let’s go, SD. The Padres clinched a postseason berth on an unforgettable triple play, and fans are stoked. Go beyond the scoreboard and behind the scenes of the San Diego Padres with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.

• October is a great month to be a kid in SD. Kids Free October returns from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, when kids ages 12 and under can enjoy free admission to 50+ local museums, the zoo, select local theme parks, and other family-friendly attractions. Download your museum coupons.

• All aboard. Free Ride Day is on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and MTS is offering free rides all day across its Trolleys + buses — no PRONTO card needed. In the North County, rides will be free that day on all NCTD COASTER, SPRINTER, and BREEZE trains.

• Muah-haha. The Black Lagoon Pop-Up — a Halloween-themed cocktail bar traveling to several North American cities this season — is taking over Seven Grand in North Park from Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Nov. 3. The pop-up will feature a menu of creepy cocktails that look like they’d slay.

• The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is recruiting seasonal beach lifeguards for summer 2025. The next round of swim tryouts are on Oct. 10-12 and in mid-January 2025 at Ventura Cove. To qualify for an interview, candidates must swim 500 meters in under 10 minutes.

• Moo Deng, who? San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a very cute new resident — the first baby aardvark ever born at the facility. The yet-to-be-named calf was born to first-time mom Padmae in July; keepers said the baby is bonding with her mom and is “strong, confident, and curious.” Name ideas? Send them our way.
  

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