Enjoy Gastronomic Delights at Fallbrook Avocado Festival

Are you fond of avocado and the incredibly tasty guacamole with chips? How about attending an entire event dedicated to avocado.

Fall brook Avocado Festival is going to take place on 21^st April, 2013 from 9am to 5pm between Mission Road and Ash Street in Downtown Fall brook. There will be more than 70,000 visitors and avocado lovers like you.

Indulge yourself in various avocado culinary delights. Relish avocado ice creams, lip-smacking guacamole and guacamole chips and lot more. There is more to the festival than just gastronomic delights. There will be Everything Avocado shopping area, a vintage car display, 4 food courts, refreshment garden, vendor booths, a kid's carnival, beer and wine garden and Fall brook Air park.

Check out the arts and crafts, enjoy LIVE music and entertainment, buy unique clothing and jewelry from vendor booths, and buy local produce from farmers market, enjoy beer, gorge on yummy food. In short have a fun day with friends or family.

Fond of cooking? Then participate in various cooking competitions or guacamole contest. In addition, more contests will be held such as the Best Decorated Avocado Contest, the Art of the Avocado Contest, the Avo 500 Children’s Car Race and the Little Miss & Mr Avocado.

Visitors coming on a vacation to San Diego can add this event in their itinerary. Whether you like avocado or not, it will be fun attending Fall brook Avocado Festival! As far as accommodation is concerned, there are plenty of hotels in San Diego that offer attractive vacation packages and discounts during April.

Attend Easter in Beautiful San Diego

Get ready for Easter Egg Hunts as Easter Sunday is coming on 31^st March, 2013. Locals and visitors to San Diego can look forward to a plethora of Easter events that are going to take place around this time.

There is City of Carlsbad EGG Stravaganza Spring Festival that will take place on 30^th March, 2013 from 10am to 1pm at Poinsettia Park in Carlsbad. It is a fun event where the whole family can enjoy music, check out arts and crafts and collect eggs in the "Egg Scramble" race.

Kids can participate in games, enjoy giant slides and obstacle courses, and check out Fun Zone. Get your child to participate in the Kids race where they have to collect assorted eggs on the baseball fields. Apart from enjoying the games, feast on delicious Easter goodies, food and beverages.

You can also join the fun and the festivities at the Annual Easter Egg Hunt that will be held on 30^th March, 2013 from 11am at Seagrove Park, Del Mar. The regular features of Easter events will be there - games, arts and crafts and egg hunt. Don't forget to bring an Easter basket to collect eggs. After the fun games, you can enjoy a picnic with your family.

In Encinitas too, Easter events will delight the visitors. There will be Annual Spring Egg Hunt that will take place on 30^th March, 2013 from 10am to 1pm. It is a FREE event where you can look forward to more than just arts and crafts and egg hunts. Kids can enjoy jump houses and learn face painting. Kids who collect the most eggs will also be rewarded with prizes.

Encinitas will also play host to Spring Party with Bunny Hunt on 30^th March in San Diego Botanic Garden. Kids can go on a bunny hunt, parade through the garden, play with a gentle bunny, and learn making colorful crafts.

In the last week of March, plenty of such Easter events will enchant everyone in San Diego. If you are planning a San Diego family vacation during this time, do bring your kids to any of these events. And you can find a good San Diego budget hotel during this time offering attractive discounts.

Easter is a wonderful time to spend quality time with family. Decorate, exchange and search for Easter eggs and have a gala time!

San Diego St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Festival

Enjoy the spirit of an Irish festival while in San Diego! The bagpipes, marching bands, drill teams and floats! Does that ring a bell? Yes, the 33^rd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Festival is going to take place on 16^th March, 2013. Regarded as one of the largest single-day events in San Diego, the  St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.

The event will be kicked off with the flag presentation ceremony at 10 am in Balboa Park and the parade will commence at 11am from Sixth Avenue and Juniper Streets in Balboa Park. Thereafter, the parade will move towards north on Fifth Avenue to Upas, then to Sixth Avenue and will finally conclude at Juniper Street.

There are going to be more than 120 entries for the parade. Hence the visitors will be in for a visual delight as colorful floats, clowns, dancing groups will take over the street. There will be equestrian entries, marching bands, bagpipes, drill teams, roller skaters, Emerald Society units, scout troops, police and fire department units and antique cars. Besides there will be some representatives from Ireland and the reigning Miss Colleen.

Irish Festival in Balboa Park

The fun is not limited to the parade only. Alongside, St. Patrick’s Day Parade Festival will also start at 11am. It is a complete family-friendly FREE event where you can enjoy listening to folk singers at two entertainment stages.

After watching performances, savor delicious food at the food booths, buy souvenirs from craft booths and enjoy beer at any of the two beer gardens. In addition, there will be celtic village where you can watch renaissance re-enactments, enjoy story-telling and Irish dance and songs. Keeping kids in mind, the festival will also have a Kid Zone where children can enjoy rides, rides, face-painting and other interesting activities.

Any visitors planning to come on San Diego vacation in March can include this event in their itinerary. St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Festival promises a day full of fun. As spring is a great time to be in the city, you can find lots of SanDiego hotels located in convenient location that provide affordable accommodation.

San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair

Imagine two days of non-stop entertainment, enthralling dragon dance, awe-inspiring martial arts demonstrations and acrobats! All this and more will be seen at the San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair.

The 31^st annual San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair will take place on 16^th and 17^th February, 2013 from 10am to 5pm at the Third Ave and J Street in downtown San Diego. This event marks the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year in San Diego with zeal and enthusiasm. 2013 marks the year of the snake- the year of togetherness, friendship and family.

Sponsored by more than 25 organizations, the San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair aims to foster better understanding of different cultures. Entry to the event is FREE.

Have you ever seen Chinese acrobats? It is mind-blowing. At the San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair, you will get to watch astonishing martial arts demonstrations by experts, enjoy colorful lion and dragon dance, Chinese folk dance, music performances and LIVE stage performances.

And you will love the soul-stirring, dynamic taiko drumming. There will be various interesting activities for children to. Kids can participate in the Lantern Parade or try making colorful masks and lanterns in the Children Craft Area.

Once done with watching superb performances, gorge on mouth-watering food at various commercial food booths.

Planning a vacationto San Diego in February? Do include San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair in your itinerary. It is a wonderful event that is enjoyed by people of all age groups.

For accommodation, you can choose from a range of various San Diego budget hotels which provide fine services at affordable prices.

Celebrate Art with “California Open Wildlife Art Festival”

Here comes the GOOD NEWS for all art lovers!

Pacific Southwest Wildlife Arts – a nonprofit organization established to support and promote wildlife art – invites all art lovers at the 40^th annual "California Open Wildlife Art Festival”.

To be held on February 16–17, 2013 at “Corky McMillin Event Center, 2875 Dewey Road, San Diego, CA.”, “California Open Wildlife Art Festival” will feature 150 artists, wildlife painters and carvers from different regions of the US, Japan, Russia & Canada. Since there will be an art competition, the visitors will get to witness the best works of art from the renowned artists.

Wildlife painting, which originated 40,000 years ago in the form of cave paintings, is appreciated all across the world as an example of artistic brilliance. The exhibition-cum-competition has garnered nationwide reputation for being one of the best wildlife art shows and competitions in the US with its characteristic detailed and lifelike representation of wildfowl species.

Celebrate your WEEKEND with the art festival. Come with your family and friends. Show timings are from 9:30 am to 4 pm. There is ample free parking space. Entry donation is $5.00. No entry fee for children under 12.

Highlights of “California Open Wildlife Art Festival 2013”:

• Carving competition: Fish, Birds and Wildfowl

• Vendors of tools & supplies

• Antique decoys & appraisals

• Features exhibits, sales and best works of wildlife artists

Visit http://www.pswa.net/california-open-wildlife-art-festival-2013 & http://www.sandiegocoastlife.com for details.

Participate in California Open Wildlife Art Festival this February and make your San Diego vacation even more memorable.

San Diego beckons with its varied events and festivities and for lodging in San Diego, you can take your pick from a long list of budget hotels in San Diego.Book yourself an affordable yet comfortable accommodation in San Diego. If you are planning a longer sojourn, go for an extended stay in San Diego. An extended stay package works out to be more affordable for a long term stay.