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Food & Drink Events
This is the live food and drink calendar — tastings, beer and wine festivals, farmers-market events, chef dinners and restaurant weeks. For the ranked restaurant picks behind these events, start with our food hub.
51 events on the calendar San Diego CountyLast updated
Quick answer: San Diego's food calendar runs on three things: brewery releases and beer festivals, neighborhood taste-of events, and restaurant weeks. Tasting events are usually $40–$75 and sell out; brewery events are often walk-in. Everything below comes straight from our event database, so the list reflects what is currently on sale.
Pulled from the same San Diego County event database as our weekend, tonight and monthly calendars, then narrowed to this category. Dates and venues update automatically.
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
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2816 Historic Decatur Road San Diego CA 92106
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Coronado · Coronado
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3125 Ocean Front Walk at Belmont Park San Diego CA
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7576 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard San Diego CA 92111
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
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American Comedy Co. · Gaslamp Quarter
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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2986 Ivy St San Diego CA 92104
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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425 College Blvd Oceanside CA 92057
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Belly Up Tavern · Solana Beach
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Belly Up Tavern · Solana Beach
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Belly Up Tavern · Solana Beach
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Belly Up Tavern · Solana Beach
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La Mesa · La Mesa
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Coronado · Coronado
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El Cajon Boulevard between 55th Street and 73rd Street San Diego CA
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American Comedy Co. · Gaslamp Quarter
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Del Mar Fairgrounds · Del Mar
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Coronado · Coronado
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Coronado · Coronado
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Main Street Julian · Julian
Free
Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Downtown Encinitas · Encinitas
$45–$75
150+ Breweries Citywide · Citywide
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Pure Project · Carlsbad
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Embarcadero Marina Park · Downtown
$85–$350
Del Mar Racetrack · Del Mar
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Del Mar Racetrack · Del Mar
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Del Mar Racetrack · Del Mar
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Liberty Station · Point Loma
Free
Dated picks straight from our San Diego events calendar, ranked by venue, verification and completeness. Every listing shows its own date, so this list stays accurate all week.
Browse the full calendar on San Diego events, or jump to today, tonight, this weekend, or concerts this week.
Taste-of events and chef dinners are capacity-limited and rarely available at the door. If a date matters to you, buy the week it goes on sale.
Beer festivals pour generous samples in a short window. The trolley reaches most downtown, North Park and Mission Brewery-area events; otherwise budget for a rideshare both ways.
Sample sizes look small and add up fast. A real meal beforehand makes a three-hour tasting session far more pleasant.
San Diego Restaurant Week normally runs twice a year, in January and again in the fall, with prix-fixe menus across hundreds of restaurants. Exact dates are announced by the organizers each season and appear on this page once confirmed.
Farmers markets, brewery release days and most street-fair food alleys are free to enter and pay-as-you-go. Ticketed tastings and festivals are where the cost sits.
The bayfront and Embarcadero host the largest ticketed food and wine events, Little Italy anchors the best market-driven events, and North Park and Barrio Logan carry the strongest craft-beer calendar.
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