Each week, we'll give you the lowdown on five great upcoming family activities or events.
If you suffered through the rain the past two weekends, take heart, dear souls. The sun is back again from March 2-8, and there's more than enough to do outdoors this week to make up for lost time.
Your choices, in Coronado and in San Diego, include concerts from student musicians, a regatta on the bay and a big day in Ocean Beach, where a new fair is taking place alongside the tried-and-true Kite Festival.
Look for the kids planner each Wednesday, and help build it with your own suggestions and tips—just add them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you!
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BEST BETS CLOSE TO HOME
- Where/when: Coronado Middle School, Coronado, 5 p.m., Friday.
- Why Go: Enjoy a spaghetti dinner by Village Pizzeria and ice cream by Moo Town Creamery at the campus' Granzer Hall, in support of the middle school's band and choir. The band will perform.
- Price: $12, adults; children and students, $5.
- Where/when: Coronado School of the Arts, Coronado, 7 p.m, Tuesday.
- Why Go: Students with the school's jazz ensembles and chamber groups mix jazz and classical works.
- Price: Free.
BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT
- Where/when: San Diego Bay, San Diego, 11 a.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
- Why Go: To see sailors from around the world, including America's Cup winners, join in the RC-44 Championship Tour, named for the type of sailboat in which they'll be competing.
- Price: Free.
- Where/when: Ocean Beach, San Diego, Saturday.
- Why Go: Make it a day on the beach with two big street fairs . The venerable hits the Ocean Beach Recreation Center, for kite making and a parade, at 9 a.m. Then the newbie, , starts off at 11 a.m. with bands, skateboarding demos and an art fair.
- Price: Free.
- Where/when: UC San Diego, La Jolla, 2 p.m., Sunday.
- Why Go: To celebrate women's accomplishments at International Women's Day, and support microloans for women starting businesses in impoverished nations.
- Price: Free.
