Are you fond of racing? The San Diego Bayfair’s World Series of Powerboat Racing is back once again to celebrate the end of summer. This beach festival brings the fastest boats in the world right to the shores of Mission Beach. It is a great event to turn your boring weekend more adventurous by watching the breathtaking racing. Visiting monuments and sightseeing is a normal activity we all do on our San Diego vacation. But why not watch something which can turn the regular boring weekend into something adventurous?

Does music make your world go round? Is music your food for the soul? If music is your life, then you must not miss the La Jolla Music Society Summer Fest at any cost. Soon to be held from Aug 6 to Aug 29, 2010, in La Jolla,San Diego, this music festival presents an array of programs to provide music enthusiasts with an enriching musical experience.

Shark Week is one of the most popular events in San Diego attracting thousands of visitors in a week. As the name suggests, Shark Week is dedicated to sharks. To be held at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps at La Jolla, the Shark Week will run from July 17 to July 23.
The famous Birch Aquarium is home to more than 10 species of sharks. Once you are at the Birch Aquarium you can get up close and personal with different species of sharks including leopard sharks, brown banded bamboo sharks, wobbegongs, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, Port Jackson sharks and more. You can watch the videos of the sharks in the wild or go on a shark scavenger hunt.

Interesting shows, thrilling rides, amazing exhibits and various other activities make Sea World’s Summer Nights an irresistible magnet which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. Located along the Mission Bay district in San Diego, the Summer Nights fiesta at the Sea World has been the center of attraction ever since it started on June 18 this year. Tourists who are on a San Diego vacation can take some time off from their itinerary to visit it any time till Aug. 29, 2010.

Exciting rides, rocking concerts, enthralling performances by musicians and dancers along with exhibits and comedy nights - the San Diego County Fair is an event of non-stop fun and entertainment.

Get your face painted with fishes, listen to the dramatic readings of classic tale ‘One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish’and other stories on the World Ocean Day in San Diego.  This year the event is going to be held from June 5 to 8, 2010 at various places throughout the city.

Does the music, dance and culture of Sicily fascinate you? Do you want to get a real taste of Sicily, then head to San Diego this May. The 17th annual Culture and cuisine of Sicily festival is going to take place on Sunday, May, 23, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm in San Diego’s Little Italy and you simply can’t afford to miss it!

San Diego attracts a huge number of tourists during the month of May as Cinco de Mayo is celebrated with gusto. And this colorful event takes place in none other than the historic Old Town of San Diego. Here people come together to celebrate the victory of Battle of Puebla in which the Mexican forces defeated the French Army in 1862. This is the oldest and largest celebration of its kind in San Diego!

An enormous variety of wild species, colorful wildflowers, palm groves, sweeping vistas and miles and miles of hiking trails;  Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a haven for people who love adventure. Spread over 600,000-acre, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest desert park in California and is named after a Spanish explorer called Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego stands for bighorn sheep.

San Diego is home to one of the nature’s most spectacular sights. Every year about 26,000 migrating gray whales, one of the largest mammals on earth, take the long 10,000 mile journey from the Arctic Sea south to  the warm water lagoons of Baja California. It is considered as the longest migration by mammals. The San Diego coastline becomes home to these spectacular species. The Gray whale population was almost extinct in the early 1900s, but through extensive environmental and educational efforts, the population of gray whales has survived.