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Daily Email - Tuesday - 5/27/2025

The best part of a long weekend? The short week that follows – unless you count the existential whiplash of returning to reality. We're easing you back in with something to look forward to: Billy Currington, Kip Moore, and Marlon Funaki are headed to Petco Park on 7/19, and we’re giving away tickets. Enter to win and yeehaw responsibly.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • If your summer calendar needs a main character moment, this is it. Into the Horizon takes over Waterfront Park 6/21–22 with sets from The Chainsmokers, Gryffin, Sofi Tukker, and more. Grab your tickets asap!

  • Ladyland Festival is back – Cardi B, FKA Twigs, and a full weekend of queer celebration. We’re sending one winner (plus guest) with VIP passes, a stay at The Penny Hotel, and travel credits. It’s your chance to dance, connect, and experience this essential LGBTQ+ music fest in style. Enter to win!*

  • Aminé and Lido are teaming up for Tour de Dance – and San Diego’s getting a stop. Catch them at Cal Coast Open Air Theatre on 9/20. It’s slick bars, smooth beats, and zero chill. Tickets drop Friday – set your alarm!

  • Don’t miss An Evening With GRAMMY Award-winning progressive music titans, DREAM THEATER, coming to Frontwave Arena on 10/4. Hear all the classics and fan favorites, plus songs from their new studio album, Parasomnia. Enter to win tickets!*

  • Plus, other just-announced shows from Mora, B Side Players, Benise, POW,

    Furrageous, DJ Jon Williams, and more!

OCEAN PARK INN X BELMONT PARK STAYCATION GIVEAWAY

100 years of Belmont Park deserves more than just a throwback post – so we teamed up with Ocean Park Inn + Belmont Park for a Summer Staycation to kick off San Diego’s favorite season. One winner gets a two-night oceanfront stay, welcome drinks, four park tickets, and enough food vouchers to fuel a full day of nostalgia-fueled snacking. Not too shabby, right? Enter now, lounge later.

SYCUAN CASINO PRESENTS:

PADRES AT THE POOL

Joe Musgrove at the pool? Yeah, it’s happening. Padres players, the Swinging Friar, and the Pad Squad are taking over Sycuan’s pool tomorrow for one very chill evening. All-day pool access, pro photo ops (no selfies, sorry), and ballpark-inspired snacks on deck. First come, first splash. Shirts optional, team spirit required.*

IN THE FUTURE

🔥 Wacken Metal Battle - West Coast Finals

Saturday, May 31 @ Brick by Brick (7:30PM)

Bands battle, amps scream, and only one walks away with a shot at Wacken Open Air. The West Coast Finals of Wacken Metal Battle are almost here! The riffs will be loud, and your neck might not survive the pit. One winner, no mercy.

🧬 San Diego STEM Women: Creativity and Curiosity

Thursday, June 5 @ San Diego History Center (6PM)

STEM meets San Diego history in this new exhibit celebrating women who didn’t just break glass ceilings – they rewired the whole system. From Kate Sessions to Sally Ride, explore the legacies of local legends and modern trailblazers.

🇬🇷 San Diego Greek Festival

Saturday, June 14 - Sunday, June 15 @ ​Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church (11AM)

Opa, San Diego! The Greek Festival is back at St. Spyridon with a weekend full of food, folk dancing, bouzouki jams, and enough baklava to test your willpower. $5 gets you in. Free parking, live music, kids’ zone, and all the spanakopita your heart desires.

🌞 Little Italy Summer Sera

Wednesday, July 2 @ Little Italy (4PM)

Meet Summer Sera – Little Italy’s Mercato, but make it golden hour. This new free evening event brings live music, local bites, and market magic to the streets after dark. It’s la dolce vita meets your summer night stroll.

🤼 Worldwide SUMO Power Show

Friday, July 25 - Saturday, July 26 @ Petco Park (5PM)

Sumo wrestling meets anime metal? Say less. Super Power Show! is bringing elite retired sumo pros from all over to Gallagher Square – plus taiko drums, shamisen solos, J-pop icons, and an immersive Japanese marketplace. $1 from every ticket supports Japan Society.

LOCALS ONLY

  • San Diego’s King Tide is in effect through Thursday. Expect unusually high tides and low lows. It's a good time for tidepool exploring – or spotting the realities of sea level rise. Tread carefully, especially near beaches and flood zones.

  • Every Tuesday through 9/2, Belmont Park is serving up $1 thrills and tacos. Ride the historic Giant Dipper coaster for just a buck, then refuel with $1 Al Pastor and Carne Asada street tacos from El Jefe. Part of the 100 Days of Belmont celebration.

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  • Bar Crawl @ Good Night John Boy

  • Comedy Show @ Laugh Factory

  • Indie Soul Artist @ Soda Bar

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June gloom, please be nice to us!