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SUMMARY:SAN CLEMENTE OCEAN FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:San Clemente Ocean Festival remains a family oriented event with a wholesome atmosphere for families to enjoy as either spectators or participants. Today\, the event attracts nearly 50\,000 people annually from Orange\, San Diego\, Riverside\, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties\, in addition to visitors from as far as Hawaii and Australia. \nSan Clemente Ocean Festival is a volunteer organization\, dedicated to the promotion and support of ocean safety\, the environment and the community by providing a quality athletic venue and enjoyable family event. \nSan Clemente Ocean Festival has provided support to many local groups and organizations including San Clemente Lifeguards and Pier Pride\, plus scholarships for San Clemente’s Junior Lifeguard programs\, Aquatic scholarships for programs offered through the City of San Clemente’s Beaches\, Parks & Recreation Division\, and the Ocean Institute’s Adopt-A-Class program that benefits local students.  In addition\, scholarships have been awarded to graduating high school students. Emphasis is on marine safety\, service and education.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/san-clemente-ocean-festival-2/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:San Clemente Pier\, 622 Avenida Del Mar\, San Clemente\, CA\, 92672
CATEGORIES:OC Lifestyle Events,OC Sports Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events,SoCal Sports Events
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SUMMARY:Summer Series: Coffee & Cars
DESCRIPTION:Start your Sunday with Cars & Coffee at Frontwave Arena as part of the Frontwave Arena Summer Series presented by True Care on July 19 from 8–10 AM! Enjoy a morning filled with cool cars\, fresh coffee\, and good vibes as the Frontwave Arena parking lot transforms into a showcase for car enthusiasts\, collectors\, families\, and the local community. \nGuests can stroll through rows of featured vehicles\, grab a coffee\, explore local vendors\, and take part in crowd-voted Best in Show awards. Whether you’re a dedicated car fan or just looking for an easy weekend outing\, Cars & Coffee is the perfect way to spend your Sunday morning.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/summer-series-coffee-cars/
LOCATION:Frontwave Arena\, 3475 Hero Dr.\, Oceanside\, CA\, 92056
CATEGORIES:SD Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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SUMMARY:Oceanside's Watermelon & Lavender Festival
DESCRIPTION:The summer’s most anticipated tradition is back and bigger than ever! Join us as we celebrate the peak of summer at our Watermelon & Lavender Festival\, now spanning four full weekends of farm-fresh fun! Experience the perfect blend of seasonal sweetness and floral beauty with activities and flavors for all ages! Every weekend will be filled to the brim with farm fresh watermelon (including yellow!)\, u-pick flowers\, tractor rides\, live music\, food\, beer + wine and so much more! This is the event of the summer! 10:00-4:00 PM Last Entry into u-pick & last tractor ride @ 3:30 PM $5 Parking Can’t Make it this Weekend? Join us for our Watermelon & Lavender Festival: July 11 + 12 July 18 + 19 July 25 + 26 August 1 + 2
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/oceansides-watermelon-lavender-festival/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:Mellano Farm Stand\, 5714 North River Road\, Oceanside\, CA\, 92057
CATEGORIES:SD Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T100000
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SUMMARY:Discover STEM Women: Creativity and Curiosity
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit celebrates the bold thinkers and barrier-breakers who redefined what’s possible in science\, technology\, engineering\, and medicine. From early pioneers like Dr. Charlotte Baker\, San Diego’s first female physician\, and visionary horticulturist Kate Sessions\, to modern trailblazers including Janese Swanson\, founder of Girl Tech\, and Sally Ride\, the first American woman in space\, these stories highlight ingenuity\, perseverance\, and leadership. Together\, their achievements reveal how San Diego women have shaped innovation\, expanded opportunity\, and opened doors for future generations—locally\, nationally\, and beyond.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/discover-stem-women-creativity-and-curiosity/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:San Diego History Center\, 1649 El Prado\, Suite #3 Casa de Balboa Building\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:SD Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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SUMMARY:COAST 2026
DESCRIPTION:Santa Monica will celebrate the World Cup final with the COAST 2026 open streets festival on Sunday\, July 19\, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The free festival will take over more than a mile of downtown\, including Ocean\, Colorado\, and Arizona avenues\, Third Street Promenade\, and the Santa Monica Pier. \nSee the COAST 2026 site map. \nCOAST 2026 is made possible by Metro and will feature:  \n\nSuperbloom Garden in Palisades Park\, offering a breathwork meditation at 10:30 a.m.; Tea & House – featuring a live house DJ with iced tea from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and a closing music and sound bowl meditation with Chinese zither accompaniment from 4:30 to 6 p.m.\nAn art exhibition and workshops at Camera Obscura Art Lab and the surrounding area\, including a community mural.\nInteractive city booths including a Recreation and Arts Department collaboration with Santa Monica Sports Academy providing family-friendly games\, an Office of Sustainability and the Environment Rediscover kids activity and a Big Blue Bus featuring live music onboard in partnership with Music in Transit.\nThe Third Street Promenade Entertainment Zone will be active\, allowing guests 21 and older to purchase alcoholic beverages from participating establishments and enjoy them within designated Entertainment Zone boundaries.\nEach block of the Promenade will feature different themed activities.\nLED screens will livestream the World Cup final match at noon. They’re located near the beer garden on Ocean Avenue and Arizona Avenue and on the 1300 block of Third Street Promenade.\nArizona Avenue\, known as “The Tailgate\,” will offer a relaxed outdoor gathering space to gather\, connect\, and celebrate before and after the final match.\nOcean Avenue will feature local businesses The Lobster\, The Whaler\, The Eden\, Blue Plate Taco and the Shore Hotel.\n\nCOAST will also feature a robust slate of live performances spread across four stages throughout the event. See the full stage lineup here.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/coast-2026/
LOCATION:Third Street Promenade\, 1351 3rd Street Promenade\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401
CATEGORIES:LA Lifestyle Events,LA Music,LA Sports Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events,SoCal Music Events,SoCal Sports Events
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SUMMARY:The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce
DESCRIPTION:From the Revolutionary Era to the present day\, quilts have served as both cherished heirlooms and silent witnesses to the evolution of American industry\, politics\, and global trade. The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce explores how the materials\, dyes\, and techniques used in quiltmaking reflect centuries of economic shifts and technological innovation. Featuring over 40 quilts and coverlets from Bowers Museum’s permanent collection\, as well as loans from the family of famed quilter Jean Ray Laury and others\, this exhibition traces the journey of fibers like cotton\, silk\, wool\, rayon\, and polyester through two and a half centuries of American quilting. \nVisitors will encounter quilts that speak to the mass-production of domestically printed cotton fabric in the 19th century\, as well as to the ingenuity of makers during times of scarcity\, such as Depression-era scrap quilts and wartime cotton regulations. Highlights include a rare 1776 whole-cloth wool quilt\, an early Bethlehem Star quilt with chintz appliqué\, a quilt made of handkerchiefs commemorating the American centennial in 1876\, and a 1975 pictorial quilt celebrating scenes of California life. \nThrough these textiles\, period ephemera\, and multimedia interactives\, The American Quilt invites reflection on the intimate relationship between cloth and community\, and how trade policies shape the availability and aesthetics of everyday materials. Whether hand-stitched by anonymous or known makers\, each quilt offers a tactile record of American life\, labor\, and legacy. \nExhibit Credit:  \nThe American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce is organized by Bowers Museum and curated by Tara Miller. The exhibition is supported by Flying Geese Quilters Guild and Repiecers – Southern California Study Group
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/the-american-quilt-cloth-and-commerce/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:Bowers Museum\, 2002 North Main Street\, Santa Ana\, CA\, 92706
CATEGORIES:OC Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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SUMMARY:Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection
DESCRIPTION:Renowned for her generosity to artists and institutions\, Eileen Harris Norton has built an inspiring art collection and forged a philanthropic legacy by focusing upon the work of women artists\, as well as artists of color and of her native California. Marking fifty years since Harris Norton made her first acquisition—a print purchased in 1976 directly from Los Angeles artist and African American arts advocate Ruth Waddy—‘Destiny Is a Rose’ will present more than 80 works from Harris Norton’s holdings in an exhibition conceived to celebrate the connoisseurship and commitment to social justice and learning that she embodies. \nTaking its title from a 1990 painting by Kerry James Marshall\, ‘Destiny Is a Rose’ features paintings\, sculptures and works on paper by Mark Bradford\, Felix Gonzalez-Torres\, David Hammons\, Glenn Ligon\, Marshall\, Patrick Martinez\, Beatriz Milhazes\, Michael Norton\, Catherine Opie\, Yoshitomo Nara\, Senga Nengudi\, Lorraine O’Grady\, Betye Saar\, Amy Sherald\, Lorna Simpson\, Bob Thompson\, Kara Walker and Carrie Mae Weems\, among many others. In conjunction with the exhibition\, Hauser & Wirth Publishers will release a fully illustrated catalogue with texts by Dr. Kellie Jones and exhibition curator Ingrid Schaffner.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/destiny-is-a-rose-the-eileen-harris-norton-collection/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:Hauser & Wirth\, 901 E 3rd Street\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013
CATEGORIES:LA Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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SUMMARY:Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
DESCRIPTION:On View \n\nApril 18 to August 9 \n\nThis landmark exhibition will include more than 130 works of art\, including the debut of a new large-scale piece by Mickalene Thomas from the personal collection of musical and cultural icons Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys. \nOrganized by the Brooklyn Museum in 2024\, Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys will feature 37 Black American and diasporic artists from Africa\, Europe\, the United States\, and the Caribbean whose monumental works tower in both scale\, conceptual depth and technical skill. The Deans have fostered meaningful relationships with the wide array of artists included in the exhibition and the mission of Giants is a testament to their philosophy: “By the artists\, for the artists\, with the people.” The exhibition’s run at MCASD is the inaugural display of the collection on the West Coast. \nGiants features paintings\, photographs\, sculptures and installations by nearly 40 Black diasporic artists which include: Nina Chanel Abney\, Derrick Adams\, Radcliffe Bailey\, Ernie Barnes\, Jean-Michel Basquiat\, Jarvis Boyland\, Kwame Brathwaite\, Jordan Casteel\, Nick Cave\, Hassan Hajjaj\, Barkley L. Hendricks\, Arthur Jafa\, Titus Kaphar\, Jerome Lagarrigue\, Deana Lawson\, Esther Mahlangu\, Meleko Mokgosi\, Odili Donald Odita\, Toyin Ojih Odutola\, Zohra Opoku\, Frida Orupabo\, Gordon Parks\, Ebony G. Patterson\, Deborah Roberts\, Tschabalala Self\, Jamel Shabazz\, Amy Sherald\, Malick Sidibé\, Lorna Simpson\, Sanlé Sory\, Vaughn Spann\, Henry Taylor\, Hank Willis Thomas\, Mickalene Thomas\, Kehinde Wiley\, Qualeasha Wood\, Kennedy Yanko and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOfficial Exhibition Playlist\n\nThe official playlist for Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys\, curated by Swizz Beatz for MCASD. \n\nHours & Admission \n\n\n\nMonday—Wednesday: Closed \nThursday—Saturday: 11AM—7PM \nSunday: 11AM—5PM
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/giants-art-from-the-dean-collection-of-swizz-beatz-and-alicia-keys/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego\, 700 Prospect St.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037
CATEGORIES:SD Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T193000
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SUMMARY:Fair After Dark
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy singing and dancing at Plaza Stage\, featuring karaoke on Wednesdays\, country night on Thursdays\, dance party with DJ Narada on Fridays\, swing night on Saturdays and Latin night on Sunday. Free with Fair admission! \nWednesdays\, Thursdays & Sundays\, starting at 7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays\, starting at 8:30 p.m.
URL:https://socalspotlight.biz/event/fair-after-dark/2026-07-19/
LOCATION:OC Fair & Event Center
CATEGORIES:OC Lifestyle Events,SoCal Events,SoCal Lifestyle Events
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