The Craving

The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of October 12, 2026

The Craving is ThereSanDiego's weekly guide to what's worth eating and drinking in San Diego right now. Every Tuesday, we surface new restaurant openings, standout happy hours, limited-time menu specials, and upcoming food events across the city - so you know what's happening before everyone else does.
Fairy Tale Ball: An Enchanted Spring Rave at the San Diego Natural History Museum
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Soar Into A Magical Evening At Fairy Tale Ball: An Enchanted Spring Rave
  • San Diego Natural History Museum
Soar into a magical evening celebrating the the third oldest LGBTQIA+ theatre in the country! This high-energy Fairy Tale Ball + Rave party will include...
Tequila Sunsets Premium Tasting With The Tequila People
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Come Join Us For The Tequila Sunsets Premium Tasting With The Tequila People
  • Pacific Beach
Discover the secrets of premium tequila, meet new friends, and enjoy live music, tacos and more at the Tequila Sunsets premium tasting together with The...
The Annual Pacific Beach Onesie Bar Crawl
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Get Ready For A Crazy Cozy Time At The Pacific Beach Onesie Bar Crawl
  • Pacific Beach
RedBull, local PR firm Alternative Strategies, and some of Pacific Beach’s best bars have come together to host the Pacific Beach Onesie Bar Crawl! Participating...
Video Portraits exhibition Museum of Photographic Arts
Robert Wilson’s Celebrity Video Portraits Exhibition Comes To MOPA
Artist Robert Wilson’s Video Portraits exhibition at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) at Balboa Park is now open to the public and features celebrities...
Banana Cocojam Aisu Creamery
Animae + Aisu Creamery Sweet Collaboration Brings Us Banana Cocojam
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Banana Cocojam! That’s right—a new special edition farm-to-pint ice cream from Aisu Creamery, the ice cream brand...
mavericks anniversary mavericks beach bar in pacific beach
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Mavericks Beach Club Celebrating 5 Years In PB
  • Madison on Park
  • Mavericks Beach Club
Come celebrate Mavericks anniversary with us down in Pacific Beach. The beach bar is iconic for bringing a year-round beach party to Garnet Avenue. And...
Garibaldi Hosts Cyanotype Workshop & California Kelp Forest Sustainability Reception
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Garibaldi Hosts Cyanotype Workshop & California Kelp Forest Sustainability Reception
  • Garibaldi
Garibaldi, the Sardinian inspired rooftop hotspot in downtown San Diego, invites guests to join them on a workshop on Saturday, April 15 to learn the...
Everbowl® Celebrates National Açaí Bowl Day Around San Diego
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Everbowl® Celebrates National Açaí Bowl Day With Free Bowls Across San Diego
  • Several Locations
California-based craft superfood chain everbowl® is celebrating National Açaí Bowl Day on April 6 by handing out as many free açaí bowls as possible across...
Sandpiper spring dinner menu
Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters Rolls Out Spring Dinner Menu
Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters, the La Jolla Shores sister restaurant of Georges at the Cove, has released its spring dinner menu with several...
Wounded Warrior Homes Opens First Home for Female Veterans
Wounded Warrior Homes Opens First Home for Female Veterans
Local nonprofit Wounded Warrior Homes (WWH) has opened their first home for female veterans in North County San Diego as a pilot program. WWH has...
Sip & Shop Carruth Cellars Easter Market at Liberty Station
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Sip & Shop At The Easter Market With Carruth Cellars
  • Carruth Cellars
Sip Carruth Cellars’ bold, California-style wines as you shop the Liberty Station Wine Garden’s Easter Market on Sunday, April 2nd. The sip & shop Easter market...
Bunny Ball Cruise 4 Kids
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Bunny Ball Is Back To Bring Together San Diego’s Finest And Raise Funds For Local Non-Profit
  • Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Bunny Ball is a high energy, spring themed, black-tie celebration at Hilton San Diego Bayfront, collecting stuffed bunnies for Cruise 4 Kids and local non-profits...
El Cid Brewing Company Grand Opening
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El Cid Brewing Company Celebrates Grand Opening
El Cid Brewing Company is celebrating its Grand Opening on April 1st, 2023. Join us for a great time as the brewery “officially” opens to...
Easter Special At Bleu Bohème
Enjoy An Easter Evening A la Française With A Festive Featured Dish At Bleu Bohème
The festive Easter special at Bleu Bohème will pull inspiration from the saison de printemps with a specialty lamb dish, served ahead of Easter exclusively...
The Conrad Courtyard Concerts
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Courtyard Concerts Return To The Conrad In April
  • The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
The Conrad’s very popular free courtyard concerts, launched last year, are returning for three months this spring! This year’s series is expanded to three months,...
Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day Monarch School
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Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day Donations Benefit Monarch School On April 3
After a four-year break, Ben & Jerry’s is bringing back Free Cone Day on Monday, April 3, from 10AM to 5PM – this time highlighting...
Pigment Succulent Workshop + Peach Spritz Blitz
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Bivouac Ciderworks Welcomes Spring With Pigment Succulent Workshop
  • Bivouac Ciderworks
Join Bivouac Ciderworks and Pigment for a succulent workshop + Peach Spritz Blitz to kick off the Spring season. Get your hands dirty as our...
2023 Brewers Cup Of California San Diego County Breweries winners
Eleven San Diego County Breweries Win 13 Gold Medals At 2023 Brewers Cup Of California
Eleven San Diego County breweries won 13 Gold Medals at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California, a statewide brewing competition in Sacramento that has been...
ArtPower April 2023 Lineup Epstein Family Amphitheater
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ArtPower Introduces April 2023 Lineup Of Events
  • Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Several Locations
There are no shortage of events at ArtPower this spring and April 2023 lineup includes a few heavy hitters for UC San Diego’s performing arts...
End Of The Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony USS Midway
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End Of The Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony Celebrates Vietnam War Veterans
  • USS Midway Museum
Join us in celebrating and honoring our brave heroes on the End Of The Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony at USS Midway. Featuring a military flyover and...
Punch Bowl Social Restaurant Week Menu
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Punch Bowl Social Serves Up San Diego Restaurant Week
  • Punch Bowl Social
There is no doubt that Punch Bowl Social knows how to party, and that’s why they’ll be participating in San Diego Restaurant Week from March...
HANGAR 76 One-Year Anniversary Carruth Cellar
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HANGAR 76 Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
  • Carruth Cellars
Carruth Cellars’ HANGAR 76 production facility and Oceanside tasting room location is celebrating its one-year anniversary on April 1st! The 17,500-square-foot multi-tenant venue, shared with Tipping Pint Brewing Co....
San Diego Animal Sanctuary & Farm To Host Several Easter Egg Hunts
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San Diego Animal Sanctuary & Farm To Host Several Easter Egg Hunts
Hop on over to the San Diego Animal Sanctuary & Farm (formerly called the Children’s Nature Retreat), a 20-acre farm in Alpine, to celebrate Easter with the...
The Marine Room New Seasonal Menu
Lounge At The Marine Room Is Making Waves With Seasonal Menu Reveal
A new season calls for celebrating, and there’s no better place to toast to Spring than at The Marine Room. The iconic restaurant’s oceanfront lounge...
Upcoming Events
2025 Mustache Bash San Diego
The Mustache Bash Brings Funk and Disco to San Diego
March 22, 2025
2:00 pm
Get ready to groove—The Mustache Bash, America’s largest ‘70s-themed disco festival, is back in San Diego and it’s bigger and funkier than ever. After four...
Vintage Spring Market Oceanside
Vintage Spring Market Brings a Must-Visit Outdoor Market to Oceanside
March 22, 2025
10:00 am
Roll up your sleeves for a day of treasure hunting at the Vintage Spring Market, a vibrant outdoor market in Oceanside hosted by Oceanside Antiques...
native plants on San Diego’s ecosystems
Join The Nat’s Spring Planting Party and Support Local Ecosystems
March 22, 2025
9:30 am
  • San Diego Natural History Museum
Join The Nat’s Spring Planting Party and be part of a hands-on effort to restore native plants in San Diego’s ecosystems. This community event invites...
Strauss Salome
Strauss’s Salome Brings Scandal and Seduction to San Diego
March 21, 2025
7:30 pm
  • San Diego Civic Theatre
Prepare for an evening of passion, power, and provocation as Strauss’s Salome takes center stage. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play, this gripping opera tells...
San Diego's diverse wildlife
Blue Water Film Festival Hosts Screening of San Diego: America’s Wildest City
March 21, 2025
5:00 pm
San Diego’s diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes take center stage at this year’s Blue Water Film Festival, where local filmmakers Nathan Dappen and David Hutchinson...