San Diego Weekend Guide: June 27-29 – Suds & Spices
Ocean Beach is one of the places to be this weekend for chili and hopefully a great sunset too File photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego If chili is your passion obsession maybe this is your San Diego weekend whether in the city or in North County And maybe craft beer too Then this really is your weekend and we mean all weekend But first perhaps you should work off particular calories up front Downtown Skate begins Friday at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina so you can bounce rock skate and roll with a waterfront view for a session The rink opens daily at noon through July If you re classically inclined Cinema Under the Stars in Mission Hills has a gem this weekend and preview one next week too Singin in the Rain starring Gene Kelly in this iconic scene screens at p m Friday and Sunday Coming up Thursday though July Casablanca with WW intrigue freedom fighters and yes Bogie and Bacall Admission starts at No It s not July th until next week But in Oceanside this is the time to celebrate for a variety of reasons The Oceanside Independence Parade paced by floats and bands starts at a m Saturday heading down Coast Highway from Wisconsin Avenue to Civic Center Drive The theme Stars Stripes by the Sea Chili fanatics Ready Here you go The th Annual OB Street Fair Chili Cook-Off opens at a m Saturday along Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach The event features art food music on two stages a kids fun zone and the all-important chili contest at a m Tasting tickets start at each If good eats and a spectacle are your preferred forms of entertainment there s also the Dirty Birds Wing-Eating Contest at p m and Hodad s Burger-Eating Contest three hours later time to digest The second annual Ace Hardware and First Command BBQ Competition in Oceanside starts at Ace Hardware S Coast Highway at a m Saturday The event for charity also features a food truck photo contest and a Christmas in June at p m And yes it s not just about barbecue they take chili entrants too Tickets start at for tastes or range from - to enter the competition View this post on Instagram A post shared by San Diego Brewers Guild SD Beer sdbrewers Colores de Mexico starts at a m Saturday at the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park The House of Mexico s free event includes live music art food and children s programs An HPR extra House of Ukraine hosts Ukraine in the Heart at p m Sunday The free San Diego Black Arts Practices District Music Festival opens at noon Saturday at MLK Park Marking Black Music Month the event includes performances art exhibits and a STEAM tent Miki Vale C C Carter Daneen Wilburn and Ben Williams are on the slate Head to the th Street side of the park Last but not least beer The highlight of San Diego Beer Weekend a prelude to autumn s Beer Week that starts Friday is the Rhythm Brews festival at p m Saturday at Citrus Avenue and Broadway in Vista More than local craft breweries will serve unlimited tasters of everything from sculpins to sours while guests enjoy music from the bands Soulseller and LOOM along with DJ Goldie and food from three vendors Tickets start at The Latino Legacy Foundation as part of its Storyteller Series hosts Reach For the Stars with Ellen Ochoa the first Latina astronaut and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Head to the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center at San Diego State at p m Sunday
