Jazz Spectacular, the San Diego New Year’s Eve Party and Countdown at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla returns with a good line up of Smooth Jazz performers. In the Grand Ballroom, these include:
Euge Groove
Peter White
Richard Elliot
Oli Silk
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That’s right – fill Your New Year’s Eve With Magic Aboard The Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum! Enjoy Views Of The Bay, And Sip Champagne While Watching The City Lights From The Flight Deck of the Midway, permanently docked at the Navy Pier.
This New Year’s Eve Gala includes extravagant dinner stations prepared by Award Winning Peartrees Catering, and the hosted open bar includes a midnight champagne toast.
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It’s time for the San Diego Kite Club’s big celebrations!
On December 31 the Annual Fighter Kite Challenge will be held at Mission Bay Park. This event has drawn many of the best Fighter Kite enthusiasts from the west coast and beyond. Whether you’re a Novice or Master, or just a spectator, you can see the best of the best battle for the championship.
This year, the winner will receive a really cool paper dragon sculpture built by Dave Corning (pictured above).
This will be followed by the San Diego Kite Festival and potluck on New Year’s Day, from 10 a.m. to …read more
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Surrounded by a little moat, the Yokohama Friendship Bell is not accessible to the public for most of the year. On December 31, the Buddhist Temple of San Diego has permission from the City to put down a little ramp, connect a rope to the striker log, and conduct the bell-ringing ceremony at the site.
The year-end bell-ringing Buddhist ritual purges 108 frailties and passions experienced during year, allowing for fresh new year. At 11:30pm, the crowd will gather to listen to a brief history of the Yokohama Friendship Bell, and offer fragrant incense as the Buddhist minister chants sutras. Participants …read more
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For the 13th year, a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration will be held in Escondido. First Night Escondido is an alcohol- and drug-free celebration with live music, dancing, activities for kids, midnight fireworks, and more at California Center for the Arts (340 North Escondido Boulevard) and along Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido.
Each year First Night Escondido presents an event that celebrates community, the arts, and the New Year with 12 stages of music and dance, the best of restaurant and vendor foods, hands-on art activities, and two dazzling fireworks displays!
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Looking for a New Year’s Eve celebration for the whole family? Head to Del Mar Fairgrounds for the New Year’s Eve Family Festival.
This alcohol-free festival will be held indoors at the Del Mar Fairgrounds’ O’Brien Hall. There will be activities all night long including:
rides, games, and inflatables
live music, magic and a juggler
movies
2008 balloon drop
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Midnight strikes at 6 p.m. in LEGOLAND® California with Kids’ New Year’s Eve, a festive celebration that kids can enjoy without missing bedtime. Like the famous
Times Square party, Kids’ New Year’s Eve features a countdown followed by a huge LEGO® brick dropping 22-feet into 2008 along with a dazzling fireworks display over Miniland. The event also features a special performance by kids’ pop-rocker Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players.
Would you like to start 2008 with a big splash? At 10am on New Year’s Day, join the annual polar bear swim at La Jolla Shores Kellogg Park, hosted by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club.
About 200 swimmers, some in wetsuits, some not, will wade down to La Jolla Shores Kellogg Park & brave the cold water. There will be a hot chili potluck feast, Starbuck’s, cocoa & apple cider awaiting the swimmers when they finish. You are encouraged to bring your favorite hot dish.
Veteran open-water swimmers will swim as far as two miles & beginning swimmers are encouraged …read more
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You are invited to Kujichagulia! What is it? A Kwanzaa celebration, of course.
The Worldbeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park invites all families and races to join in the celebration of Kwanzaa at 6pm this evening. This event includes speakers on the principles, history & traditions of Kwanzaa and the festive lighting of the candles. This event is free for all, and free healthy African Vegetarian Kemetic food will also be available.
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To all of you and yours, a very Merry Christmas, from me and mine.
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