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It is nearly time for the 11th San Diego Black Film Festival. Are you ready? This incredible event will take place from Friday, January 30th through Sunday, February 2nd. The motto of the festival is “spotlight on African American and African Diaspora cinema” and the goal is to give a space for black artists to tell their stories. Film buffs should check out this amazing festival when staying in San Diego.

If you are interested in attending the San Diego Black Film Festival, there are a number of different options you have for purchasing tickets. For $150 you can purchase the Screening Pass. The Screening Pass will give you entrance to the festival every day of the festival, which means you can watch as many films as you’d like! Your pass also allows you entrance into the Opening Reception, the panel discussion, the industry party, and the closing brunch. If you have a screening pass you also get to go to the head of the line, which means no waiting for you! For $50 you can get an industry pass. This pass is simply good to attend the industry party. You will not be able to see any films. If you would like to simply watch the closing film of the festival, the closing film pass will only be $15. If you would like to attend the closing brunch and the closing film, you can purchase a ticket for only $40. The pass that will allow you entrance to the opening day reception and the opening film will be $50. If you only want a ticket for the opening day film, it can be purchased for $25. You can attend the filmmakers breakfast for $50. Here you can get a chance to talk to the brilliant minds of the filmmakers. For $150 you can attend the Awards Dinner and Gala, which will be on January 31at. For more information, please visit the official website at sdbff.com.

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February can only mean one thing: it’s Museum Month brought to you by Macy’s! At this well loved event, locals and visitors alike can explore all the different museums in San Diego at half-price! That’s right, for the entire month of February (that’s Sunday, the 1st through Saturday, the 28th) you and your family can get into any museum for half off. All you have to do is stop by any of the Macy’s locations in the San Diego area and obtain a museum pass for free! If you’re staying in one of the hotels near Mission Bay, there is a Macy’s nearby! All you have to do is show up to the store, ask for a pass, and take it with you to any of the museums that you would like to visit during the month of February. When you show the pass at the ticket booth you will only have to pay half the entrance fee! Each pass allows up to four visitors to gain admission for half-off. But hurry, you can only obtain these passes while supplies lasts! Come down to Macy’s so you and your family can take advantage of Museum Month today!

What makes Museum Month in San Diego so special is that it offers both locals and visitors such a large range of the museums. In fact, there are over 40 museums in the area that you and your family can go and explore! If you are interested in culture, science, the arts, or more, there is something for you. Some of the museums that you and your family can go visit include the Barona Cultural Center and Museum, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, the California Center for the Arts at Escondido, the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, the Gaslamp Museum at William Heath Davis House, the Japanese Friendship Garden, the Junipero Serra Museum, the La Jolla Historical Society, the Maritime Museum of San Diego, the Mingei International Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Downtown San Diego, Museum of Photographic Arts, the San Diego Air and Space Museum, the San Diego Automotive Museum, the San Diego Botanical Garden, the San Diego History Center, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the New Children’s Museum, the USS Midway Museum, the Whaley House Museum, the Women’s Museum of California and many, many more.

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Foodies rejoice, it’s that time of year again – it’s the 10th annual San Diego Restaurant week! During this incredible week, San Diego’s incredible dining scene is spotlighted and both residents and visitors deciding where to stay in San Diego can explore all the incredible restaurants. This year, over 180 restaurants will be participating during restaurant week. That’s right, you have 7 days to explore hundreds of restaurants from all types of cuisines. Each restaurant will be offering a discounted prix fixe menu, which means you can even go to those high-end restaurants you always wanted to go to and you won’t spend a fortune! If you love food and trying out new restaurants or different types of cuisines, the San Diego Restaurant Week is a dream come true for you!

The 10th annual San Diego Restaurant week will take place from Sunday, January 18th through Saturday, January 24th. During this fantastic week, you don’t have to worry about purchasing any tickets or passes. Simply go to any of the many participating restaurants and tell them you’d like to choose something from their prix fix menu! If you go during lunch, you will receive two courses for $10, $15, or $20. If you go to one of the participating restaurants for dinner, you will receive three courses for $20, $30, $40, or $50. Whatever you are in the mood for, you will be able to find food that you will like. You’ll find American, Asian, Argentinian, Chinese, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, and so much more! Another great thing about this week is that the restaurants are located all over the many different neighborhoods of San Diego. That means you can either enjoy some of the places that are close to where you are staying, or you can decide to explore and venture to different parts of the city. When you participate in restaurant week, you can go to places such as Coronado, Downtown San Diego, East County, Uptown, La Jolla, Mission Bay and Beaches, South Pay, Old Town and more!

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The city of San Diego wants to invite you to a 12-day San Diego Tradition at Petco Park! The Holiday Wonderland is once again here and it’s offering fun and festive activities for everyone to enjoy. For 12 nights in December, you can visit Santa’s workshop, walk through a beautifully lighted winter wonderland, visit candyland and more! Winter Wonderland will take place on December 5 – 7, 12 -13, and  19 – 24 from 5pm – 10pm. For those staying in hotels around Petco Park, don’t miss out on this magical event!

Petco Park is more than just a baseball field, it’s a place where your family and friends can gather this holiday season. Come walk around the field as it has been completely transformed into a beautiful winter destination. There will wonderful lighting displays of reindeer, Christmas trees, sleighs and more. One of the highlights will be the Reindeer Corral presented by Petco. Here, you can get the opportunity to feed real life reindeer! For the parents, there will even be a cocktail lounge. In the middle of the field will be a beautiful 40-foot tall Christmas tree that makes a perfect background for pictures. There will even be a snow zone in the middle of the outfield, so come prepared to play!

Tickets for Winter Wonderland are $15 for adults and children are $10. Children 3 and under can get in for FREE! All the activities are included in the admission ticket except for a few exceptions: family photos with Santa Claus are $25 and includes an on-site photo printout and the Polar Express train ride, which are $5 per ride. Parking will be available for attendees at the Padres Parkade, the Lexus Premier Lot and Tailgate Parking Lot for $10. Tickets are on sale now! This is a great event that everyone in your family will be sure to enjoy.

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With the holiday season right around the corner, it is time to get into the holiday cheer. Let the San Diego community get you ready for the Holidays with the 43rd Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights! Perhaps you’ve seen holiday parades before, but have you seen a parade of ships sail down the bay? Now is your chance! Come down to the San Diego Bay on Sunday, December 14th and on Sunday, December 21st to see the parade. The procession will begin at 5:30pm so if you will be at one of the hotels close to San Diego Bay be sure to bring your friends and family and enjoy the show!

The Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored tradition loved by the whole community. Come down to the docks and see over 80 boats that have all been creatively decorated for the holiday season! Imagine boats that have been decorated with hundreds of twinkling lights slowly sail down the water as the lights reflect off the water. It truly is a beautiful sight! The parade will start from Shelter Island and continue through Harbor Island around 6pm, the Embarcadero around 6:30pm, Seaport Village around 7pm, and end at Ferry Landing in Coronado around 7:30pm.

Every year there is a different theme to help get people in the holiday spirit. This year, the theme is Children’s Stories so all the ships will be decorated according to a holiday story for children or any other children’s story that has a link to the holidays! Come and see what the creative participants have come up with this year! A great place to view the parade while on land is the north and south ends of the Embarcadero, as these areas tend to be less crowded. At the end of the parade there is a grand prize offered to a lucky participant who had the best-decorated boat. The Grand prize is a package for a luxury cruise aboard a sailing ship from Star Clippers for two people.