Several Southern California museums, from Los Angeles to San Diego, open their doors free during the first full weekend of every month for anyone who carries a Bank of America bank or credit card. The nationwide Bank of America “Museums On Us” promotion gives one person per BofA card (and photo ID) free museum admission. The [...]
If you’re going to San Diego Zoo Safari Park, you can save a buck or two on admission. And if you have visitors in town and want to show them several attractions in a week or less, check out the savings you get on multiple attractions with one of the combo passes listed below, including [...]
Birch Aquarium at Scripps, in the San Diego area, offers free admission on the first weekend of every month for anyone with a BofA card. If you can’t make the free day or don’t have a card, you can still save time when you get your tickets online in advance. Military, Seniors, and Students get [...]
The annual Encinitas Street Faire (April 27 – 28, 2013) once again will feature hundreds of food and vendor booths, four music and entertainment stages, kids rides, beer gardens, and the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of coastside Encinitas. WHAT: The 2013 Encinitas Street Faire, free admission. WHEN: April 27 – 28, 2013. 9am – 5pm. WHERE: Encinitas, [...]
The Sicilian Festival, which takes place on India Street in San Diego’s Little Italy district (May 19, 2013) is a free family event featuring a Sicilian Cultural Pavilion, authentic Sicilian food, a Peroni beer and wine tent, entertainment on four stages, free children’s rides, and more. You don’t have to be Sicilian, or even Italian, to have fun Al fresco [...]
More than 100 U.S parks that normally charge fees will offer free admission on certain weekends in 2013, according to The National Park Service. Next up: August 25 – National Park Service Birthday. Several of these parks are near our Savvy Cities, so you might want to check them out before limited admission kicks in due to the [...]
Free summer concerts are available in a lot of cities this summer, but there’s no better place than San Diego to get outside with family and friends. Point Loma Summer Concerts are free on Friday evenings (July 12 – August 9, 2013). Bring a lawn chair or blanket. You can bring a picnic or purchase food [...]
Spreckles free outdoor pipe organ concerts take place every Sunday at 2pm in Spreckels Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park in San Diego. The popular afternoon concerts are family friendly with outdoor seating to accommodate 2,400 people. Free parking is available near the Pavilion. “John D. and Adolph Spreckels donated the Spreckels Organ, one of the [...]
