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August Events in Cardiff, Encinitas & Leucadia

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Downtown Date Nights Every Tuesday night, multiple restaurants in downtown will be offering special prix fixe menu offerings at discounted prices starting at $30/couple. Some will offer two or three-course menus with a glass of wine or beer at a discounted price. For a list of participating restaurants or more information visit www.encinitas101.com.  August 4, 11, 18 & 25, 5-8pm

Cardiff Dog Days of Summer Looking for something fun to do with your dog?  How about a little exercise, socialization and bonding in addition to FUN?  Come enjoy dog contests, vendors displaying the latest in custom pet and dog products, and animal adoptions.  For a list of participants, visit www.cardiffdogdaysofsummer.com. August 8, 10am to 3pm

Fairy Festival Celebrate summer with song, dance, stories and crafts at Quail Botanical Gardens. Look for photo opportunities with Queen Tatiana and King Oberon, and of course, beware the impish Puck!  Costumes are encouraged and don’t forget to bring your camera!  For information, www.QBGardens.org.  August 8, 10am to 2pm

Garden Expressions featuring Pearl Fryar and Selected Regional Artists The Gardens will be buzzing with artists of every kind, creating and selling their work.  Children’s art activities will be offered for a small fee.  “A Man Named Pearl” will be shown throughout the event and Pearl will demonstrate his amazing ability to turn ordinary plants into fanciful creations. Free with admission to Gardens. For information, www.QBGardens. August 23, 11am to 6pm

Classic Car Cruise Nights The streets of Downtown Encinitas rock and roll when the Encinitas Classic Car Cruise Nights come to Downtown.  Placed in the setting of Downtown Encinitas, historic cars, a historic road and an award winning downtown are an unbeatable combination. Cars park along Hwy 101 between “D” Street and the Lumberyard for public display.  Live music plays in front of Encinitas Smog at 682 S. Coast Hwy 101. For information, www.encinitas101.com. August 27, 6-9pm

20th Annual Taste of Main Street One of the largest and most successful events of its kind in the County. 34 participating restaurants offer delicious samples of a vast variety of food encompassing numerous taste sensations. Tickets are $25, strictly limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  If you are unable to get a ticket, come downtown anyway to mingle with friends, listen to good music and enjoy a meal at any of the featured restaurants. For information, www.encinitas101.com.  August 27, 6-9pm

5th Annual LeucadiART Walk “101 artists” displaying art in all media along the west side of Highway 101 in Leucadia.  Free and fun for the whole family. There will be art demos, live entertainment, children’s activities, and new this year, wine tasting!  The Coast Cruiser shuttle bus will be free to the public for that day only. Participants are encouraged park at the Encinitas Civic Center and Coaster Station parking lots on Vulcan at D Street, where a shuttle bus stop will be located. For information, www.leucadia101.com.  August 30, 10am to 5pm

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Encinitas Named #3 Best Surf Town

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

From Surfer Magazine, July 2009 – California Beach Culture Defined.  Almost all of Southern California’s oceanfront communities can be classified as “surfy,” but Encinitas seems to embody this spirit better than most. You’d be hard pressed to find a lineup—or a line at the local Starbucks—that isn’t occupied by some level of surf celebrity or industry insider. Add the fact that fun-to-excellent surf can be ridden here almost every day of the year—if you’re willing to drive the coast for 30 minutes in either direction—and that you’re plugged into a laidback microcosm that harbors all the best qualities of the greater San Diego surf community (without the snob-factor of La Jolla, the post-collegiate-party-factor of Pacific Beach, and the street-kid-factor of Ocean Beach), and you’ve got a surf town that stands out among a dense—and very inviting—pack.

Waves

There’s Seaside, Cardiff Reef, Swamis, and D Street if you’re looking for the obvious. And if you’re not, just show some ingenuity and scout out the miles of beachies, reefs, jetties and river mouths that all have their day. Outside of the official “Incorporated Encinitas” city limits, Blacks, the La Jolla reefs, and Ocean Beach to the south, and Oceanside and Trestles to the north are all easily within striking distance for even the most travel-challenged waverider. Crowds can be brutally thick in this part of the world, but, then again, it’s 100 percent possible to surf alone—if you’re motivated.

Culture

Some towns have “real” culture—you know, like plays and museums and stuff—and some towns have “beach” culture. Encinitas is loaded with the latter. Nearly every garage, in every neighborhood, west of the 5 freeway sits choked with boards. The roads bump with cars that bristle action-sport accoutrements and have floor mats caked in sand. The menus of local eateries list burgers, omelets, and burritos named after nearby waves. And the population, as such, looks and plays the part. If you’re looking for “real” culture, move to Paris. If you’re looking for surf culture, Encinitas is your place.

Quality of Life

Everyone raves about Southern California’s climate—for good reason. You know a place is perfect when 50-degree temps at dawn, the occasional spell of rain, or a few weeks of overcast skies come June are grounds for complaint among the locals. Plus, there are tons of great bars, restaurants, and eateries, and a “bro-ette” for every bro. The only real quality-of-life drawback: the crowds. But if you weigh the pluses (good weather, winds, and waves) with the minuses (too many people), the population density starts to make sense.

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