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San Diego : Top 10 Fairs & Gatherings

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1. Ocean Beach Kite Festival

A kite competition with prizes and demonstrations on the beach.
2. Avocado Festival

Special tours, an avocado Olympics, and awards for best dishes attract huge crowds.
3. San Diego County Fair

Animals, rides, food, and music.
4. A Taste of Gaslamp

A self-guided tour passes by restaurants displaying their kitchen samplings.
5. Mainly Mozart Festival

Concerts at San Diego and Tijuana feature works by the wunderkind and his contemporaries.
6. US Open Sand Castle Competition

Competitors build the most complex and imaginative sand castles.
7. Grunion Festival

This revival of a traditional Native American gathering celebrates of the arrival of the grunion in high tide (see Children’s Attractions).
8. Street Scene

Pile in and around Gas-lamp to enjoy 3 days of non-stop music.
9. Cabrillo Festival

Soldiers re-enact the Cabrillo landing, and performers showcase Native American, Aztec, and Mayan dances.
10. Fleet Week

Navy ship tours and air and sea parades honor the military.