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Special Events Sony Artwalk, annual walk focusing on the city’s artistic scene (website: www.artwalkinfo.com), 1200-1800 26-27 April 2003, Downtown quarter of Little Italy. Santa Fe Market, cultural festival, Apr, Bazaar del Mundo, Old Town Border Voices Poetry Fair, Apr, San Diego University Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May), celebration of the city’s Hispanic heritage, 5 May, Bazaar del Mundo, Old Town Annual San Diego American Indian Cultural Days, traditional singers and dancers, American Indian food and arts and crafts, May, Park Boulevard, Presidents Way, Balboa Park Fourth of July celebrations, national Independence Day with fireworks and parades), 4 Jul, throughout San Diego County Festival of the Bells, annual historic celebration of California’s first mission, Jul, Mission San Diego de Alcala Annual San Diego Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Festival, Jul, Hillcrest and Balboa Park Annual US Open Sandcastle Competition, parade, competitions, fireworks, Jul, Imperial Beach Pier, Imperial Beach San Diego Surf Cup, boys and girls soccer tournament, Jul-Aug, Del Mar Polo Fields Annual World Body Surfing Championships, Aug, Oceanside Pier, Oceansid Festival Street Scene, early Sep, Gaslamp Quarter, Downtown Julian Fall Apple Harvest, mid-Sep-mid-Nov, Julian Julian Banjo and Fiddle Contest and Bluegrass Festival, food, music, contests, jamming and music workshops, late Sep, Frank Lane Park, Julian Cabrillo Festival, commemorates the 16th-century Spanish explorations of the Californian West Coast, late Sep, Cabrillo National Monument San Diego Grand Military Encampment, San Diego’s US Armed Forces historical expo of 200 years of military history, food and entertainment, Oct, Balboa Park Fleet Week San Diego, air show by the Blue Angels, aviation exposition hosted by the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, most of Oct, various venues Annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), traditional Mexican festival; demonstrations, food and guest artists, late Oct-early Nov, Old Town Del Mar Fairgrounds Holiday of Lights, spectacular holiday light displays, Nov-Jan, Del Mar Racetrack San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival, annual music festival, late Nov-early Dec, Mission Valley La Jolla Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival, Dec, La Jolla Christmas at the Prado, evening music, food and craft displays and a regional cultural parade, Dec, El Prado Old Town Holiday in the Park, candlelit tours of historic buildings, Dec, Old Town |