Outdoor Recreation
Independence Day Celebration at the Center
56th Annual Independence Day Festival & Fireworks Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 5pm Grape Day Park & The Center’s Great Green Join 25,000 patriotic festival-goers for Escondido’s 56th Annual Independence Day Festival & Fireworks. This free community event features rockin’ live music and a dazzling fireworks display starting at 9:00 pm. You won’t want to…
Read MoreFor the Love of Chocolate – The Escondido Chocolate Festival
For the Love of Chocolate ESCONDIDO CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Located in Historic Downtown Escondido Saturday, February 12, 2022 12 – 5 p.m. Bring your sweetheart or just your sweet tooth to beautiful Downtown Escondido to enjoy the “For The Love of Chocolate” Escondido Chocolate Festival. Stroll through Downtown Escondido various designated restaurants, shops and art galleries…
Read MoreDaley Ranch, Lake Wohlford & Kit Carson Park: Guided Hikes and Events in January
Escondido offers some of the best hiking and biking opportunities in San Diego County. With trails for beginning, intermediate, and advanced, exploring is family-friendly and a great way to get some exercise and experience the natural beauty of Southern California. Daley Ranch, Lake Wohlford and Kit Carson Park Naturalist-guided Hikes Daley Ranch Open House Trail…
Read MoreWeird and Wonderful Platypus Pair Now at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Meet Eve and Birra! Now part of the Walkabout Australia exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. There’s a strange, almost mythical creature that flashes in and out of streams in Australia. Many people have heard of it, but few have seen it. It’s a mammal, but it lays eggs, and it has a…
Read MoreQueen Califia’s Magical Circle in Kit Carson Park
Queen Califia’s Magical Circle is open to the public weekly, with free entrance. Kids of ALL ages love this park… bring your family, friends, imaginations and cameras! Docents will be on hand for questions. *Weather permitting. Queen Califia’s Magical Circle is the only American sculpture garden and the last major international project created by French…
Read MoreVIDEO – Visit Escondido: Explore! Experience! Enjoy!
Enjoy our latest Escondido tourism video… come for the wildlife – stay for the culture! Enjoy!
Read MoreHistoric Birth of Southern White Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Diego Zoo Global is excited to announce a historic, successful birth of a southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park—the conservation organization’s first rhino born following hormone-induced ovulation and artificial insemination. The mother, Victoria, gave birth to a healthy male calf Sunday, July 28, 2019, in the barn at the…
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