Community: Community

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

We are having our next event in Escondido in March!

Description: Scavenger Hunting and Socializing is about having fun, discovering new neighborhoods, making friends, walking/jogging/running up to a 5k, and earning chances to win raffle prizes in a 90-120 minute adventure! We’ll meet at the starting point where you’ll receive your map link, bonus clues, and puzzles. You’ll plan your route, and you’ll go at your own pace to collect as many raffle tickets as you can by visiting the checkpoints. At the end, we’ll head back to the starting point for the raffle. For those who don’t want the fun to end, we can head to a nearby food spot and hang out afterwards.

Starting Time/Location: 11:00am in Escondido, Ca (exact location will be emailed to all RSVPs 24 hours prior to the event)

Tentative Event Timeline for Saturday, March 25, 2023

11:00am – 12:00pm: Check in, route planning, and bonus raffle ticket challenge
12:00pm: Official start time
12:00pm – 12:15pm: Late check in
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Scavenger Hunting and Socializing! Safely walk/jog/run to as many checkpoints as you can
2:00pm: Arrive at the starting point no later than this time
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Check in and raffle (winners must be present)
3:00pm – ? (Optional) Head to a nearby restaurant for lunch (each person pays for themselves)
Theme (optional): For those of you who want to keep the St. Patrick’s Day Festivities going, dress in something predominately green or related to good luck for bonus raffle tickets at check in. Creative interpretations encouraged!

In the event of rain, the event will be postponed. Otherwise, we look forward to a fun event!

Escondido Public Library partners with Persian Culture Center to present Nowruz: Persian New Year Celebration!
Join us and learn about Nowruz and Persian culture! Enjoy traditional live Persian music, Persian dances performed by the Iranian School of San Diego Dance Academy, arts & crafts, and free Persian refreshments.

You are invited to a celebration of art with the annual art auction fundraiser benefiting the Escondido Arts Partnership.
Generous donations of original artworks, furniture, jewelry and more, created by exceptional artists from the region. Live and silent auctions, including a generous donation from The Niki Charitable Art Foundation, the crown of this event, an original Niki de Saint Phalle serigraph.
Join artists and collectors Saturday, March 25th. Bidding starts at 5:30PM, gala ends at 8PM

Enjoy seeing the inside of four adobe homes and the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead in San Diego North County on March 26, 2023 at the Tenth San Diego Adobe Home Tour, Blending of Building Styles. This is a self-guided tour, with docents stationed at each home to provide the history and explain the architectural highlights of each home. The four houses in Poway and Escondido built between 1964 and 1981 blend styles ranging from mid-century modern ranch, Spanish Colonial revival and hacienda.
Purchase tickets in advance at https://www.readertickets.com/events/134025566/2023-san-diego-adobe-home-tour . Ticket holders will redeem their receipt for a program at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead. This is a self-guided tour; the program lists the addresses and directions to the four homes in Poway and Escondido. Proceeds benefit the Escondido History Center.

Join us at 3pm for the unveiling of the Global Roots America Connects West Mural Mosaic, showcasing the creativity of more than 1500 participants from America’s Western States, including local Escondido and North County Artist. Find us at Maple Street Plaza to enjoy good vibes from the one and only music mastermind DJ RSON and delicious food and drink available for purchase from La Cocina de Abeuelo food truck! Many thanks to John Paul Catholic for providing the perfect downtown canvas for this mural. We can’t wait to see you. This event is free and open to all.

San Diego Saints Choir, together with guest soloists and instrumentalists, present “Lamb of God,” a sacred work composed by Rob Gardner, in a free concert on March 26, 2023.
Embrace the hope of Easter through this profoundly moving and sacred work that tells the story of the final days of Jesus Christ’s mortal ministry through the eyes of those who loved Him and knew Him best.
The oratorio has been compared to Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem, with its inspiring musical themes, powerful motifs, rich orchestration, and unique storytelling that is especially poignant during the Easter season.
Local and nationally acclaimed soloists including award-winning tenor George Dyer as Peter, local cello phenom Peter Ko as Jesus (cello), Candese M. Alexander as Mary Magdalene, Zane Camacho-Riddle as Thomas, Mackenna Rowley as Mary the Mother, Evan White as Pilate, Mei Kohler as Martha, and Taylor Holsinger as John.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2255 Felicita Road
Escondido, CA 92029
All welcome!
Additional concert option on March 25 in Chula Vista

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Classical Academy High School presents, Guys and Dolls, the Broadway Musical, at the California Center for the Arts (CCAE), Escondido from March 30 – April 2, 2023.

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town, while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.

Purchase tickets at www.cahsplay.com until March 26th, after which they can be purchased at the CCAE theater box office.

Showtimes are as follows: Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 pm; Friday, March 31st at 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 1st at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm;  and Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm. Adult tickets are $22, Students are $19.

The California Center for the Arts is located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd, in Escondido.

Classical Academy High School (CAHS) is a tuition-free, WASC accredited California public charter school that prepares students for college, career, and citizenship. CAHS offers rigorous academics, small class sizes, CIF sports, and a cross-curricular approach to all subject matter, including arts integration. This better teaches students to understand and appreciate visual and performing arts. For more information visit www.classicalacademy.com or call 760-480-9845.

Join us onsite for Fun Animal Friday with My Reptile Guys, Friday March 31 from 10am to 12pm.

My Reptile Guys will be introducing our guests to a ball python, geckos, a tortoise, a bearded dragon, and a black milk snake!

The event will include a live presentation, meet & greet, storytime, special craft, and more!
Included with Museum admission. No registration required.

**Petting is entirely contingent upon the animals’ well-being. We recommend arriving at the Museum early to maximize your chances of meeting the animals.

Classical Academy High School presents, Guys and Dolls, the Broadway Musical, at the California Center for the Arts (CCAE), Escondido from March 30 – April 2, 2023.

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town, while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.

Purchase tickets at www.cahsplay.com until March 26th, after which they can be purchased at the CCAE theater box office.

Showtimes are as follows: Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 pm; Friday, March 31st at 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 1st at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm;  and Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm. Adult tickets are $22, Students are $19.

The California Center for the Arts is located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd, in Escondido.

Classical Academy High School (CAHS) is a tuition-free, WASC accredited California public charter school that prepares students for college, career, and citizenship. CAHS offers rigorous academics, small class sizes, CIF sports, and a cross-curricular approach to all subject matter, including arts integration. This better teaches students to understand and appreciate visual and performing arts. For more information visit www.classicalacademy.com or call 760-480-9845.

Classical Academy High School presents, Guys and Dolls, the Broadway Musical, at the California Center for the Arts (CCAE), Escondido from March 30 – April 2, 2023.

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town, while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.

Purchase tickets at www.cahsplay.com until March 26th, after which they can be purchased at the CCAE theater box office.

Showtimes are as follows: Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 pm; Friday, March 31st at 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 1st at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm;  and Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm. Adult tickets are $22, Students are $19.

The California Center for the Arts is located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd, in Escondido.

Classical Academy High School (CAHS) is a tuition-free, WASC accredited California public charter school that prepares students for college, career, and citizenship. CAHS offers rigorous academics, small class sizes, CIF sports, and a cross-curricular approach to all subject matter, including arts integration. This better teaches students to understand and appreciate visual and performing arts. For more information visit www.classicalacademy.com or call 760-480-9845.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

Reference librarians from the San Diego Law Library will be on site on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Adult Services Business Center (next to the Information Desk) to guide you to resources to better understand and research common legal issues, assist with using the new legal databases, show you free legal websites, and make referrals to legal aid organizations.

Law Librarians cannot give you legal advice or perform legal research for you, but if you need to research a legal issue or are just curious about the law, they can guide you to resources and show you how to use them.

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

It’s time for outdoor adventure with Nature Cat! We’ll explore the natural world with craft activities and a special storytime.

Participate in a socially-distanced photo opportunity*, special crafts, and storytime.

This event is free with Museum Admission.

*Socially-distanced photo opportunity with the costume character is subject to availability and weather permitting.

Explore the amazing world of bugs with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

April 3 – 7, 2023
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 – 8 years old)

Join us on our Facebook page and upstairs in the Turrentine Room for a live performance from Arielle Silver!

About Arielle Silver:

Arielle Silver was raised on folk festival fields and synagogue pews, in woodsy and watery places up and down the Atlantic Seaboard. Now based in Southern California, she lives just a traffic jam away from the Pacific Ocean. After a decade break from performing music to focus on creative writing and Eastern philosophy, her fourth album, A THOUSAND TINY TORCHES (2020), is luminous, literate, and alive, with songs that crosscut exacting details of the seismic heartbreaks of ordinary life.

This event is presented by Friends of the Escondido Public Library.

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Enjoy a special garden workshop in the Trudy Bronner Discovery Garden with Jimbo’s Naturally Escondido! Make delicious recipes with local, seasonal ingredients from Jimbo’s! Parents and little ones will get to participate and learn together.

Today’s recipe: Edible Pinwheels

No registration required. FREE with Museum Admission.

On Saturday, April 15th we will be having a “Spring Small Business Shopping Spree & Giveaway.” THINK: “Small Business Saturday” With a purchase, the customer will receive a SCRATCH-OFF CARD! Each card will contain the name of another participating merchant where customers will be directed to visit to present the scratch card and redeem their free gift. Free gifts must be redeemed by April 22. List of Participating Businesses coming soon!

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Reference librarians from the San Diego Law Library will be on site on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Adult Services Business Center (next to the Information Desk) to guide you to resources to better understand and research common legal issues, assist with using the new legal databases, show you free legal websites, and make referrals to legal aid organizations.

Law Librarians cannot give you legal advice or perform legal research for you, but if you need to research a legal issue or are just curious about the law, they can guide you to resources and show you how to use them.

Join us for a half mile, leisurely paced walking tour of Escondido Public Library’s neighborhood, to learn about the history and architectural styles of its historic homes and buildings. The tour will begin and end at the Pioneer Room on Kalmia St. At the conclusion of the tour, there will be a tour of the Pioneer Room’s archival vault.

The Historic Escondido Walking Tour has been rescheduled for this date due to inclement weather on the original date in February.

Become a nature knight and advocate for the planet by going on a quest to save the earth with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! Celebrate our planet and find your passion for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math (STREAM).

Saturday, April 22 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Through hands-on activity booths and an endless amount of fun, children will learn about: ​
– Bats with Project Wildlife
– ​San Diego native animals with Critter Encounters
– ​Composting with Hidden Valley Community Farm
– ​Identifying animal tracks with Escondido Creek Conservancy
– How plastic breaks down in the ocean with Energy Coalition
– The Harvesting Plants Initiative with Salk Institute
– ​Sustainability
– ​Conservation
– ​Recycling
more!

Plus, you won’t want to miss a special environmental performance by Ruth and Emilia!

Every knight needs a quick bite! Stop by the gourmet food truck, The Go Go Food Truck, for locally sourced food and Churros Con Amor for a sweet treat.

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Join us for the next adult craft time when we will celebrate spring with flower cutouts and paint pouring! Choose from an assortment of paint colors and flower shapes and apply them to a wooden frame or small canvas to take home. Supplies will be provided and are limited.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Reference librarians from the San Diego Law Library will be on site on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Adult Services Business Center (next to the Information Desk) to guide you to resources to better understand and research common legal issues, assist with using the new legal databases, show you free legal websites, and make referrals to legal aid organizations.

Law Librarians cannot give you legal advice or perform legal research for you, but if you need to research a legal issue or are just curious about the law, they can guide you to resources and show you how to use them.

The Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) sponsors the Escondido Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays 2:30 till sunset.
Located at Juniper Street between Grand Ave and Valley Parkway at Heritage Garden Park in Downtown Escondido.

Come over and visit the Escondido Farmers’ Market soon. Engaging with your community builds connections and creates hope. This is your place and the future is now. Support local agriculture and small businesses.

When we all work together, we do our best work.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Reference librarians from the San Diego Law Library will be on site on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Adult Services Business Center (next to the Information Desk) to guide you to resources to better understand and research common legal issues, assist with using the new legal databases, show you free legal websites, and make referrals to legal aid organizations.

Law Librarians cannot give you legal advice or perform legal research for you, but if you need to research a legal issue or are just curious about the law, they can guide you to resources and show you how to use them.

Art in the Garden at the Escondido Street Festival, is a juried art show bringing many talented Southern California artists to Heritage Garden in the North East Corner of Juniper Street and Grand Avenue in Downtown Escondido to show and sell their work.

Shop directly from the artists, hear about their inspiration and how their art is created. Plus, enjoy live music and awesome festival food.
Artist interested in exhibiting may download the application here https://www.downtownescondido.com/_files/ugd/121538_3af11cd6c59d4bf99b3511877f2542fc.pdf

The Escondido Street Festival will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

This 30-year-old, annual spring street festival is located on Grand Avenue between Escondido Blvd and Juniper Street and brings thousands of people to beautiful historic downtown.  In May of 2022, under new ownership by the Escondido Downtown Business Association and with the help of a music grant, improvements were made to add professional live music, stage and sound, and beer and wine gardens. These changes brought a 75% increase in vendors. According to city calculations, last year’s festival brought over 60,000 people. In fact, the Escondido Street Festival was the biggest event in the City of Escondido in the last 5 years!   This year’s festival will, once again, include a traditional street fair format along with free Professional Live Music, a Beer & Wine Garden, and Art in the Garden. Mark your calendar for a day full of great shopping, food, art, and entertainment.

​Managed by the Escondido Downtown Business Association.

See the website link for more information including Vendor Applications, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Art in the Garden entries.

The Escondido Street Festival is presented by the Escondido Downtown Business Association, a 501(c)6 Non-Profit, for the marketing, support, and preservation of the 127-year-old Historic Downtown Business District. Escondido Downtown Business Association, 243 S Escondido Blvd #701, Escondido, CA 92025

An informative lecture on the history and architectural designs of the Escondido Public Library and its neighboring homes and buildings. The talk will include historical photographs of the Carnegie Library and of the historic homes and buildings in the area.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Once Upon a Book Fair is a FREE book event for the whole family! Enter a place where books set your imagination on fire! Meet authors of every genre, listen to live readings and author interviews, buy autographed books and enter to win more. Celebrate literacy and find your next favorite read at North County’s biggest book event of the year. Look for the dragons!

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.

Learn and experience a variety of different meditation techniques, including Zen meditation, single point meditation, expanded awareness meditation, meta-meditation (in loving kindness), counting meditation, and meditation with guided imagery.