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Things To Do This Weekend: January 6 – 8

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Whale Watch and Intertidal Life Festival

When: Saturday/Sunday, 10am-4:30pm

Location: Cabrillo National Monument, south end of Catalina Boulevard

How much: Park entrance fee $3-5

This weekend, be sure to stop by the 25th Annual Whale Watch and Intertidal Life Festival at Cabrillo National Monument. This educational, family-oriented event celebrates the return of the Pacific gray whales to Point Loma as part of their annual migration from Baja California to Alaska, and the intertidal life found in the tidepool area on the monument’s western shore. The event will feature guest speakers who will share their expertise on gray whales and other cetaceans and intertidal habitat and ecology, films, and activities for children.

Kobey’s Swap Meet

When: Friday through Sunday, 7am-3pm

Location: 3500 Sports Arena Blvd

How much: 50¢-$1, click here for 2 for 1 admission

Kobey’s Swap Meet is the largest swap meet in San Diego County and one of the largest in the state. Kobey’s Swap Meet is an open-air swap meet that is held in the huge parking lot of the Valley View Casino Center, which until recently was called the San Diego Sports Arena.

This is the last weekend to go ice skating outdoors. Don’t miss the unique opportunity to ice skate under the San Diego sun!

Friday

Café Sevilla Dinner Show

When: 6:30pm

Location: Cafe Sevilla, 353 Fifth Avenue

How much: Free with dinner

Every Friday night, Cafe Sevilla in the Gaslamp Quarter offers an evening to remember. Enjoy a 3 course meal with authentic Spanish cuisine and a two hour show with Gipsy, fusion flamenco dancing and belly dancing. Cost Includes nightclub cover. Tax tip and beverages not included, reservations recommended.

Bernardo Winery Farmers’ Market

When: Friday, 9am-12noon

Location: Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte

How much: Free; Tasting is $8 for 5 tastes

Each and every Friday morning Bernardo Winery hosts Rancho Bernardo’s finest Certified Farmers Market. Collect your fresh produce, and enjoy a crepe or tamale! Their tasting room is open until 5, so sample some wines afterwards.

Saturday

Tidepooling with Birch Aquarium

When: Saturday, 1-3pm

Location: Hospital Point, along Coast Blvd

How much: $10-12

Visit a local tide pool to learn how these amazing habitats and their inhabitants truly survive “between a rock and a hard place.” This is the optimal season for tidepooling as minus tides reveal wider beaches and tide pools teeming with life. Birch Aquarium’s trained specialists will help you discover the wonderful world of tide pools. Reserve a spot online now.

Cabaret Dances

When: Saturday, 7-8pm

Location: The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive

How much: $10-25

San Diego Dance Theater will celebrate 40 years of presenting innovative dance in San Diego by launching a yearlong Ruby Red series of performances that will capture the unique signature quality of this long standing dance company. ‘Cabaret Dances’ features a mixed bag of dance offerings which includes two audience and critical favorites and one World Premiere. Guests will enjoy a more festive event than a traditional dance concert.

Whale Watching on a Catamaran

When: Saturday. 12:30-4:30pm

Location: Sunroad Marina, 955 Harbor Island Dr.

How much: $68 – click for coupon

Join Fun Cat Sailing on a whale watching, wildlife, and dolphin adventure tour from San Diego Bay. Their stable, smooth sailing catamaran offers the best whale watching adventures in San Diego. Quietly under sail you can approach the whales in a way that doesn’t scare them, allowing them to continue their natural behavior.

Sweetwater Harley Open House

When: Saturday, 11am

Location: Sweetwater Harley-Davidson, 3201 Hoover Avenue

How much: Free

Visit Sweetwater Harley-Davidson for their Annual Open House, featuring free BBQ, music, demo rides, Dyno runs, and more. Come eat, be entertained, hang out and ride the new models. Performing live, The Jonny Deadly Trio and DJ Wally.

Sunday

Resolution Run 5K/15K

When: Sunday, 7am

Location: De Anza Cove, 3000 North Mission Bay Drive

How much: $10-45

Resolve to begin 2012 in motion! The San Diego Resolution Run 5K & 15K will have you racing through Mission Bay Park’s beautiful De Anza Cove, looping around Mission Bay on a 5K or 15K course while keeping resolutions to stay fit, get outside, help the planet, and be social.

Free Sunday Concert Series at Seaport Village

When: Sunday, 1-4pm

Location: Seaport Village, 849 W. Harbor Drive,

How much: Free

Part of Seaport Village’s Free Sunday Concert Series, The Doug Parent Band is a versatile group playing this Sunday in the beautiful Seaport Village Gazebo. Always open for requests, Doug Parent loves playing and the energy he gets from the crowds!