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Events
are subject to change. All events listed are open to the public.
Unless
otherwise noted, all phone numbers listed are in Mexico.
To
call from the U.S. or Canada dial 011-52 + numbers listed. Within
Mexico
dial 01 + numbers listed.
2009
MAIN EVENTS
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Ongoing
Monthly Events
Every first & third
Wednesday: Club Compañeros
de Baja Norte meet at 10:30am on the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Luncheon follows
($5dlls.
donation). Meet new friends and assist charities through this local
service
club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
Every last Saturday:
La Sociedad de Vecinos de
Punta Banda meets at 10am at Campo La Jolla Salon in Punta Banda, 16
miles
south of Ensenada. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Heather Hamilton, tel. (646)154-2452; e-mail
January
2010
Thru
January 3: “Baja
California” Photo Exhibition in San Diego, CA
Imagery by National
Geographic photographer, author and expedition leader Ralph Lee
Hopkins at
the Ordover Gallery at
the San Diego Natural History Museum,
1788 El
Prado in
Balboa Park. Also on view are photographs of Baja California by Octavio Aburto,
Pilar
Artola, Miquel Angel de la Cueva, Jack Dykinga, Patricio Robles Gil,
Flip Nicklin,
Abe Ordover and Julio Rodríguez. General admission: adults
($13dlls.), seniors ($11dlls.),
students ($8dlls.), children 3 to 12 ($7dlls.), children under 3
(free). Info:
San Diego Natural History Museum, tel. (619)255-0205.
Thru January 10:
“Tierra de Gigantes (Land of Giants)” Art Exposition
Ensenada artist Enrique Avilez exhibits new works including
a dozen large format acrylic and oil paintings and several hanging
adobe
sculptures at Restaurant Capricho’s, Av. Ruiz #138 between Av.
López Mateos and
Calle 2, Ensenada. Hours: noon-10pm Mon.-Sat., noon-5pm Sun. Info:
Restaurant
Capricho’s, tel. (646)178-3433 or e-mail Enrique Avilez.
Thru January 17:
“Tepito. Bravo el Barrio!” Photo Exposition
Internationally acclaimed Mexico City photojournalist Francisco
Mata Rosas displays nearly 100 color photos in the Sala
International
of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of
Blvd.
Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. The
December 4 inauguration
at 7pm is open to the public. Exhibition hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat.,
11am-6pm
Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
Thru January 20: “Una
Tierra Sin Humanos. Solución Planetaria. (An Earth Without
Humans. Planetary
Solution.)” Painting Exposition
Tijuana artist Angel Valrá exhibits his abstract acrylics in
the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de
las Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club
Rotario. The December 10 inauguration at 7pm is open to the public.
Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
Thru April 14: Guided
Whale Watching Tours in Ensenada
Take a 4-hour guided tour and view the magnificent
California gray whales near Ensenada’s Todos Santos Bay as they migrate
toward
their warm breeding grounds along the Baja peninsula’s central Pacific
coast.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
Thru April 14: Whale
Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo
Eco-Tours, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
January 1: New Year’s
Day
January 4, 11, 18
& 25: Monday Night CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: This month’s film series theme is “Director Woody Allen
and his Women.” The free showings of “Annie Hall” (1977) on January 4,
“Hannah
and her Sisters” (1986) on January 11, “Match Point” (2005) on January
18, and
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (2008) on January 25 take place in the Sala
Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE)
on the corner
of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. This month’s films
are in English with Spanish subtitles. Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
January 6: Día de los
Santos Reyes (Three Kings Day in Mexico)
January 9: “Recuerdos
de America (Memories of America)” Concert
1pm: The popular, multitalented Ensenada group, Pájaro
Caripocapote, performs traditional music from the Latin-American
countries of
Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Columbia, Cuba, Bolivia and Mexico at Gertrude Pearlman
Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada.
Admission
donation: $10dlls. Tickets & info: Heather Hamilton, tel.
(646)154-2452; e-mail
January 9: Chamber
Music Concert
7:30pm: The Woodwind Quintet performs works by Paul
Taffanel, Samuel Barber and Gyorgi Ligeti in the Sala Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Free admission.
Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
January 10: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9-11:30am: Sunday brunch at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Open to the
public;
$5-6dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
January 18: Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 22-March 1:
“De
Aquí y de Allá (From Here and There)” Art Exposition
Mexicali artist Maricela Alvarado exhibits her paintings and
drawings in the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
January 24: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9-11:30am: Sunday brunch at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Open to the
public;
$5-6dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
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February
2010
Thru March 1: “De
Aquí y de Allá (From Here and There)” Art Exposition
Mexicali artist Maricela Alvarado exhibits her paintings and
drawings in the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
Thru March 5: “Lontananza
(Far Horizon)” Art Exposition
Ensenada artist Armando Franco exhibits acrylic paintings
from 2009-2010 at the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end
of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada.
Gallery hours:
9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission.
Info:
Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel. (646)177-3130.
Thru April 14:
Guided Whale Watching Tours
Take a 4-hour guided tour and view the magnificent
California gray whales near Ensenada’s Todos Santos Bay as they migrate
toward
their warm breeding grounds along the Baja peninsula’s central Pacific
coast.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
Thru April 14: Whale
Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo
Eco-Tours, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
February 1:
Celebration of Día de la Constitución
(Constitution Day in Mexico)
February 1-28: Todos
Santos Big Wave World Tour Event
Twenty-four of the best big wave surfers on the planet compete
in giant surf during a one-day event at Todos Santos islands, 12 miles
west of
Ensenada. The contest will take place with 72-48 hours notice on the
day with
the most favorable swells and climate during the February waiting
period. Info:
Ricardo Domínguez, U.S. tel. (858)586-9173; e-mail
February 1, 8, 15
& 22: Monday Night CEARTE Cine Club
7pm: The theme of this month’s series is “May They Suffer in
Love,” featuring films from France, Argentina, Spain and the United
States. The
free showings take place in the Sala Ernesto Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro
Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club Rotario. Schedule and info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307
&
(646)173-4308.
February 2:
Groundhog Day
February 4: Boleros
Recital
7:30pm: A performance by Mexican soprano Gizelxanath
Rodríguez, accompanied by guitarist Pablo Ramírez and
violinist Martha Julia
Rodríguez at the Foro Experimental of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal
de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas)
& Av. Club
Rotario. Free admission. Info: CEARTE, tels. (646)173-4307 &
(646)173-4308.
February 5:
Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day in
Mexico)
February 5 & 6:
Bahía de los Angeles 200 Off-Road Race
Cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads from Baja and southern
California compete for cash prizes in a challenging four-lap race on a
50-kilometer circuit in Bahía de los Angeles on the Sea of
Cortés,
approximately 330 miles southeast of Ensenada. Tech inspection is
Friday from
5-10pm in the park; race start is Saturday at 7am (motorcycles) and
10am (4-wheel
vehicles) on the main boulevard; awards are Saturday at 6pm at Casa
Díaz. Info:
CEC Baja/Fernando Montijo, tel. (646)178-3719; e-mail
February 6: Bob
Marley’s Birthday
February 6: Bob
Marley Day Mexico
7-11:30pm: A ska, reggae and Africano festival honoring the
great Bob Marley at Plaza Pueblo Amigo, located on Av. Ruiz across from
Restaurant Mahi Mahi in Ensenada. The musical lineup includes Don
Carlos (Jamaica),
Melodians (Masters of Ska RockStedy of Jamaica), Sister Carol
(Jamaica), Tribal
Seeds (San Diego), Quinto Sol (Los Angeles), Nano Bravo (Spain), The
Mad Lions
(Tijuana), and Ensamble Amadi (Ensenada). Admission: $15dlls. (all ages
welcome). On Friday night, February 5, enjoy free reggae roots,
dancehall and
ragga music presented by Dj Carlos Culture, Dj Kurious, Dj Hi-C,
and Dj
Mikol Orthodox at Plaza Pueblo Amigo. On Sunday, February 7, savor
a
vegetarian reggae brunch, also at Pueblo Amigo. Info: Worldbeat Center,
San
Diego tel. (619)230-1190.
February 7:
Superbowl Sunday
February 7: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9-11:30am: Sunday brunch at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Open to the
public;
$5-6dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
February
11-16: Carnaval de
Ensenada 2010 “Fiesta Mitológica
de los Dioses”
One of the city’s largest and most popular events, Mardi
Gras attracts a multitude of national and international visitors. Enjoy
regional foods and libations, games and rides, live entertainment,
music and
dancing in the NEW beachfront festival zone along the southern
extension of
Blvd. Costero from Calle Esmeralda to Calle Las Palmas, open from
approximately 6pm-2am on Thursday, Friday and Monday, from 2pm-2am on
Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday.
Traditional festivities include the Quema
de Mal Humor (Burning of Bad
Humor)
on Thursday; the Coronation of the Royal Court on Friday; the Carnaval
parades
starting at 2pm along Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) on
Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday; and the Baile del Marido
Oprimido (Oppressed Spouse Dance) on
Monday. Info: Ensenada
Special
Events Committee, tels. (646)174-0394 or (646)204-2993; e-mail
See 2006 story & photos
See 2005 story
& photos
February 12: “Atención!
Cantautores Trabajando (Attention! Singers/Songwriters Working) Musical
Performance
7:30pm: Mexicali singer/songwriter Raúl Díaz presents
“Album
Rojo,” ten years of independent folk songs, in the Sala Ernesto
Muñoz Acosta of
Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEARTE) on the corner of Blvd.
Costero
(Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club Rotario. Free admission.
Info: CEARTE, tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
February 13: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Valentine’s Day (Día de Amistad)
Celebration
1-4pm: Join the Compañeros for live music, raffles and a
savory roasted apple-stuffed pork chop dinner (served at 2pm) at their
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile
south of
Ensenada. Donation is $10dlls.; proceeds benefit club charities.
Tickets &
info: Joan Martino, tel. (646)177-5436; e-mail
February 13-16:
Carnaval de Ensenada 2010 Cultural Pavilion
7pm: A nightly celebration that features live music, dance,
art exhibitions, food and wine in the Sala de Tintos of Bodegas de
Santo Tomás
Winery, Av. Miramar between Calles 6 & 7, Ensenada. Free admission.
Info
& program: Bodegas de Santo Tomás/Ana Cañas, tel.
(646)174-0829, ext. 17; e-mail
February 14:
Valentine’s Day
February 15:
Presidents’ Day
February 17: Ash
Wednesday
February 18: “Tierra
de Gigantes (Land of Giants)” Auction Art Sale
7pm: A fundraising auction of designer jewelry, paintings
and sculptures created by Ensenada artists Cristina Rendón
and Enrique
Avilez
at Restaurant Capricho’s, Av. Ruiz #138 between Av. López Mateos
and Calle 2,
Ensenada. Proceeds benefit Grupo RETO de Ensenada A.C., a nonprofit
organization fighting breast cancer. Info: Enrique Avilez, tel.
(646)178-0140; e-mail
February 21: Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9-11:30am: Sunday brunch at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán
#256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Open to the
public;
$5-6dlls. donation. Meet new friends and assist charities through this
local
service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail
February 24: Día de
la Bandera (Flag Day in Mexico)
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March
2010
Thru March 1: “De
Aquí y de Allá (From Here and There)” Art Exposition
Mexicali artist Maricela Alvarado exhibits her paintings and
drawings in the lobby of Ensenada’s Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEARTE) on the
corner of Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Exhibition
hours: 8am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm Sun. Free admission. Info: CEARTE,
tels.
(646)173-4307 & (646)173-4308.
Thru March 5: “Lontananza
(Far Horizon)” Art Exposition
Ensenada artist Armando Franco exhibits acrylic paintings
from 2009-2010 at the Galería de la Ciudad in the northern end
of the Riviera
Cultural Center, Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cardenas), Ensenada.
Gallery hours:
9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon.-Fri., closed Sat. & Sun. Free admission.
Info:
Instituto de Cultura de Baja California (ICBC), tel. (646)177-3130.
Thru April 14: Guided
Whale Watching Tours
Take a 4-hour guided tour and view the magnificent
California gray whales near Ensenada’s Todos Santos Bay as they migrate
toward
their warm breeding grounds along the Baja peninsula’s central Pacific
coast.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
Thru April 14: Whale
Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo
Eco-Tours, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
March 12-14: 24th Mastercraft Safety
Tecate
SCORE San Felipe 250 Desert Race
More than 225 cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs attempt to
complete a challenging course that starts and finishes in the town of
San
Felipe on the Sea of Cortés. Info:
SCORE
International at U.S. tel. (818) 225-8402.
March 14: Daylight
Saving Time Begins (U.S.)
March 15: Benito Juárez’
Birthday Observed (Mexico)
March 17: St.
Patrick’s Day
March 21: Benito
Juárez’ Birthday
March 26-28: RECORD
Off-Road Series El
Alamo
200 Off-Road Race
Motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheel vehicles from both sides of
the border compete in a challenging four-lap race on a 50-mile circuit
course
at El Alamo, 50 miles southeast of Ensenada. Info: RECORD Off-Road
Series/Ramón
Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
March 27: 4th Annual
International Blues & Arts Fiesta in San Felipe
The Lion’s Club of San Felipe presents an extremely
entertaining fundraising event that features numerous art exhibitors
and an
outdoor concert with nearly a dozen live blues bands from Mexico and
the U.S.
at the baseball stadium in downtown San Felipe. General admission is
$20dlls.
For tickets & info call John & Rachel Pack, tel. (686)577-3143
or U.S. toll free 1-877-LUV-MEX1.
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April
2010
Thru April 14: Guided
Whale Watching Tours
Take a 4-hour guided tour and view the magnificent
California gray whales near Ensenada’s Todos Santos Bay as they migrate
toward
their warm breeding grounds along the Baja peninsula’s central Pacific
coast.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
Thru April 14: Whale
Watching Excursions in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Experience a close-up encounter with the California gray
whales and their calves in their warm mating and breeding grounds of
Scammon’s
Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre). Located approximately 370 miles south of
Ensenada, Guerrero Negro is the northern gateway to the state of Baja
California Sur. For guided tour info & reservations, contact Malarrimo
Eco-Tours, Guerrero Negro tel. (615)157-0100; e-mail
April 1: April Fool’s
Day
April 4: Easter
Sunday
April 17: 31st
Anniversary Spring Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride
Thousands of cyclists participate in this scenic 50-mile
ride that starts at 10am in downtown Rosarito and follows the Free Road
along
the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside to the finish
line in
Ensenada. The event concludes with a huge fiesta from noon to sunset at
Ensenada’s Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at the giant
flagpole. Info:
Coaction Events at U.S. toll free (877)434-1919 or register online. In
Ensenada
call Paseo Ciclista Rosarito Ensenada, SA de CV, tel. (646)174-0033.
April 22: 40th
Anniversary Earth Day
April 23-25: 63rd
Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race
The world’s largest international yacht race begins on
Friday in Newport Beach, California and concludes with trophy
presentations on
Sunday in Ensenada. For more information about the 125-nautical-mile
race, bus
or cruise ship transportation, the Fiesta del Vino or other race
activities, call Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA) at
U.S.
tel. (949)644-1023.
See
2006 review &
photos
April 23-25: 11th
Annual Festival of New Wine & Mollusks
Seminars, tours, wine tasting and food sampling. Info &
tickets: Baja California Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
April 30: Día del
Niño (Children’s Day in Mexico)
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May
2010
May 1: Día del
Trabajo (Labor Day in Mexico)
May 1: 136th Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs
May 1 & 2:
Cabalgata Vaquera El Alamar
A 4-5 hour guided horseback riding adventure at Parque
Nacional Constitución de 1857 in the Sierra de Juarez.
Registration fee
includes meals and overnight camping (bring your own tent and
equipment) at Rancho
El Alamar. Horse rental available or bring your own. Registration
&
info: Alfredo Vizcarra, cell tel. (646)179-5074 or Tijuana tel.
(664)902-3681; e-mail
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
(Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)
May 9: Mother’s Day
(U.S.)
May 10: Día de las
Madres (Mexico)
May 15: Armed Forces
Day (U.S.)
May 15: 135th
Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
May 16: Fiesta of the
Flowering Vineyards (Fiesta de los Viñedos en Flor)
Noon-5pm: Held at Adobe
Guadalupe Winery in Valle de Guadalupe, this event
is an excellent opportunity to sample wines from many different
wineries and
enjoy regional foods and music in a family atmosphere. Info &
tickets: Baja California
Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
May 22 & 23: 17th
Annual Guillermo's Yellowtail Sportfishing Tournament in Bahía
de los Angeles
Anglers compete for trophies and cash prizes while trying to
hook up with the largest yellowtail in the Sea of Cortés. Bring
your own boat
or arrange a panga rental in town. Bahía de los Angeles is
located on the Sea
of Cortés, approximately 330 miles southeast of Ensenada. Info:
Guillermo’s
Sportfishing in L.A. Bay, satellite tel. (200)124-9104.
May 22 & 23: 31st
Annual La Misión Fiesta
A family style country festival with parades, rodeo
contests, cultural exhibitions, regional foods, live entertainment and
a
Saturday night Cowboy Camp & Bonfire. It is held at the site of San
Miguel
Arcangel de la Frontera Mission at Km. 65.5 on the Tijuana-Ensenada
Free Road
(from Toll Road, take La Fonda exit). Info: UABC School of Tourism in
Tijuana/Prof. Mario Reyes, tel/fax: (664)682-1697; e-mail
See 2006 story
&
photos
May 23: 8th Annual
Festival del Caballo, Arte y Vino
10am-6pm: Equestrian and charrería exhibitions, Andalusian
dancing horses, folkloric & flamenco dancers, music, arts &
crafts,
wine tasting and regional foods. Festivities take place at Adobe
Guadalupe
Vineyards & Inn in Valle de Guadalupe. Info at tel. (646)120-5878
or cell
tel. (646)947-7146; e-mail
horsewoman_elisa@hotmail.com
May 30: Ensenada
128th Anniversary “Ensenada de Todos, Suma de Culturas” International
Festival
11am-6pm: A multicultural celebration at Plaza Ventana al
Mar on the waterfront near the giant flag pole on Blvd. Costero
(Lázaro
Cárdenas), Ensenada. Enjoy music, dance, arts, ethnic foods and
exhibits by
nearly four dozen local community groups of various nationalities,
historical
and cultural societies, museums and the city’s founding families. Free
admission.
Info: Yukio Nishikawa, tel. (646)176-2763; e-mail
See 2004
review & photos
May 24: Memorial Day
Observed (U.S.)
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June
2010
June 1: Día de la Marina
(Navy Day in Mexico)
June 4-6: 42nd Tecate
SCORE Baja 500
The legendary desert race in which more than 250 cars,
trucks, motorcycles and ATVs traverse nearly 500 miles of rugged
mountain,
forest and desert terrain in their attempts to “beat the Baja.” This
year’s
race starts and finishes in Ensenada. Info: SCORE International at U.S.
tel.
(818) 225-8402.
June 5: 142nd Belmont
Stakes at Belmont Park
June 12: 3rd Annual
Golf4Niños Charity Golf Tournament & Grand Fiesta
A charity event with a scramble format and prizes for
golfers plus activities for non-golfing food and fun lovers at Baja
Country
Club, located approximately 8 miles south of Ensenada. The
tournament fee ($75dlls./golfer,
$250dlls./foursome) includes golf with 9am tee-off, cart, range balls,
prizes
and fiesta. “Fiesta Only” donation ($10dlls. pre-paid) includes a
TacoFeast
with live music, an auction and raffles starting at 1:30pm after
tournament.
Available online, advance registration is required. Proceeds benefit
Agua
Viva Guardería Day Care Center in Maneadero. Info: Doc
Dougherty, cell tel. (646)121-9883
or U.S. tel. (619)618-0508; e-mail
June 14: Flag Day
(U.S.)
June 20: Father’s Day
June 25-27: RECORD
Off-Road Series Ensenada-San
Felipe 250 Off-road Race
More than 150 cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both
sides of the border compete on a challenging off-road course. Info:
RECORD
Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
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July
2010
July 4: Independence
Day (U.S.)
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August
2010
August 6-22: 20th
Annual Fiestas de la Vendimia
The annual Grape Harvest Festival with different cultural
and culinary events, concerts and seminars at wineries, vineyards and
restaurants in Ensenada, San Antonio de las Minas and Valle de
Guadalupe,
Tecate, Tijuana, Rosarito and Mexicali. Info: Baja California Winemakers
Association (Provino), tel. (646)178-3038; e-mail
August 13-15: RECORD
Off-Road Series Ojos
Negros 200 Night Race
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete in a challenging off-road event. Info: RECORD Off-Road
Series/Ramón Castro, tel. (646)176-1637.
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September
2010
September 6: Labor
Day (U.S.)
September 11 &
12: Cabalgata de la Independencia 2010
A 4-5 hour guided horseback riding adventure in the Sierra
de Juarez. Registration fee includes meals and overnight camping (bring
your
own tent and equipment) at Rancho El Alamar. Horse
rental available or bring
your own. Registration & info: Alfredo Vizcarra, cell tel.
(646)179-5074 or
Tijuana tel. (664)902-3681; e-mail
September 16: Día de
la Independencia (Mexican Independence Day)
Banks, schools, government offices and some businesses close
on this Mexican holiday that is celebrated with parades, civic
ceremonies and
fiestas throughout the republic.
September 25: 31st
Fall Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride
Thousands of cyclists participate in this scenic 50-mile
ride that starts at 10am in downtown Rosarito and follows the Free Road
along
the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside to the finish
line in
Ensenada. The event concludes with a huge fiesta from noon to sunset at
Ensenada’s Plaza Ventana al Mar on the waterfront at the giant
flagpole. Info:
Coaction Events at U.S. toll free (877)434-1919 or register online. In
Ensenada
call Paseo Ciclista Rosarito Ensenada, SA de CV, tel. (646)174-0033.
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October
2010
October 1-3: 47th
Annual San Diego-Ensenada International Yacht Race
Over 100 yachts in various classes participate in this 62-nautical-mile
race that starts on Friday morning in San Diego and officially finishes
on
Saturday in Ensenada. On Sunday, yachts have the option of competing in
the 5th
Annual Todos Santos International Yacht Regatta, a 20-nautical-mile
sailing
race around Todos Santos Island. Info: Southwestern Yacht Club, U.S.
tel.
(619)222-0438.
October 12: Columbus
Day (U.S.)
October 12: Día de la
Raza (Columbus Day in Mexico)
October 15 & 16:
RECORD Off-Road Series San
Vicente 200 Off-road Race
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete on a challenging course in San Vicente, 50 miles south
of
Ensenada. Info: RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón Castro, tel.
(646)176-1637.
October 31: Halloween
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November
2010
November 2: Día de
Muertos (Day of the Dead in Mexico)
Día de Muertos is one of Mexico's most traditional religious
holidays as deceased loved ones are remembered with special altars,
flowers,
candles and their favorite foods. A sweet bread, pan de
muertos, can be found at bakeries, and candy skulls, coffins
and skeletons are featured at dulcerías.
Celebrations and candlelight processions are held in local cemeteries.
November 7: Daylight
Saving Time Ends (U.S.)
November 11: Veterans
Day (U.S.)
November 15: Día de
la Revolución (Revolution Day in Mexico) Observed
November 17-21: 43rd
Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Chronicled in the 2005 full length feature documentary “Dust
to Glory,” the Baja 1000 is the legendary desert race in which more
than 275
cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs challenge nearly 1,000 miles of
rugged
mountain, forest and desert terrain in their attempts to “beat the
Baja.” This
year’s race, a peninsula run, starts in Ensenada, Baja California and
finishes
in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Info: SCORE International, U.S. tel.
(818)225-8402.
November 20: Día de
la Revolución (Revolution Day in Mexico)
November 25:
Thanksgiving Day
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December
2010
December 1:
World
AIDS Day
December 10-12: RECORD
Off-Road Series Ensenada-San
Felipe Race Ready 250 Off-Road Race
Cars, trucks, ATVs and motorcycles from both sides of the
border compete in a challenging off-road event that is the last in the
2010
RECORD Off-Road Series. Info: RECORD Off-Road Series/Ramón
Castro, tel.
(646)176-1637.
December 12: Día de
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe Day in Mexico)
December 25:
Christmas
December 25-April:
Guided Whale Watching Tours
Take a 4-hour guided tour and view the magnificent
California gray whales near Ensenada’s Todos Santos Bay as they migrate
toward
their warm breeding grounds along the Baja peninsula’s central Pacific
coast.
Info: Baja California State Tourism Secretariat in Ensenada at
(646)172-5444; e-mail
December 26-January
1: Kwanzaa
December 31: New
Year’s Eve
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