Things to do in San Diego area this weekend

Domenick Candelieri
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Things to do in San Diego area this weekend

Video: San Diego’s Wonderfront Festival underway

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Before celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday, there are plenty of things to do in the San Diego area this weekend.

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From music festivals to baseball games, FOX 5/KUSI compiled a list of events to check out:

Gator By The Bay
Spanish Landing Park, located along San Diego Bay in downtown, is hosting Louisiana-themed live music, food, dancing and fun. Kids 17 and under can get in free with a paid adult.

Pile of crawfish and carrots and vegetables on red checked table
Pile of crawfish and carrots and vegetables on red checked table

Wonderfront Music Festival
The downtown music festival at Waterfront Park will feature performances from artists like T-Pain, Kaytranada, JID, Weezer, Dominic Fike, Carly Rae Jepsen, Beck, Mt. Joy, Natasha Bedingfield and more.

Wonderfront Festival is back in San Diego.
Wonderfront Festival is back in San Diego.

Padres, Dodgers series
The Southern California rivalry comes alive again for the highly anticipated three-game series at Petco Park. Whether you go to the game or watch it at a bar, remember to show your Padre spirit.

San Diego Padres' Jurickson Profar (10) is out at second base under Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
San Diego Padres' Jurickson Profar (10) is out at second base under Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

‘Space Day’ at  San Diego Air & Space Museum
Kids can get in free to experience space-related demonstrations, hands-on activities, local and national space experts, “Stomp Rockets,” James Webb telescope images to color, building and flying straw rockets, designing your own space patch, creating a UFO and much more.

San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park
San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park

The Flower Fields in Carlsbad
This weekend is the last weekend to witness the sea of colorful patterned flowerbeds. Be sure to purchase tickets online prior to arriving on site.

The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Credit: The Flower Fields)
The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Credit: The Flower Fields)

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