Your long weekend comes with extra bacon

San Diego Event of the Week
Bacon is taking over SD all week long. Thursday is the Baconeers East Village Takeover with Bub’s at the Ballpark, The Blind Burro, and Southpaw Social Club all serving special bacon dishes like bacon-wrapped chicken wings with Carolina Gold BBQ sauce for $5. Board the USS Midway on Friday for the International Bacon Film Fest. They will be showing short films about bacon while serving bacon-themed appetizers. Oh, and there will be an open bar. As if you haven’t had enough bacon over the last week, there is still the main event on Saturday -- the 2nd Annual Hormel Black Label Bacon Fest. Unlimited sampling of everything you can imagine that's made from (and covered in) bacon is included with your ticket, and of course there will be beer so you can wash it all down.

US Sand Sculpting Challenge

All Weekend: From the 29th through the 1st, sand artists will blow your mind with their skills during the US Sand Sculpting Challenge at "B" Street Pier. They’re bringing in 300 tons of sand -- because apparently we don’t have enough -- for sculptors from all over the world to create their masterpieces. There will also be a 3D art show, circus performers, live music, food trucks, and more all weekend long. Continue Reading

Maritime Museum of San Diego

All Weekend: Spend your Labor Day weekend at The Festival of Sail, the largest tall ship festival on the West Coast. From 9am-7pm Friday-Monday there'll be action like a tall ship cannon battle, a twilight sail, a tall ship parade, and a vintage boat display, plus a beer garden to enhance your enjoyment of all of the above.

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Saturday, August 30th: You’ve seen jockeys battle it out on the racetrack in Del Mar all season, but this Saturday two of Del Mar’s best jockeys will take it to the ring for charity. Corey Nakatani and Elvis Trujillo will be boxing in this year’s Battle Off the Saddle to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. There will be six fights, including the showdown between Nakatani and Trujillo, starting right after the last race of the day at 7:15pm.

Harrah's Resort Southern California

Sunday, August 31st: The San Diego Brewers Guild and Harrah’s Resort have partnered to bring you the Hop Heads and Dreads Craft Beer and Reggae Festival. From 3-7pm, enjoy the festival with live reggae, tastings of craft beers, and gourmet food trucks. Stick around, because at 7pm there will be a live performance by Tribal Seeds to close things out.