Aug. 1: L.A. Cetto Gala Dinner Concert
6pm: As part of its annual "Colores de Vendimia" Grape Harvest Fiesta, L.A. Cetto Winery presents "Una Bohemia en la Cava" with Mexican and Italian musical selections, a wine conference by enologist Camilo Magoni, and dinner served by Restaurant Saverio's. L.A. Cetto's Cava Wine Cellar is located at Cañon Johnson 2108, Col. Hidalgo, Tijuana. Tickets are $50dlls. Info: L.A. Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)177-2352, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031, Mexicali tel. (686)564-9958.

Aug. 1-5: Mision Santo Domingo Fiestas (northeast of San Quintin) 
This traditional country celebration is held at the adobe ruins of the mission dedicated by Dominican padres Manuel Garcia and Miguel Hidalgo in 1775. Festivities include rodeo events, horse races, games, regional foods and live music. About ten days prior to the opening of the Fiestas, cowboys begin a cabalgata vaquera, an 80-mile trail ride from ranches in the Sierra de San Pedro Martir to the mission site. To reach Mision Santo Domingo, turn east before the bridge in Poblado Chula Vista (about 2 miles north of Colonia Vicente Guerrero, or 13 miles north of San Quintin). The scenic 4.5-mile dirt road is suitable for most vehicles, but hairpin turns could be difficult for large RVs. Overnight camping is available at La Mision Rancho Montes Campgrounds which are in walking distance of the mission. Info: Promotora San Quintin, tel. (616)166-2728.

Aug. 1-10: Fiestas de la Vendimia
Tickets for cultural and culinary Grape Harvest festivities at Baja California's wineries and vineyards are now available at Viajes Damiana, Calle 2 & Obregon, Ensenada. Participating wineries include Bodegas de Santo Tomas, Casa Pedro Domecq, Cavas Valmar, Monte Xanic, Chateau Camou, Casa de Piedra, Viña de Liceaga, Mogor Badan and Vinos Bibayoff Bodegas. Info: Araceli or Jorge, tel. (646)178-3136 or (646)175-7233; e-mail

Aug. 1-17: San Quintin Expo Fair
There is plenty of fun for the entire family at this large festival featuring agricultural and floral exhibits, arts and crafts, regional foods, games, rides and entertainment. Info: Promotora San Quintin, tel. (616)166-2728. 

Aug. 2: Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Steak Out
2:30-5:30pm: Dinner open to the public at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Donation: $6 dlls. for steak, $5dlls. for chicken. Meet new friends while assisting local charities. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

Aug. 2 & 3: Baja Open 2003 Beach Volleyball Fiesta
Pro and novice men and women's teams compete for trophies and cash prizes at Playa Hermosa, one mile south of Ensenada. Start: 10am Sat., 9am Sun. Spectators welcome. Info: Ensenada Sports Promotions, tel. (646)177-6688 or U.S. tel. 714-241-0897; e-mail

Aug. 3: Model Airplane Club
10am-1pm: Model airplane enthusiasts can fly their planes at the Ensenada Model Airplane Club paved mini-pista off Hwy. 1 just south of Estero Beach. Click for map. Info: Oscar Fernandez, tel. (646)177-4019.

Aug. 3: 2nd Fall Sailboat Regatta
11am: View or participate in a sailboat regatta in Todos Santos Bay near El Mosquito, a half mile north of central Ensenada. (Boat access through Marina Coral.) Entry fee: $20dlls./boat. Info: Club Nautico Baja, tel. (646)175-7044; e-mail

Aug. 3: Piano & Clarinet Classical Interlude Concert
2pm: Classical music concert at Gertrude Pearlman Theater at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Advance tickets advised ($10dlls. donation). Info: Irka Davis, tel. (646)154-2235; e-mail

Aug. 5: “Popular Rhythms from a Continent” – A Latin American Music Concert
8pm: The Monteverdi Chamber Choir, soprano Lourdes Ambriz, baritone Arturo Barrera, guitarist/composer Gerardo Taméz and pianist Ella Korobchenko perform popular music from famous Latin American composers at the Riviera del Pacífico, Blvd. Costero & Riviera, Ensenada. Tickets: $15dlls. Info: Pro-Música Ensenada, tel. (646)178-7024; e-mail

Aug. 6: Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Meeting
10:30am: General meeting open to the public at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Luncheon to follow ($3.50dlls. donation). Meet new friends while assisting local charities. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

Aug. 8: Tango y Vino
6pm: Wine tasting and Argentine tango show at Barón Balch´é Winery in Valle de Guadalupe (near Chateau Camou Winery). Tickets: $40dlls. Info: Viajes Damiana, tel. (646)174-0170. 

Aug. 10: Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9am-noon: Sunday brunch ($3.75dlls. donation) open to the public at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Eat great food, meet new friends and assist charities through this local service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

Aug. 10: Model Airplane Club
10am-1pm: Model airplane enthusiasts can fly their planes at the Ensenada Model Airplane Club paved mini-pista off Hwy. 1 just south of Estero Beach. Click for map. Info: Oscar Fernandez, tel. (646)177-4019.

August 10: "Tacorona" Summer Beer & Taco Festival
1pm: All types of tacos and plenty of Corona Beer on Paseo Calle Primera (Av. Lopez Mateos) between Av. Riveroll and Macheros in downtown Ensenada. Tickets ($10dlls.) include 5 tacos and 5 beers or beverages. Proceeds benefit Rescate. Info: Antonio Ramos, tel. (646)176-8033 or 177-0712.

Aug. 16: 2nd Annual Club Vagabundos del Mar Beach Party in San Quintin
Gypsy's Beach Camp at Rancho Cielito Lindo hosts a beach party with a spit roasted pig and plenty of outdoor activities. Rancho Cielito Lindo is located 7 miles south of San Quintin on Bahia Santa Maria near Hotel La Pinta. Info: Club Vagabundos del Mar Travel Club, U.S. tel. (800)474-2252; e-mail

Aug. 16: 9th Annual Los Gordos "Anything Goes" Chili Cookoff & Salsa Contest
Noon-5pm: Join the fun at this friendly neighborhood cookoff! Taste salsas and chili (small sampling fee); enjoy raffles and other surprises. Cook's entry fees (amateurs only) are $10dlls./chili, $7dlls./salsa. Festivities occur in the parking lot of Restaurant/Bar Los Gordos at Rancho La Bufadora in Punta Banda, 21 miles south of Ensenada. Info: Pam Connor, e-mail

Aug. 16: L.A. Cetto "Fiesta Colores de Vendimia" SOLD OUT!!!
Noon - L.A. Cetto celebrates its grape harvest with a gala fiesta including Catholic mass and the blessing of the first harvest, grape stomping contests, wine tastings, "The Sower" silent theater, country dinner, bullfight, live entertainment, dance, evening taquiza and fireworks at the vineyards in Valle de Guadalupe, 25 miles northeast of Ensenada at Km. 73.5 on Highway 3. Cost is $100dlls. Info: L.A. Cetto offices, Ensenada tel. (646)177-2352, Tijuana tel. (664)685-3031, Mexicali tel. (686)564-9958. 

Aug. 17: Model Airplane Club
10am-1pm: Model airplane enthusiasts can fly their planes at the Ensenada Model Airplane Club paved mini-pista off Hwy. 1 just south of Estero Beach. Click for map. Info: Oscar Fernandez, tel. (646)177-4019.

Aug. 17: Vendimia Regatta
11am: View or participate in a sailboat regatta in Todos Santos Bay near El Mosquito, a half mile north of central Ensenada. (Boat access through Marina Coral.) Entry fee: $25dlls./boat. Info: Club Nautico Baja, tel. (646)175-7044; e-mail

Aug. 20: Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Meeting
10:30am: General meeting open to the public at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Luncheon to follow ($3.50dlls. donation). Meet new friends while assisting local charities. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

Aug. 22-24: World Championship Baja Mex 300
A challenging off-road desert race for motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheelers with a course that passes through El Alamo, Valle de Trinidad, Llano Colorado, Colonet, Erendira, Uruapan and Maneadero. Tech inspection is Fri. in downtown Ensenada. On. Sat. the race starts and finishes at Estero Beach Resort, 6 miles south of Ensenada. Awards are Sun. at Estero Beach. Info: Best In The Desert Racing Association, U.S. tel. (702)457-5775; e-mail

Aug. 24: Club Compañeros de Baja Norte Brunch
9am-noon: Sunday brunch ($3.75dlls. donation) open to the public at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Eat great food, meet new friends and assist charities through this local service club. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

Aug. 24: Model Airplane Club
10am-1pm: Model airplane enthusiasts can fly their planes at the Ensenada Model Airplane Club paved mini-pista off Hwy. 1 just south of Estero Beach. Click for map. Info: Oscar Fernandez, tel. (646)177-4019.

Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Labor Day Weekend Invitational Eight Ball Tournament
Friendly neighborhood cutthroat pool tournament at Restaurant/Bar La Bufadora in Punta Banda, 20 miles south of Ensenada. Entry fee: $20dlls. includes drinks. Winner takes 50% of fees. Sign up before Fri. noon at restaurant or with organizer Tom Harrison, e-mail

Aug. 29-31: Don Eddie's Sportfishing Tournament in San Quintin
Hook up to trophies and prizes during a two-day outing at Don Eddie's Landing. First place wins 40% of purse; second 20%; third 15%. Entry fee ($50dlls.) includes tournament t-shirt. Anglers are encouraged to bring their own boats but a few pangas are available by reservation. Don Eddie's Landing Motel/Restaurant (formerly Ernesto's) is located on San Quintin Bay near the Old Mill Motel. Info: Don Eddie's Motel, tel. (616)162-2722 or 162-3143; e-mail

Aug. 30: San Miguel Anniversary Fiesta
4pm-2am: Join the festivities as Villa de San Miguel village celebrates the 46th anniversary of its establishment in 1957 by entrepreneur/historian Tomas Robertson and Restaurant El Rey Sol founder Virginia (Dona Pepita) Geffroy. There will be plenty of Mexican food and libations, games and contests, raffles, and live entertainment including mariachis and folkloric dancers. Free admission. Villa de San Miguel is located at Km. 99 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada, just south of the Ensenada toll gate. Info: Lupita Robertson, tel. (646)174-7948; e-mail

Aug. 30: Dinner Theater (August 30)
2-6pm: Rib dinner followed by the one-act comedy “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” at the Baja Compañeros Clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile south of Ensenada. Donation: $10dlls. Info: Deana Lambert, tel. (646)174-5363; e-mail

Aug. 31: Model Airplane Club
10am-1pm: Model airplane enthusiasts can fly their planes at the Ensenada Model Airplane Club paved mini-pista off Hwy. 1 just south of Estero Beach. Click for map. Info: Oscar Fernandez, tel. (646)177-4019.

Aug. 31: 3rd Fall Sailboat Regatta
11am: View or participate in a sailboat regatta in Todos Santos Bay near El Mosquito, a half mile north of central Ensenada. (Boat access through Marina Coral.) Entry fee: $20dlls./boat. Info: Club Nautico Baja, tel. (646)175-7044; e-mail

Aug. 31: International VW Fiesta
10am-5pm: Enjoy an auto exposition in a family oriented atmosphere at Manzana Ocho across from the Riviera del Pacifico Convention Center on Blvd. Costero and Av. Riviera. Raffles, regional foods, beer, mariachis & entertainment. Admission approx. $1dlls. Info: Ensenada Volks/Rodrigo Howell, tel. (646)176-1741; e-mail

Sept. 1: Labor Day (U.S.A.)

Sept. 7: 25th Annual Ensenada International Seafood Fair
1-8pm: Savor succulent seafood and an afternoon of entertainment at Ensenada's most famous culinary event which features a competition among the finest restaurants from Baja and Southern California on Paseo Calle Primera (Av. Lopez Mateos) between Av. Alvarado and Blancarte in downtown Ensenada. Tickets ($15dlls. at the gate or $12dlls. in advance) include raffles plus 5 seafood and 5 wine or beverage samples. Info: CANIRAC Chamber of Restaurants of Ensenada, tel. (646)174-0448; fax (646)174-0435; e-mail

Sept. 13 & 14: “Deathtrap,” a Murder Thriller at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre
Wigs & Giggles Theatre Group reprises this suspenseful long-running Broadway play by Ira Levin on Saturday evening at 7pm and Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Donation: $8dlls. Gertrude Pearlman Theatre is located at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Info: Irka Davis, tel. (646)154-2235; e-mail

Sept. 14: 4th Fall Sailboat Regatta
11am: View or participate in a sailboat regatta in Todos Santos Bay near El Mosquito, a half mile north of central Ensenada. (Boat access through Marina Coral.) Entry fee: $20dlls./boat. Info: Club Nautico Baja, tel. (646)175-7044; e-mail

Sept. 20: 27th Annual J.D. Hussong Baja International Chili Cookoff & 11th Annual Salsa Contest
Noon-6pm: Competition for traditional red chili con carne and salsas at Quintas Papagayo Resort, 1 1/2 miles north of Ensenada. Chile eating contest, live entertainment, beer, margaritas, regional foods, arts & crafts booths. Tickets ($10dlls.) include chili and salsa sampling, raffles and 5 coupons for drinks or regional food samples. Cook's registration & information available with Pancho McNiff, U.S. tel. (562)307-2713; e-mail  General info/vender's booths: Quintas Papagayo Resort, tel. (646)174-4575; e-mail