Thru March: Guided Whale Watching Tours
View the magnificent California gray whales in Ensenada's Todos Santos Bay as they migrate from the cold northern waters of the Arctic toward their warm breeding grounds along the central Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula. Guided 4-hour tours depart Sat. & Sun. at 10am & 1:30pm, weekdays at 11am. Cost is $20dlls./adult and $15dlls./child under 12. Special rates for groups of 30 or more. A percentage of the ticket price is donated to Ensenada's Caracol Museum of Science. Info: Sergio's Sportfishing Center, tel/fax (646)178-2185; e-mail  In U.S. call Baja-Web at 1-800-346-3942, ext. 36; e-mail

March 2: 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.

March 5: Club Companeros 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

March 9: Club Companeros 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

March 9: 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.

March 14 & 15: 17th Annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Starts and finishes in San Felipe on the Sea of Cortés. Over 200 entries compete in the 228-mile desert race with a 10-hour time limit. Fri. is tech inspection from 10am-6pm on the oceanfront malecón. Sat. is race start (6:30am for motorcycles and ATVs, 7:30am for 4-wheel vehicles) at the San Felipe arches. Awards are Sat. at 9pm on the malecón. Info: SCORE International, U.S. tel. 818-225-8402.

March 15: St. Pat's Day Dinner with Baja Companeros
1-4pm: Savor a traditional meal of Corned Beef & Cabbage ($6dlls. donation) at the clubhouse on Calle Mazatlan #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, one mile south of Ensenada. Info: Pauleen Blake, tel. (646)177-5116; e-mail

March 15-May 4: Las Visiones de Aqua Terra Art Exhibition
An exposition of the images and landscapes of Thomas M. Eaton and David Messick at La Esquina de Bodegas at Santo Tomas Winery on Calle 6 & Av. Miramar in downtown Ensenada. Info: Galeria del Mar/Armando Gonzalez, Rosarito tel. (661)613-0489; e-mail

March 16: 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.

March 16: “The Odd Couple” 
2pm: The San Felipe Players present a hilarious two-act twist on this stage favorite at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Donation: $7dlls. in advance; $8dlls. at the door. Info: Irka Davis, tel. (646)154-2235; e-mail

March 17: St. Patrick's Day

March 19: Club Companeros 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

March 21: Benito Juarez' Birthday (Mexico)

March 21-23: Puerto Salina Regatta 
10am: Regatta from Puerto Salina to Hotel Coral & Marina in Ensenada. Entry fee: $30dlls. per sailboat. Info: Club Nautico, tel. (646)175-7044; e-mail 

March 21-23: El Alamo 200 Off-Road Race
Motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheel vehicles compete in a lap race on a 50-mile circuit course at El Alamo, 50 miles southeast of Ensenada. Info: San Vicente Off-Road/Ramón Castro, tels. (646)176-1637 or (646)177-0034.

March 22: Baja Extreme 24-Hour Adventure Race
2pm: An eco-sports competition involving mountain climbing, mountain biking, orientation and navigation, trekking and rappelling on challenging cross-country course between Gran Baja Resort in Puerto Nuevo and L.A. Cetto Winery in Valle de Guadalupe. Start: 2 p.m. Info: Baja Sol Promotions, Tijuana tel. (664)680-9862.

March 22: Grupo Folklorico "Anahuac" Performance
2pm: Punta Banda's children's folkloric group performs new native dances from Mexico at Gertrude Pearlman Theatre at Campo La Jolla in Punta Banda, 16 miles south of Ensenada. Donation: $5dlls. Info: Margarita Morales, tel. (646)154-2548. 

March 23: Club Companeros 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

March 23: 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.

March 29: 17th Annual Los Gordos Hat Party
Sunset: Bring your wildest hat and participate in the (pre)April Fools Day festivities in Punta Banda at Restaurant/Bar Los Gordos, 22 miles south of Ensenada just before the arches to La Bufadora. The event promises live music, good company and lots of fun! Info: Pam Connor; e-mail

March 30: 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.