San Diego is known as one of the craft beer capitals in the U.S. We pride ourselves in local breweries and the unique culinary pallet that comes together in this city. If you’re visiting, dive into the local scene and see what it means to be a part of San Diego. This weekend many art, performance, and drinking festivals are happening, but here are two craft beers gatherings you can plan to catch.

CCA CAL San Diego Craft Beer and Food Festival

Join local craft beer and food festival at the Portuguese Hall on Sat, August 26, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. This event will host several local breweries for tasting, food vendors from sushi to tacos, and live music. Raffles will be held for fishing gear, apparel, and trips.

6th Annual Mira Mesa Festival of Beers

Mira Mesa is more east to the typical San Diego Downtown scenery and rest on the hillside near Mission Valley. It takes place on Sunday, August 27th from noon to 4 pm at the Mira Mesa Community Park. Tickets are available for persons 21 and over. There will be food vendors, live music, and over 20 local breweries for tasting. Proceeds go to benefit the Mira Mesa Community Foundation. So come party with a cause!