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Sports by the Beach, Spicy Salsa and a Spring Carnival

Your Patch guide to happiness this weekend.

The great outdoors beckons in Encinitas and beyond from May 12 to 18.

Take your favorite four-legged mate on a cruise or enjoy art in a beguiling seaside nature reserve. Or if that all sounds too laid back, there's always the . Bike, run, swim, or, hey, do all three in a triathlon. Why not?

By the way, we know this is called “Get Out.” But there's one event on the list you don't have to leave home to be part of. Just a little curveball for a nice May weekend.

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CLOSE TO HOME

  • Where/when: , 400 B St., Encinitas and MiraCosta College's San Elijo campus, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff, Saturday and Sunday.
  • Why go: If a triathlon, walk/run and bicycle tour are your idea of fun events to go to—for some of us it's exhausting just typing those words together—try the Encinitas Sports Festival, which features all three in one weekend.
  • Price: Entry fees vary.
  • Where/when: Your house, Encinitas, Saturday.
  • Why go: No, we're not showing up unannounced. But when your postal carrier comes around on Saturday, he or she will be prepared to do you a favor. If you want to hand in some extra cans or boxes of food that won't spoil, leave them for the carrier. As part of Stamp Out Hunger Day, the items will be distributed to local food banks and pantries.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: , 6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Ln., Carlsbad, 11 a.m. Saturday.
  • Why go: Carlsbad hosts the “Wild West Fest,” a celebration of all things cowboy, with a fiery salsa contest to boot.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Flora Vista Elementary, 1690 Wandering Rd., Encinitas, 2 p.m. Saturday.
  • Why go: Many performers will help make the school's Spring Carnival entertaining, but who are we kidding? If there's human bowling and human hamster balls, odds are that's where the youngsters will be.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Dove Library, 1775 Dove Ln., Carlsbad, 7 p.m. Saturday.
  • Why go: Vocalist Coral MacFarland Thuet, Grammy-nominated drummer Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas and bassist Bob Magnusson will salute “The Brilliance of Mexican Composers,” a show co-sponsored by the Museum of Making Music.
  • Price: $10-$15.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

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  • Where/when: Hornblower Cruises, 1066 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego, 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
  • Why go: Does your pooch like to stick his head out the car window and feel the breeze in his fur? Then he just might love taking a cruise for “Pet Day on the Bay,” a fundraiser for the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe. Tours also leave at noon and 1:30 p.m.
  • Price: $10-$20, pets free.
  • Where/when: Ski Beach, Mission Bay, Ingraham Street and Vacation Road, San Diego, 7 a.m. Sunday.
  • Why go: Celebrate Israel's Independence Day with a fundraising walk/run and bicycle ride, followed by a fair featuring performances and a chance to win a trip to the Holy Land. 
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Torrey Pines Natural Reserve, 12600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, 10 a.m. Sunday.
  • Why go: “Art in the Pines” features a Plein Air contest, artists who work in all manner of media, food and live music, and the added bonus of benefiting the reserve's education programs for children.
  • Price: Free.


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