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January 2007
January 1-12
Location:
Ensenada
“Ruidos de Sueños”
Painting Exposition “Dream Sounds,” the colorful portraits, nudes and
conceptual political installation art of Ensenada's José
Carrillo Cedillo, are on display at La Esquina de Bodegas, Calle 6 & Av.
Miramar. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat., closed Sun.
Free admission.
February
2007
February 4th
Superbowl Sunday.
February 5th
Location:
Mexico
Mexico's Constitution Day
Mexico's Constitution Day, official Mexican holiday
February 15-20
Location:
Ensenada
Carnaval “Fantasía Americana 2007”
One of the city's largest and most popular events, Ensenada’s Mardi Gras
attracts a multitude of national and international visitors. Enjoy
regional foods and libations, games and rides, live entertainment and
dancing in the streets along Av. Ruiz.
February 14: Valentine's Day
February 24th
Location: Mexico
Mexican flag day, official Mexican holiday
March
2007
March 3rd
Location: San Diego
Mexico Travel & Real Estate Expo
Want to know more about Mexico? Mexico is a vacation to sunny beaches, colonial cities, and archaeological ruins. Mexico is unique cuisine, Spanish lessons, and culture. Mexico is sportfishing, world championship golf courses, and nature tours. Mexico is retirement opportunities, a second home, and real estate dreams. Learn more by attending our Mexico Travel and Real Estate Expos.
Mexico Travel & Real Estate Expo
March 9th / 11th
Score San Felipe 250
Score International Presents the San Felipe 250.
Off Road Racing doesn't get any better then this. For more details
please visit our off-road friends at Score.
www.score-international.com
March 21st
Location: Mexico
Benito Juarez Day
Famous ex-president of Mexico who defeated Santa Anna
way back in 1855.
March 26th
Location: Calafia Hotel
MAIZ, CHILE & LOBSTER FESTIVAL
Music,
dancers, food and of course, chile, maiz
and lobster!
April
2007
April 21st
Location: Rosarito Beach Hotel
ROSARITO-ENSENADA 50 MILES FUN BICYCLES
The Original Party on
Wheels! Head south of the border with 8,000 of your closest amigos for
this award-winning fun bicycle ride along the Pacific Coast and inland
through rural countryside from Rosarito Beach to Ensenada, Mexico where
a great Fiesta is taking place.
http://www.rosaritoensenada.com
April 28th
Location: Rosarito Beach Hotel
Visit the
Investing In Baja's Ocean Front exhibition, the most important
Oceanfront Real Estate
trade show, in the Tourist corridor Tijuana - Ensenada,
with the participation of 30 developers combined with the presence of
the most important financial companies of Mexico and the United States,
specialized in credit and financing for American citizens that would
like to acquire properties in Mexico.
April 27th / 29th
Location: Ensenada
Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race
60th Annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race,,, the largest single yacht
race in the world!
Official Race Website
May
2007
May 5th
Location: Mexico
Cinco de Mayo
4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of
8,000 at Puebla, Mexican, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning
of May 5, 1862. The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it
should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday,
but it should be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on
midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before
the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico.
May 27th /
31st
Location:
Cabo San Lucas
World Champion Billfish Catch
and Release Tournament
THE PREMIER ALL-RELEASE
CIRCLE HOOK MARLIN TOURNAMENT IN CABO
All circle hook. All release. That's the only way to
ensure the future of marlin and billfish fisheries as well as to
preserve recreational and tournament fishing – not only in Cabo San
Lucas and the Baja peninsula but worldwide.
Official Website
May 28th
Location: Ensenada
Ensenada de Todos - Suma de Culturas
During the month of May the city of
Ensenada, Baja California
Mexico
celebrates the anniversary of its foundation as an urban settlement.
This year they are commemorating the 124th anniversary.
They have confirmed 43 booths from such
countries as: USA,
England,
Germany,
Italy, Spain,
France,
Japan, Chile,
Argentina,
Cuba, and Mexican states as
Oaxaca,
Tamaulipas,
Mexico
City, Jalisco. Also confirmed are the Founding Families, cultural
associations (like local museums and historic societies) as well as
the Escuela de Ciencias Marinas, Mexico's elite Oceonology Faculty,
and many others.
The Festival Ensenada de Todos – Suma de
Culturas is intended to show to all in attendance the potpourri of
beliefs, traditions of all ethnic groups that have conformed
Ensenada
as we know it today.
June 2007
June 3rd
Location: Rosarito
Baja's Arts & Crafts
Festival
The Municipal Institute of Arts & Culture Festival
Phone: 1.800.962.2252
Cover: Free
Entry: Unlimited
June 10th
Location: Ensenada
BAJA
IRONMAN 70.3
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After 4 editions of holding Half Ironman Mexico Triathlon in the
beautiful bays of Huatulco, Oaxaca. Heglennco Sports Mexico,
needed a new venue that could support a bigger event.
Half Ironman Mexico started in 2000, more than 500 triathletes
raced last November.
The success of Half Ironman Mexico gave us the opportunity to
become part of the
new prestigious Ironman 70.3 World Series.
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June 17th
Location: Puerto Salina
Marina Puerto Salina Kayak Sportfishing Tournament
Anglers with kayaks compete for trophies in bottom and surface fishing
categories. Registration fee is only $20 per person.
For information call Julio D’Acosta, (646)155-4106
June 29th
Location: Rosarito Beach Beach
Volleyball
Tournament
Over 2,000 amateur and professional players from around the world
compete for trophies and prizes
at this popular annual event at the Estero Beach Resort.
Moved to Rosarito Beach this year. Official website:
July 2007
July 1st/2nd
Location: San Quintín
Don Eddie's 4th of July Sportfishing Tournament
Bring your own boat or reserve a panga in advance. Entry fee:
$50dlls./person. Don Eddie's Landing Motel/Restaurant
Located on San Quintín Bay.
July 9th
Location: Ensenada
Sand Drag Races
K4 on the road to La Bufadora in Punta Banda, (approx 11 miles south of
Ensenada) at El Taste de los Potrillos
General admission: $5dlls.
July 11th/12th
Location: Jose del Cabo / Cabo San Lucas
Two Cabos Bike Race
From San Jose del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, along Highway 1 (a 4-lane road
separated by a median.)
Lanes blocked off for race use.
July 15th
Location: Puerto Salina
Marina Puerto Salina Sportfishing Tournament
Anglers compete for $15,000 in cash and prizes in bottom, surface and
billfish categories.
Registration fee: $60 per person before July 5; $80 afterwards.
Tijuana-Ensenada Km. 73
July 21st/23rd
Location: Rosario
Baja Rosario Festival 2006
Celebrating the founding of the first Dominican mission, Nuestra Señora
del Rosario de Viñadaco, by Friar Vicente Moro in July of 1774. Located
approximately 150 miles south of Ensenada, El Rosario has played an
important role in the history and development of the Baja California
peninsula.
July 22nd/25th
Location: East Cape
East Cape Big Game Blowout
Sponsored by Hotel Buenavista Beach Resort and Western Outdoors News.
$20,000 in prizes.
Contact info: (800) 752-3555
August 2007
August 2nd / 6th
Location: East Cape
Bisbee's East Cape Sportfishing Tournament
East Cape fishing tournament. Anglers compete for black or blue marlin,
dorado and tuna. Designed for serious anglers who love competition
in a casual and convivial environment.
August 5th
Location: Ojos Negros
San Antonio 100 Km. Poker Run
Family-oriented fun rally for motorcycles and quads on an off-road
course at Rancho San Antonio in Ojos Negros, 25 miles southeast of
Ensenada via Highway 3 to San Felipe. The best three poker hands will
win cash prizes and trophies. Registration is $35 and includes t-shirt,
meal and a drink. General admission is $2.
August 10th / 12th
Location: East Cape
Discover Baja's Neil Kelly Memorial Tournament
This dynamite East Cape tournament is designed to offer a fun time for
the whole family. While anglers are testing their skills and luck at
sea, others may want to go snorkeling, kayaking, ATV-ing, wave-running,
hiking or horseback riding. For more info: 1 (800) 752-3555
August 12th/13th
Location: Ensenada
Baja Open International Beach Volleyball Fiesta
Pro and novice men and women’s teams from all over the world compete for
medals and a purse of $2,500.
Professional players from countries like U.S.A., Canada, Colombia , New
Zealand, Holland, Samoa, Jamaica, Swiss, Moroccan, Puerto Rico and
Germany.
Players interested in competing in this years Baja Open
please e-mail
bajaopen@yahoo.com
Located at Playa Hermosa, one mile south of Ensenada. Play starts at
11am on Sat., 9am on Sun. Free admission.
September 2007
September 2nd / 3rd
Location: San Quintín
Don Eddie's Labor Day Sportfishing Tournament
Bring your own boat or reserve a panga in advance. Entry fee:
$50dlls./person. Don Eddie's Landing Motel/Restaurant is located
on San Quintín Bay. For More Info: 011-52-616-165-6061
September 18th
Location: Ensenada
J.D. Hussong's Baja Chili Cookoff
at Quintas Papagayo Resort, Ensenada, Baja California,
Mexico. (70 short miles south of San Diego, CA)
Masters of Ceremonies Brent & Gina
BeSaw - Live Acoustic Rock, Pop &
Original Music by Jon Allmett &
Scott BeSaw - Punta Banda Dudette
Line Dancers - Grupo Folklorico Anahuac - Regional Foods - Beer, Wine &
Margaritas - Raffles - 13th Annual Salsa Contest - Chile Eating
Competition -
Ms. Chile Pepper and Señor Salsa Contests
$10 DLLS. GENERAL ADMISSION -
includes Chili and Salsa
Sampling, Raffles, and 5 Regional Food or Beverage Samples. Net
proceeds benefit Ensenada CRREAD Drug & Alcohol Abuse Rehabilitation
Center
October 2007
October 6th
Location: Ensenada
The 25th annual "Mexican Surf Fiesta"
It's an international, professional event sanctioned by the Surfing
World Circuit (ASP) with a cash purse of $10,000 .00 dollars US. They
will have live music, bikini contest (Miss Budweiser) and raffles and of
course the hot surf competition that includes top world competitors from
USA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, France, Spain,
Venezuela etc. and of course the best of Mexico.
October 19th / 21st
Location: Cabo San Lucas
For Pete's Sake Fishing Tournament
Honors Pete Lopiccola's memory and helps fight leukemia. Now the largest
charity marlin tournament on the west coast.
Held in Cabo San Lucas. Website:
http://www.petesake.com
October 20th / 23rd
Location: Cabo San Lucas
Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament
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