Mission Bayfest 2026 continued to spread musical joy across Mariner’s Point Park in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California on October 17th, 2026. Day Two was a celebration of Pacific Island and Polynesian influences, with five acts having Hawaiian roots, another all the way from Guam, and another GRAMMY-winning group entirely of Pacific […]
The fifth Mission Bayfest took over Mariner’s Point in the Mission Beach area of San Diego on October 16th through 18th, 2026. Co-founders Dominic Coleman (owner of local restaurant Single Fin Surf Grill), Joe Rinaldi (owner of the local venue Music Box), and DJ Mikey Beats (owner of Sleeping Giant Music) have spent half a […]
The 5th annual Mission Bayfest returns to San Diego’s scenic Mariner’s Point Park on the Mission Bay waterfront on Friday, October 16th through Sunday, October 18th, 2026. Gates will open at 3pm on Friday and noon on the weekend, with Cali reggae musical acts performing live across two stages well into the night. And when […]
You could feel it in the air: it was that perfect, sun-kissed October day, one that wasn’t too hot, but just right. Day Two of Mission Bayfest 2025 in Mariner’s Point Park in the Mission Bay area of San Diego wasn’t just another day of music following a highly successful Day One; it was an […]
Mission Bayfest 2025 was finally here! Day One started on Friday, October 17th with perfect energy. The classic warm San Diego breeze filled Mariners Point Park and everyone showed up for the fall festival comeback. It felt like the whole city was there. Once the gates opened and the sun began to set, the park […]
Day Three of Mission Bayfest 2024 came in hot — literally and figuratively. It was sunshine, smoke, and seriously good vibes. With the sun blazing and a stacked lineup, I bounced all over the park with my camera, soaking up every beat, every moment, and every puff of… festival spirit. Here’s the breakdown of the […]
Day One of San Diego’s Mission Bayfest 2024 on September 27th was a day I’ve been waiting all summer for — especially after capturing Bayfest in July! I was so excited to finally attend Mission Bayfest’s three-day festival, knowing they had an incredible lineup waiting for us. Also, let me say that Mission Bayfest’s venue […]
DAY 1 DAY 2 Bayfest is a twice-yearly festival that has worked its way into the fabric of the San Diego music scene — and with good reason. Alternating between Waterfront Park downtown and Mariner’s Point in Pacific Beach (the latter aptly named ‘Mission Bayfest‘), the mostly reggae-packed fest has morphed from a casual one-day, […]
A sunny, warm day at Mariner’s Park was the setting of the first-ever Mission Bayfest in San Diego. An offshoot of the wildly successful original Bayfest, held at Waterfront in Downtown San Diego since 2019, this all-ages, one-day festival was an eclectic mix of mostly reggae, with the world-renowned sonic chameleons Thievery Corporation thrown in […]
If you’ve happened to attend one (or all) of the past three Bayfests in San Diego, you would know how this fest celebrates all that is Southern California culture. And, it’s also the ultimate kickoff for summer! Now that 2022’s summer installment of Bayfest has come and gone (with headliners Iration, Atmosphere and beyond), the […]
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