Beach Guide

La Jolla Events

This week on the beach

Pick a Day

9 AM

La Jolla Open Aire Market

Girard Ave at the school · Market

Sunday farmers and artisan market in the Village with produce, crafts and prepared food. Year-round.

10 AM

La Jolla Sea Caves Kayaking

La Jolla Shores · Active

Guided kayak tours launch off the Shores into the seven sea caves and the marine reserve. Calmest in the morning.

10 AM

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

2300 Expedition Way · Family

Scripps Institution's public aquarium on the hill above the Shores, with tide pools, kelp tanks and ocean views. Open daily.

11 AM

Mount Soledad Overlook

Mount Soledad Memorial · Family

The 822-foot veterans memorial and 360-degree San Diego panorama above La Jolla, from the mountains to the sea.

6:29 PM

sun-timed

Cove Sunset Walk

Scripps Park & seawall · Sunset

The nightly stroll along Coast Blvd from the cove to Children's Pool as the Pacific sun drops behind the point.

Big Days

annual
Apr

La Jolla Half Marathon

A scenic coastal run from the Del Mar fairgrounds down the cliffs into the Village, a spring San Diego tradition.

Sep

La Jolla Art & Wine Festival

Girard Avenue closes for two days of artists, tastings and live music in the heart of the Village.

Jul

Rough Water Swim

The historic open-water swim in and around La Jolla Cove, one of the oldest rough-water races in the country.

see you out there

Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At La Jolla, the sun sets at 7:00 PM today — about 12h 27m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:32 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for La Jolla update at the top of the conditions page.