San Diego Sustainable Food Festival in Balboa Park

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Balboa Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn | San Diego, CA

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San Diego Sustainable Food Festival is a community celebration of global flavors & culinary innovation, showcasing local chefs and vendors, with a focus on seasonal ingredients, sustainable practices, and eco-friendly food ways.

Free Entry & Parking | Entertainment | Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed
Indulge in Tacos, Donuts, BBQ, Pizza, Pastries, Lumpia, Sushi, Cannolis, Spicy Chick’n Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese, Dumplings, Pozole, Mulitas, Wings, Cookies, Curries, Noodles, Nachos and so much more!

Featuring over 100 sustainable food, craft, and service vendors in addition to nonprofit groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with music, chef demos and panel discussions plus food and beverage tastings and kid-friendly activities. This event is held on the expansive lawn located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way.

A portion of profits will be donated to local nonprofit groups.

This is a rain or shine event.

PARKING: There are eleven free parking lots located across Balboa Park. Visit the Parking page on the Balboa Park website to learn more


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Balboa Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn, Park Boulevard, San Diego, United States

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