Upcoming Community Events
| Event | Date | Time | Location | Hosted By | What is the event? |
| NHA – Head Start Let’s Move Olympics | Saturday, March 10 | 9:30am-1:00pm | Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Ave, San Diego, 92113 | National Housing Association | The focus of this event is to foster ways to implement healthy life long habits. Children and parents will participate together in a variety of obstacle course activities (relays, tunnel crawls, leap frog.) The activities and games are developmentally appropriate; modified to fit all age groups, physical levels and can be easily duplicated at home. |
| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Symposium | Saturday, March 17 | 9:00am – 1:30pm | Meridian Elementary School, 651 S. 3rd Street, El Cajon, 92019 | Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | With over 24,000 grandparents in San Diego County raising their grandchildren and hundreds more relative caregivers, this event honors those who have filled the role of a primary caregiver for a child in need. |
| March for Babies – North County | Saturday, April 22 | Registration: 7:00am Start: 8:00am | Manchester Buchanan Park, 425 College Blvd, Oceanside, 92057 | March of Dimes | This event takes place in 1,400 communities across the nation, involving thousands of volunteers to raise the money needed to save babies’ lives. For over 77 years people in the San Diego community have joined together to walk to ensure moms have full-term pregnancies and babies are born healthy. |
| Day of the Child | Saturday, April 28 | 11:00am-3:00pm | Memorial Park, 373 Park Way, Chula Vista, 91910 | Chula Vista Community Collaborative | A free family event that provides resources to keep children safe, healthy, and well informed of services in the community. The event focuses on providing a safer and healthier environment for young people by promoting family/community togetherness. There will be plenty of fun activities such as entertainment, face painting, performers, dance contests, puppets, magic show, story time, games, and more. |
| March for Babies – Balboa Park | Saturday, April 28 | Registration: 7:00am Start: 8:00am | Balboa Park, 2514 6th Ave, San Diego, 92103 | March of Dimes | This event takes place in 1,400 communities across the nation, involving thousands of volunteers to raise the money needed to save babies’ lives. For over 77 years people in the San Diego community have joined together to walk to ensure moms have full-term pregnancies and babies are born healthy. |
| Miracle Babies – Super Hero 5K | Sunday, May 6 | Registration: 7:00am Start: 8:00am | Liberty Station NTC Park, 2455 Cushing Rd., San Diego, 92106 | Miracle Babies | Run, walk or fly at the 10th Annual Miracle Babies 5k to honor, remember and celebrate all the families who have in some way experienced the NICU. It will be a day full of live entertainment, obstacle courses, bounce houses and other fun-filled events. |
Past Events
First 5 Express Tour: Poway County Library
January 22, 2018
On January 22, 2018 the First 5 of California Express Tour made its way through San Diego County. During their visit they hosted “Toddler Story Time” at the Poway County Library. Approximately 75 youngster and their caretakers participated in an hour long story time which engaged the families in the “Talk. Read. Sing.” message that promotes healthy brain development through meaningful interactions with toddlers and young children.
“It’s How We Live” Lakeside
February 3, 2018
This event provided an opportunity for families to recreate and celebrate family
wellness. It encouraged families to visit parks and recreation facilities for year around use throughout San Diego County. It also provided a free community gathering featuring tips on healthy living, fitness, crafts, bounce houses, an opportunity drawing and so much more.
AAP Chapter 3 “Read and Romp” 2018
February 24, 2018
This event is created to raise awareness and support for Reach Out and Read San Diego in order to promote community awareness of the importance of early childhood literacy and to encourage parental reading to young children starting at 6 months of age through pediatricians prescribing books to children at well-child visits. Reach Out and Read San Diego services 86,000 children annually.