Carmel Valley Real Estate

• Kids Attractions

• Family Attractions

• For Seniors

• Parks

• The Arts

• Sports

• Shopping

• Libraries

• Music

• Theatre

• Yearly Events (Fairgrounds)

• Restaurants

• Golf

• Fishing

• Museums & Cultural

• Gambling

• Transportation

• Local Companies

 

Libraries:

The events and entertainment in Carmel Valley are centered around the parks and the library. The Carmel Valley Library presents two different music series, and many activities for kids (storytimes, arts & crafts, book clubs and more.)

Carmel Valley Community Park Pool

The parks host the Summer Serenades concert series for eight weeks every summer, as well as the annual Chill Cook-off. The Recreation Center hosts many classes and activities for kids and adults, including swim lessons, dance, team sports, art, gymnastics and bridge. See the Calendar for more on events.

Of course, there are a number of restaurants in Carmel Valley and a single movie theater, with more being easily accessible via the freeway.

While there is not a great deal of arts and entertainment in Carmel Valley, there is a lot within the region. Balboa Park houses museums, a theater and a Science Center. There are many theaters and concert halls in downtown San Diego. Escondido has its Center for the Arts. Chula Vista has the Coors Amphitheater.

Of course, we have attractions and amusement parks in abundance:

• Zoo
• Wild Animal Park
• Sea World
• LegoLand
• The Flower Fields
• Knotts Soak City
• Disneyland
• Universal Studios
• Knotts Berry Farm Resort

Del Mar Highlands Town Center has its own summer concert series in August. All the centers have activities for Halloween and Easter.

Chargers (NFL Football)

Padres (Major League Baseball)

Aztecs (San Diego State Football)

Lake Elsinore Storm (Minor League Baseball)

Gulls (West Coast Hockey League)

The Sports Arena

Qualcomm Stadium

Centro Cultural de la Raza - Centro is dedicated to creating, promoting, and preserving Chicano, Mexican, and Indigenous art and culture.

Marston House - This classic 1905 Arts and Crafts style museum home was built for noted civic leader and merchant, George W. Marston and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mingei International Museum -  Dedicated to furthering the understanding of art of the people, the Mingei International Museum presents dynamic, changing exhibitions of traditional and contemporary folk art, craft, and design in modern, state-of-the-art gallery spaces.

Museum of Photographic Arts -
One of the few institutions in the country devoted to the photographic arts, the Museum of Photographic Arts houses more than 7,000 works, representing the entire history of photography, its aesthetic movements, and technological advancements.

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
The Fleet houses the world’s first and San Diego’s only IMAX® Dome Theater with engaging large-format films and stimulating planetarium shows.

San Diego Aerospace Museum
A hit for kids of all ages, the San Diego Aerospace Museum is where “dreams take flight,” as guests journey from the dawn of flight to the space age.

San Diego Model Railroad Museum
At 28,000 square feet, the museum is the world’s largest operating model railroad museum.