San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Kaaboo And Roald Dahl Day

A celebration and Balboa Park on is the children's writer who created Willy Wonka. Some big boomers celebrities headline and music Festival in Del Mar just two events featured on their weekend preview. Joining me with the details is Nina Garin. Tell us are aboutIt is an upscale Festival . It is geared towards a doll's three days at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The headliners are Aerosmith, Jimmy Buffet, and Jack Johnson. Because it is geared toward older audience, it is not just music, right but There's a whole bunch of other stuff. You will see stage for food and there will be chef competitions chocolate and beer pairings and then we have this great comedy stage where Sarah Silverman is coming, Cheech and Chong, and there's public arts and a relaxation zone where you can go we get your hair blowdried. As you say, it is upscale so what does that mean about the tickets? They are VIP packages were you can have private concerts and luxury hangout tents and accounts years to pick up. Those were $3500 starting and their sold-out. When was the last time San Diego had a musical festival like this? It started last year but it was so new and no one was sure how it would do and it attracted about 15,000 people a day last year. Before Roald Dahl had street scene . Totally different vibe. That was just in the streets and not luxurious but it did bring out some big acts. We had our favorite fashion designer, King I West. So I brought up big acts. With Chan 20 are there any ask that you can rack men. I love comedy. She plays the bar mitzvah boy and for bands at this genius are really fun. We have a clip. [ Music ]is happening this weekend . There is a birthday celebration and Balboa Park on Sunday. Who are we celebrating? It is world dolls one hundredth birthday. It is a giant celebration all over Balboa Park. It is put on by right out loud. Remind us of some of the work of Roald Dahl He wrote Matilda, which is on Broadway. Steven Spielberg did his book the big friendly giant. He did fantastic Mr. Fox, which is one of my favorites. James and the giant peach and of course, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What kinds of things will people be able to do at the celebration? They are going to be doing all kinds of fun things. There will be a community reading of the twists and screaming -- screening of the witches and Charlie and the chocolate factory. It happened Sunday at Balboa Park. The San Diego Opera has been octave but it opens the season this weekend with a special concert. He is a world renowned Polish tenor. People really love him because he embodies the character. He really feels it. I her San he has performed with the San Diego Opera before? Yes, he was -- A Masked Ball in that same year he saying as a soloist in Verdi Requiem. And this sells out in New York, London, and Paris. We have a clip. [ Music ] what is on the program for the special concert in San Diego? You will be doing art songs, which is works from -- and more. Piotr Beczala perform Saturday at the Balboa theater. A guy named Adam is coming to San Diego to ruin everything. There is this guy named Adam Conover . He has a show that called -- that's called Adam Ruins Everything and he tells truth about all these things like diamond engagement rings and how summer vacation so actually help you. I spent all day watching him. He just ruins everything and including fish stock goes. He will be in San Diego and I am so scared that he is going to ruin all of our favorite things. Where can people find the show? You can watch it on to TV or clips on YouTube and he also has a podcast. We will record a show tonight at The Music Box in Little Italy. I have been speaking with Nina Garin.