Sponsored this week by Dirty Beach Mud Run @ Rocky Point Speedway
Yes! This is the season your friends tell you about in Rocky Point! Activities abound each weekend, the weather is nearly perfect, the sea is still warm enough for water activities to warm your heart’s desire, and friendly faces who carve out a corner of Mexico to call home every year are making their way back to our shores (welcome back!). Let’s run down the weekend!
October
Oct. 17th Rock Nights @ La Cantina at Sonoran Sky Calavera Blues
Oct. 18th Southbound Duo @ Banditos
Oct. 18th – 19th Rocktober Fest @ BooBar w/Know Idea 8 pm – 11 pm
Live music @ Wrecked – Plus, Halloween party Oct. 26th!
Oct. 18th – 20th Angler of the Year Phase 2 – Cholla Bay
Oct. 18th Sharks on Wheels “Funraising” @ The Satisfied Frog 3 pm – 6 pm Come shoot with the Sharks wheelchair basketball team!
Oct. 18th Dining Club 1928 – 2nd pairing dinner @ Peñasco del Sol Hotel Reservations: 638 107 3844 / 638 116 0069
Oct. 19th Dirty Beach Mud Run @ Rocky Point Speedway (near entrance to Reef)
Oct. 19th COASTAL CLEAN-UP 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Peñasco beaches! Take part by hitting the beach wherever you may be and join in! More info and locations:comiteplayaslimpias.penasco@gmail.com
Oct. 19th Mermaids Arts Market (back for the season Oct-April 1st & 3rd Saturdays) @ Shrimp Plaza 10 am – 3 pm
Oct. 19th Annual Clamming Family Contest @ Laguna Shores 12 p.m.
Oct. 19th – 20th Ride to Rocky Point 2019 Info and departure from Islas del Mar
Oct. 19th Kids Charanga (Soapbox) Derby fundraiser for Casa Hogar 4 p.m. @ intersection Ave. Sinaloa & Blvd. Kino
Oct. 19th Baile Blanco y Negro / Annual Black & White fundraising Ball for DIF Tickets: students 500 pesos / individuals 1000 pesos / couples 2000 pesos Purchase tickets at DIF offices on Ave. Sinaloa Tel: 638 109 4178
Saturdays & Sundays Live music & Karaoke w/Heber @ The Satisfied Frog starting at 9 p.m.
Sundays (thru Nov. 17th) Paint & Sip @ El Tapeo $25 US 5:30 p.m.
Coming up!
Oct. 23rd Puerto Peñasco Rotary Club – 4th Annual “World’s Greatest Meal” fundraiser for Polio Plus programs of the Rotary Foundation Where? Puesta del Sol Restaurant @ Playa Bonita $25 USD 6 p.m. A night of dinner, music, and fun! For more info and tickets, contact Loly Martinez at clubrotariopuertopenasco@gmail.com
Oct 23rd Paint & Sip Club @ Duke’s 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. $20 US (every Wednesday through the Spring…approx.)
Oct. 24th Paint your own Catrina @ Latitude 31 Spaces limited! $30 US Reserve a spot: latitude31mex@yahoo.com
Oct. 24th – 27th Cervantino International Arts Festival – extension Puerto Peñasco! Performances in the Old Port @ Governors’ Plaza
Oct. 25th Rock Nights @ La Cantina at Sonoran Sky Calavera Blues
Oct. 25th – 27th Santa Claus Cornhole Tournament Friday @ Baja Cantina Hotel Saturday @ JJ’s Cantina Sunday @ Manny’s $10 US per person Raffle tickets now on sale for the Oct. 26th Cornhole Tournament Raffle. Tickets are $2.00 each, 6 for $10.00, 13 for $20.00 and 40 for $50,00. Same great prizes: restaurant gift certificates, boat trips, local services and physical prizes. 100% of this money goes to help families in the barrios of Rocky Point. Mail your order to John Fowler, P. O. Box 5, Lukeville, AZ. 85341 or contact John directly for more information at: santaclausclub@hotmail.com
Oct. 26th 1st Annual Rendezvous Run presented by BooBar Cantina! 9 am – 4 pm Info @ BooBar in the Old Port above the fish market
Oct. 26th Halloween party @ The Satisfied Frog 5 p.m. Prizes for best costumes!
Oct. 26th Halloween Night Golf @ The Links of Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort 5 pm $50 US
Oct. 31st Halloween Parties
- 106.1 FM party @ Manny’s Beach Club
- Mood Nightclub 7 p.m.
November
Nov 1st – Día de Muertos @ La Cantina Bar of Sonoran Sky Costume Contest! 7 p.m.
Nov. 2nd – Día de los Muertos – Day of the Dead
Nov 1st – 2nd High Vibes @ BooBar
Nov. 2nd Mermaid’s Arts Market @ Shrimp Plaza
Nov 2nd Funkalicious Volleyball @ Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort
19th Annual Rocky Point Rally! Nov. 7 – 10!!! www.rockypointrally.com
Nov 7th Wine Pairing dinner @ Infusion del Golfo at Laguna Shores
Nov. 8th & 9th Rocky Point Vacation Expo @ Shrim Plaza 12 pm – 7 pm
Nov. 15th Victor Mendez comediante “Tributo a Polo Polo” @ Quinta Ventura @ 8 p.m. recaudación de fondos para la Cruz Roja por parte del Club Rotaract Puerto Peñasco Boletos General: 150 pesos VIP: 300 pesos
Nov. 16th Gonzo & Friends Charity Golf tournament @ The Links of Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort!
Nov. 16th Fiesta Sonora AIM Penasco, AC fundraiser! Dinner! Music! Surprises! @ Lion’s Club tickets $25 US Info: 638 388 5434
Nov. 18th – Bank Holiday – in commemoration of Mexico’s Nov. 20th Revolution Day
Nov. 19th – Women helping Women 2nd Annual Benefit breakfast @ Cielito Lindo restaurant at Sonoran Sky $20 US WHWpenasco@hotmail.com
Nov 23rd 6th Annual Little Riders equine therapy fundraiser 200 pesos/person 2 pm – 7 pm @ El Rancho “San Jose” (Km 76 Peñasco-Sonoyta highway)
Nov. 23rd Expo Moda & Belleza @ Peñasco Expo Convention Center
Nov 28th Thanksgiving!
Nov. 30th Devotional – the Depeche Mode experience @ Coco Rock
December
Mermaid’s Arts Market Dec. 7th & 21st @ Shrimp Park
Dec. 7th Astoria cruise departure from Puerto Peñasco! Cruise & Maritime Voyages!
Dec. 6th – 7th Cholla 250 Southern Arizona Desert Racing
¡2020!
January Jam 2019 Jan. 17 – 19th
Sea escapades!
Del Mar Charters – Local 383 2802 US: (520) 407-6054 www.delmarcharters.com oscar@delmarcharters.com
EcoFun Rentals – sunset cruise, splash cruises, Bird Island, Pinacate tours www.ecofunrentals.com
Rocky Point Fishing Club – Fishing trips, sunset cruises, jet skis, Bird Island, and more. MX 638 383 6525 US. 602 386 69 14 www.rockypointfishingclub.com
Peñasco Recreation Co. – city tours, adventures around Puerto Peñasco and beyond! mexicoruss@gmail.com www.penascorecreation.com
Pirate Ship – visit Balboa’s on north side of marina 383-5490
Rocky Point Divers – Scuba & Snorkeling Gear, rentals, certification classes, and all that jazz! Office @ Del Mar Charters near sunset cruise dock
Adventure with CEDO
NaturArte EcoTours of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans – See the CEDO Events Calendar for more info. Be sure to email them early to reserve your spot! Info: www.cedo.org
October trips:
Oct 18 Oyster Experience
Oct 22 Estuary Excursion
Oct 23 Kayak Caper Tours
Oct 24 Nocturnal Tidepool Exploration
Oct 25 Kayak Caper Tours
Oct 26 Dune Expedition
CEDO offers FREE! Nature Talks that include a Tour of the CEDO Field Station twice a week in English and in Spanish. The English talks are Tuesday at 2PM and Saturday at 4PM. The Spanish talks are Tuesday at 4PM and Saturday at 2PM.
Schuk Toak Visitors Center of the Pinacate and Grand Desert of Altar Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
*NOTE* Entry to the crater Reserve part of the Pinacate is temporarily closed – VISITORS CENTER IS OPEN
Pinacate Schuk Toak Visitors Center
of the Pinacate and Grand Desert of Altar Biosphere Reserve –The
self-sustaining Visitors Center of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pinacate
Biosphere Reserve offers ample parking, AC, informative museum, and terrific AV
hall showing videos about this expansive, magical, wondrous area filled with
moving dunes, ancient lava flows, and maar craters. Km. 52 Carretera Federal
Sonoyta – Puerto Peñasco
Biology Station Tel: (638) 383-1433 y 105 80 16 Schuk Toak Visitors Center Tel:
(638) 108-0011 E-mail: pinacate@conanp.gob.mx
CineMartes Tuesday Art Film Night
8 p.m./8:30 p.m. on patio of Café Puerto Viejo in the Old Port – No cost, bring
a chair!
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