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October certainly offers a wealth of activities, tastes, and sounds in Rocky Point. With some of the best weather of the year shuffling in, this month is all about getting out and about for live music, races, runs, anniversaries, fundraising, and food! Let’s get to it and run down the weekend!
October
This weekend!
Friday Seashell Museum reopens for season! 10 am – 5 pm 375 Ramon Figueroa Col. Lopez Portillo More info: mexiconaomi@gmail.com
Oct 3rd – 6th Tekila Bar 4th Anniversary!
Live Music @ Wrecked – October
Oct 4th – 5th Point to Point Southern Arizona Desert Racing
Oct. 4th Comediante Mike Salazar @ 8 pm Peñasco Convention Center
Oct. 5th Rocky Race obstacle course Info and register: Rocky Race (FB)
Oct 5th Ironman International 2019 Martial Arts @ Peñasco Convention Center
Oct. 5th 638 Gastro Fest @ Mayan Palace 4 pm – 10 pm 350 pesos + 150 pesos for Open Bar bracelet. Tickets available starting September 19th at participating restaurants: Pan e Vino, Infusión del Golfo, MoonShadow Café, Oktopus, Miguel’s de Peñasco del Sol, Hacienda Emiliano’s, Ramon’s, Kaffee Haus, Mayan Palace at Vidanta. More info: 638 105 3465
Oct. 5th Rocky Open Bodybuilding & Fitness Cup @ 4 pm Peñasco Expo Convention Center
Oct. 6th James Sutton @ Manny’s 3 pm
Oct. 6th Gran Potrillada & horse racing “Taste el Palo Verde”
Next Weekend
Oct. 10th Virtual US Consulate @ City Hall 12 pm – 1 pm
Oct. 11th & 12th “Otra Vez” Cornhole Tournament @ Manny’s by Backyard Games – proceeds for AIM Peñasco
Oct. 12th 2019 Cholla Bay Offroad Poker Run
Oct. 12th Run for Pink – preregister @ Puerto Viejo coffee shop in the Old Port (Registrations open through Oct 7th!)
Oct. 12th – 13th Piñata Regatta Hobie Cats
Oct. 12th – 13th Whiskey Kiss @ Manny’s
Oct. 12th Mark Mulligan @ The Satisfied Frog 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. Reserve your spot early! $10 US Frogreservations@gmail.com
Coming up!
Oct. 18th – 20th Angler of the Year Phase 2 – Cholla Bay
Oct. 18th Southbound Duo @ Banditos
Oct. 18th – 19th Rocktober Fest @ BooBar w/Know Idea 8 pm – 11 pm
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)
Oct. 19th Dirty Beach Mud Run @ Rocky Point Speedway (near entrance to Reef)
Oct. 19th Annual Clamming Family Contest @ Laguna Shores
Oct. 19th – 20th Ride to Rocky Point 2019 Info and departure from Islas del Mar
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
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. 24th – 27th Cervantino International Arts Festival – extension Puerto Peñasco! Performances in the Old Port @ Governors’ Plaza
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 1 Club Open @ JJ’s Cantina in Cholla Bay
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. 16th Halloween Night Golf @ The Links of Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort 5 pm $50 US
November
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. 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
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
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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