June 9-15
Open-and-putt case
The kikuyu grass has been seeded, the greens have been prepped to the rigorous standards of the USGA and the tickets are long, long gone. That’s right, the U.S. Open has arrived in San Diego. First played in 1895 with a total purse of $335, the hotly anticipated event now finds contenders competing for upwards of $7 million. Being played on a public course for only the second time in history, the championship will attract golf’s top talents to the Torrey Pines Golf Course, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, along with some 200,000 spectators.

JUNE 10-21; AUG. 1-24
Classical music fests Mainly Mozart celebrates its 20th anniversary at the gorgeous Balboa Theatre (June 10-21); special guests at La Jolla SummerFest include Leila Josefowicz, Vladimir Feltsman and Leon Fleisher (Aug. 1-24).

JUNE 14-JULY 6
San Diego County Fair S.D.’s largest annual event features carnival rides, games, crafts, concerts (Fergie, Boston) and more.

JUNE 22-27
Restaurant Week More than 130 area eateries offer three-course prix-fixe menus during this popular twice-a-year event. Reservations are recommended.

JULY AND AUGUST
La Jolla Playhouse Tony-winning Christopher Ashley helms a season featuring Charlayne Woodward in The Night Watcher (July 1-27), and Memphis, a musical with tunes by Bon Jovi’s David Bryan (Aug. 19-Sept. 28).

July 4
Independence Day Packed beaches by day, fireworks by night on the Big Bay, at SeaWorld, on Coronado and elsewhere.

JULY 13
U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition Sand sculptors flock to Imperial Beach to compete in this 28th annual event, the largest of its kind in the U.S.

JULY 16-SEPT. 3
Horseracing Top jockeys saddle up at the legendary Del Mar Racetrack; season highlights include an opening day hat contest and the $1 million Pacific Classic (Aug. 24).

JULY 19-20
San Diego Pride Festival Two-day event in Balboa Park features a parade and festival to commemorate the celebration’s 34th year.

JULY 24-27
Comic-Con International The Convention Center hosts a four-day bonanza for fans of graphic novels, sci-fi flicks, comic books and all things geek-tastic.

ONGOING
Baseball The hometown Padres take on the Detroit Tigers (June 20-22), Atlanta Braves (July 11-13) and Philadelphia Phillies (Aug. 15-17), among others, at Petco Park.