January

• NSSA Junior Surfing contest at South Harbor Jetty

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)

February

• Freedom Surf Series at South Harbor Beach.

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)

March

• California Ironman 70.3 Triathlon

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)

April

• Days of Art, Oceanside Museum of Art

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)

May

• Cinco de Mayo Fiesta En La Playa

• Southern California Beach Soccer Championship

• NSSA Surf Competition

• US Pro Long board Championships

• Operation Appreciation; annual event honoring the military

June

• Mission San Luis Rey Pow Wow, San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation

• Race Across America; 3,050 mile bike race Oceanside to New Jersey

• Concerts in the Park, located throughout City’s parks

July

• Fourth of July events and Freedom Day Parade

August

• Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club Annual Contest, Oceanside Pier

• World Bodysurfing Championships

September

• Annual Labor Day Pier Swim

October

• Oceanside Harbor Days

• Dia De Los Muertos—cultural festival at San Luis Rey Mission.

• NSSA Explorer Seasons Surf Contest at North Pier Beach

November

• California Surf Museum’s Annual Surf/Film Festival

• Thanksgiving Day Oceanside Turkey Trot

• Volcom Blow Fish Surf Series

• Bike the Coast

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)

December

• Oceanside Harbor Parade of Lights

• Gatorade Championship Tour Event- Surf contest at South Harbor Jetty

• Volcom Blow Fish Surf Series

• Whale Watching Season (November- April)