Join us on Sunday, September 8, 2013, the theme for the 10th annual event will be “Celebrating the Tijuana Estuary – our local living laboratory.” We chose this theme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event and the critical wetland research at the Reserve. Imperial Beach Pier Plaza will host a variety of entertainment such as Ms. Smarty Plants with Earth Heroes, Gadgets and Tools-Past and Present, and Mariachi Estrellas de Chula Vista; tours of the Reserve provided by Tijuana Estuary’s biologists; research and technology activities for families and children; and booths featuring Reserve scientists, Think Blue San Diego, Living Coast Discovery Center, and native Kumeyaay arts and crafts. FREE!
Click below to read more about the Fiesta del Rio:
Event Summary (2.6 MB)
Event Keepsake Poster (3.6 MB)
Event Program (2 MB)
Press Release
Directions to IB Pier Plaza: located at 910 Seacoast Drive, click on link to view a map and get directions.
Fiesta del Rio Schedule of Events
Stage Entertainment *
Master of Ceremonies: Anne Marie Tipton
| 1:00pm | Welcome from Reserve Manager Chris Peregrin |
| California State Parks, TRNERR; | |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Project Leader Andy Yuen; | |
| County Supervisor Greg Cox; | |
| and Imperial Beach Councilmember | |
| 1:15pm | Traditional Singers from CA – Honor Place/Environment Home Theme |
| 1:20pm | Los Californios and Yesteryears Dancers |
| 2:05pm | Estuary H20 Lab from the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center |
| 2:35pm | Traditional Singers from California – Animal Theme |
| 2:40pm | Ms. Smarty-Plants™ Earth Heroes from the Water Conservation Garden |
| 3:10pm | Gadgets and Tools – Past and Present |
| 3:55pm | Traditional Singers from California – Water Theme |
| 4:00pm | Mariachi Estrellas de Chula Vista |
Ongoing Children’s Activities
Discovery Zone
For the Whole Family
Booths of Event Partners and Sponsors Bus Tours of the Tijuana Estuary (1.5 hours) 1:45pm and 3:30 pm * Stage entertainment schedule subject to change
For more Information
Please call the Visitor Center at 619-575-3613 ext. 304.