The Return of
HarborFest
2 Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026
Bayside Park
3 Estimated 8,000 – 10,000 attendees
4 Around 200 vendors, including
delicious local food and artisan
markets.
Two stages with a variety of acts
playing live throughout the day.
5 Media Coverage
• Axios in the daily newsletter “Need More To Do” section • DoSD in the daily newsletter
• Patch in the article titled “San Diego Weekend Guide: Chula Vista HarborFest; San Diego Book Festival; Super Girl Surf Festival.” The article also ran on FlipBoard.
• San Diego Union Tribune in the article titled “Things to do.” • San Diego Union Tribune in the article titled “Happy Day at HarborFest.” • ABC 10 in the article titled “HarborFest back this Saturday at the Chula Vista Bayfront.”
• Star News in the article titled “HARBORFEST Returns.” • Gente Bonita in the article titled “Harbor Fest Returns to Chula Vista.” • Secret San Diego in the article titled ‘El HarborFest vuelve a Chula Vista después de 7 años con música gratis, comida espectacular y diversión a orillas de la bahía.”
• Patch in the article titled “Chula Vista HarborFest Returns With Free Waterfront Fun.”
Additionally, please see broadcast coverage for the Chula Vista HarborFest:
• ABC 10 (News at 11pm)
• NBC 7 (News at 11)
• KUSI (Good Morning San Diego, Weekend)
• NBC 7 (News Today)
• CBS 8 (Mornings at 6am)
• ABC 10 (News at 4pm)
• ABC 10 (News at 6pm)
• ABC 10 (News at 11pm)
• KUSI (Good Morning San Diego, Weekend)
• KUSI (Good Morning San Diego Weekend)
6 TV and Radio Coverage by the numbers …
75%
Segments Aired
41 Audience Reach
581,700
Local Publicity Value
$33,959
7 Social Media by the numbers …
Platforms
Facebook, Instagram, X, Nextdoor
Accounts
@thinkchulavista
@cvharborfest
Total Posts
73 Views
1,175,494
Content Interactions
20,392