• Open to the public.
• Fun for visitors and locals alike.
• Highlight the city’s character and our local personality.
• Seasonal or holiday oriented.
• Cultural events and celebrations

• Events closed to any segment of the general public
• School or college events
• Civic, club and community meetings, conferences and activities
• Family or class reunions
• Retail sales or yard sales that are not directly associated with a special tourism event
• Special admission deals, meals, or offerings
• Fundraising events
• Regular business offerings or hours of operation
• Ribbon Cutting Celebrations
• Grand Opening or Anniversary Events

• At least two weeks prior to your event—earlier the better!
• Include an event photo, location info, an enticing description, and a link for more info.
• By submitting event info to Visit Oceanside, the photography and event info may also be used within other marketing and public relations efforts, including but not limited to inclusion within related blog and social media posts. Additional exposure is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of Visit Oceanside.

• Please contact Visit Oceanside immediately so we can update the calendar.
• Send an email with your changes to events@visitoceanside.org

• The Visit Oceanside team reviews and approves each event before it goes live on the calendar.
• Please allow 3-5 business days for event review and approval.
• Approval/rejection of all submissions is at the sole discretion of Visit Oceanside, which reserves the right to edit or refuse any event submission. Please review the list of suggested eligible events before submitting.

Occationally events fail to submit, this is often do to a cookie/cache problem. Clearing your cookies/cache on your web browser often fixes this issue. If you continue to recieve an error please email: jenny@visitoceanside.org with your event information.