KAABOO provides the region with a unique entertainment experience that combines world-class music, local cuisine, craft libations, contemporary art and more, all into one upscale environment. The days and hours for this year’s events are:

  • Friday: 1:30pm – 12:30am
  • Saturday: Noon – 12:30am
  • Sunday: 11:30am – 9:00pm

For the most part, the past three KAABOO events have been successful. However, the City has received some complaints raised by members of the community. These concerns have primarily been centered around noise, parking, traffic, litter, and safety. KAABOO organizers continue to work diligently with both Solana Beach and Del Mar to address these concerns and continue to make changes to help alleviate these concerns and provide a positive event for the community to enjoy. Some of the issues and steps the organizers continue to improve on are:

Noise: KAABOO organizers continue to work to reduce the impacts of noise on adjacent communities. All outdoor stages are evaluated to reduce noise levels. In 2017, KAABOO estimated verified, monitored, and complied with maximum permissible sounds levels, designed to maintain community noise levels below pre-defined noise thresholds. This is happening again this year. As in previous years, KAABOO has established a hotline for noise complaints. The number is (858) 794-1104.

Traffic: KAABOO, in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Department, has agreed to continue traffic control at both Solana Circle/Via de la Valle as well as at the Solana Gate entrance to the Fairgrounds. KAABOO has also made improvements to on-site parking and shuttle flow through the main parking lot off Jimmy Durante road to increase efficiency and reduce traffic. New this year, the City will be closing off access to Solana Circle at Nardo Avenue to prevent cut-through traffic and noise/trash impacts to that neighborhood. Residents and their guests will have full access to get in and out of Solana Circle, but it will be closed off to all other traffic.

Safety: KAABOO has added Sheriff Deputies to patrol outside of the Fairgrounds with an emphasis on the neighborhoods adjacent to the property. The City continues to receive complaints of people parking in these neighborhoods, loitering, making noise and littering prior to and after going to the event. People are encouraged to call the Sheriff Department's non-emergency number at (858) 565-5200 if they witness illegal activity. In case of an emergency, dial 911.

Trash: KAABOO has agreed to provide early morning trash pick-up in the adjacent neighborhoods on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday mornings.

Bike/Pedestrian Access at Solana Gate: New this year, there will be no bike or pedestrian access through Solana Gate. All bicycle and pedestrian traffic will be directed to the main gate off of Jimmy Durante where there will be a larger area for bike parking close to the main entrance (adjacent to Surfside Race Place).

Ride Share: One of the more common complaints from our community came because of ride share issues and the unintended consequences of noise and public safety concerns of people leaving the property in search of a ride. Often, this led to people entering neighborhoods and calling a ride share company for a pick-up late at night. To help alleviate this issue, KAABOO will once again establish a "Ride Share Corral" within the Fairgrounds dedicated only to ride share companies, where people would be directed to go to get a ride. Along with this corral, KAABOO has worked with Uber and Lyft to install a virtual "geo-fence" as depicted on the map below where people would not be able to secure a ride if located within that purple boundary. If someone opens the Uber or Lyft app within the geo-fence, they will be directed to go to the corral to get a ride. This will hopefully prevent anyone from wandering off-site into the neighborhoods. 

For residents that live within this geo-fence area, KAABOO has provided this link to "opt-out" of the geo-fence restriction if they wish to schedule a ride anywhere during those times. If you plan to use Uber or Lyft during this weekend, please make sure you go the link prior to the event to complete the Local Resident Form.