A super fun offsite activation at Comic-Con 2026 takes place outside the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel. It promotes the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort video game!
The wait wasn’t too long today, made more entertaining by competition between Comic-Con fans on a big outdoor screen.
Once inside, we could sample playing the twelve sports featured in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Friendly staff show you how.
From archery to thumb wrestling to 100 pin bowling, the motion control sports are a lot of fun!
When you exit, you score a cool visor, too!
Some pics to provide a taste…
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There’s a super cool offsite activation at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 that has opened a week early! It’s called Clash for the Stache. It promotes the popular mobile game Clash of Clans.
I checked it out this morning!
The offsite, located in The Headquarters near Seaport Village, is super fun. Comic-Con fans can reserve a time online in order to participate here.
So, what is it all about?
After a 3 minute briefing, enter the field of play–a room with LED touch sensitive walls and floor. And for 8 minutes, enjoy a physical romp, following paths with your feet, tapping potions on the walls, stomping goblins that scamper about like a swarm of cockroaches…all the while accumulating gold and glory! Can your team end up tops on the leader board?
The folks I met running the activation were super nice, allowing me to take these photos. The game developer, Lee, explained that it took him 6 weeks to develop this super fun concept.
(Incidentally, you don’t have to buy a ticket to visit their merch store.)
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Look at this! Marvel’s superheroes have gathered together and boarded a San Diego trolley car! Those going to Comic-Con 2026 ought to be protected from the dastardly doings of supervillains…possibly…
Trolley cars wrapped for Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes now have these cool interior graphics! Uh, oh. Heroes have been joined by Thanos and Doctor Doom…
This might be the coolest San Diego trolley wrap for Comic-Con 2026! Promoting Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes, the graphics include multiple Marvel superheroes and supervillains!
Do you dare board a trolley featuring Doctor Doom, Loki, Ultron and Kang?
Never fear! You’ll be accompanied by the likes of Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch and Black Widow!
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Five powerful Marvel superheroes have arrived in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter! These members of the Avengers are assembling in time for upcoming Comic-Con 2026!
Check out these sidewalk advertisements for Magic: The Gathering.
Marvel Super Heroes are featured in action poses. I see Black Widow, Hulk, Black Panther, Iron Man and Thor!
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The 50th San Diego Scottish Highland Games are being held this year in Mission Valley. After making Vista their home for many years, the annual festival has moved to the expansive SDSU Mission Valley river park, conveniently located next to the Stadium trolley station. The games will continue through Sunday. (Check out the above website for all the info.)
A huge crowd came out Saturday to enjoy the traditional games, not to mention the rousing pipe and drum competition, Highland dancing, sheepdog trials and the friendly gathering of several dozen Scottish clans.
During my visit I enjoyed watching amazing men and women compete out on a wide field. They were tossing heavy cabers, throwing hammers, putting braemar stones, and engaged in all sorts of astounding heavy athletics.
I love bagpipe music. So watching and listening to pipe and drum groups from around Southern California as they practiced and competed was quite enjoyable. The sound of bagpipes throughout the grassy park made me wonder if I’d been transported to Scotland!
Adults enjoyed a beer garden, families checked out vendors and watched the colorful Highland dancing, kids loved petting the fluffy heritage cattle. There was tons of fun for everyone!
I took the next photo from atop the elevated Stadium trolley station. You can see how big this event is!
We gather to remember where we came from, celebrate what has been passed down, and welcome those discovering Scottish culture for the first time.
At the Highland Games, heritage is not just something we study. It is something we hear, taste, wear, dance, throw, share, and carry forward.
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The San Diego County Fair is always tons of fun for the entire family. The Fun Zone features so much pure, unadulterated fun, however, that the sanest, most self-controlled visitor might be tempted to go completely berserk!
I headed up to Del Mar today. The free shuttle from the train station dropped us off at the fair’s West Gate, which leads directly into the Fun Zone. My camera got busy right away!
So many cool, colorful sights! I arrived in the late morning shortly after the fair opened, so the crowds hadn’t grown too much yet. What most caught my eye were the flashy graphics splashed on the carnival rides and games.
Walk through the Fun Zone and you’ll encounter superheroes, rock stars, dinosaurs, race cars, pirates, spooky ghosts, circus animals, friendly carnies challenging you to knock over bottles or shoot a basket to win a big prize, not to mention sugary, fatty treats galore!
Is it possible to have too much fun?
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The second trolley wrap for San Diego Comic-Con 2026 promotes the new Nintendo Switch game Splatoon Raiders!
Cool graphics will greet Comic-Con goers this year who happen to take this trolley car.
The Splatoon game launches July 23, 2026, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2. Players take on the role of a “mechanic” working with the musical trio Deep Cut to explore the Spirhalite Islands, hunt for treasure, and battle Salmonids from a customizable “hideout ship” hub.
Sounds fun to me!
UPDATE!
Another wrap design appeared days later!
UPDATE!
One more!
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A cool opportunity for youth in San Diego to meet others, share, learn and create is coming up on June 3, 2026!
Youth Summit 2026 will be taking place in Balboa Park. The free event is hosted by the City of San Diego Office of Child and Youth Success, in partnership with the San Diego Public Library, Youth Will, Reality Changers, The LGBTQ+ Community Center, and Our Time to Act.
There will be speakers (including San Diego Poet Laureate), art presenters, breakout sessions, workshops, fun games, and hands-on activities. Youth will learn how to access useful resources, too.
I saw the above announcement in Balboa Park today and thought I’d share it. Do you know any young people who might like to participate?
Did you know San Diego has a professional ultimate frisbee team? They’re called the Growlers! And they play fast-paced, super exciting games that will have you stomping your feet and cheering!
This evening the Growlers played at their home stadium–Mission Bay High School’s football field. I simply had to go check it out. I’d never been to an ultimate game before.
Ultimate is played with a frisbee and has elements of both soccer and football. Speedy athletes run about the field, trying to pass a frisbee between team members without it dropping or being intercepted. Catch in the end zone, win a point!
The games, played in four quarters, are easy to follow and wildly exciting. Huge breakaway throws into the end zone are like soaring Hail Mary passes! One scoring catch was made with 1.3 seconds left in the first quarter!
Most of the team members are college age and come from local schools like SDSU and UCSD. The game involves constant running, twisting and diving. You’ll see amazing athleticism.
I loved how kids in the stands were having a blast, banging their thunder sticks and having fun with Growler the mascot. Growler would stomp his feet on the metal floor of the stands when our team was on defense. Fans would join in. Boom, boom, boom!
During halftime, kids were invited onto the field to attempt long, running catches!
It was also cool to see how, during a meeting of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA), Growler was awarded best team mascot! I snapped that last photo as he was presented with a trophy!
Interested in going to a game? Check out the Growlers website here! This is their eleventh year in San Diego.
Most of these photos were taken before nightfall and before the game started. The stands would eventually fill up with a large number of cheering fans!
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