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Filipino Events in San Diego

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San Diego is home to a vibrant Filipino-American community — a gathering of kababayan who carry their culture through every fiesta, concert, and celebration. FilipinoEventsNearMe.org is the community-powered calendar for every event in this city.

Community Profile

Filipino San Diego

Navy town, barrio heart

Community

Over 120,000 Filipino-Americans — one of the largest concentrations in California

Cultural Hubs

Mira MesaNational CityChula VistaSpring Valley

Signature Events

  • Philippine Independence Day
  • FilAm community festivals
  • Barrio fiestas

About the Community

San Diego's Filipino-American community owes much of its size and character to the United States Navy. For decades, Filipino nationals could enlist in the US Navy — a pathway to American citizenship that brought thousands of Filipino sailors and their families to San Diego. These Filipino Navy veterans and their families put down deep roots in neighborhoods like National City and Mira Mesa, building a community anchored in military service, Catholic faith, and the tight-knit bayanihan that characterizes Filipino communities everywhere.

Did You Know?

Mira Mesa has one of the highest densities of Filipino-owned businesses in the United States — a testament to decades of Filipino-American entrepreneurship in San Diego's north suburbs.

Filipino community in San Diego

FilAm Network

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