UH Community Yard Sale & Recycling Event
Jun
7
7:00 AM07:00

UH Community Yard Sale & Recycling Event

Mark your calendars for the UH Community Yard Sale happening on Saturday June 7th! This is the perfect opportunity to declutter your home and make some extra cash.

Hundreds of shoppers will be following the map of yard sale participants so remember to submit your address here - It's free!

In addition to neighbor-hosted garage sales all around UH, we will be offering recycling, e-waste, and donation acceptance - and more! - at the Birney Elementary School parking lot:

  • Free e-waste recycling

  • Paper shredding for $5/bankers box

  • Kitchen items/clothing drive donation station

EnviroGreen, our recycling partner, accepts most anything that has a plug. A sample list includes TV’s, monitors (CRT and LCD), computers, laptops, cellphones, pagers, CD/DVD Players, typewriters, radios, cords, cables, stereo components, tape players, fax machines, hard drives, telecom equipment, household electronics, telephones, circuit boards, small appliances, keyboards,-mice, testing equipment, audio visual equipment, , laptop batteries, networking equipment, two-way radios, UPS power, VCRs / camcorders, modems, answering machines.

Items for which there is a nominal disposal fee or cost:

Paper Shredding $5 box  
Alkaline Batteries $1 per lb. 
Microwave $5
Printers $3
VHS/DVD/Tapes 1.00 lb.
Fluorescent bulbs $50 ft. 
Power tool batteries $1
Certificate of Destruction $25

A big thank you to EnviroGreen for partnering with us for this event! Visit the UHCA stop at Birney Elementary for the e-waste, paper shredding, and donation services.

Want to sell your old items, but don’t have a front yard? No problem! We will be offering limited spaces for sellers to set up at Birney Elementary. To claim one of these spots, simply fill out the registration form above and list Birney Elementary as your address location.

OTHER SPECIAL STOPS:

  • University Heights Garden Club will also be hosting a Farmstand, selling homegrown seedlings, produce, seeds, chicken eggs, flower bouquets, and more.

  • University Heights Native Plant Initiative will be selling native plant seeds and seedlings to fundraise for their beautification efforts around the neigborhood. Be sure to stop by their stop!

  • University Heights Friends of the Library will also host a stop during the sale, selling HUNDREDS of used books and accepting used book donations. Have any books you don’t sell during the sale, bring them by their stop!

Be sure to pick up your garage sale map to find out where each of these station stops will be hosted. Don't miss out on this chance to meet your neighbors and reuse and resell in UH!

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UH Native Plant Initiative
Jun
14
8:00 AM08:00

UH Native Plant Initiative

Join our Beautification Team for our next native plant initiative. Bring gloves, gardening tools if you have them and water for yourself. We will be transplanting native plants, maintaining existing plants, spreading mulch, and weeding select areas by Park Blvd & Meade. Questions? Contact Frank Santana at nativeplants@uhsd.org. See you there!

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Oct
18
12:00 PM12:00

University Heights Fall Festival

Join Friends of Birney Elementary & UHCA's Garden Club at the annual University Heights Fall Festival in San Diego! This free event is open to the public and features live music, food trucks, craft beer, a pumpkin patch to purchase your perfect carving pumpkin, and tons of fun activities for adults and children like face painting, lawn games, and hayrides.

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Lights in the Heights Bike Ride
Dec
14
7:00 PM19:00

Lights in the Heights Bike Ride

Join us for the fourth annual University Heights Lights in the Heights Bike Ride on Sunday, December 14th at 7:00 PM. Meet at Trolley Barn Park to tour all holiday light contest entry homes and vote online for the best, most creative, and wackiest lights of the season. Wear your most festive holiday outfits, dress warmly, and equip your bike with holiday lights + spirit! Jingle bells, holiday tunes, and glow sticks will be provided.


This ride is open to all ages and all levels of bike riders (including furry friends in baskets!).  The ride will be approximately one hour in length and will feature a hot cocoa stop midway through at Santa’s Workshop. Be sure to dress warmly and light up your bikes/clothing/hats with festive lights.

Don’t have a bike or can’t join us on the ride for whatever reason?  Join in the fun by cheering us on outside of your festively decorated home!  We will be touring the neighborhood from 7:00 - 8:00 PM moving west, then south, then looping back to Trolley Barn Park from the east.

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SANDAG's Bike Anywhere Day
May
15
6:00 AM06:00

SANDAG's Bike Anywhere Day

  • University Heights Community Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join San Diego County in getting on bikes for SANDAG's annual Bike Anywhere Day! UHCA & University Heights Library will be co-hosting a Pit Stop in front of the library for participants to stop by on their way to work, school, errands, etc. to grab waters, snacks, a free t-shirt, and other swag.

We hope to see you there!

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University Heights Party on Park
May
10
3:00 PM15:00

University Heights Party on Park

  • University Heights Community Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

*** SOLD OUT *** Please visit us to see if additional wristbands are available, or stop by to check out the awesome vendors and meet neighbors and friends!

Bring your friends and meet new neighbors at the biggest party of the year in University Heights! Enjoy bites & drinks at participating restaurants, shop various vendor tables, listen to live music by Appian Way Band, and have a great time on Park Blvd! Purchase your wristband ASAP as these run out:

*** SOLD OUT *** for attendees

*** SOLD OUT *** for vendors

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UH Native Plant Initiative
May
10
8:00 AM08:00

UH Native Plant Initiative

Join our Beautification Team for our next native plant initiative. Bring gloves, gardening tools if you have them and water for yourself. We will be transplanting native plants, maintaining existing plants, spreading mulch, and weeding select areas by Park Blvd & Meade. Questions? Contact Frank Santana at nativeplants@uhsd.org. See you there!

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UH Beautification Clean-Up
May
3
8:00 AM08:00

UH Beautification Clean-Up

  • University Heights Community Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd to clean up Park Blvd in preparation for our big neighborhood block party! We will be taking care of:

  • Trash pick-up
  • Street sweeping
  • Power washing trash bins
  • Graffiti clean-up

Volunteers will receive a free UH t-shirt or swag item as a token of our appreciation for beautifying the crown jewel of our neighborhood!

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University Heights Bike Tune-Up Clinic
Apr
19
10:00 AM10:00

University Heights Bike Tune-Up Clinic

Join us in Old Trolley Barn Park on Saturday, April 19th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM with your bike (kids bikes also welcome!) to get some assistance with patches, changing tubes/tires, cleaning off rust from chains, troubleshooting brake issues, and the like. Swing by anytime during the clinic hours to receive assistance with your bike, plus visit with some local bike organizations who will be giving away cycling related freebies, including:

  • San Diego Bicycle Collective - providing free tune-ups
  • WD40 – providing a lubrication station
  • Coffee Cycle – free coffee for attendees
  • SANDAG – safety information and cycling maps
  • San Diego County Bicycle Coalition - bike rodeo for kids
  • UHCA – selling Bike University Heights t-shirts to show off your local neighborhood pride

At the close of the tune-up clinic, UHCA + San Diego Bicycle Collective will be leading an easy group ride around University Heights area for anyone interested in testing out their newly fixed up bikes and/or just cycling around town with new cycling friends. Join us at 1:00 PM for the group ride, leaving from Old Trolley Barn Park.

If you are in the market for an used bike, we encourage you to stop by the clinic to chat with the folks from San Diego Bicycle Collective. They fix up used bikes and resell them at very reasonable prices at their Sunday clinic. They will also be raffling of several free bikes during the clinic so be sure to stop by!

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UH Native Plant Initiative (Date Change)
Apr
19
8:00 AM08:00

UH Native Plant Initiative (Date Change)

Join our Beautification Team for our next native plant initiative. Bring gloves, gardening tools if you have them and water for yourself. We will be transplanting native plants, maintaining existing plants, spreading mulch, and weeding select areas by Park Blvd & Meade. Questions? Contact Frank Santana at nativeplants@uhsd.org. See you there!

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UHCA Membership Meeting - Summertime Gardening
Apr
7
2:30 PM14:30

UHCA Membership Meeting - Summertime Gardening

  • University Heights Community Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a free seminar highlighting all of the how-tos, top tips, things to avoid, and general guidance for growing a successful summertime garden. During this seminar, you will learn:

  • How to start seeds successfully, including testing seeds for viability
  • Selecting the right summertime crops for our region
  • Protecting young seedlings
  • Fertilization schedule for established plants
  • DIY Pest Management
  • Preserving your bumper crop through freezing, canning, and drying

UH Garden Club will answer all of your grow-your-own food gardening questions and will be handling out free seeds, fertilizers, compost, and other garden goodies at the beginning and end of the seminar.

Register to attend this fun, free seminar!

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University Heights St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl
Mar
15
5:00 PM17:00

University Heights St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in University Heights this year with fellow neighbors and friends! Join us for an UH pub crawl that includes seven participating bars providing attendees discounts on drinks and food, as well as themed snacks, swag, beaded necklaces, temporary clover tattoos, and more.

The UHCA St. Patty's Day pub crawl will feature:

  • drink specials
  • giveaways
  • green beers
  • food trucks
  • corned beef and cabbage
  • beaded necklaces

And lots of fun! Gather your friends, dress festively in green, and register to join one of our official crawl groups, or go your own pace with our map.

Register to attend this event by using the link below to select which pub crawl group you'd like to join. Starting points are:

Cheers San Diego: 1839 Adams Avenue

Gilly's: 2306 El Cajon Blvd

Participating Bars for the 2025 Pub Crawl:

  • Cheers
  • Park & Rec
  • Kairoa
  • LiveWire
  • TapRoom
  • Gilly's

Tag us to be featured @universityheights_sdcommunity #StPattysDayUHcrawl. Looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick's Day by supporting our local UH bars!

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/Voya46buH9hcr2pt8

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UH Native Plant Initiative
Mar
8
8:00 AM08:00

UH Native Plant Initiative

Join our Beautification Team for our next native plant initiative. Bring gloves, gardening tools if you have them and water for yourself. We will be transplanting native plants, maintaining existing plants, spreading mulch, and weeding select areas by Park Blvd & Meade. Questions? Contact Frank Santana at nativeplants@uhsd.org. See you there!

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UH Native Plant Initiative
Feb
8
8:00 AM08:00

UH Native Plant Initiative

Join our Beautification Team for our next native plant initiative. Bring gloves, gardening tools if you have them and water for yourself. We will be transplanting native plants, maintaining existing plants, spreading mulch, and weeding select areas by Park Blvd & Meade. Questions? Contact Frank Santana at nativeplants@uhsd.org. See you there!

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Native Plant Donation Drive
Feb
8
6:45 PM18:45

Native Plant Donation Drive

Join Our Native Plant Donation Drive

The UHCA Beautification team is seeking your financial support to purchase native plants for our neighborhood. Native plants help sustain birds and insects while adding beauty to our streets. These plants will be installed along Meade Avenue, adjacent to the Birney joint-use field.

If you are interested in sponsoring a plant or two at $15 each, please contact info@uhsd.org. If you prefer to donate your time and energy, please join us from 8-11 AM during regularly scheduled mini cleanup events at Meade and Park Blvd.

Frank Santana

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Lights in the Heights
Dec
17
4:00 PM16:00

Lights in the Heights

University Heights neighbors take their holiday decorating very seriously and this year's lights in the heights will once again showcase the best of the best! Have your decorations ready by Sunday December 17th at 4pm so our judges can see your creativity shine! Winners will be announced that week on social media, receive bragging rights via a certificate, and be featured in the February UHCA Newspaper issue happy holidays and good luck!

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Socks for Vets
Dec
2
5:00 PM17:00

Socks for Vets

We are happy to bring back our SOCK FOR VETS donation drive!! 🧦 Homeless Veterans tend to move around a lot, often on foot, and at times in the bitter cold. These circumstances make socks one of the most requested items at homeless shelters. Please help our veterans who served us and now are in need of our help. Please bring your donations to our Drop off box at the 📚 BFD 4075 Park Blvd 10am-6pm Daily • We will also have donation box available at 🎄 CAROLING IN THE HEIGHTS/ MONTHLY MEETING on December 2 at BFD 4075 Park Blvd Bites and prizes Complements UHCA

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Caroling in the Heights
Dec
2
5:00 PM17:00

Caroling in the Heights

Get ready for a jolly good time this holiday season with UHCA! 🌟🎶 Join us for a night of “Caroling in the Heights” with the Rockin Cranberries at BFD on Saturday, December 2 from 5-7pm. 🎤🏘️ This special evening will also be our monthly December meeting. Come for the delicious food, festive fun, and the chance to win delightful raffle prizes! 🎁 Don't miss out on the holiday cheer – mark your calendars and join us at 4075 Park Blvd @bfdsandiego for this joyful event!

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Birney Giving Tree
Nov
16
8:00 AM08:00

Birney Giving Tree

🎄It's that time of year AGAIN! Want to make this holiday season brighter for a neighbor in need? UHCA has a great way for you to make a positive impact on families in our neighborhood- we’re continuing our annual tradition of sponsoring the Birney Giving Tree 🎁

HOW IT WORKS👇

Neighbors buy one or more gift cards in any denominations (suggested $5 - $50) from local stores. Deposit them to one of the collection boxes around the neighborhood or send/drop off directly at Alice Birney School. The staff at Birney will then discreetly include the gift cards in packets going to Birney families that need it the most this holiday

🎁 Collection boxes have been placed at UH businesses where you can drop off gift cards by Friday, December 1.

🤩 Last year UHCA helped raise over $1800 in donations! Let’s show our generosity to families who need a little help in our neighborhood and break that record again.

💚 Drop off at any of these locations by Friday, 12/1: •

  • @bfdsandiego 4075 Park Blvd - 10am-6pm every day

  • @ceciliasfinejewelry 4669 Park Blvd-Monday-Friday 10-5 Sat 10-3

  • @jacooleymuseumsd 4233 Park Blvd - 11am-4pm every day

  • @mysticmochacafe 2105 Mission Ave - 7am-5pm every day except Weds, 7am-2pm

  • @serpentine 2311 El Cajon Blvd Tuesday-Thursday 3-9pm Friday 3-10pm Saturday 12-10pm Sunday 12-8pm • 📫 YOU CAN ALSO DELIVER YOUR GIFT CARDS IN PERSON OR VIA MAIL: • Alice Birney Elementary School Attn: Birney Giving Tree 4345 Campus Ave San Diego, CA 92103 • 🌟For fun, please snap a 🙌🏻 and tag @universityheights_sdcommunity and use our #universityheightssdcommunity when you drop off. • 😊UHCA thanks our business partners for offering their help by hosting drop boxes for this program!

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UH Arts Open/Taste of University Heights
Nov
12
11:00 AM11:00

UH Arts Open/Taste of University Heights

Join us in this all volunteer run community event. The UH Arts Open is a free event.

Taste of UH is ticketed.

Free shuttle service for both events compliments of University Heights Community Association.

Sunday, November 12th 11am-4pm

Start your tour at the information booth and ticket will call in front of Diversionary Theatre. 4545 Park Blvd on event day

Taste Venues:

Grains

Cecilia's Fine Jewelry

Plumeria

Pemberley Realty

Madison on Park

Red House Pizza

Park & Rec

Yipao Coffee

Kairoa Brewing Co.

Buddha's Light Bookstore

Lestat's on Park

Original Skin and Body Care

Al Dente

Big Front Door

Breakfast and Bubbles

RustiCucina

TapRoom Beer Co.

Gnarly Girl Pizza

Serpentine Cider

Flavors of East Africa

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Marigold Flower Bizarre
Oct
28
1:00 PM13:00

Marigold Flower Bizarre

Help support Birney Elementary & celebrate Día de los Muertos with a beautiful marigold bouquet.

Oct 28 1-5pm Original Skin and Body Care, 4416 Park Blvd
Oct 30 8-9am & 3:30-4:30pm Birney Elementary, 4345 Campus 
Oct 31 9am-7pm Halloween on Maryland, 4314 Maryland St
Nov 2 9am-12pm Día de los Muertos, 4314 Maryland St

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Aug
19
4:00 PM16:00

Preserving Bumper Crops through Water Bath Canning

Join the University Heights Garden Club for a timely seminar on Preserving Bumper Summertime Crops through Water Bath Canning. Water bath canning (different from pressure canning) is appropriate for high acid foods like tomatoes, jams, jellies and pickles, perfect. Our instructor, UC Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver, Deanna Chandra will provide an introduction to this method of canning and discuss the equipment and necessary ingredients.
For more information, see UH Garden Club Events .

 
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Jul
15
10:00 AM10:00

San Diego Pride Parade

Walk with UH Pride

The parade begins at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Ave and Normal St, proceeds west on University Ave, turns south on 6th Ave, turns left onto Balboa Dr and ends at Quince Dr. Route Length is 1.5 miles. This is a free, community event.

 
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Jun
10
10:00 AM10:00

University Heights Garden Club: Efficient Irrigation for Urban Farming

Join the University Heights Garden Club for a seminar on Efficient Irrigation for Urban Farming on Saturday, June 10th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM at the UH Library. Backyard gardener Chris Sera will share with attendees the various types of irrigation systems, including drip emitters, drip line, and low flow in-ground vessels. Chris will also address water pressure regulators, timers, and tapping into existing sprinkler systems for garden bed irrigation.

The University Heights Library will be making irrigation related books available for library card holders to check out for attendees to use for further guidance at home.

Two lucky social media winners will receive low-flow, in ground vessels at the seminar. Winners must be in attendance to receive their giveaway prize.

Register to attend this free event at tinyurl.com/EfficWatering .

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Jun
4
9:00 AM09:00

UH Canyon Cleanup

Fire Season is rapidly approaching fueled by the record rainfall this winter. Now is the time to work together to mitigate the risks from the buildup of invasive vegetation and highly flammable waste from abandoned campsites. All of UH is in a Cal Fire zone because of our proximity to canyons, so this concerns all of us. UHCA is teaming up with I Love a Clean San Diego and Adopt a Canyon to conduct fire mitigation in UH.

The first of these cleanups will be Sunday June 4th from 9 am to Noon at the S-163 freeway on-ramp (near Washington St just west of Lincoln Ave), which will be closed to traffic during the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. We will start at Mystic Canyon (aka Camelot Canyon) under the Vermont St Pedestrian Bridge and work our way down along Hwy 163. Please sign up at cleanup@uhsd.org.

Remember to wear protective clothing and bring water. Tools will be provided. Please tell your neighbors. Thank you and stay safe!

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Jun
3
7:00 AM07:00

UH Community Yard Sale

Mark your calendars for the UH Community Yard Sale happening on Saturday June 3rd! This is the perfect opportunity to declutter your home and make some extra cash.

Hundreds of shoppers will be following the map of yard sale participants so remember to register your address at uhyardsale@gmail.com. It's free!

Don't miss out on this chance to meet your neighbors and reuse and resell in UH!

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May
20
4:00 PM16:00

University Heights Garden Club Summertime Garden Gala

Gala Garden Fundraiser

The University Heights Garden Club cordially invites you to a Summertime Garden Gala event on Saturday, May 20th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM in a local University Heights' neighbor's garden. Celebrate the incoming summer season with us as the days get longer and the gardens become more alive. Join us for botanical cocktails, live bluegrass music, light botanically inspired bites, and a silent auction all set within a beautiful garden setting.

This event is a fundraising event to raise money for repairs and supplies needed for Birney Elementary's school garden. Ticket sales and silent auction donation funds will be put towards these projects.

If you would like to donate a silent auction item or gift basket, please contact us at universityheightsgardenclub@gmail.com to donate.

Please bring a light sweater and sensible shoes as we will be outside in a garden space with unpaved pathways. Parking will be limited so please plan to either walk or carpool to this event.

If you cannot attend this event, but would still like to donate funds towards this project, please submit a donation here with information in the memo line that reads, "UHCA Garden Club - Birney Elementary Project Donation."

We look forward to seeing you at the Garden Gala!

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