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The San Elijo Lagoon wetlands at golden hour
Photo: Rennett Stowe · CC BY 2.0
Sunset over the reef at Cardiff State Beach
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Orange angel’s trumpet flowers at San Diego Botanic Garden
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San Elijo Lagoon Nature CenterPartly verified $110 for 25 guests Nature Center Meeting Room, 1 × 2-hr block

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136 places across Carlsbad and Encinitas, from free neighborhood parks to full-service party venues.

Popular picks for a 25-guest party

All-in estimates for 15 kids and 10 adults, 2 hours, for residents of each city.

Moonlight Beach from the bluff: the lifeguard building, the free parking lot and the sand
Photo: cultivar413 · CC BY 2.0
Fits your party
City beach · Old EncinitasVerified

Moonlight Beach

Encinitas' flagship family beach, with year-round lifeguards, restrooms, showers, a playground, fire rings, volleyball, a snack concession and free parking. It's the only City beach where you can get a permit for a birthday party.

  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Free parking

In Encinitas

$41+ insurance
City permit, per use
City park
Fits your party
City park · South BeachVerified

Cannon Park

A 1.7-acre park at Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road, steps from the beach, with an uncovered picnic area with a charcoal grill (35 guests, $24/hr), a rentable open-space lawn (50 guests, $38/hr), a sand-lot play area, basketball court, athletic field and restrooms (the City's Master Plan inventory lists one portable restroom). Both rentable areas have room for a bounce house; parking is limited (no onsite lot).

  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Bounce house OK

In Carlsbad

$43.20
Picnic Area, City permit by the hour
Orange angel’s trumpet flowers at San Diego Botanic Garden
Photo: vincentspix · CC BY 2.0
Fits your party
Garden & nature · Old EncinitasVerified

San Diego Botanic Garden

Botanic garden that rents several garden venues for weddings, parties, showers and corporate events. It publishes no kids' party package, but families can picnic on the grounds with regular admission.

In Encinitas

$380
Self-hosted picnic with garden admission
City rooms
Fits your party
City rooms · BarrioVerified

Pine Avenue Community Center

An 18,000-square-foot inter-generational community center at 3209 Harding Street, next to Pine Avenue Community Park's playground, with indoor birthday-party packages: a party room with big-screen TV for up to 30 including parents ($132 for two hours), a Kids Party with gym time for basketball, dodgeball and rock climbing for up to 40 ($284) and a Teen Scene party in the teen room with pool, ping pong, air hockey and game consoles for up to 60 ($472), bookable online in 2-hour blocks (12-2 or 2-4 p.m.) on weekends only - the Kids Party on Saturdays and Sundays, the Party Room and Teen Scene on Saturdays (Teen Scene 2-4 p.m.); call 442-339-5130 to ask about other times. The activity room ($76/hr, 95 theater-style) and second-floor teen center ($114/hr, 60) also rent by the hour with a 2-hour minimum; the gym ($88/hr, 125) is for sports activities only.

  • Indoor
  • Playground
  • Restrooms

In Carlsbad

$118.80
Party Room Rental, 2-hr block

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Carlsbad

All Carlsbad guides
Guide Cheapest places to throw a kids’ party in Carlsbad The 15 cheapest Carlsbad parks, beaches, rooms and party venues for a 25-guest kids’ party, ranked by all-in cost, with the math and sources. Read the guide Guide Rain-proof kids’ party spots in Carlsbad The cheapest indoor places in Carlsbad for a 25-guest kids’ party, ranked by all-in cost. Read the guide Guide Carlsbad parks with playgrounds, compared Every Carlsbad park with a playground: restrooms, parking, picnic tables, bounce-house room and whether you can reserve an area for a party. Read the guide Reference Carlsbad park party rules Permits, hourly area prices, bounce houses and State beach rules, from official documents. Read the rules

Encinitas

All Encinitas guides
Guide Cheapest places to throw a kids’ party in Encinitas Every Encinitas park, room and party venue ranked by all-in cost for a 25-guest kids’ party, with the math and sources. Read the guide Guide Rain-proof kids’ party spots in Encinitas Indoor places in Encinitas that can host a 25-guest kids’ party, ranked by all-in cost. Read the guide Guide Encinitas parks with playgrounds, compared Every Encinitas park and beach with a playground: restrooms, parking, picnic tables, dog rules and whether you can permit a party there. Read the guide Reference Encinitas park party rules Permits, fees, insurance and what's banned, from the City's own documents. Read the rules
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