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Nighttime Zoo

Nighttime Zoo at the San Diego Zoo

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Ongoing until August 10, 2025

San Diego Zoo

Included with zoo admission

Taste of Little Italy

Taste of Little Italy

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 4 PM

Little Italy

$65 plus service fee

Twilight in the Park Free Concert Series

Twilight in the Park Free Concert Series

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until August 28, 2025

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Free

Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Returns to San Diego

Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Returns to San Diego June 18–28, 2025

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 PM

Ongoing until June 26, 2025

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center - The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

$25 and up

2025 San Diego County Fair

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until July 6, 2025

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Tickets are sold by date. Click on the day you want to attend the Fair to purchase admission. Kids 5 and under are free every day.

Great American Petting Farm

Great American Petting Farm

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until July 6, 2025

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Juneteenth San Marcos

Juneteenth San Marcos

Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM

California State University, San Marcos

Free

Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth Celebration

Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 12 PM to 7 PM

Louisiana Purchase

'Night at the Black Museum': A Community Celebration

'Night at the Black Museum': A Community Celebration

Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM

Casa Del Rey Moro African Latin Museum

$40

Juneteenth Sister Circle: Honoring Our Legacy & Healing Together

Juneteenth Sister Circle: Honoring Our Legacy & Healing Together

Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM

Movement Matters Collective

Free

Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley - 'Broken Branches Tour'

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7 PM

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

$29.75+

Chef Fest San Diego 2025

Chef Fest San Diego 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 6 PM

JULEP Venue

From $12.51

Xscape

Xscape at San Diego County Fair

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Del Mar Fairgrounds

$45.92 - $90.72

Mary Chapin Carpenter / Brandy Clark

Mary Chapin Carpenter / Brandy Clark

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7 PM

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

$94.75

La Mesa Classic Car Show and Live Music Event

La Mesa Classic Car Show & Live Music Event

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until August 28, 2025

Downtown La Mesa

Free

Santee Summer Concert Series 2025

Santee Summer Concert Series 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until August 14, 2025

Town Center Community Park East

Free

Summer Solstice Celebration

Summer Solstice Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025 from 2 PM to 8 PM

Rancho Bernardo Inn

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice Celebration (In Person)

Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM

Mission Bay Park

$45 - $52.50

Kona Kai 5th Annual Luau Party

Kona Kai 5th Annual Luau Party

Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM

Kona Kai Resort & Spa

$35 - $89

Classic Albums Live Performs David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Classic Albums Live Performs David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

$37 - $118

2 Chainz & Lil John

2 Chainz & Lil John at San Diego County Fair

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Del Mar Fairgrounds

$67.20 - $106.40

Samba Roots: An Afro-Brazilian Journey with Viver Brasil

Samba Roots: An Afro-Brazilian Journey with Viver Brasil

Friday, June 20, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM

Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park

$40 - $55

Summer Solstice Sound Healing at San Diego Botanic Garden

Health & Wellness

Summer Solstice Sound Healing at San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, June 20, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

San Diego Botanic Garden

$55 - $60

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 8 PM

Pechanga Arena San Diego

George Lopez LIVE

George Lopez LIVE

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 8 PM

San Diego Civic Theatre

$30-$90

Annual Switchfoot BRO-AM

Annual Switchfoot BRO-AM

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 7 AM to 5 PM

Moonlight State Beach

Free

California Wine Festival: Beachside Wine Festival

California Wine Festival: Beachside

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 1 PM to 4 PM

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort

From $77.89

Garden Fair

Garden Fair at the San Diego Natural History Museum

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 10 AM to 2 PM

San Diego Natural History Museum

Free

House of Puerto Rico

House of Puerto Rico Lawn Program

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 11 AM to 4 PM

International Cottages at Balboa Park

Free

Juneteenth Day Party

Juneteenth Day Party

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 1 PM to 5 PM

Naval Training Center (NTC) Park, Liberty Station

$75

Cooper Family Annual Juneteenth Celebration

Cooper Family Annual Juneteenth Celebration 2025

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 11 AM to 6 PM

Memorial Park

Free

3rd Annual San Diego Lao Food Festival

3rd Annual San Diego Lao Food Festival

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until June 22, 2025

Allied Gardens Community Park

From $8.24

The San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival

The San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Ongoing until June 22, 2025

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

From $85

A Global Unity in Dance

A Global Unity in Dance

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM

Schulman Auditorium

$30 in advance / $40 at the door

Carlsbad Art In The Village Celebrates 27 Years

Carlsbad Art In The Village Celebrates 27 Years

Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 10 AM to 6 PM

Carlsbad Village

Free

La Jolla Mutt Strutt Scavenger Hunt

La Jolla Mutt Strutt Scavenger Hunt

Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 11 AM to 2 PM

La Jolla Village

Free

'Wicked' Sing Along Film Screening

'Wicked' Sing Along Film Screening

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 4 PM

Oceanside Theatre Company at Brooks Theater

$11.50 - $17

LEGO® World Parade

LEGO® World Parade

Monday, June 23, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM

LEGOLAND® California

Included With Tickets

Shane looknig at Bees at the Nat

Exclusive screening of HUMAN FOOTPRINT, Season 2

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM

San Diego Natural History Museum

$12–$15

Supper Club Under the Stars

Supper Club Under the Stars

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

165.00

Shakira in Concert

Shakira

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Snapdragon Stadium

Fleet After Dark

Museums

Fleet After Dark: A Night at the Museum—Just for Adults

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6 PM

Ongoing until June 26, 2025

Fleet Science Center

General tickets: $24.95, Fleet Member: Free

45th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off

45th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off

Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 10 AM to 8 PM

Ocean Beach

Free

People in summer park watching movies in open air cinema. AI Generative

Movies at Memorial

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until August 9, 2025

Memorial Park

Free

San Diego Family Rave 'Electric Booga-ZOO'

San Diego Family Rave 'Electric Booga-ZOO'

Sunday, June 29, 2025 from 12 PM to 2:30 PM

Quartyard

Up to $33.27

Fireworks explode over San Diego Bay as part of the Big Bay Boom Independence Day Celebration on July 04, 2021 in San Diego, California.

Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom

Friday, July 4, 2025 from 9 PM to 10 PM

970 North Harbor Drive

Free

"4th of July: America in Song" with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

'4th of July: America in Song' with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

$37 - $125

Fireworks Spectacular at San Diego County Fair

Fireworks Spectacular at San Diego County Fair

Friday, July 4, 2025 at 9 PM

Del Mar Fairgrounds

$0 - $33.60

SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 14: General View of the ballaprk as the San Diego Padres face against the Atlanta Braves on April 14, 2022 during Opening Day at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images) ***Local Caption***

San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers, July 4 - 6

Friday, July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Ongoing until July 6, 2025

PETCO Park

Up to $100+

An Old Fashioned Fourth of July

An Old Fashioned Fourth of July

Friday, July 4, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM

Old Poway Park

Free

4th of July BBQ Dinner & Fireworks Viewing

4th of July BBQ Dinner & Fireworks Viewing

Friday, July 4, 2025 from 7 PM to 9:30 PM

Maritime Museum of San Diego

$40 - $60

El Cajon 4th of July Fireworks

El Cajon 4th of July Fireworks

Friday, July 4, 2025 from 3 PM to 9:30 PM

Kennedy Park

Free

Pet-tacular Pooch Fun Run

Pet-tacular Pooch Fun Run

Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Del Mar Fairgrounds

San Diego Padres Italian Heritage Night

San Diego Padres Italian Heritage Night

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM

PETCO Park

From $37.95

"Superman" Movie Premiere Party

'Superman' Movie Premiere Party

Friday, July 11, 2025 from 5 PM to 7 PM

Mission Valley

Bruno and the Hooligans

Bruno and the Hooligans

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7 PM

The Magnolia

$10 - $50+

5k Beer Run x Pure Project | 2025 CA Brewery Running Series

5k Beer Run x Pure Project | 2025 CA Brewery Running Series

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10 AM

Pure Project Balboa Park

$0 – $68.08

2025 72nd Over The Line (OTL) World Championship

2025 72nd Over The Line (OTL) World Championship

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7 AM

Ongoing until July 20, 2025

Fiesta Island

$150

San Diego Pride Parade

San Diego Pride Parade

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 10 AM to 3 PM

The San Diego Pride Parade

Free

5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival

5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11 AM to 6 PM

Liberty Station NTC Park

Free

KPBS Kids

KPBS Kids Event: Day of Play

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 10 AM to 1 PM

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center

Free

Katerina and Daniel Tiger

Daniel Tiger @ the San Diego Railroad Museum

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

kids 12 and under get in for free

The Old Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center is comprised of the flagship Old Globe Theatre (left) and a new facility (right) housing the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, the Karen and Donald Cohn Education Center, Hattox Hall and the Donald and Darlene Shiley Terrace.

The Old Globe 90th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Old Globe Theatre

Tickets are $1,500 (regular seating) and $2,500 (VIP seating) and include the reception, dinner, special performance, and dancing. Tables of 10 are available starting at $15,000. Valet parking is included in the price of the ticket.