Giro di San Diego GranFondo

Southern California meets Italy at the Giro di San Diego GranFondo, a celebration of cycling, food, and San Diego's North Coast. The two-day festival features five mass-start, timed cycling events for road and mountain bikers and Bike & Fitness Expo. More →

Kit Carson Park

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7 a.m.

$40 - $125 | Get tickets to Giro di San Diego GranFondo

2017 House Rabbit Society Educational Conference

House Rabbit Society’s second Educator Conference, “Growing Your Knowledge of Rabbit Care and Welfare,” will be held October 20-22, 2017 at the Al Bahr Shrine Center in San Diego, California. The conference is hosted by San Diego House Rabbit Society ...More →

Al Bahr Shrine Center

Multiple dates from Oct 20 - Oct 22, 2017

$25 - $50 | Get tickets to 2017 House Rabbit Society Educational Conference

Halloween

Spooktacular 15k,10k, & 5k Run-Walk

It's a Halloween run, sport a spooky costume and join in the fun. 15k,10k & 5k run-walk. The race takes place along the scenic San Diego shores of America's Finest City. Registration includes a Spooky Medal, t-shirt, costume contests, pumpkin ...More →

Hospitality Point Park

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7:45 a.m.

$20 - $85 | Get tickets to Spooktacular 15k,10k, & 5k Run-Walk

Halloween

The Pumpkin Patch At Bates Nut Farm

Over 50 years of fall traditions and memories have been created at the Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch. Family and friends enjoy the tractor hayrides, straw maze, petting corral and Snows Pony Rides. Grab a wheelbarrow and pick from variety ...More →

Bates Nut Farm

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Ninja Trail Quest

For mountain bikes, try the 2017 Ninja Trail Quest 27 mile course. 3 totems are found along the way and well-stocked rest stops for support. To complete the event, retrieve the 3 totems and head to the finish line. Collect ...More →

Kit Carson Park

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.

$40 - $60 | Get tickets to Ninja Trail Quest

La Jolla Open Aire Market

Fresh produce, ready-made foods, arts vendors and live entertainment are what you'll find at the La Jolla Open Aire Market. Since 1998, the market has become a vibrant weekly community event and gathering place for the entire La Jolla community. ...More →

La Jolla Elementary School

Ongoing now until September 17, 2019

Free | Get tickets to La Jolla Open Aire Market

Halloween

Holidays

Del Mar Pumpkin Station

Let the adventure begin at Del Mar Pumpkin Station. Pumpkin patch, kiddie rides, giant slides, inflatable play centers, petting zoos, game zones, school tours and party packages. Free Parking & Admission Pumpkins are individually priced based on size Outside food ...More →

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

Halloween

Mission Valley Pumpkin Station

Let the adventure begin at Mission Valley Pumpkin Station. Pumpkin patch, kiddie rides, giant slides, inflatable play centers, petting zoos, game zones, school tours and party packages. Free Parking & Admission Pumpkins are individually priced based on size Outside food ...More →

Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

Halloween

National City Pumpkin Station

Let the adventure begin at National City Pumpkin Station. Pumpkin patch, kiddie rides, giant slides, inflatable play centers, petting zoos, game zones, school tours and party packages. Free Parking & Admission Pumpkins are individually priced based on size Outside food ...More →

Plaza Bonita

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

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Kids Free In October

Throughout the month of October, the Museum Council is providing children under 12 with access to more than 40 museums throughout San Diego County. Includes free admission for 2 kids with paid adult and with coupon. More →

Various Local Museums

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

'The Saint John's Bible' Print Exhibition

In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. In 2011 San Diego School of Christian Studies and First Church exhibited 25 prints from "The Saint John's Bible." We again invite ...More →

First United Methodist Church

Ongoing now until November 5, 2017

Free

Halloween

El Cajon Pumpkin Station

Let the adventure begin at El Cajon Pumpkin Station. Pumpkin patch, kiddie rides, giant slides, inflatable play centers, petting zoos, game zones, school tours and party packages. Free Parking & Admission Pumpkins are individually priced based on size Outside food ...More →

Parkway Plaza

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

Family Zoo Camp

Your Family Zoo Camp adventure will be 3 hours, and will be exclusively for one family at a time. In this unique experience, Mom, Dad, and the kids will together perform various animal husbandry duties, learn about conservation efforts with ...More →

Wild Wonders

Ongoing now until October 29, 2017

$395 | Get tickets to Family Zoo Camp

Paleontology Laboratory Open House

Track Tales: Did you know? Anza-Borrego is one of the few places in California that have fossil tracks and trackways? Did you know? In the 1920s-1950s news articles were reporting Dinosaur Tracks in the Anza-Borrego Desert to promote tourism of ...More →

ABDSP Visitors Center

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 9 a.m.

Free

California Least Tern Restoration At Stony Point

Come help manage invasive plants in Mission Bay to protect endangered birds! We will be working to remove invasive plants from Stony Point. We’re doing this to promote nesting by the California Least Tern (an endangered species) and to create ...More →

Fiesta Island

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

Free

Halloween

The Fall Festival

The Fall Festival at Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures in Julian. Every Weekend beginning September 16 through October 29. Limited activities available weekdays by appointment. Admission is free. Includes entry into the pumpkin patch Fall Festival Activity Package: $20 per ...More →

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

Ongoing now until October 29, 2017

$5 - $25

Halloween

Pumpkin Patch @ Farm Stand West

All throughout the month of October we’ll be hosting our own you-pick Pumpkin Patch! You and your friends can come down to The Farm Stand West or Fran’s Original Farm Stand and pick your own pumpkins from our field! Our ...More →

Farm Stand West

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

Halloween

Pumpkin Patch @ Fran's Original Farm Stand

All throughout the month of October we’ll be hosting our own you-pick Pumpkin Patch! You and your friends can come down to The Farm Stand West or Fran’s Original Farm Stand and pick your own pumpkins from our field! Our ...More →

Fran's Original Farm Stand

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

Free

Sunday Brunch - Bottomless Mimosas And Micheladas!

We have one of the best brunches in San Diego! Click on our Menus tab for the full brunch menu. Catch our bottomless Mimosas and Micheladas from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. & our brunch Happy Hour from 10 a.m. ...More →

Galaxy Taco

Ongoing now until October 30, 2017

Free - $15 | Get tickets to Sunday Brunch - Bottomless Mimosas And Micheladas!

'Floating Strings: The Remarkable Story Of The Harp Guitar In America'

The Museum of Making Music's next special exhibition entitled “FLOATING STRINGS: The Remarkable Story of the Harp Guitar in America” opens on Saturday, October 14. The exhibition is developed and designed by museum staff along with guest curator, Mr. Gregg ...More →

Museum of Making Music

Ongoing now until April 29, 2018

Free - $10 | Get tickets to 'Floating Strings: The Remarkable Story Of The Harp Guitar In America'

San Diego Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale

Fall Plant Sale Plant donations from over 100 local growers, wholesalers, retail nurseries and individuals make this one of the most interesting and diverse plant sales of San Diego County. Since all of our plants are donated, we can offer ...More →

San Diego Botanic Garden

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Free - $14 | Get tickets to San Diego Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale

Borrego Days

The 52nd Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival returns to showcase all the wonderful qualities that make Borrego Springs so unique. Borrego Springs is the perfect place for a weekend getaway–not too far from home but in a world all its ...More →

Christmas Circle

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Free

Halloween

Holidays

SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular Weekends

Join one of San Diego’s most popular Halloween events for families, weekends Sept. 23 – Oct. 29, 2017, included with park admission (from $74.99). Watch our silly and spooky live shows, enjoy fun Halloween activities and trick or treat for ...More →

SeaWorld San Diego

Multiple dates from Sep 23 - Oct 29, 2017

$74.99 - $124.99 | Get tickets to SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular Weekends

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Coronado Art Walk

Discover exciting new artists, as well as past Art Walk favorites, working in diverse media from ceramics to textiles, photography to jewelry, mixed media to paint and beyond. Enjoy interactive art activities designed for kids and adults, and music. More →

Coronado Ferry Landing

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Free

Halloween

Holidays

Pumpkin Trains

Begin your adventure at the 100 year old haunted Campo Train Depot, then embark on a 45 minute train ride through San Diego's back country. At the end of the ride you will be delivered to our indoor Display Building ...More →

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Living-History & Train-Operation Center

Multiple dates from Oct 7 - Oct 29, 2017

$14 - $18

OktoBIERfest

Grand Biergarten will hold OktoBIERfest from Thursday, October 19 - Sunday, October 22. Guests can enjoy free admission to the event where they can sip on craft brews by Ballast Point Brewery and dine on traditional biergarten cuisine including brats, ...More →

Grand Biergarten, Manchester Grand Hyatt

Multiple dates from Oct 19 - Oct 22, 2017

Free

Be Like A Bigfoot & Leave No Trace

Al Bates, a Leave No Trace Trainer, will educate young adults on outdoor ethics, their importance, and how to responsibly enjoy nature and cultural resources through interactive exercise. The free class, offered by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, will ...More →

Birdwing Open Air Classroom

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Free | Get tickets to Be Like A Bigfoot & Leave No Trace

Join In Woodstock’s Fundraiser For The Fires

Join in Woodstock’s Fundraiser for the Fires What better way to support a worthy cause than by eating tasty food? Woodstock’s Pizza is serving up pizza with a conscience on Sunday, October 22. In partnership with the California Restaurant Association, ...More →

Woodstock's Pizza locations

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Bow Wow Brunch Cruise

The Ninth Annual Bow Wow Brunch Cruise is offered to help raise money and awareness about orphaned pets at Helen Woodward Animal Center. Special guest, Chopper the Biker Dog, will be making an appearance for photo opportunities! More →

Hornblower Cruises and Events

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

$90.95

Halloween

The Harvest Motel Escape Room

The Harvest Motel is a Horror Themed Escape Room. Guests will be split between 4 rooms upon Check-In. After entering a dream state, you must work to unlock your respective rooms and come together to escape within 60 minutes before ...More →

3rd Day Escape

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

$25 - $30 | Get tickets to The Harvest Motel Escape Room

Safety Fair And Hurricane Victim Benefit Concert

The Rancho Bernardo Community Council is gearing up for our Seventh Annual Safety Fair which will be taking place Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Webb Park. This event will be in conjunction with a day long commemoration of the October ...More →

Webb Park

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 11 a.m.

Free

Armenian October Fest 2017

Be Armenian for the day and enjoy authentic food, music, live entertainment, dance performances, sanctuary tours, children's activities and more at the 37th Annual San Diego Armenian Festival. The Ladies Society of St. John Garabed Armenian Church invites you to ...More →

St. John Garabed Armenian Church

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at noon
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at noon

Free - $3 | Get tickets to Armenian October Fest 2017

Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay

Come to the Carnitas Snack Shack at the San Diego Embarcadero for an afternoon of food and tunes featuring blues duo Robin Henkel and Whitney Shay. The Carnitas Snack Shack, located at San Diego's beautiful Embarcadero, specializes in pork sandwiches, ...More →

Carnitas Snack Shack - Embarcadero

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at noon

Free

Laughing Pony Rescue Carnival 2017

On Oct. 22 from noon - 4 p.m., Laughing Pony Rescue (LPR) will be celebrating with the community with free carnival entry, pony rides, arts and crafts, ranch tours, prizes, free carnival games, caricatures, photos with the mini's and other ...More →

Laughing Pony Rescue

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at noon

Free | Get tickets to Laughing Pony Rescue Carnival 2017

Stone Craft Beer & Cheese - The Ultimate Pairing Festival

We have tracked down some of the best artisanal cheeses the country has to offer and, of course, have handpicked the best beers to sip on while enjoying them. Your $55 ticket includes: - Fifteen 3oz Craft Beer Pours - ...More →

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at noon

$25 - $55 | Get tickets to Stone Craft Beer & Cheese - The Ultimate Pairing Festival

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GI Film Festival Presents 'Remembering The Vietnam War'

This collection of films focuses on the Vietnam War. Films include highlights from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's “The Vietnam War” and “Distinguished Wings Over Vietnam.” More →

AMC Mission Valley 20

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 12:30 p.m.

$8 - $10 | Get tickets to GI Film Festival Presents 'Remembering The Vietnam War'

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Photography Expanded: Distinct Approaches

This group exhibition surveys photography and includes several different takes on the medium. Works by Richard Slechta, a composer of chromogenic photograms that use light as a vehicle for expression, and Sol Hill who skillfully distorts his images to discover ...More →

California Center for the Arts: Escondido

Ongoing now until November 12, 2017

$5 - $8 | Get tickets to Photography Expanded: Distinct Approaches

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Film Geeks Presents The Films of John Carpenter

Film Geeks San Diego presents this yearlong film festival that honors the work of John Carpenter. Jan. 22: "Dark Star" Feb. 26: "Assault on Precinct 13" March 12: "Halloween" April 23: "The Fog" May 28: "The Thing" June 25: "Christine" ...More →

Digital Gym Cinema

Multiple dates from Jan 22 - Dec 10, 2017

$7.50 - $11

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'Kiss Of The Spider Woman'

"Kiss Of The Spider Woman" Directed and Choreographed by Award Winner Ray Limon "Kiss of the Spider Woman" revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies. Cell mates in a Latin ...More →

Welk Resort Theatre

Multiple dates from Sep 1 - Oct 22, 2017

$52 - $72 | Get tickets to 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman'

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Disney's 'The Lion King'

The African savannah comes to life at JCompany, as Simba, Rafiki, and an unforgettable cast of characters journey from Pride Rock to the jungle... and back again. This inspiring coming-of-age tale is filled with all the songs you know and love. More →

Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center: Garfield Theater

Multiple dates from Oct 21 - Nov 5, 2017

$15 | Get tickets to Disney's 'The Lion King'

Wine & Canvas: Colorful Elephant

Come paint and have fun with Wine and Canvas San Diego. No experience necessary. Follow a local artist step-by-step as you recreate the featured painting. Be amazed at what you can do and take home your masterpiece. Just $35 per ...More →

Hard Rock Cafe

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1 p.m.

$35 | Get tickets to Wine & Canvas: Colorful Elephant

2017 USA Badminton National Adult Championships

Tournament to determine the USA National Champion. Men and Women Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Smash Badminton's very own, Coach Pandu and Coach Ali will also participate in this national event. We hope you can join us on this eventful ...More →

Smash Badminton San Diego

Multiple dates from Oct 20 - Oct 22, 2017

Free | Get tickets to 2017 USA Badminton National Adult Championships

Bicentennial Celebration Birth Of Baha'u'llah

Bahá’ís to Celebrate 200th Birthday of Bahá’u’lláh East County Bahá’ís will celebrate the 200th birthday of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of their faith on Sunday, October 22, at the Ronald Reagan Community Center in El Cajon. They are inviting friends, neighbors, ...More →

Ronald Reagan Community Center

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1 p.m.

Free

Halloween

Puptober Fundraiser

Games, face painting, bake sales, relay races, an abundance of doggie costume contests, opportunity drawings, a class to learn tips on training your dog and more in Balboa Park on October 22, 2017! There are eight doggie costume contests, and ...More →

Outside Location

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1 p.m.

$10 - $20 | Get tickets to Puptober Fundraiser

Extreme Sailing Series™ Spectator Cruise Or Lunch Cruise

The Extreme Sailing Series is coming to San Diego Bay. Avoid the crowds onshore! Watch, photograph or videotape the races from the deck of a Hornblower yacht with a Spectator Cruise or a Lunch Cruise on Oct. 21 or 22, ...More →

Hornblower Cruises & Events

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

$30 - $55 | Get tickets to Extreme Sailing Series™ Spectator Cruise Or Lunch Cruise

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'Ironbound' At Moxie Theatre

Moxie Theatre presents "Ironbound," a play by Martyna Mayok and directed by Jennifer Eve Thorn. At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant and factory worker, is done talking about feelings; it’s time to ...More →

Moxie Theatre

Ongoing now until October 22, 2017

$20 - $40 | Get tickets to 'Ironbound' At Moxie Theatre

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'Father Comes Home From The Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3' - Extended

Intrepid Theatre Company stages the San Diego premiere of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks. "Father Comes Home From the Wars" is set against the backdrop of the Civil War and mixes music, contemporary humor and an epic journey ...More →

Horton Grand Theatre

Ongoing now until November 5, 2017

$33 - $58 | Get tickets to 'Father Comes Home From The Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3' - Extended

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Lamb's Players Theatre Presents 'Smoke On The Mountain'

Lamb's Players Theatre brings back "Smoke on the Mountain," a joyous bluegrass gospel celebration. This popular show by Connie Ray follows the Sanders Family Singers at the end of The Great Depression. On the road, their bus has turned over, ...More →

Lamb's Players Theatre

Ongoing now until November 19, 2017

$24 - $74 | Get tickets to Lamb's Players Theatre Presents 'Smoke On The Mountain'

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'Same Time, Next Year' At Oceanside Theatre

Oceanside Theatre Company presents "Same Time, Next Year," a play by Bernard Slade. One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, the story of "Same Time, Next Year" follows a love affair between Doris and George, married to ...More →

Sunshine Brooks Theatre

Ongoing now until October 22, 2017

$15 - $25 | Get tickets to 'Same Time, Next Year' At Oceanside Theatre

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'The Legend Of Georgia McBride' At Cygnet

Cygnet Theatre presents the San Diego premiere of "The Legend of Georgia McBride," a music-filled comedy by Matthew Lopez. He's young, he's broke, he's just found out his wife is going to have a baby, and now Casey has lost ...More →

Cygnet Theatre

Ongoing now until November 12, 2017

$38 - $59 | Get tickets to 'The Legend Of Georgia McBride' At Cygnet

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San Diego Opera Presents 'The Pirates Of Penzance'

San Diego Opera opens its 2017/2018 season with "The Pirates of Penzance." Young pirate-in-training Frederic can’t wait for his 21st birthday, the day his erroneous pirate apprenticeship ends ... or does it? Born in a leap year, Frederic discovers he ...More →

San Diego Civic Theatre

Ongoing now until October 22, 2017

$38 - $233 | Get tickets to San Diego Opera Presents 'The Pirates Of Penzance'

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'Princess Diana, The Musical' San Diego Premiere

Patio Playhouse presents a limited engagement of "Princess Diana, the Musical," show that reflects on the life and death of the princess. This original musical by Karen Sokolof Javitch and Elaine Jabenis focuses on Diana's courtship and marriage to Prince ...More →

Patio Playhouse Community & Youth Theater

Ongoing now until October 29, 2017

$15 - $20 | Get tickets to 'Princess Diana, The Musical' San Diego Premiere

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ArtPower Series: Trisha Brown Dance Company

ArtPower is proud to present a unique iteration of "In Plain Site," a site-specific work created for the UC San Diego campus by Trisha Brown Dance Company (TBDC). Trisha Brown Dance Company has presented the work of its legendary artistic ...More →

La Jolla Projects by Richard Fleischner, Stuart Collection

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

$9 - $35 | Get tickets to ArtPower Series: Trisha Brown Dance Company

Halloween

Terror At The Tenth

"Evil Dead - The Musical", live on stage! Hysterical Horror! "Evil Dead - The Musical" takes all the elements of the cult classic films, "The Evil Dead", "Evil Dead 2", and "Army of Darkness" and combines them for one of ...More →

Tenth Avenue Arts Center

Multiple dates from Oct 20 - Oct 29, 2017

$22 - $25 | Get tickets to Terror At The Tenth

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The Old Globe's 'Benny & Joon'

The Old Globe stages the world premiere musical "Benny & Joon," based on the offbeat 1990s romantic comedy. The musical features Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham as Sam; Hannah Elless and Joon; and Andrew Samonsky as Benny. More →

Old Globe Theatre

Multiple dates from Sep 19 - Oct 22, 2017

$36 - $105 | Get tickets to The Old Globe's 'Benny & Joon'

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'The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey'

The Old Globe presents "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey," a solo show written and performed by James Lecesne. Chuck DeSantis is a brash New Jersey detective eager for a case that gets him out from behind his desk. On ...More →

Old Globe Theatre

Multiple dates from Sep 30 - Oct 29, 2017

$30 - $86 | Get tickets to 'The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey'

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John Steinbeck’s 'Of Mice And Men'

Eighty years later, the story of these two iconic figures Lenny and George continues to be part of our country’s collective imagination – a tale of friendship in a world of solitude that is sustained by illusory dreams. Directed by Richard Baird. More →

North Coast Repertory Theatre

Multiple dates from Oct 18 - Nov 12, 2017

$45 - $56 | Get tickets to John Steinbeck’s 'Of Mice And Men'

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Fern Street Circus At Teralta Park

Fern Street Circus presents its brand new bilingual show, "Marooned in Paradise" at Teralta Park for Fern Street Circus Annual Neighborhood Tour Parks in City Heights. A lovely late afternoon, all ages circus free of charge. This is a professional ...More →

Teralta Park

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Free

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Rising From The Ashes

How do we move forward, pick ourselves up, recreate ourselves after a life-changing event? Like the beautiful phoenix that rises from the ashes, we too can emerge from rubble and breathe new life into our souls. Be it the loss ...More →

Embodiment Arts

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 p.m.

$45 | Get tickets to Rising From The Ashes

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City College Presents 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

One of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies bounces to life at San Diego City College. Witness the truest acts of love set against the backdrop of the 1950s where traditional pomp and circumstance clash with the finger-snapping beatnik fairy world of illusion ...More →

San Diego City College - Saville Theatre

Multiple dates from Oct 20 - Oct 29, 2017

$10 - $15 | Get tickets to City College Presents 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Chills And Thrills

The North Coast Symphony Orchestra directed by Daniel Swem will perform “Chills and Thrills” on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at Seacoast Community Church. Among other eerie selections, the concert will include: Berlioz’ “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” ...More →

Seacoast Community Church

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.

$8 - $25

'Zumbi Capoeira Freedom Fighter' Book Launch

Jah Jah Books invites you to celebrate the launch of its new book "Zumbi Capoeira Freedom Fighter." We will host an amazing sensory event complete with sights, sound and taste of Brazil and Africa. There will be live dancing and ...More →

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.

Free

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Sibelius Inspiration Tour

Finnish cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian present a show that honors composer Jean Sibelius. Through live performance of Sibelius’ music accompanied by video footage, Sibelius Inspiration evokes the Finnish natural world that inspired Finland’s legendary composer. Makkonen and ...More →

San Diego Central Public Library

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.

Free

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'Bench Warmers' And 'Business As Usual'

Community Actors Theatre Proudly Presents... Two One-Act Comedy Plays running back to back as one show, all for one price. ~ Running Oct. 6 - 22 “Bench Warmers”, New to the NFL, these two football players quickly learn how to ...More →

Community Actors Theatre

Ongoing now until October 22, 2017

$10 | Get tickets to 'Bench Warmers' And 'Business As Usual'

Party ARTy For Artreach 2017

Art. Food. Fun. Celebrating 10 Years of Connecting Students to Artists and Art Making! Party ARTy for ArtReach promises an amazing afternoon celebrating 10 years of providing access to free or very low-cost fine art instruction to K-6 students in ...More →

Private Residence

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3 p.m.

$130 - $150 | Get tickets to Party ARTy For Artreach 2017

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'Bat Boy: The Musical' At OB Playhouse

OB Playhouse and Theatre Company presents "Bat Boy: The Musical," a show inspired by tabloid headlines. In 1992, The Weekly World News claimed that a half-man and half-bat was discovered in a cave, escaped and was being pursued by government ...More →

Ocean Beach Playhouse

Multiple dates from Sep 22 - Oct 29, 2017

$33 - $43 | Get tickets to 'Bat Boy: The Musical' At OB Playhouse

Light Of Unity Festival - Balboa Park

Baha’is of San Diego mark the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith with a World Wide Light of Unity Festival Oct. 20-22, 2017. Activities in San Diego include an Open House with the offering ...More →

San Diego Air & Space Museum

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3 p.m.

Free | Get tickets to Light Of Unity Festival - Balboa Park

Big Band Sundays

Come 'cut a rug' to the swinging sounds of the Downbeat Big Band! Don't know how to dance? No problem. Swing Dancing San Diego has you covered with a dance lesson that will get you out on the floor after ...More →

Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center

Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3 p.m.

$10

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GI Film Festival Presents 'The 2 Sides Project'

About The Film Follow the unforgettable journey of six U.S. sons and daughters as they discover a country and a people with whom they share a common history. In December 2015, American and Vietnamese sons and daughters—who had all lost ...More →

AMC Mission Valley 20

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:15 p.m.

$8 - $10 | Get tickets to GI Film Festival Presents 'The 2 Sides Project'

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GI Film Festival Presents 'Tour The Festival'

This collection of short films gives you a sense of the depth and breadth of what the festival offers. This block includes “The Colonel,” “Charlie and Sam,” and “Gary Sinise: Always Do A Little More.” "The Colonel": Directed by Tim ...More →

AMC Mission Valley 20

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.

$8 - $10 | Get tickets to GI Film Festival Presents 'Tour The Festival'

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Simply Three

The electrifying trio of Glen McDaniel, Nick Villalobos, and Zack Clark, together known as Simply Three, has been captivating audiences worldwide with high-octane performances since 2010. Simply Three continues to receive praise for their ability to impress listeners with a ...More →

California Center for the Arts: Escondido

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 4 p.m.

$15 - $40 | Get tickets to Simply Three

Halloween

The Rail's Oktoberfest 2017

The Rail’s Oktoberfest 2017: Grab your lederhosen and get ready to party, because The Rail’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest! Celebrate like the Germans do, with giant pretzels and liters of frosty beer in hand. Join The Rail in commemorating this worldwide ...More →

The Rail

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 4 p.m.

$20 | Get tickets to The Rail's Oktoberfest 2017

Craig McIlwain, Organ Concert

Craig McIlwain, organist at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, will be in concert on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. on the 21 rank Reuter pipe organ. The console has been completely renovated by Blackinton & Associates. A reception will ...More →

St. Mark's United Methodist Church

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.

Free | Get tickets to Craig McIlwain, Organ Concert

Halloween

Holidays

Boomont Park

For the fifth consecutive year, Belmont Park transforms into a Halloween themed beachfront amusement park to create a family-friendly fall festival featuring activities for monsters of all ages. Admission and Parking are free! Why celebrate Halloween once when you can ...More →

Belmont Park

Multiple dates from Sep 30 - Oct 31, 2017

Free

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GI Film Festival Presents 'How We Heal'

This pairing of short films shares the unique ways in which veterans heal, grow, and thrive following service. Films in the block include “Places Like This” and “Comedy Boot Camp: The Documentary” "Places Like This": Directed by Nicholas McNaughton A ...More →

AMC Mission Valley 20

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 5:45 p.m.

$8 - $10 | Get tickets to GI Film Festival Presents 'How We Heal'

Jazz Jam With Tony Ortega

Jam with Anthony Ortega every Sunday night starting at 6 p.m. The best jazz show around can be found in Encinitas. More →

Mr. Peabody's Bar Grill & Live Music Venue

Ongoing now until July 29, 2018

Halloween

Terror Escape At Modern Airsoft Indoor Arena

If you are looking for a Halloween activity this year that is not the same old fright fest haunted house- Terror Escape at Modern Airsoft is for you. This Halloween, terrorists have taken Americans hostage and it’s up to you ...More →

Modern Airsoft Indoor Arena

Ongoing now until October 31, 2017

$49.99 | Get tickets to Terror Escape At Modern Airsoft Indoor Arena

Halloween

The Haunted Trail

Located in San Diego’s world famous Balboa Park, The Haunted Trail is a stroll through the park you will never forget. Enter the mile long Trail through the twisted grove of pines and gnarled oaks. Visitors watch your back, you’ll ...More →

Corner of Balboa Drive & Juniper in Balboa Park

Multiple dates from Sep 29 - Oct 31, 2017

$25 - $40 | Get tickets to The Haunted Trail

Halloween

Holidays

The Scream Zone

San Diego County’s largest haunted experience, The Scream Zone is considered among the goriest, scariest, and screaming-est fright fests to be found in the dark corners of southern California. We invite you to be our guests, that is, if you ...More →

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Multiple dates from Sep 29 - Oct 31, 2017

Halloween

Holidays

The Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Hotel, located downtown in the Gaslamp District, is the longest running haunted house in San Diego. It was named by Haunt World Magazine as one of the top 13 haunted houses in America and has been featured in ...More →

The Haunted Hotel

Multiple dates from Sep 22 - Oct 31, 2017

Halloween

Savage House Haunted Attraction - Unhinged

"What happened when a facility for the criminally insane was overtaken by the very residents it was designed to contain? The Early Hills Sanatorium was a facility built in the late 1950’s. Designed to house some of the most dangerous ...More →

Westfield Mission Valley - Target Parking Lot

Multiple dates from Sep 28 - Oct 31, 2017

$5 - $23 | Get tickets to Savage House Haunted Attraction - Unhinged

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'Hand To God' At SD Rep

San Diego Repertory Theatre stages the darkly hilarious "Hand to God," the smash Broadway comedy by Robert Askins. Something devilish is lurking in a church basement puppet show in Cypress, Texas. And his name is Tyrone. He may look like ...More →

Lyceum Theatre

Multiple dates from Oct 19 - Nov 12, 2017

$42 - $68 | Get tickets to 'Hand To God' At SD Rep

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'It Had to Be You' By Michael Madden

A PowPAC Special Event: two nights only! "It Had to Be You," written and directed by local actor and playwright Michael Madden, explores the frustrations and foibles of online dating. Kathleen, Sandra, Roger and Frank — and their brains — ...More →

PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7 p.m.
Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7 p.m.

$12 - $15 | Get tickets to 'It Had to Be You' By Michael Madden

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John Welsh Band – Latin Folk Rock

With a sound that blends high energy Latin, West African, reggae, and folk rock rhythms, the John Welsh Band gets crowds moving. The Canadian band, influenced by Central American and Nigerian cultures, performs in both English and Spanish and has ...More →

New Village Arts Theatre

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7 p.m.

$25 | Get tickets to John Welsh Band – Latin Folk Rock

Halloween

Spooky Science

Jamy Ian Swiss recounts the beginnings of the Spiritualist movement and the scientists who believed we could talk to the dead. Find out about the 19th-century mediums who got the ghosts to walk and talk, how Harry Houdini busted them, ...More →

Joyce Beers Community Center

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Free - $5

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Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull

Enrique Iglesias has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide, released ten studio albums plus two greatest hits compilations, and is a multi-platinum artist in almost every country around the world. He has headlined ten world tours to over 10 ...More →

Valley View Casino Center

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

$39.95 - $159.95 | Get tickets to Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull

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Humphreys Concerts: Carla Morrison

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay welcomes Latin indie-pop singer Carla Morrison. The Latin Grammy winner will perform her popular hits including "Eres Tú," "Déjenme Llorar," "Azúcar Morena" and many more. To order tickets by phone call (800) 745-3000. .embed-container { ...More →

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

$45 - $115 | Get tickets to Humphreys Concerts: Carla Morrison

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Beats Antique W/ ASADI

Electronic/World fusion dance trio Beats Antique brings you their new album and multi-media touring show A Thousand Faces, a journey beyond the sonic realm that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera. The album is an epic two-volume adventure that follows ...More →

Belly Up Tavern

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 8 p.m.

$30 - $53 | Get tickets to Beats Antique W/ ASADI

Brazilian Music At Cafe Sevilla

Paratodos plays Brazilian samba, bossa nova, jazz MPB, forro, and more! Come every Sunday night for great food, sangria, music, and dancing all night long. No cover, all ages. $7 Brazilian caipirinha cocktails and free feijoada (Brazilian national stew) at ...More →

Cafe Sevilla

Ongoing now until December 1, 2017

Free

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Without Walls Festival 2017

Without Walls (WoW) Festival is a weekend of new and experimental theater put on by the La Jolla Playhouse. It's designed to break barriers by moving beyond the boundaries of a traditional four-walled space, and the physical confines of the ...More →

Throughout Downtown and Logan Heights

Multiple dates from Oct 19 - Oct 22, 2017

Free - $35 | Get tickets to Without Walls Festival 2017

'Centuries Of Opulence: Jewels Of India' Exhibit

A unique exhibit at GIA in Carlsbad, CA Oct. 13, 2017 – Mar. 1, 2018 “Centuries of Opulence: Jewels of India” features 50 remarkable gemstone jewelry pieces on loan from a private collection that have rarely been seen in public. ...More →

Gemological Institute of America

Ongoing now until March 1, 2018