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La Mesa Oktoberfest Celebrates Monumental 50th Year

Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 1, 2023
La Mesa Blvd
Free
  • Holidays
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Outdoors

7th Annual East Village Oktoberfest

Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 1 PM to 7 PM
Quartyard 1301 Market Street San Diego, CA 92101
$10-25
  • Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Photography
  • Festivals
  • Food

Chula Vista Art Fest

Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 12 PM to 9 PM
Chula Vista City Hall
Free
  • Exhibits
  • Food
  • Heritage & Cultural
  • Lectures & Classes

The 2nd Annual Baja Lifestyle and Travel Expo by Baja Bound

Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 12 PM
Crown Point Park
Free
  • Theater
  • Music
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar

'Light My Fire'- The Hit Rock Musical about Jim Morrison and The Doors

Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 8 PM
Ongoing until October 28, 2023
Educational Cultural Complex
$30 - $36
  • Animals
  • Family
  • Outdoors

Julian Autumn Jubilee 2023

Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 28, 2023
Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures
$20-$25
  • Museums
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Exhibits

Kids Free San Diego: October 2023

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 8 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2023
Multiple locations
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Food

Kids Free October Returns

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 7 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2023
Bahia Resort Hotel
  • Family
  • Outdoors
  • Kids

Super Hero Obstacle Race

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 8 AM
Alga Norte Aquatic Center
$25
  • Music
  • Rock
  • Outdoor Concerts

Guns N' Roses

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 6 PM
Snapdragon Stadium
  • Music

P!nk with Brandi Carlile & Grouplove - Summer Carnival Tour

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Snapdragon Stadium
$96+
  • Music
  • Pop
  • Hip-hop
  • Soul / R&B

NE-YO: 'Champagne and Roses' Tour with Robin Thicke and Mario

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
$35.08+
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Music
  • Pop

Chromeo - Funk Yourself Tour

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
$46+
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Singer/Songwriter
  • Pop

Funtastic 2023: Benatar & Giraldo

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from 7:30 PM to 10 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$32-$396
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Music
  • Rock

Ann Wilson of Heart & Tripsitter

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
$55+
  • Food
  • Music
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Heritage & Cultural
  • Festivals

OB Oktoberfest 2023

Friday, October 6, 2023 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 7, 2023
OB Pier Parking Lot
VIP tickets are $49 and include: entrance, a custom one-liter “OB Oktoberfest” mug filled with 2 beers, access to an exclusive VIP bar area, upgraded restrooms, and priority re-entry!
  • Heritage & Cultural
  • Lectures & Classes
  • Festivals

Politifest 2023

Friday, October 6, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Ongoing until October 7, 2023
Multiple locations
Free
  • Festivals
  • Heritage & Cultural
  • Food
  • Music
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Charity

41st Carlsbad Oktoberfest Fall Festival

Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 12 PM to 8 PM
Carlsbad Strawberry Company
$10 Entrance to Strawberry Fields not included in ticket prices. Must be paid at the entrance to the event. Children 5 and under are free. Parking is Complimentary. Cashless Event.
  • Arts
  • Charity
  • Family
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Visual Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Music

15th Annual La Jolla Art and Wine Festival

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 8, 2023
Girard Ave
Free
  • Festivals
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Food
  • Music
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Arts & Crafts

Mira Mesa Street Fair

Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10 AM to 5 PM
Camino Ruiz between Mira Mesa Boulevard and New Salem St.
Free
  • Food
  • Festivals

Taste of North Park 2023

Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 11 AM to 3 PM
North Park
$30+
  • Festivals
  • Outdoors

14th Annual San Diego Spirits Festival

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 3 PM
Ongoing until October 8, 2023
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$80-$200
  • Music
  • Family
  • Food
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Outdoor Concerts

Seaport Village Sunset Concert Series

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Ongoing until October 21, 2023
Seaport Village Lighthouse District
Free
  • Halloween
  • Museums
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Holidays

The Pumpkin Express at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Ongoing until October 29, 2023
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
$7 - $30
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Halloween
  • Music
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar

2023 San Marcos Harvest Fest

Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 9 AM to 5 PM
San Marcos - All Along Via Vera Cruz
Free
  • Music
  • Hip-hop
  • Music Ensemble
  • Pop Culture

98° & All-4-One

Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 7 PM to 10 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$32-$115
  • Films
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  • Family
  • KPBS Events
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  • KPBS Arts Calendar
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OUT OF THE BOONDOCKS Season 2 Community Screening

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM
San Diego Miramar College Library Auditorium (L-105)
Free
  • Films
  • Music
  • Pop
  • Pop Culture
  • KPBS Arts Calendar

Movie Premier Party: Taylor Swift 'The Eras Tour'

Friday, October 13, 2023 from 4 PM to 9 PM
AMC Mission Valley 20
Free
  • Music
  • Folk
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Arts

Nickel Creek Presented by Goldenvoice & Belly Up

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$34 to $84+
  • Kids
  • Family
  • Museums
  • Storytelling
  • Arts & Crafts
  • KPBS Events

KPBS Kids Event: Jet Propulsion from Ready Jet Go

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 10 AM
San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
Price of KPBS Kids Events is included in Museum admission. For Museum admission pricing, please visit our Admission & Pricing page
  • Festivals
  • Halloween
  • Kids
  • Family
  • Charity
  • Animals
  • Holidays

HowlOWeen Harvest Family Festival

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 29, 2023
Helen Woodward Animal Center
$7.00-$13.75
  • Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Music
  • Exhibits
  • Outdoors

Art Glass Guild Fall Patio Show and Sale

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 15, 2023
Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park
  • Museums
  • Outdoors
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens

Fleet Science Center Hosts Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 8 AM to 11 AM
Fleet Science Center
Free
  • Charity
  • Sports
  • Family

Côta Vera 5K Fun Run at Chula Vista Elite Athlete Center

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 9:15 AM
Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
$25
  • Dance
  • Food
  • Charity

Miracle Babies Boogie 4 Babies

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 6 PM
Belly Up Tavern
$150-$250
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Heritage & Cultural
  • Music
  • Dance Performances
  • Lectures & Classes

50th Annual San Diego Serbian Festival

Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 12 PM to 11 PM
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
$5. Children 12 and under are free.
  • Charity
  • Museums
  • Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Books

The Magical Treehouse Gala 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 6 PM to 11 PM
The New Children's Museum
GENERAL – $200. VIP – $400. TROUPE – $1,500. VIP TROUPE – $3,500. HONORARY – $1,500
  • Arts
  • Exhibits
  • Poetry
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Visual Arts

'Save the Ocean' is the Third Annual Art and Poetry Exhibition

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 4 PM
Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery
Free
  • Charity
  • Outdoors

The Elizabeth Hospice Hosts Heart & Soul

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6 PM
Williams’ Farm in Walnut Grove Park
$175
  • Lectures & Classes
  • Arts
  • Theater
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Editor's Picks

An Evening with Peter Sagal: Host of 'Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!'

Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 7 PM to 9 PM
Balboa Theatre
Public on Sale begins Friday, July 21 @10 a.m.
  • Music
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Comedy
  • Indie
  • Reggae
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Arts

Splitrock Festival

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 2 PM
Ongoing until October 22, 2023
Splitrock Farm and Retreat
$48-$588
  • Halloween
  • Holidays
  • Family
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Tours

The Haunted Ghost Town

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 5 PM
Ongoing until October 30, 2023
The Haunted Ghost Town
  • Animals
  • Halloween
  • Family

Boo! At The Zoo 2023

Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Ongoing until October 29, 2023
Wild Wonders
$39 Adults (12+); $20 Children (5-11)
  • Films
  • Outdoor Films
  • Music

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back In Concert

Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7 PM
Ongoing until October 29, 2023
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$52 to $115
  • Pop
  • Music

Jonas Brothers: Five Albums. One Night.

Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7 PM
Viejas Arena
$39+
  • Books
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Storytelling
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar

Historical Romance Retreat

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 1:30 PM to 4 PM
The Westgate Hotel San Diego
Free
  • Arts

OMA Rising 2023 Gala at The Searbird Resort

Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 5 PM
The Seabird Resort
$325 to $350
  • Halloween
  • Music
  • Rock
  • Punk
  • Holidays
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Editor's Picks

Halloween: The Creepy Creeps, The Loons, Scary Pierre, Low Volts

Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 9 PM
The Casbah
General Admission $25.00
  • Holidays
  • Family
  • Halloween
  • Kids

Trick-or-Treat on India Street

Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Piazza della Famiglia, Little Italy
Free
  • Food

Beyond the Cellar 2023

Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 5 PM to 7:30 PM
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
$275 per person
  • Outdoor Concerts
  • Music
  • Punk
  • Indie
  • Hip-hop
  • Rock
  • Halloween

Dia de los Deftones 2023

Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 3 PM to 5 PM
Gallagher Square at Petco Park
  • Music Ensemble
  • Music
  • Classical
  • Arts
  • KPBS Arts Calendar
  • Editor's Picks

Something's Brewing @ Bread & Salt: Music Beneath the Trees

Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Bread & Salt Art Gallery
$25 to $55
  • Festivals
  • Food
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Family
  • Films
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Lectures & Classes

California Seaweed Festival 2023

Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 10 AM
The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier
Free
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