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San Diego Restaurant Week

San Diego Restaurant Week 2025

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
San Diego, CA
Free
"Surf Art: Exploring California’s Coastal Culture" exhibition

'Surf Art: Exploring California’s Coastal Culture'

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until February 1, 2026
California Surf Museum
Adults: $7. Seniors (62+). Military, Students: $5. Kids 11 and under: Free. CSM Members: Free
Pumpkin Patch at Bates Nut Farm

Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch 2025

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Bates Nut Farm
Free
Big Table | Eats Around the World at Sea

Big Table | Eats Around the World at Sea

Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM
City Cruises San Diego | Admiral Hornblower
$175
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
Super Girl Surf Festival

Super Girl Surf Festival

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
Oceanside Pier
Free
Taste of Art | Art and Music

Taste of Art | Art and Music

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Oceanside Museum of Art
$50 - $65
Whiskey and Wine Party

Whiskey & Wine Party

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
$95
'Música en la Plaza': Los Montaño

Música en la Plaza: Los Montaño

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 7 PM to 10 PM
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Free
ARTS After Dark- Piñata Icons

ARTS After Dark- Piñata Icons

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
A Reason To Survive (ARTS)
$30
Jon Batiste: 'The Big Money Tour'

Jon Batiste: 'The Big Money Tour'

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
From $63.35

Season Launch Party

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
ICA Central
$15 or pay what you can
Mestizaje: Interwoven Identities between Mexico, Philippines and Spain

Mestizaje: Interwoven Identities between Mexico, Philippines and Spain

Friday, September 19, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM
California State University, San Marcos - USU Ballroom
0-10
'RE-VAMP': Nonfiction Storytelling Showcase

'RE-VAMP': Nonfiction Storytelling Showcase

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center
$15 online & at the door (not including $3 transaction fee)
Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales

Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales at Olivewood Gardens

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
$55-$75

San Diego Master Gardener Association Plant and Garden Art Sale

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM
Balboa Park, Room 101 and Patio A & B
Free
Classic Albums Live performs Prince: Purple Rain

Classic Albums Live performs Prince: 'Purple Rain'

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 10 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$58-$120
Friends of Malcolm X Library Presents: Annual Gift Day 2025 Fundraiser

Friends of Malcolm X Library Presents: Annual Gift Day 2025 Fundraiser

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 7 PM
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
$0 to $40
Table of Contents: A Community Collectors' Showcase

Table of Contents: A Community Collectors' Showcase

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM
San Diego Central Public Library
Free
29th Annual Taste of Gaslamp

29th Annual Taste of Gaslamp

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1 PM to 4 PM
Gaslamp Quarter
$55-$90
9th Annual East Village Oktoberfest

9th Annual East Village Oktoberfest

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM
Quartyard
$20-$25
Carlsbad Oktoberfest 2025

Carlsbad Oktoberfest 2025

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 8 PM
Carlsbad Strawberry Company
$10 Entrance to Strawberry Fields
Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales

Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales at Olivewood Gardens

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
$55-$75
Fiesta Del Rio

Fiesta Del Rio

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Grant Park
$200
Super Girl Surf Pro and Music Festival

Super Girl Surf Pro and Music Festival

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
Oceanside Pier
Free
31st Pacific Islander Festival

31st Pacific Islander Festival

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
Ski Beach
Free
Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch, Liberty Station

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Goff Family Pumpkin Patch
Free
The 43rd Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair

The 43rd Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
Adams Avenue, between 32nd and 36th Street
Free
Into the Whoniverse Panel Series

Into the Whoniverse Panel Series

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1 PM to 3 PM
Comic-Con Museum
$0-$30
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.
41st Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

41st Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM
Multiple locations
Free
Bunnyfest

San Diego Bunnyfest 2025

Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
NTC Park at Liberty Station
American Truck Historical Society Truck Show

American Truck Historical Society Truck Show

Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 8 AM to 12:30 PM
Bates Nut Farm
Registration is $20 • Pre-Registration (before August 30th) is $15
Alejandro Fernandez at Viejas Arena

Alejandro Fernandez at Viejas Arena

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 8 PM
Viejas Arena
$71
From Hardship to Pathfinder: Emmy-Nominated Journalist Elsa E. Sevilla Spotlights Book for Hispanic Heritage Month

From Hardship to Pathfinder: Emmy-Nominated Journalist Elsa E. Sevilla Spotlights Book for Hispanic Heritage Month

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6 PM
Hotel del Coronado
Fun Animal Friday: Owls

Fun Animal Friday: Owls

Friday, September 26, 2025 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Children's Museum of Discovery
Free with Museum admission
IEL Presents: The Science of Animation

The Science of Animation

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
Fleet Science Center
MCAS Miramar Air Show

MCAS Miramar Air Show

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
MCAS Miramar
$20.91 - $362.82

Oktoberfest in El Cajon

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
German American Societies of San Diego
0-$15
Celebrating Farm Life, Farm Education and Youth Day

Celebrating Farm Life, Farm Education and Youth Day

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Bates Nut Farm
Free
16th Annual San Diego Spirits Festival

16th Annual San Diego Spirits Festival

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2 PM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$75 - $85

Oktoberfest in El Cajon

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
German American Societies of San Diego
0-$15
The Family Stone

The Family Stone

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
$30 - $102
Encinitas Oktoberfest and Artisan Faire 2025

Encinitas Oktoberfest & Artisan Faire 2025 Back and Better Than Ever

Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 11 AM to 7 PM
Mountain Vista Drive
Free
Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Otay Ranch Town Center

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 4 PM to 7 PM
Otay Ranch Town Center
Free
Kids Free San Diego

Make Memories on Mission Bay: Kids Eat Free in October

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Bahia Resort Hotel
Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour

Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
City Cruises
Use promo code KIDSFREE2024 at checkout.
La Mesa Oktoberfest

La Mesa Oktoberfest 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
La Mesa Village
Free
Elinor Wonders Why

KPBS Kids Event: Elinor Wonders Why

Friday, October 3, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM
Children's Museum of Discovery
Dackeldorf Dachshund Village

Dackeldorf Dachshund Village at La Mesa Oktoberfest

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
La Mesa Village
'A Step Beyond Art Show': An Official World Space Week Event

'A Step Beyond Art Show': An Official World Space Week Event

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until October 9, 2025
Walter Redondo Fine Art Collection - WRFAC
Free
Free Comedy Nights in Del Mar Village

Free Comedy Nights in Del Mar Village

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 8 PM
Jim Watkins Amphitheater
Free
Politifest 2025 - Solutions Showdown

Politifest 2025 - Solutions Showdown

Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 8 AM to 5 PM
University of San Diego Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
The Pumpkin Express Returns to Celebrate Halloween at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

The Pumpkin Express Returns to Celebrate Halloween at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Ongoing until October 26, 2025
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
San Diego Coffee Festival

San Diego Coffee Festival 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 12, 2025
Broadway Pier
USS Midway Museum

A Day of Honor & Celebration Aboard the USS Midway

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10 AM
USS Midway Museum
The Day Of The Dog

The Day Of The Dog

Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM
4933 Voltaire St
Free
"MY OMAHA" film poster

'MY OMAHA' Film Screening

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 3 PM
UltraStar Mission Valley Cinema
California Spiny Lobster with hand-selected local or international wines

Bluewater Grills: Pacific Swordfish and California Lobster Seafood / Wine Pairings

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 12 PM
Ongoing until December 9, 2025
Multiple locations
San Diego International Film Festival 2025

San Diego International Film Festival 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 12 AM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
Various locations in San Diego County
'Poe and More Poe' - Presented by Write Out Loud

'Poe & More Poe' - Presented by Write Out Loud

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2025
Villa Montezuma Museum
$30
University Heights Fall Festival

University Heights Fall Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM
Birney Field
Free
Haunted Hangar Halloween Bash - The Goonies Edition

USS Midway Museum: Haunted Hangar Halloween Bash - The Goonies Edition

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM
USS Midway Museum
General Admission: $20. Midway Circle Level Members: $16 (20% OFF GA). 10 tickets limit per transaction
Outdoor Education Elevated – Family Fundraiser

Outdoor Education Elevated – Family Fundraiser

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 3 PM
Mountain Meadow Preserve/Conservancy
Available on Eventbrite ($20 adults / $15 kids under 12).
Halloween in La Mesa Village

Halloween in La Mesa Village

Friday, October 31, 2025 from 4 PM to 6 PM
Downtown La Mesa
Free
Jingle Jets

USS Midway Museum: Jingle Jets 2025

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ongoing until December 30, 2025
USS Midway Museum
General AdmissionAdults: $30 | Youth (4-12): $20 | Children 3 & under: Free. Museum Circle Level MembersAdults: $20 | Youth: $18
A Night with the Bachelors (Chris Harrison, Ben Higgins (pictured), Wells Adams)

A Night with the Bachelors: Chris Harrison, Ben Higgins, Wells Adams

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
City Cruises San Diego
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