KPBS Events

Kids Free in October 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 8 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Multiple locations

Free

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch

Free

Pumpkin Patch and Activities at the Patch

Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Bates Nut Farm

Free

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch

From $19.60

Pumpkin Patch at Summers Past Farms

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Summers Past Farms

Free

Resident Free Thursday!

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until December 10, 2026

Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

Free

Kids Ride Free this October at The Gondola Company

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 3 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

The Gondola Company

Boo Bash Escondido: San Diego’s New 100,000-Square-Foot Pumpkin Patch

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Mershops North County Mall

$5

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park

Timed General Admission Starting at $34.99

Movies in the Courtyard

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM

Ongoing until October 22, 2026

Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

$10

Glow N Float

Friday, October 9, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 8 PM

Plunge San Diego

Early-bird tickets start at $25

Harvest Fest 2026 at Julian Farm and Orchard

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 15, 2026

Julian Farm and Orchard

From $10

OB2k Oktoberfest Flyer "throwing it back for 20+ years"

OB Oktoberfest 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4 PM

Ongoing until October 10, 2026

OB Pier Parking Lot

GA Tickets Available at the Door: $20 | VIP:$75

HalGLOWeen

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 5 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

San Diego Zoo

Howl-O-Scream San Diego

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

SeaWorld San Diego

From $45.99

Barrio Art Crawl Market and Event Series

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Mercado Del Barrio

Free

Oktoberfest at PB AleHouse

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 6 PM

PB AleHouse

Photo of festival-goers dancing to music

53rd Annual San Diego Serbian Festival 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 11 PM

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church

$5

Premiere of 'Wings Over Water'

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 12 PM

Fleet Science Center

$29.95-$27.95

BlacktoberFest

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 1 PM to 8 PM

S&S Friendly Ranch

General Admission: $45

Julian Autumn Jubilee 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 25, 2026

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

$10-$40

La Jolla Art & Wine Festival

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 11, 2026

Girard Ave

Free

The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Sesame Place San Diego

Included with Admission

Food / Drinks

La Costa Wine Co.'s Annual Grand Tasting Weekend

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 3 PM

Ongoing until October 11, 2026

La Costa Wine Co.

Improv VS Stand Up

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Ongoing until December 26, 2026

Mockingbird Improv

$15 Advanced, $17 Door

Vista Día de Muertos Festival 2026 | Day of the Dead Celebration

Sunday, October 11, 2026 from 11 AM to 5 AM

Ascend Coffee Vista

Busalacchi Restaurants Present The Feast

Sunday, October 11, 2026 from 5 PM to 10 PM

Little Italy

The Sky Tonight: Weekend Edition

Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 13, 2026

Fleet Science Center

Write Out Loud Celebrates 20 Years of Story Telling

Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7 PM

Ongoing until April 12, 2027

Dottie Studio Theater - The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center

Single Tickets: $30

Food / Drinks

Trivia Night at The Crack Shack Pacific Beach

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until December 29, 2026

The Crack Shack - Pacific Beach

Free

Taste of East Village

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 4 PM

Ongoing until October 15, 2026

East Village

Noche de Mole

Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM

Sherman Heights Community Center

$75-$125

'Hotel Transylvania' FREE Spooky Movie Night at Carnitas' Snack Shack

Friday, October 16, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM

Carnitas’ Snack Shack – Embarcadero

Free

PoeFest

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 6 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2026

Villa Montezuma Museum

$35

Scream Diego - San Diego's Halloween and Horror Convention

Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10 AM to 6 PM

DoubleTree by Hilton - Mission Valley

$20-$25. Kids 8 and under are FREE!

Pumpkin Plunge

Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM

Alga Norte Aquatic Center

$15

Lilith Lives: A Tribute to the Women of The ‘90s Celebrating Lilith Fair’s 30th Anniversary

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM

California Center for the Arts: Escondido

60th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Ongoing until October 18, 2026

Christmas Circle Community Park

Free

2026 Galbani Bella Vita Fest Celebrates Italian Culture in San Diego’s Little Italy

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until October 18, 2026

Piazza della Famiglia, Little Italy

Free

San Diego’s Theatre of Magic

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Ongoing until November 21, 2026

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa

General Admission: $79.00. VIP $129.00

Boo! At the Zoo

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 6 PM

Ongoing until October 30, 2026

Wild Wonders

$45 (ages 12+); $25 under 12

One Small Step Experience

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM

KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center

Oceans at Night: Halloween

Thursday, October 22, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

$59.95

Yappy Hours Return to Margaritaville San Diego

Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 4 PM

Ongoing until October 29, 2026

Margaritaville Hotel San Diego

Candlelight® Sets the Mood for Halloween in San Diego With a Haunting Live-Music Program

Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Friday, October 23, 2026 at 8 PM

Ongoing until October 24, 2026

Mt. Helix Park and Amphitheatre

From: $55.00

13th Annual Howl-O-Ween Mutt Run/Walk

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Road Runner Sports

$60 — 5K registration

Yappy Hour at Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 4 PM to 6 PM

Wild Hare Bar Garden

Free

Wildlife Rescue by the Sea

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 8 PM

The Naked Cafe

Free

Art After Dark: Costume Contest and Party

Art After Dark: Costume Contest & Party

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 7 PM to 11 PM

Oceanside Museum of Art

Trick-or-Treat on India Street

Sunday, October 25, 2026 from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Little Italy

Free

Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour at Monkeybar

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 from 4 PM to 7 PM

Monkeybar at Town and Country Resort

Menu items pricing varies

Lila Downs: Día de Muertos

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Balboa Theatre

$70-$112

Spooky Shakespeare

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM

San Diego Museum of Art

Free

Halloween Celebration, The Yokai Masquerade

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM

Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego

$45-$60

Haunted Manor at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 9 PM to 2 AM

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

21st annual San Diego Food + Wine Festival

San Diego Food + Wine Festival Returns Nov. 1–8. 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12 PM

Ongoing until November 8, 2026

Multiple locations

Em Beihold

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 8 PM

Music Box

$39.59-$117.61

San Diego Made Holiday Market

Saturday, November 28, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 29, 2026

NTC Park at Liberty Station

$5

Comedy

Jo Koy Is Coming To San Diego!

Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 8 PM

San Diego Civic Theatre

"Historic Places" Lunch and Learn: Women Who Built San Diego

Historic Places Lunch & Learn: Women Who Built San Diego

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM

KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center

General Admission: $45 — Lunch and the program

Ruby Ibarra and The Balikbayans Live in San Diego

Thursday, May 13, 2027 from 7 PM to 9 PM

Epstein Family Amphitheater

$30-45

Napoleon Dynamite LIVE

Friday, May 14, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Epstein Family Amphitheater

$37-67