KPBS Events

LandShark Bar and Grill at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego

'Yo Ho Ho-liday Tavern' Holiday Pirate Pop-Up at LandShark Bar & Grill

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 31, 2025

Landshark Bar and Grill

Marinelli Bros Circus - A New Experience

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until December 5, 2025

Parkway Plaza

Starting at: $25

'Working Girl'

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until December 14, 2025

Mandell Weiss Theatre

Lightscape Returns to San Diego Botanic Garden

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

San Diego Botanic Garden

From $18-$28

'The Cigarette Surfboard': An Environmental Surf Documentary

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 8 PM

California State University, San Marcos - USU Ballroom

Free

'Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure'

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Fleet Science Center

Free with Museum Admission

San Diego Anime Con 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 3 PM

Ongoing until November 23, 2025

Handlery Hotel

$20 to $130

Camp Christmas Returns for its 5th Season

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Ongoing until November 29, 2025

Pine Valley Camp Christmas

$10 - $15

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until November 22, 2025

San Diego Civic Theatre

$52 - $146

Something Wicked - a family-friendly celebration

Friday, November 21, 2025 from 4 PM to 7 PM

Mission Valley

Free

16th Annual Doggie Street Festival & Pet Adopt-A-Thon

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10 AM to 3 PM

NTC Park at Liberty Station

Free

Pacific Rim Park Picnic

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 11 AM to 3 PM

Shelter Island

Panel: 'Daredevil: Born Again'

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 2 PM to 3 PM

Comic-Con Museum

0-$30

'Rooted in Fire': a Carlsbad City Library Thanksgiving Week Adventure

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 22, 2025

Carlsbad City Library

Free

Breast Cancer Community Convening and Forum

Breast Cancer Community Convening & Forum

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 1 PM

Palomar Medical Center Escondido - 1st Floor Conference Room

Free

Holidays at LEGOLAND®

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

LEGOLAND® California

Films
Music

'Flow in Concert' with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 2 PM

Jacobs Music Center

$57-$73

John Legend: 'Get Lifted '- 20th Anniversary Tour

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

$55.70+

'The Snow Queen'

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 7 PM

San Diego Civic Theatre

From $49.95

Fall Camp: Animal Superheroes

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 9 AM

Ongoing until November 26, 2025

Children's Museum of Discovery

$195 - $225

Holiday Shows at Cygnet Theatre

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until December 28, 2025

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center

Annual Turkey Calling Show

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 from 12 PM to 1 PM

UCSD Geisel Library

Free

Father Joe's Thanksgiving Day 5k

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 5 AM to 11 AM

Balboa Park

Coronado Turkey Trot Presented by Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Coronado Tidelands Park

$0 - $59.30

Oceanside Turkey Trot

Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Downtown Oceanside

$34.99 - $72.99

Thanksgiving Harvest Brunch at The Seabird

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM

The Seabird Ocean Resort and Spa

$125 per adult | $55 per child (ages 6-12) Plus tax and service charge

The US Grant Thanksgiving Buffet

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 11 AM to 2 PM

The US Grant Hotel

$175 per person

Thanksgiving Family Buffet at The Grand

Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 2 PM

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

$85-$195

Thanksgiving Day Feast at A.R. Valentien, The Lodge Torrey Pines

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 12 PM to 6:30 PM

The Lodge at Torrey Pines

$150 Adults | $65 Children (12 and Under)

Thanksgiving Dinner at Amaya

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 12 PM to 8 PM

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

$80 - $180

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Hotel Del Coronado

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 12:30 PM to 7 PM

Hotel del Coronado

$152.36 - $274.25

Thanksgiving Day Premier Dinner Cruise

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM

City Cruises San Diego

Thanksgiving Dinner at Bonne Vie

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 4 PM to 9 PM

The Westgate Hotel San Diego

$46+

Thanksgiving Day Family Cruise

Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 2 PM

Ongoing until November 27, 2025

Bahia Resort Hotel

$20+

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

Meet Santa

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 4 PM

Ongoing until December 4, 2025

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

Free

Glice Skating

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

$20- $40

The North Pole Limited

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until December 21, 2025

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Classic Coach: From $15-$30| Business Class: From $35-$50 | First Class: From $50-$65

Surfin' Santa

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 1 PM to 4 PM

Seaport Village

Julian's Country Christmas Tree Lighting

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 12 PM to 7 PM

Julian Town Square

Free

Thanksgiving Turkey Gobble Trot 5K/10K/13.1 San Diego

Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7 AM

Ingram Plaza at Liberty Station

$32.80 - $52.94

Santa's Arrival Celebration at Mission Valley

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 10 AM to 1 PM

Mission Valley

Free

Music

Shipwrecks Music Fest: Block Party 2025

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 4 PM to 9 PM

Quartyard

From $23.18

Holiday Lights in Downtown El Cajon

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 4 PM to 8 PM

Prescott Promenade

Free

Teddy Ball 2025

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 7 PM to 1 AM

Hyatt Regency: La Jolla

$70+, VIP $200

Latina Authors Book Fair & Showcase

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM

KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center

$45

December Nights on the Bay 2025

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until December 28, 2025

Flagship Cruises & Events

$90-$150

Holiday Wonderland at Petco Park

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 4 PM

Ongoing until December 23, 2025

PETCO Park

Tickets start at $18 for kids and $25 for adults

Punk Rock Saves Christmas

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 4 PM

Ongoing until December 6, 2025

Burning Beard Brewing Company

$28.52

Holiday Lunch Cruise

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 12 PM

Ongoing until December 19, 2025

City Cruises San Diego

From $88

2025 Cider Celebration: A Family Christmas Event

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 6 PM

Ongoing until December 6, 2025

Point Loma Nazarene University, Crill Performance Hall

$10

Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village

Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4 PM

Little Italy

Free

Starlight Parade & Tree Lighting 2025

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM

Third Avenue

Free

'Grinch Movie Madness!'

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2 PM

Sunshine Brooks Theater

$7-$10

'Ugly Seasonal Sweater Soiree'

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2 PM

Ongoing until December 6, 2025

Poway Center for the Performing Arts

$32-$78

San Diego Children’s Choir Presents Festive Holiday Programs

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM

First United Methodist Church

Blue Suede Christmas: A Rockin' Tribute to the King!

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 8 PM to 10 PM

Sunshine Brooks Theatre

$35

'Drama and Pathos': Goosby Plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Jacobs Music Center

$42 - $125

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

Comedy

'Hasan Hates Ronny' | 'Ronny Hates Hasan'

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7 PM

Ongoing until December 13, 2025

Jacobs Music Center

$78 - $271

Coastal Christmas returns to the Del Mar Fairgrounds

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4 PM

Ongoing until December 26, 2025

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Tickets are on sale now at coastalchristmasdelmar.com, starting at $26.98 for adults and $20.61 for kids on select nights

17th Annual Gaslamp Holiday Pet Parade & Pups in the Pub Party

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 11 AM to 4 PM

Gaslamp Quarter

Holiday Lights Tours at Wild Wonders

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Ongoing until December 31, 2025

Wild Wonders

Adults (Ages 12+): $42 each. Children (Ages 5-11) - $22 each

Holiday Lights Cruises

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until December 21, 2025

Flagship Cruises & Events

Holiday Lights Spectator Cruise: $65 | Holiday Parade of Lights Dinner Cruise: From $119.50 + 32% Fees

Nature Collective Holds Volunteer Restoration Event

Saturday, December 20, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM

San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and Nature Center

Free

Christmas Eve Dinner Cruise

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM

Flagship Cruises & Events

From $109.50 + 32% Fees

NCT's New Year's Eve Spectacular

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 9 PM

National Comedy Theatre

$59