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Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour

Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
City Cruises
Use promo code KIDSFREE2024 at checkout.
Kids Free San Diego

Make Memories on Mission Bay: Kids Eat Free in October

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Bahia Resort Hotel
Del Mar Pumpkin Station

Del Mar Pumpkin Station 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 26, 2025
Del Mar Pumpkin Station
Free
Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch, Liberty Station

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Goff Family Pumpkin Patch
Free
Pumpkin Patch at Bates Nut Farm

Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Bates Nut Farm
Free
Bonita Pumpkin Farm

Bonita Pumpkin Farm 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Bonita Pumpkin Farm
Free
Mission Valley Pumpkin Station

Mission Valley Pumpkin Station 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1 PM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Mission Valley Pumpkin Station (new location)
Free
Exterior photo of Whaley House San Diego

Whaley House Evening Guided Tour

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 5 PM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Whaley House
$18.05+
The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2025

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2025
The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park
Timed General Admission Starting at $34.99

Fiesta de Reyes Dia de los Muertos - La Experiencia

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11 AM
Ongoing until November 2, 2025
Fiesta de Reyes
Free

Free Pumpkin Experience

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
City Farmers Nursery
Free
Promotional photo for Muertos Candlelight Procession, courtesy of the Sherman Heights Community Center.

Sherman Heights Día de Los Muertos

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ongoing until November 2, 2025
Sherman Heights Community Center
Free
Wicked Spooky Tea

Wicked Spooky Tea

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 12 PM
Ongoing until October 26, 2025
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
$125 per adult and $65 per child exclusive of tax and gratuity.
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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Ongoing until October 26, 2025
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
California Spiny Lobster with hand-selected local or international wines

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

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 12 PM
Ongoing until December 9, 2025
Multiple locations
San Diego International Film Festival 2025

San Diego International Film Festival 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12 AM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
Various locations in San Diego County
"Poe and More Poe"

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

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2025
Villa Montezuma Museum
$30
Pinback

Pinback

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
$47.50 + fees
'HauntFest' 2025: El Cajon’s Ultimate Halloween Block Party

'HauntFest' 2025: El Cajon’s Ultimate Halloween Block Party

Friday, October 17, 2025 from 4 PM to 9 PM
Downtown El Cajon
Free
Vistal’s ‘Behind the Catch’ Dinner Series: The Spiny Lobster

Vistal’s ‘Behind the Catch’ Dinner Series: The Spiny Lobster

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Vistal Bar + Restaurant
$95
University Heights Fall Festival

University Heights Fall Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM
Birney Field
Free
Native American Heritage Festival

Live Music, Food & Celebration: First Annual Native American Heritage Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM
Grape Day Park
Free
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper

Judas Priest & Alice Cooper

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
$35+
Borrego Days Desert Festival

Borrego Days Desert Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
Christmas Circle Community Park
Free
Galbani® Bella Vita Fest Celebrates Italian Culture in San Diego’s Little Italy

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11 AM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
Piazza della Famiglia, Little Italy
Free
GiGi's Playhouse San Diego 3rd Annual Golf with a Purpose Charity Tournament

GiGi's Playhouse San Diego 3rd Annual Golf with a Purpose Charity Tournament

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 7 AM to 2 PM
The Links at Lakehouse
$165-$800
Alzheimer’s San Diego’s Walk4ALZ

Alzheimer’s San Diego’s Walk4ALZ

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Presidents Way Lawn
Free
California Native Plant Society's Fall Native Plant Sale

California Native Plant Society's Fall Native Plant Sale

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM
Sikes Adobe Farmstead
Free
Lionel's Legacy HOWL-oween Mutt March

Lionel's Legacy HOWL-oween Mutt March

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM
Lindo Lake County Park
$5-$300
University Heights Fall Festival

University Heights Fall Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM
Birney Field
Free
The Garden Goes Batty

The Garden Goes Batty

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 5 PM to 7:30 PM
Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College
$15-$18
Seeds of Herbalism An Introduction to the Art and Science of Herbalism

Seeds of Herbalism: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Herbalism

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until October 25, 2025
World Beat Center, Peace Garden
$259
Mission Bayfest 2025

Mission Bayfest 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 3 PM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
Mariner's Point Park
Single Day Tickets From $119.05 | 3 Day Tickets From $338.95
Haunted Hayride

Haunted Hayride

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ongoing until October 25, 2025
Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures
$30
'So Unreal'

'So Unreal'

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11 AM
Ongoing until October 22, 2025
Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Grand Avenue Fall Festival, Escondido

Grand Avenue Fall Festival, Escondido

Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 9 AM to 5 PM
West Grand Avenue, Escondido
Free
San Diego Family Fun Fest Halloween

San Diego Family Fun Fest Halloween

Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 10 AM to 1 PM
Salvation Army Kroc Center Corner Zone
Free
James McBride, author of our 2025 One Book, One San Diego adult selection, "Deacon King Kong<i>"</i>

One Book, One San Diego 2025 Author Event Featuring James McBride

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 7:15 PM to 8:45 PM
Belly Up Tavern
Free
O'wineside BAJA Wine Festival

O'wineside BAJA Wine Festival

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 1:30 PM to 4 PM
Valle
$103
Ocean Beach Restaurant Walk 2025: A Taste of OB

Ocean Beach Restaurant Walk 2025: A Taste of OB

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
Ocean Beach
$45
North Park Putt-Oberfest 2025

North Park Putt-Oberfest 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 4 PM to 8 PM
North Park
$35
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents AC/DC's 'Back In Black'

The Black Jacket Symphony Presents AC/DC's 'Back In Black'

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Magnolia
$26 - $82
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
Halloween Happening

Halloween Happening 2025: Candy, Costumes & a Life-Size Candyland

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Spreckels Park
Movies in the Moonlight

Movies in the Moonlight 'Hotel Transylvania'

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 7 PM to 10:30 PM
Escaya Park
Free
Little Fish Comic Savvy: Spooky Edition

Little Fish Comic Savvy: Spooky Edition

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 7 PM to 10 PM
Little Fish Comic Book Studio
Free
Halloween Aglow Returns!

Halloween Aglow

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until October 25, 2025
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Tickets are separate from general admission and go on sale September 26 to the general public, with a member presale from September 22 – 25.
San Diego Zombie Crawl

2025 San Diego Zombie Crawl

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until November 2, 2025
American Junkie
$35-$40
Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' In Concert

Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' In Concert

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ongoing until October 25, 2025
Jacobs Music Center
$47 - $110
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).
Trick-or-Treat Extravaganza for Kids

Trick-or-Treat Extravaganza for Kids

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 5 PM
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
$50 for adults and $30 for children.
Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat at The San Diego Automotive Museum

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 10 AM
San Diego Automotive Museum
Trick-or-Treat on India Street

Trick-or-Treat on India Street 2025

Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Little Italy
Free
10th&nbsp;Annual IB Halloween Market

10th Annual IB Halloween Market

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM
IB Artisan Market
Free
City Heights El Dia de Muertos '25

City Heights El Dia de Muertos '25

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park
Free
Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s BooFront Pet Costume Contest

Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s BooFront Pet Costume Contest

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM
Bayfront Park at Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Free
Encinitas Día de Los Muertos Celebration

Encinitas Día de Los Muertos Celebration

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM
MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus
Free
Spreckels Organ Society Presents 'The Phantom of the Opera in Concert'

Spreckels Organ Society Presents 'The Phantom of the Opera in Concert'

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Free
Oceanside Dia de los Muertos Festival

24th Annual Oceanside Día De Los Muertos Festival

Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Downtown Oceanside
Free
Aziz Ansari: 'Hypothetical Tour'

Aziz Ansari: 'Hypothetical Tour'

Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 7 PM
The Magnolia
From $71
Halloween BOOOO-vie Nights

Halloween BOOOO-vie Nights at Monkeybar

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8 PM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
Monkeybar at Town and Country Resort
A ship flys the American Flag during the San Diego Fleet Week Veterans Day Boat Parade in the San Diego Bay on Nov. 11 2022.

San Diego Fleet Week 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until November 9, 2025
The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier
Free
Halloween in La Mesa Village

Halloween in La Mesa Village

Friday, October 31, 2025 from 4 PM to 6 PM
Downtown La Mesa
Free
Downtown Chula Vista’s 5th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Downtown Chula Vista’s 5th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM
Downtown Chula Vista
Free
Dia de los Detones

Dia de los Detones

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
PETCO Park
From $74
SeaWorld Día de los Muertos

SeaWorld Día de los Muertos

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until November 2, 2025
SeaWorld San Diego
Free with park admission
13th Annual Ramona Art, Wine and Music Festival

13th Annual Ramona Art, Wine & Music Festival

Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM
Begent Ranch
$70 (Includes Tastings), $55 Designated Driver
Fall Back Festival

25th Annual Fall Back Festival

Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM
Gaslamp Quarter
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
Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village

Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4 PM
Little Italy
Free
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
'Hasan Hates Ronny' | 'Ronny Hates Hasan'

'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

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
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