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San Diego Restaurant Week 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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San Diego, CA
Free
'Surf Art: Exploring California’s Coastal Culture'
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until February 1, 2026
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California Surf Museum
Adults: $7. Seniors (62+). Military, Students: $5. Kids 11 and under: Free. CSM Members: Free
Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
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Bates Nut Farm
Free
Daniel Tiger @ the San Diego Railroad Museum
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
kids 12 and under get in for free
Super Girl Surf Festival
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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Oceanside Pier
Free
Taste of Art | Art and Music
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$50 - $65
Whiskey & Wine Party
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
$95
Música en la Plaza: Los Montaño
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 7 PM to 10 PM
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California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Free
ARTS After Dark- Piñata Icons
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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A Reason To Survive (ARTS)
$30
Jon Batiste: 'The Big Money Tour'
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
From $63.35
Season Launch Party
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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ICA Central
$15 or pay what you can
Mestizaje: Interwoven Identities between Mexico, Philippines and Spain
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM
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California State University, San Marcos - USU Ballroom
0-10
'RE-VAMP': Nonfiction Storytelling Showcase
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center
$15 online & at the door (not including $3 transaction fee)
Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales at Olivewood Gardens
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
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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
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Balboa Park, Room 101 and Patio A & B
Free
Classic Albums Live performs Prince: 'Purple Rain'
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 10 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$58-$120
Friends of Malcolm X Library Presents: Annual Gift Day 2025 Fundraiser
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 7 PM
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Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
$0 to $40
Table of Contents: A Community Collectors' Showcase
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM
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San Diego Central Public Library
Free
29th Annual Taste of Gaslamp
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1 PM to 4 PM
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Gaslamp Quarter
$55-$90
9th Annual East Village Oktoberfest
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM
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Quartyard
$20-$25
Carlsbad Oktoberfest 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 8 PM
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Carlsbad Strawberry Company
$10 Entrance to Strawberry Fields
Cooking with Cocineras Tradicionales at Olivewood Gardens
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
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Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
$55-$75
Fiesta Del Rio
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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Grant Park
$200
Super Girl Surf Pro and Music Festival
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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Oceanside Pier
Free
31st Pacific Islander Festival
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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Ski Beach
Free
Goff Family Pumpkin Patch, Liberty Station
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
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Goff Family Pumpkin Patch
Free
The 43rd Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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Adams Avenue, between 32nd and 36th Street
Free
Into the Whoniverse Panel Series
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1 PM to 3 PM
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Comic-Con Museum
$0-$30
The Old Globe 90th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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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
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM
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Multiple locations
Free
San Diego Bunnyfest 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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NTC Park at Liberty Station
American Truck Historical Society Truck Show
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 8 AM to 12:30 PM
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Bates Nut Farm
Registration is $20 • Pre-Registration (before August 30th) is $15
Alejandro Fernandez at Viejas Arena
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 8 PM
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Viejas Arena
$71
From Hardship to Pathfinder: Emmy-Nominated Journalist Elsa E. Sevilla Spotlights Book for Hispanic Heritage Month
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6 PM
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Hotel del Coronado
Fun Animal Friday: Owls
Friday, September 26, 2025 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
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Children's Museum of Discovery
Free with Museum admission
The Science of Animation
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
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Fleet Science Center
MCAS Miramar Air Show
Friday, September 26, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
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MCAS Miramar
$20.91 - $362.82
Oktoberfest in El Cajon
Friday, September 26, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
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German American Societies of San Diego
0-$15
Celebrating Farm Life, Farm Education and Youth Day
Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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Bates Nut Farm
Free
16th Annual San Diego Spirits Festival
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2 PM
Ongoing until September 28, 2025
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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
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German American Societies of San Diego
0-$15
The Family Stone
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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California Center for the Arts: Escondido
$30 - $102
Encinitas Oktoberfest & Artisan Faire 2025 Back and Better Than Ever
Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 11 AM to 7 PM
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Mountain Vista Drive
Free
Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Otay Ranch Town Center
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 4 PM to 7 PM
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Otay Ranch Town Center
Free
Make Memories on Mission Bay: Kids Eat Free in October
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
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Bahia Resort Hotel
Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour
Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2025
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City Cruises
Use promo code KIDSFREE2024 at checkout.
La Mesa Oktoberfest 2025
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
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La Mesa Village
Free
KPBS Kids Event: Elinor Wonders Why
Friday, October 3, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM
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Children's Museum of Discovery
Dackeldorf Dachshund Village at La Mesa Oktoberfest
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
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La Mesa Village
'A Step Beyond Art Show': An Official World Space Week Event
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until October 9, 2025
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Walter Redondo Fine Art Collection - WRFAC
Free
Politifest 2025 - Solutions Showdown
Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 8 AM to 5 PM
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University of San Diego Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
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
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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
San Diego Coffee Festival 2025
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 12, 2025
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Broadway Pier
A Day of Honor & Celebration Aboard the USS Midway
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10 AM
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USS Midway Museum
The Day Of The Dog
Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM
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4933 Voltaire St
Free
'MY OMAHA' Film Screening
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 3 PM
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UltraStar Mission Valley Cinema
Bluewater Grills: Pacific Swordfish and California Lobster Seafood / Wine Pairings
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 12 PM
Ongoing until December 9, 2025
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Multiple locations
San Diego International Film Festival 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 12 AM
Ongoing until October 19, 2025
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Various locations in San Diego County
'Poe & More Poe' - Presented by Write Out Loud
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2025
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Villa Montezuma Museum
$30
University Heights Fall Festival
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM
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Birney Field
Free
USS Midway Museum: Haunted Hangar Halloween Bash - The Goonies Edition
Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM
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USS Midway Museum
General Admission: $20. Midway Circle Level Members: $16 (20% OFF GA). 10 tickets limit per transaction
Outdoor Education Elevated – Family Fundraiser
Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 3 PM
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Mountain Meadow Preserve/Conservancy
Available on Eventbrite ($20 adults / $15 kids under 12).
Halloween in La Mesa Village
Friday, October 31, 2025 from 4 PM to 6 PM
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Downtown La Mesa
Free
Downtown Chula Vista’s 5th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM
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Downtown Chula Vista
Free
Dia de los Detones
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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PETCO Park
From $74
SeaWorld Día de los Muertos
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until November 2, 2025
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SeaWorld San Diego
Free with park admission
13th Annual Ramona Art, Wine & Music Festival
Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM
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Begent Ranch
$70 (Includes Tastings), $55 Designated Driver
USS Midway Museum: Jingle Jets 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ongoing until December 30, 2025
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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, Wells Adams
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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City Cruises San Diego
KPBS Events | KPBS Public Media
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'Manifest P*ssy'
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7 PMOngoing until October 12, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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Diversionary Theatre$11-$72 -
'Thorn & Petal'
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PMOngoing until September 21, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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Trinity Theater Company$35 -
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PMOngoing until September 21, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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New Village Arts$35 - $65 -
'Les Misérables'
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PMOngoing until September 21, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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San Diego Civic TheatreFrom $52.25 -
Park(ing) Day 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9 AM to 5 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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Bike CoalitionFree -
'Prompt Your Passion'
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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Virtual$36 Members/ $42 Nonmembers -
Art Break: 'Layered Narratives' with Curator Olivia Zen Joseph
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM- Add to Google Calendar
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park$8 Non-members -
Family & Beginners Sewing 102 | Cutting, Pressing & Hemming
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 1 PM to 3 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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San Diego Craft Collective$60 -
Autumn Concert Series: Lori Bell
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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Coronado Public Library -
Taste of Art | Art and Music
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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Oceanside Museum of Art$50 - $65 -
OnWord Theatre Presents 'Against Type!'
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 6 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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Villa Porto Fino Clubhouse$50 -
San Diego Made: LIVE
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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San Diego Made FactoryFree -
Mestizaje: Interwoven Identities between Mexico, Philippines and Spain
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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California State University, San Marcos - USU Ballroom0-10 -
Season Launch Party
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM- Add to Google Calendar
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ICA Central$15 or pay what you can -
'Octavia Butler: Seeding Futures'
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9 AMOngoing until December 31, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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The New Children's Museum$0-$24 -
'Uncharted Elsewhere'
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9 AMOngoing until January 4, 2026- Add to Google Calendar
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San Diego Central Library: Judith Harris Art GalleryFree -
Explore James Hubbell's Legacy: New Weekly Tours at Ilan-Lael
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10 AMOngoing until December 27, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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Ilan-Lael compound -
The Art of Storytelling: Preserving Narratives and Unique Perspectives Through Textile Art
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10 AMOngoing until October 4, 2025- Add to Google Calendar
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Visions Museum of Textile ArtFree
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