KPBS Events

Artists at Work in Balboa Park

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 31, 2025

Village Arts Center in Balboa Park

Free

'Tinsel Trail to Oz'

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Hotel del Coronado

Free

Lightscape Returns to San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

San Diego Botanic Garden

From $18-$28

'Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure'

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Fleet Science Center

Free with Museum Admission

Holidays at LEGOLAND®

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

LEGOLAND® California Resort

Holiday Shows at Cygnet Theatre

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until December 28, 2025

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center

Salt and Straw Teams Up with Claire Saffitz for Holiday Series

Salt & Straw Holiday Series

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 21, 2025

Salt & Straw

USS Midway Museum: Jingle Jets 2025

Friday, December 5, 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

Glice Skating

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

$20- $40

December Nights on the Bay 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until December 28, 2025

Flagship Cruises & Events

$90-$150

December Nights 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3 PM

Ongoing until December 6, 2025

Balboa Park

Free

The North Pole Limited

Friday, December 5, 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

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

Cinema Under The Stars: ‘Good Fortune’

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8 PM

Ongoing until December 7, 2025

Cinema Under The Stars

Online reservations for Members begin on Mondays at 9 a.m. Online reservations for Non-Members begin on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The box office opens at 6 p.m. on movie nights.

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 12, 2025 at 12 PM

Ongoing until December 19, 2025

Pier 1 Hornblower Landing

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

Encinitas Holiday Parade

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM

South Coast Highway 101 (D to J)

Free

SDBG Presents Santa’s Candy Cane Conservatory

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

San Diego Botanic Garden

$10-$25

Friends and Neighbors Holiday River Celebration and Art Market

Friends and Neighbors Holiday River Celebration & Art Market

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11 AM to 2 PM

Grant Park

Free

Luminaria and Winter Walkabout

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM

South Park San Diego Grape and 30th St

Free

2025 Ocean Beach Holiday Parade

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Newport Ave. & Sunset Cliffs Blvd.

Free

Starlight Parade & Tree Lighting 2025

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

Third Avenue

Free

Small Town Holiday & Tree Lighting

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 3 PM to 6 PM

Pier Plaza

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 of San Diego

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

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

Sunshine Brooks Theatre

$35

KSON Country Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7 PM

Frontwave Arena

$118-$1,000

'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

Pier 1 Hornblower Landing

Food

Experience the Marine Room’s King Tide Brunch

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7 AM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

The Marine Room

$95

SoNo Fest and Chili Cook-Off

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM

Thorn St. and 32nd St.

Free-$35

3rd Annual Cars for Cause Show in Alpine to Benefit San Diego Autism

3rd Annual 'Cars for Cause' Car Show

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 10 AM to 2 PM

Liberty Charter High School

$30 Pre-registration fee. Includes a free raffle ticket for a chance to win $50.

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

2025 San Diego Santa Run

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 8 AM to 1 PM

Pacific Beach - CA

From $39.99

6th Annual Barrio Logan Snow Day Y Mercado

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 PM to 6 PM

Mercado Del Barrio

Free

Santacon 2025 Presented by Almost Nakey

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 4 PM to 10 PM

Belmont Park

$65 - $135

Holiday in La Mesa Village

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 PM to 9 PM

Downtown La Mesa

Free

'Home Alone in Concert'

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 6 PM

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

$54-$125

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

Makers Arcade Holiday Fair 2025

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until December 14, 2025

The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier

$5

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

Parade of Lights Holiday Dinner and Boat Parade Viewing

Parade of Lights Holiday Dinner & Boat Parade Viewing

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Ongoing until December 21, 2025

Maritime Museum of San Diego

$15-$70 per person

Liberty Station Hanukkah & Menorah Lighting

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM

Liberty Station

Free

Spreckels Organ Society Presents a Holiday Celebration and Family Sing-Along

Spreckels Organ Society Presents a Holiday Celebration & Family Sing-Along

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 1 PM

Spreckels Organ

Free

The Festival of Lights Run

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM

The Lawrence Family JCC

$18-$65

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

KPBS Kids Event: Buddy from Dinosaur Train

Saturday, January 17, 2026 from 10 AM to 12 PM

Children's Museum of Discovery

Free