KPBS Events

LandShark Bar and Grill at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego

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

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 31, 2025

Landshark Bar and Grill

Marinelli Bros Circus - A New Experience

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until December 5, 2025

Parkway Plaza

Starting at: $25

Lightscape Returns to San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

San Diego Botanic Garden

From $18-$28

'Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure'

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Fleet Science Center

Free with Museum Admission

'Tinsel Trail to Oz'

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 1, 2026

Hotel del Coronado

Free

Camp Christmas Returns for its 5th Season

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Ongoing until November 29, 2025

Pine Valley Camp Christmas

$10 - $15

Holidays at LEGOLAND®

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until January 4, 2026

LEGOLAND® California Resort

Holiday Shows at Cygnet Theatre

Friday, November 28, 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, November 28, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 21, 2025

Salt & Straw

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

Holiday Hayride Christmas Celebration at Fort Cross

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

$25 Package

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 3 PM to 6 PM

Chula Vista Center

Free

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: 'Wild and Swinging Holiday Party'

Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7 PM

The Magnolia

$37 - $136

Comedy

Nate Jackson: 'Big Dog Comedy Tour'

Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 8 PM

San Diego Civic Theatre

From $52

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

Mariachi Sol De Mexico: A Merry-achi Christmas

Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Balboa Theatre

Tickets start at $56

December Nights 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3 PM

Ongoing until December 6, 2025

Balboa Park

Free

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

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

'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

2025 San Diego Santa Run

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

Pacific Beach - CA

From $39.99

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

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