KPBS Events

Earthquake Simulator Making a Stop at Waterfront Park

Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 6 AM to 1 PM

Waterfront Park

Exterior photo of Whaley House San Diego

Whaley House Evening Guided Tour

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

Whaley House

$18.05+

Del Mar Pumpkin Station 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 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

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch

Free

Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

Bates Nut Farm

Free

Bonita Pumpkin Farm 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

Bonita Pumpkin Farm

Free

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2025

The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park

Timed General Admission Starting at $34.99

Make Memories on Mission Bay: Kids Eat Free in October

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

Bahia Resort Hotel

Fiesta de Reyes Dia de los Muertos - La Experiencia

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 11 AM

Ongoing until November 2, 2025

Fiesta de Reyes

Free

Free Pumpkin Experience

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

City Farmers Nursery

Free

Kids Cruise Free: Best of the Bay Harbor Tour

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Ongoing until October 31, 2025

City Cruises

Use promo code KIDSFREE2024 at checkout.

Promotional photo for Muertos Candlelight Procession, courtesy of the Sherman Heights Community Center.

Sherman Heights Día de Los Muertos

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until November 2, 2025

Sherman Heights Community Center

Free

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

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

Food

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

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 12 AM

Ongoing until October 19, 2025

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

Villa Montezuma Museum

$30

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

Friday, October 17, 2025 from 4 PM to 9 PM

Downtown El Cajon

Free

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Birney Field

Free

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 & Alice Cooper

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

$35+

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

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 7 AM to 2 PM

The Links at Lakehouse

$165-$800

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM

Sikes Adobe Farmstead

Free

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Birney Field

Free

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 25, 2025

World Beat Center, Peace Garden

$259

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

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until October 25, 2025

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

$30

'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

Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 9 AM to 5 PM

West Grand Avenue, Escondido

Free

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

Food

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

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM

Ocean Beach

$45

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'

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM

The Magnolia

$26 - $82

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 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 'Hotel Transylvania'

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 7 PM to 10:30 PM

Escaya Park

Free

Little Fish Comic Savvy: Spooky Edition

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 7 PM to 10 PM

Little Fish Comic Book Studio

Free

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.

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

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Ongoing until October 25, 2025

Jacobs Music Center

$47 - $110

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

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 5 PM

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

$50 for adults and $30 for children.

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 2025

Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Little Italy

Free

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

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

Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM

Bayfront Park at Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Free

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'

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Free

24th Annual Oceanside Día De Los Muertos Festival

Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM

Downtown Oceanside

Free

Comedy

Aziz Ansari: 'Hypothetical Tour'

Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 7 PM

The Magnolia

From $71

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

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

Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 8 PM

Downtown Chula Vista

Free

Dia de los Detones

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM

PETCO Park

From $74

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

25th Annual Fall Back Festival

Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 12 PM to 4 PM

Gaslamp Quarter

Free

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

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