KPBS Events

Empty the Shelters

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 15, 2024

Multiple locations

$25

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 2, 2024

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch

ALL TICKETING IS DONE ONLINE AND IS RESERVATION BASED

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park + The Experiment Maze 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7 PM

Ongoing until November 2, 2024

The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park

Timed General Admission: Starting at $32.99 / Scream Pass Admission Starting at $47.99

SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7 PM

Ongoing until November 2, 2024

SeaWorld San Diego

$92.99 regular price admission

La Mesa Oktoberfest 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 4 PM

Ongoing until October 6, 2024

La Mesa Blvd

Free

The Haunted Amusement Park

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7 PM

Ongoing until October 31, 2024

Marshal Scotty's Playland Park

$25-$35

The Fall Home Garden Show

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 6, 2024

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Free

10th Annual Taste of Oceanside

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 1:30 PM to 5 PM

MainStreet Oceanside

$10 - 75

Oktoberfest Cruise

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 6 PM to 9:30 PM

Bahia Resort Hotel

$40++

Festivals

Carlsbad Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 12 PM to 8 PM

Carlsbad Strawberry Company

$10

Brick-or-Treat 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 27, 2024

LEGOLAND® California

The Count's Halloween Spooktacular 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 3, 2024

Sesame Place San Diego

8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 12 PM to 6 PM

Quartyard

$10-$25

San Diego Humane Society's 38th Annual Fur Ball Gala

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 5 PM to 10 PM

San Diego Humane Society - San Diego Campus

$500

Pumpkin Express is arriving at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Ongoing until October 27, 2024

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Bates Pumpkin Festival Craft Fair

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 9 AM to 5 PM

Bates Nut Farm

Taste of North Park

Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 11 AM to 3 PM

North Park Mini Park

$30+

Priced Out: Diving Into The Cross-Border Housing Crisis

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM

Virtual

Free

Food

Taste of Coronado

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 5 PM to 9 PM

Coronado Ferry Landing

$55

Ocean Beach Oktoberfest

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 4 PM

Ongoing until October 12, 2024

OB Pier Parking Lot

VIP - $49

Ladies at the Lake Fall Market

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10 AM to 3 PM

Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve

Free

33rd Annual Scarecrow Contest

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10 AM to 1 PM

Bates Nut Farm

Scream DiegoScream Diego

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10 AM

Ongoing until October 13, 2024

Sheraton Mission Valley

$25

Carmel Valley Trail 5K, 10K and 15K

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 6 AM to 10 AM

Torrey Highlands Neighborhood Park

$41 - $71

Filipino Loving People (FLP) Festival

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 1 PM to 10 PM

Waterfront Park

$46 GA - $105 VIP

Music

Kristin Chenoweth: Poway OnStage 35th Anniversary Gala

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Poway Center for the Performing Arts

$149-$224

Seaport Village Art Walk

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 11 AM to 5 PM

Seaport Village Lighthouse District

Free

5th Annual Hafez Day in San Diego

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 4 PM to 6 PM

San Diego Central Public Library

Free

18th Annual Batiquitos Lagoon Kayak Cleanup & Fundraiser

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 8 AM

Ongoing until October 13, 2024

Batiquitos Lagoon

$150

Boardroom International Surfboard Show

Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10 AM to 6 PM

Del Mar Fairgrounds

$20 - $30

Celebrate Fall at the Inaugural San Marcos Harvest Fest at North City

Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 9 AM to 5 PM

North City

Free

Day of The Dog Festival

Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Ocean Beach Block Party

Free

37th Annual XTERRA Wetsuits Mission Bay Triathlon

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 6 AM

Bonita Cove Park

$80-$247

Musica Latina: Celebrate Latin American Heritage Month with Camarada

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 12 PM to 1 PM

California State University, San Marcos

0-5

'The Art of Power' A Conversation with Nancy Pelosi & Harry Litman

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 7 PM to 9 PM

Balboa Theatre

$35+

Celebrating One Book, One San Diego! Graphic-Novel Writing Workshop for Teens

Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 4 PM to 5 PM

Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab, Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Free

Haunted Hangar Halloween Bash

Friday, October 18, 2024 from 6 PM to 9 PM

USS Midway Museum

GA: $25, Midway Circle Level Members: $20

Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Contest and Parade

Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 11 AM to 12 PM

Bates Nut Farm

Halloween Aglow at Birch Aquarium

Friday, October 25, 2024 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

$40 Adults, $35 Kids (3-17), Kids under 2 Free

Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 8 PM to 9:15 PM

Mt. Helix Park and Amphitheatre

Free

Santee Lakes Spooktacular and Trunk-or-Treat

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10 AM to 2 PM

Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve

$7 to park and ticket info. TBA

San Diego Bow Wow Brunch Cruise

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM

City Cruises San Diego

From $115

'Inner Space'

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 11 AM

Ongoing until November 30, 2024

The Photographer's Eye: A Creative Collective

Free

Día de los Muertos Celebration: Mariachi Los Camperos

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 6 PM to 9 PM

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Starting at $33

Hilton San Diego Bayfront's BooFront Pet Costume Contest

Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 11 AM to 1 PM

Bayfront Park at Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Free

An Evening with Paula Hawkins

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from 4:30 PM to 9 PM

JULEP Venue

$25 - $230

A Haunting In Venice

Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 5:30 PM to 11 PM

The Gondola Company

$99 for two people

Trick-or-Treating in La Mesa Village

Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 4 PM to 6 PM

Downtown La Mesa

Free

Music

Dia de los Deftones

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 3:30 PM

PETCO Park

Starting at $119

Los Tigres del Norte

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Pechanga Arena San Diego

$49+

Symphony Kids: Meet the Strings

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10 AM

Jacobs Music Center

$22

Grand Fiesta: San Diego Food + Wine Festival

Grand Tasting

Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 12 PM to 3 PM

Embarcadero Marina Park North

$150+

Grand Fiesta: San Diego Food + Wine Festival

Sunday, November 10, 2024 from 12 PM to 3 PM

Ingram Plaza at Liberty Station

95-995

Valley Arts Festival 2024 - Kiicha Nights, Coyote Dreams

Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 11 AM to 4 PM

Heritage Park

Free