KPBS Events

Celebrate 'Howl-o-ween' at The Shores Restaurant

Celebrate 'Howl-o-ween' with Furry Friends at The Shores Restaurant

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 7 AM to 9 PM

The Shores Restaurant

Spooky Shakespeare

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM

San Diego Museum of Art

Free

The Halloween Bar Crawl - San Diego

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 4 PM

Fat Tuesday

$18.41

Halloween in La Mesa Village

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 4 PM to 6 PM

Downtown La Mesa

Free

Halloween Celebration, The Yokai Masquerade

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM

Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego

$45-$60

San Diego Halloween Film Festival

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7 PM

Cinema Under The Stars

$31

Halloween Glow Golf Under the Stars

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 7 PM to 10 PM

Lakehouse Hotel & Golf Resort

Sirens and Seafarers: A Haunted High-Seas Soiree

Sirens & Seafarers: A Haunted High-Seas Soiree

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM

The Rooftop Bar at Mission Pacific Beach Resort

$51.20 per person

Halloween Party with Alific, Geoff Weers and Safety Orange

Halloween Party with Alific, Geoff Weers & Safety Orange

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8 PM

The Harp Ocean Beach

GA: $33.85

2026 Oceanview USA Pickleball National Championships

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8 AM

Ongoing until November 8, 2026

Barnes Tennis Center

Free - $139

Kids Free in October 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8 AM

Multiple locations

Free

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9 AM

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch

From $19.60

Pumpkin Patch at Mountain Valley Ranch

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9 AM

Mountain Valley Ranch

Free

Pumpkin Patch at Summers Past Farms

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9 AM

Summers Past Farms

Free

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9 AM

Goff Family Pumpkin Patch

Free

PAWsome Halloween at San Diego Paw Co. - 2-Day Event

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9 AM

San Diego Paw Co.

Free

Harvest Fest 2026 at Julian Farm and Orchard

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 15, 2026

Julian Farm and Orchard

From $10

The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Sesame Place San Diego

Included with Admission

Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch San Diego

22nd Annual Mama’s Pies Thanksgiving Bake Sale

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 20, 2026

Mama's Kitchen

$35

Boo Bash Escondido: San Diego’s New 100,000-Square-Foot Pumpkin Patch

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Mershops North County Mall

$5

The Pumpkin Express

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

$18.95-$50

Sherman Heights 32nd Annual Día de los Muertos

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until November 2, 2026

Sherman Heights Community Center

Boos and Brews at Nason’s Haunted Witches Tavern

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 3 PM

Nason's Beer Hall

The Haunting at Swan Bar

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 4 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Swan Bar

Prohibition Week at Rustic Root Gaslamp

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 5 PM

Rustic Root

$10

PoeFest

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 6 PM

Villa Montezuma Museum

$35

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park

Timed General Admission Starting at $34.99

Howl-O-Scream San Diego

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7 PM

SeaWorld San Diego

From $45.99

Halloween

The Haunted Amusement Park

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7 PM

Ongoing until November 1, 2026

Marshal Scotty's Playland Park

$25-$35

Experience – Día de los Muertos

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8 PM

The San Diego Museum of Art James S. Copley Auditorium

$45-$65

Improv VS Stand Up

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Ongoing until December 26, 2026

Mockingbird Improv

$15 Advanced, $17 Door

More Than Just Pink Walk

Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM

Balboa Park

Día de los Muertos at SDMA

Sunday, November 1, 2026 from 11 AM to 4 PM

San Diego Museum of Art

Free

26th Annual Fall Back Festival

Sunday, November 1, 2026 from 12 PM to 4 PM

Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

Free

Downtown Chula Vista’s 2026 Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Sunday, November 1, 2026 from 3 PM to 7:30 PM

Memorial Park

Free

'The Ring in Concert'

Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 6 PM

Jacobs Music Center

$53-$111

Werewolf's Nightmare Before Christmas Pop-Up

Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 8 AM

Ongoing until November 2, 2026

Werewolf American Pub

21st annual San Diego Food + Wine Festival

San Diego Food + Wine Festival Returns Nov. 1–8. 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12 PM

Ongoing until November 8, 2026

Multiple locations

Food / Drinks

Trivia Night at The Crack Shack Pacific Beach

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ongoing until December 29, 2026

The Crack Shack - Pacific Beach

Free

'Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' 2026

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 7 PM

Ongoing until December 31, 2026

Old Globe Theatre

27th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until November 14, 2026

Multiple locations

Free - $40

Shelter to Soldier Salute to Paws 5K and Gratitude Festival for Dogs Presented by Avion Law

Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 8 AM to 1 PM

Fox Point Farms

$25-$50

Great Big Family Play Day

Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Ingram Plaza at Liberty Station

$7.18 to $28.52

Comedy

Dana Carvey

Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

$91.50 + fees

Red, White & Blue Salute at SeaWorld

Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until N/A

SeaWorld San Diego

The Big Studio houses the foundry, forge, kiln, woodshop and glass-studio. The eastern side of the building (pictured) contours to the natural downhill slope.

Art Workshops at Nationally Recognized Art Studio | Ilan-Lael Foundation

Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 1 PM

Ongoing until November 21, 2026

Ilan-Lael compound

San Diego’s Theatre of Magic

Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Ongoing until November 21, 2026

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa

General Admission: $79.00. VIP $129.00

The Sky Tonight: Weekend Edition

Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11 AM

Ongoing until December 13, 2026

Fleet Science Center

Our 20th Chapter: One Book, One San Diego Author Event - Downtown San Diego

Monday, November 9, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM

San Diego Public Library - Central Library

Free

Our 20th Chapter: One Book, One San Diego Author Event in North County

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM

The Grand | Ritz Theater

Free

Premiere of 'America the Beautiful'

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 11 AM

Fleet Science Center

Em Beihold

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 8 PM

Music Box

$39.59-$117.61

San Diego Made Holiday Market

Saturday, November 28, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until November 29, 2026

NTC Park at Liberty Station

$5

A Christmas Float under the Third Avenue sign

62nd Annual Chula Vista Starlight Parade & Festival

Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 3 PM

3rd Avenue from E – H St.

Free

Comedy

Jo Koy Is Coming To San Diego

Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 8 PM

San Diego Civic Theatre

Makers Arcade Holiday Fair

Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 10 AM

Ongoing until December 13, 2026

The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier

$6

"Historic Places" Lunch and Learn: Women Who Built San Diego

Historic Places Lunch & Learn: Women Who Built San Diego

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 from 11:30 AM to 2 PM

KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center

General Admission: $45 — Lunch and the program

Ruby Ibarra and The Balikbayans Live in San Diego

Thursday, May 13, 2027 from 7 PM to 9 PM

Epstein Family Amphitheater

$30-45