San Diego & Tijuana Live Events
From Oceanside to Tijuana, Pacific coast to Jamul: live concerts, author readings, open-air art walks, activism rallies, sourdough workshops, and iconic street fairs.
Buddy Guy 90: Farewell Tour
Legendary Chicago blues pioneer Buddy Guy headlines San Diego’s waterfront amphitheater for an unforgettable 90th milestone concert with blistering guitar solos.
Lettuce: Cook Tour
The Grammy-nominated funk powerhouse brings their genre-bending instrumental grooves, jazz chops, and hip-hop beats to North County's iconic Cedros venue.
Temples (North American Tour)
UK neo-psychedelic rock favorites Temples fill San Diego's legendary music den with shimmering guitar hooks and lush harmonies in an intimate room.
Cola (ex-Ought) Live
Formed by former members of Montreal art-punk band Ought, Cola brings angular post-punk guitar interplay and poetic lyricism to City Heights.
Buck-O-Nine Live in Tijuana
San Diego ska-punk legends Buck-O-Nine cross the border for an adrenaline-fueled show in Tijuana's premier rock venue on Avenida Revolución.
Dave Winfield: Touching All Bases
MLB Hall of Famer and Padres icon Dave Winfield discusses his latest memoir, reflecting on athletic triumphs and community philanthropy with a book signing.
Kazim Ali & Adam Davis
Renowned poet Kazim Ali joins author Adam Davis for an intimate evening exploring hybrid literary forms, poetic structures, and narrative voice in South Park.
DimeStories 3-Min Storytelling
San Diego’s premier 3-minute open mic where local writers and newcomers share original real-life or fictional pieces in a supportive community atmosphere.
Library Live: Walt Whitman
A midday lecture and dramatic reading exploring the cultural legacy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass inside the Central Library's Neil Morgan Auditorium.
Barrio Art Crawl (October)
Monthly self-guided celebration of Chicano art, lowriders, open artist studios, and murals across Barrio Logan with gallery shows at Bread & Salt and local food.
Cafés & Cabarets: Lautrec
The final weeks of SDMA's exhibition showcasing Toulouse-Lautrec’s iconic Belle Époque posters and prints capturing bohemian Moulin Rouge cabaret nightlife.
MCASD Free Community Days
Complimentary admission to explore MCASD’s world-class contemporary art collections. The La Jolla campus pairs cutting-edge painting with sweeping Pacific vistas.
El Lago de los Cisnes (Swan Lake)
Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet performed inside the grand Sala de Espectáculos at Tijuana's iconic spherical cultural complex with classical staging and choreography.
42nd Annual Coastal Cleanup
San Diego’s largest environmental stewardship event. Thousands of volunteers mobilize across 100+ coastal and canyon sites from Oceanside to the Tijuana River Valley.
Old Town Día de los Muertos Fiesta
Celebrate Día de los Muertos in California’s historic birthplace with traditional folklórico dance troupes, candlelit ofrendas, live mariachi, and artisanal craft booths.
Noche de Ofrendas & Catrinas
Honor loved ones and celebrate Día de los Muertos with community ofrenda altars, catrina face painting, live Mexican music, and culinary tastings hosted by the Mexican Consulate.
Chula Vista Día de los Muertos
A vibrant South Bay festival featuring community altar displays, youth mariachi ensembles, traditional Mexican catrina procession, and artisanal street food vendors.
Community Mending & Stitch
Learn sustainable garment repair, visible sashiko stitching, and patching techniques. Bring your worn denim, knitwear, or canvas bags to work on with shared tools.
Kokedama Living Moss Balls
Practice the traditional Japanese art of kokedama, crafting living plants wrapped in moss and twine. Includes step-by-step instruction and full garden admission.
Hands-On Sourdough Masterclass
Master wild fermentation, starter feeding, dough shaping, hydration techniques, and scoring. Every attendee takes home a proofing loaf and live sourdough starter.
Taller Animación Stop-Motion
Hands-on visual arts workshop covering character modeling, storyboarding, and digital frame-by-frame animation techniques taught inside CECUT's creative studios.
Adams Avenue Autumn Stroll
Autumn community music festival and street stroll spanning 10 vibrant blocks with acoustic buskers, local craft beer stops, and 150+ neighborhood vendors.
Oceanside Sunset Market
North County’s premier coastal night market featuring 200+ global street-food stalls, live acoustic and reggae performances, artisan vendors, and ocean sunset views.
Little Italy Saturday Mercato
Spanning six vibrant blocks in Little Italy, this celebrated European-style farmers market features farm-fresh produce, local oysters, artisan cheeses, and live buskers.
North Park: "Crafted by Hand"
A celebration of neighborhood makers, independent zine publishers, ceramicists, and vintage curators along Ray Street outside Verbatim Books with vinyl DJ sets.
Nortec Collective: Bostich + Fussible
The visionary pioneers of electronic Nortec music ignite the iconic CECUT sphere terrace with accordion-infused techno rhythms, brass loops, and live visuals.
Khruangbin: A La Sala Tour
Texas psychedelic dub trio Khruangbin brings their hypnotic basslines, surf reverb, and warm global melodies to San Diego Bay's open-air acoustic shell.
Elizabeth Gilbert: In Conversation
Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert joins Warwick's for an intimate talk on creative living, resilience, and storytelling in America's oldest family-run bookstore.
South Park Autumn Walkabout
Quarterly neighborhood art stroll through South Park featuring live acoustic porch concerts, artisan pop-up galleries, craft wine tastings, and local boutique specials.
Binational Coastal Cleanup: Playas de Tijuana
Join cross-border environmental advocates and surf activists for a beach cleanup, native dune planting, and binational friendship gathering right at the Pacific border fence.
Chicano Park Murals Tour & Print Workshop
Guided walking tour of the world's largest outdoor Chicano mural monument beneath Coronado Bridge, followed by an artist-led linocut relief printmaking workshop.
Taste of North Park 2026
Self-guided tasting walk featuring 40+ neighborhood culinary hotspots and 15 craft brewers, cideries, and live street buskers along vibrant 30th Street.