Things to do in San Diego, CA

246 events · Music, Theater, Parks & Outdoors

Today · Saturday, September 5

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Open Military Bunker

Cabrillo National Monument

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 AM

Guided Walking Tour of Cabrillo

Cabrillo National Monument

$23

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM

Rangoo, Mona Vera, Los Frills

Soda Bar

$34

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

The Holdup - The BUYING TIME Tour

SOMA - Sidestage · San Diego

$35

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, ZB Savoy

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$35

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

Jerry's Middle Finger

Music Box · San Diego

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

$25

Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

Crimeapple

Soda Bar

$48↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 6 · 7:30 PM

The Wailers - 50 Years of Positive Vibrations w/ Junior Toots (Toots & the Maytals Tribute)

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Monday, September 7

$48-$80↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 7 · 7:30 PM

The Wailers - 50 Years of Positive Vibrations w/ Junior Toots (Toots & the Maytals Tribute)

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Free

Mon · Sep 7

Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions

Balboa Park

Wednesday, September 9

$27

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Rav, Cavalier, Teller Bank$

Soda Bar

$56-$92

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Atlanta Rhythm Section

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Thursday, September 10

$36

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

THE BLACK QUEEN: Fever Daydream 10th Anniversary

Soda Bar

$18-$29

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Jesse Ray Smith, Cassie B, Twilight Highway

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$34

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Sub Urban - The Bell Tolls

SOMA - Sidestage · San Diego

$30-$158

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 PM

MoneyBagg Yo

Nova SD · San Diego

Friday, September 11

$18-$25

Fri · Sep 11 · 5:30 PM

Atomic Groove's Carrie's Virgo B-Day Dance Party Happy Hour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$21

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

Cola, Kan Kan

Soda Bar

$68

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

Kamasi Washington, DJ Ratty

Music Box · San Diego

$60-$100

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM

Lettuce - Cook Tour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$20

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 PM

Blanke

Nova SD · San Diego

Saturday, September 12

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Open Military Bunker

Cabrillo National Monument

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Guided Walking Tour of Cabrillo

Cabrillo National Monument

$19

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Death Cab For Karaoke | live band karaoke!

Soda Bar

$30

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM

Deborah de Luca

Nova SD · San Diego

Sunday, September 13

$15

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

lowercase, Disheveled Acusstic, Animal Self

Soda Bar

$50-$83

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

The New Pornographers - The Former Site Of Tour w/ The Bug Club

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Monday, September 14

$36-$60

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:30 PM

Black Uhuru, Kat Hall

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$65-$168

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Masego: Fix Your Face

SOMA - Mainstage · San Diego

Tuesday, September 15

$25

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

downy, Ghee, Caspia

Soda Bar

Wednesday, September 16

$22

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Iguana Death Cult, The Sines

Soda Bar

$34

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Solya

SOMA - Sidestage · San Diego

$15

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

SOUND IN FULL SPECTRUM by DGTL CLR

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$33

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

A.CHAL - CHOLOGANTE

Music Box · San Diego

Thursday, September 17

$13

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Clorox Girls, Tenement Rats, Koko Beach

Soda Bar

$44-$75

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Talib Kweli, Soul Disciples, Riston Diggs

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$44

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Elder with special guests

Music Box · San Diego

Friday, September 18

$18-$25

Fri · Sep 18 · 5:30 PM

Atomic Groove's Hello Fall Dance Party Happy Hour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$13

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Ricky, Sundressed, Lesser Works

Soda Bar

$115-$177

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

The Midnight: Time Machines

SOMA - Mainstage · San Diego

$44-$75

Fri · Sep 18 · 9:15 PM

The Infamous Stringdusters

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$20

Fri · Sep 18 · 10:00 PM

Flux Pavilion

Nova SD · San Diego

Saturday, September 19

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 AM

Open Military Bunker

Cabrillo National Monument

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Guided Walking Tour of Cabrillo

Cabrillo National Monument

$13

Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM

Dadlore, Blazed, Veto

Soda Bar

$25-$41

Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM

Hot Lava - 80’s Homecoming Dance Party! w/ Through Being Cool & Wag Halen

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Sunday, September 20

$36-$246

Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

ROLLING QUARTZ [MY TURN] 2026 TOUR in San Diego

Music Box · San Diego

$67

Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

MILLIONAIRE$ - My Sweet 16

SOMA - Sidestage · San Diego

$23

Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Acopia, Trit 95

Soda Bar

$27

Sun · Sep 20 · 7:30 PM

We The Commas, Isabella Erardi with special guests Josue Vazquez and Zach Wolf

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Free

Sun · Sep 20

Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec

Balboa Park

Monday, September 21

$67-$112

Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM

Al Di Meola - Guitarchitect Tour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Tuesday, September 22

$10

Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

Blue Park Suites, Defuco, Sideswiped

Soda Bar

$33-$175

Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM

Shawn James - Flew Too Close To The Sun Tour w/ Gravedancer

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Wednesday, September 23

$37

Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM

Allison - Euforia USA Tour

Soda Bar

$37-$48

Wed · Sep 23 · 7:45 PM

Allison - Euforia USA Tour with special guests

Soda Bar

$38-$104

Wed · Sep 23 · 8:00 PM

Jeff Bernat - Luv Language Tour w/ ELHAE

Music Box · San Diego

$44

Wed · Sep 23 · 8:00 PM

Canned Heat

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Thursday, September 24

$27

Thu · Sep 24 · 7:00 PM

Sababa 5, Spacehall Sound Machine

Soda Bar

$36

Thu · Sep 24 · 8:00 PM

West 22nd: Places To Be

SOMA - Sidestage · San Diego

Friday, September 25

$18-$25

Fri · Sep 25 · 5:30 PM

Atomic Groove's Parent's Nite Out Benefit for Felicita School Dance Party Happy Hour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$25

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:30 PM

Pearl & The Oysters, Sugar Candy Mountain

Soda Bar

$33

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Don West - North American Tour 2026 w/ Kesmar (DJ SET)

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$30

Fri · Sep 25 · 10:00 PM

Level Up

Nova SD · San Diego

Saturday, September 26

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 26 · 10:00 AM

Open Military Bunker

Cabrillo National Monument

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 26 · 11:00 AM

Guided Walking Tour of Cabrillo

Cabrillo National Monument

$25

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Dent May, Lenny Zen

Soda Bar

$33

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

RHCP Tribute - The Red NOT Chili Peppers, Babes Against The Machine (Tribute to Rage Against The Machine)

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Sunday, September 27

$7

Sun · Sep 27 · 1:00 PM

Teenage Burritos, Permissive Rot

Soda Bar

$25

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

The Saxophones, Simians

Soda Bar

$41-$68

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

The Lone Bellow - "What a Time to Be Alive" Tour 2026 w/ Grizfolk

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Monday, September 28

$19

Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

DOOM GONG

Soda Bar

$44-$75

Mon · Sep 28 · 7:30 PM

Live from Laurel Canyon - Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Tuesday, September 29

$19

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:00 PM

Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy

Soda Bar

$33

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Hiss Golden Messenger - I'm People Tour w/ Lou Hazel

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Wednesday, September 30

$25

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Steel Beans is… a Psyop Tour 2026

Soda Bar

$35-$59

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

DeVotchKa - A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE w/ Pink Breath of Heaven

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Thursday, October 1

$40

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

Chanel Beads, Horse Vision, urika's bedroom

Soda Bar

$36

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

JUTES - Smile You're on Tour w/ Mothica & Wilt

Music Box · San Diego

$56-$92

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM

Spyro Gyra

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Friday, October 2

$13-$25

Fri · Oct 2 · 5:30 PM

Pseudo Happy Hour

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$31

Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Unto Others, Wraith Knight, Meldamor

Soda Bar

$33

Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM

Spafford

Belly Up · Solana Beach

$33

Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM

LAUNDRY DAY Presents: The Larger Than LIFE Tour w/ 10xTANTRUM

Music Box · San Diego

Saturday, October 3

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM

Open Military Bunker

Cabrillo National Monument

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

Guided Walking Tour of Cabrillo

Cabrillo National Monument

$36

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

D.R.I.

Soda Bar

$38

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun Tour 2026 w/ Soul Glo & Virga

Music Box · San Diego

$33-$55

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

The Mother Hips, Billy Shaddox Band

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Sunday, October 4

$30

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:00 PM

Mina x Hickies

Nova SD · San Diego

$25

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Mama’s Broke - Reunion Album Release Tour

Soda Bar

$38-$65

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Jackie Greene, Alex Bergan

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Tuesday, October 6

$30

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

YHWH Nailgun, @

Soda Bar

$41

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Plini - An Unnameable Desire North American Tour w/ Night Verses & Portraits

Music Box · San Diego

$48

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Cameron Whitcomb – Kingdom of Fear Tour

SOMA - Mainstage · San Diego

$59-$98

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Rickie Lee Jones

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Wednesday, October 7

$25

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Raynes w/ David Wimbish & The Collection

Soda Bar

$44

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band, DJ Flying Disc

Belly Up · Solana Beach

Thursday, October 8

$30

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Julien-K & NITE: The Neon Chronicles II Tour

Soda Bar

$30

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Arin Ray - The ‘Limbo’ Tour w/ Baby J

Music Box · San Diego