19 Things to Do in San Diego This Week · October 22–25, 2026

Music & Nightlife

Other Voice Dark Danse Night

DJs Dunkin Dave and Israel spin modern post-punk, coldwave, EBM and goth at The Banshee.

Saturday, October 24, 2026 9:00 PM · The Banshee Bar

Gary Clark Jr. with special guests Xavier Lynn and DJ Kurupt

Blues-rock guitarist Gary Clark Jr. plays Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay with special guests Xavier Lynn and DJ Kurupt.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay

Tom Jones at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Tom Jones performs his Come Gather Round show at The Rady Shell on the waterfront.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 8:00 PM · The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

John Legend - An Evening of Songs & Stories

John Legend performs at the piano in an intimate open-air evening of songs and stories.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · ArtPower at UC San Diego

Sports

San Diego Gulls vs. San Jose Barracuda

The San Diego Gulls host the San Jose Barracuda at Pechanga Arena.

Saturday, October 24, 2026 6:00 PM · Pechanga Arena San Diego

San Diego FC vs. Seattle Sounders

San Diego FC hosts the Seattle Sounders on Fan Appreciation Night, presented by Snapdragon.

Saturday, October 24, 2026 7:30 PM · Snapdragon Stadium

Festivals & Special Events

SMYLE Fest

A Friday night festival at Fit Social in Mission Beach, part of this weekend's San Diego lineup.

Friday, October 23, 2026 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM · Fit Social, Mission Beach

2026 San Diego Zombie Crawl: Weekend 1

The annual zombie crawl takes over the Gaslamp Quarter for its first weekend.

Friday, October 23 - Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Gaslamp Quarter

Latine Pride 2026

A community celebration of Latine pride held at Liberty Station.

Saturday, October 24, 2026 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Liberty Station

Family-Friendly

Spring Valley Spooktacular

A Halloween community event for families at the Spring Valley Community Center.

Friday, October 23, 2026 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM · SV Community Center, Spring Valley

Halloween at the Station

A daytime Halloween event for families in Ingram Plaza at Liberty Station.

Sunday, October 25, 2026 12pm - 4pm · Ingram Plaza, Liberty Station

Arts & Culture

Chapel: Ritual Seance

An immersive night of light reacting to live music, with choreographers moving through the crowd at The Chapel.

Friday, October 23, 2026 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM · The Chapel, Liberty Station

Joseph Keckler

Singer, storyteller and performance artist Joseph Keckler brings his Visionary Voices show to ArtPower.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · ArtPower at UC San Diego

Food & Drink

Chef's Dinner: The Study of Citrus

A chef-led dinner at The Kitchen at MCASD built around citrus.

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · The Kitchen at MCASD

Free Events

FREE Ticket RSVP Collective Comedy - Stand-up Comedy in PB

A free stand-up comedy show in Pacific Beach with RSVP tickets.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 6:30 PM · The Collective, PB

MCA in SD: University Heights Public Library

A free offsite MCASD program held at the University Heights Public Library.

Thursday, November 5, 2026 3:30 PM · University Heights Public Library

Outdoors & Active

North City's Free Dance Series Returns with Halloween Hip Hop Fitness

A free dance fitness class with a Halloween hip hop theme at North City.

Friday, October 30, 2026 · North City

Date Night

Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

A candlelit outdoor concert of spooky Halloween music performed by a string quartet at Mt. Helix Park.

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Mt. Helix Park

Spooky Sessions

A Halloween night at MCASD with a Thriller listening room, live band, DJs and a costume contest.

Friday, October 30, 2026 Doors 4:30 PM; listening room 5-7 PM; live music and DJs 7-10 PM · Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego