Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, November 20, 2025-Wednesday, December 3, 2025: Flamin' Groovies | The Sophs | Dutch Interior | Sure Fire Soul Ensemble | The Stews | Lucius | Beat Farmers | The Frights |

I was feeling extra motivated on Tuesday night and decided I would knock out two weeks of listings, since Thanksgiving week is typically a bit more quiet than other weeks, but it means that I was up until 5:30am on Wednesday to get them done. I have been on the fence about doing a Holiday Page again, as I'd done in the past but have kinda skipped since the pandemmy, but I don't know if I'll motivate enough to do that comprehensive of a roundup. But if you're a sucker for lights and trees and all of those things this time of year, the Dr. Seuss tree is already up at The Old Globe, with the lights on nightly until midnight, Seaworld is looking amazing with their goal of a million lights and the reindeer already being super dupity cute, and the Zoo has put up their lights and things, though they've shortened this year's Jungle Bells to just December 19-January 4. Wild Holidays at Safari Park, on the other hand, kicks off on November 28. "Wild Holidays runs November 28–30; December 19–23; and December 26–January 4, 2026. On Wild Holidays dates, the Safari Park is open until 8 p.m." And while on my way to work the other day, I passed by Queenstown Public House in Little Italy (at Columbia & Cedar) and it is maybe the cutest holiday decor I've seen yet, so be sure to drive by to check it out. In the meantime, lots of stuff. Sorry for the venues that didn't have their December stuff in. Not sure if I'll be updating over the holiday. 

Happy Thanksgiving. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, November 20, 2025:

• TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE @ The Center Auditorium (6-8pm | 3909 Center Street | Hillcrest ) & Oceanside Public Library (5-8pm | 330 N. Coast Highway) 
• Sports San Diego Blood Drive @ Snapdragon Stadium (10am)
• Flamin' Groovies, The Loons, DJ Meow Mix @ Casbah
• The Sophs, Omo Cloud, Blue Hour @ Soda Bar
• John Splithoff: Far From Here Tour 2025, Evann McIntosh @ Belly Up
• Immortal Technique, Soul Spittaz, Sham Blak, Poison Pen, DJ Static @ Music Box
• Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Supperclub Event 7pm | 21+| 7pm | 9pm)
• Popcorn Reef & Morricone Youth Present "Morricone Island" Cult Film & Soundtrack DJ Night | DJ Devon E. Levins of Morricone Youth/WFMU spinning all vinyl soundtracks and library music & VJ Eddie Gurrola of Popcorn Reef curating B-movie, grindhouse, exploitation & cult film clips, trailers & other cinematic madness @ Whistle Stop
• San Diego School of Creative Performing Arts Jazz Ensembles @ Dizzy's
• YURI: Icónica US Tour @ Civic Theatre
• Kickback, Freeman Levine Band, Soft Serve @ Ken Club
• Yulianna Avdeeva @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
• Ari Abdul, Ella Boh @ SOMA Sidestage
• Autoheart: The Heartlands Tour, Shayfer James @ House of Blues
• All Vinyl Dance Party w DJs Anthony & Will Ayyy @ Pour House 
• Darkwave Garden @ The Bancroft Bar
• Nick Sefakis, Double Tiger @ The Holding Company
• Attila & Zsofia: Jazz, Bartok & Hungarian Folk Songs @ The Jazz Lounge
• Noisegate @ McGuffie's Live
• Lily Rose, Scoot Teasley @ Moonshine Flats 
• Trestles, Dolphins on Acid @ Winston's 
• Rey Wolf @ Seven Grand
• Cynthia Gonzalez Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Adversarial Productions presents Warp Chamber, Bestial Abyss, Asphyxiater @ Tower Bar
• Studio Sessions: Jazz Night @ Quartyard
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm)
• EISENHOWER: This Piece of Ground @ North Coast Rep Theatre (8pm | SOLD OUT)
• Pre-Show Happy Hour with Will Fedak @ New Village Arts (6:30-7:30pm)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
• A View from the Bridge @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (7:30pm)
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern @ Balboa Theatre
• Dance Concert @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Jazz at the Ballroom presents: Swinging in the Holidays @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Josexxx- Dark Dance Night @ Til-Two Club
• Jerry Duty 6-9pm | Will Jackson & John January 4-6pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• Liz Ajuzie & The Moodswings @ Tio Leo's
• Circasonic @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Headroom Collective: Listening Sessions @ SPIN (FREE | 7-9pm)
• REVERB @ EQ 
• Victoria Robertson @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (Doors/Signups 5pm | Featured Artist 6pm)
• Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's 
• Open Mic Nite @ Renegade Country
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Friday, November 21, 2025:

• Emo Nite @ Casbah
• Sure Fire Soul Ensemble @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm Doors/8pm Show)
• Dutch Interior, Font, Fat Evil Children @ Soda Bar
• Wayward Sons, Chameleons SD @ Belly Up
• Gregory Page @ The Jazz Lounge
• Mark Normand: Ya Dont Say @ The Observatory (6:30pm | 9:30pm)
• The Expendables: 25 Year Anniversary Tour, Chad Tepper, Veni Sun @ Music Box
• San Diego Parrot Head Club | Charity Dinner @ Fast Times 
• TLR (The Long Run): Experience the Eagles, Stevie Ray Visited @ The Magnolia
• Pants Karaoke @ Ken Club
• Tap Jam | Tap Jazz Festival Kickoff @ Panama 66
• The Fever Vault, Agents Of The Equilibrium @ Black Cat Bar
• Rain on Fridays, Pyscho Daisies,The Foam @ Banshee Bar
• Scarab, Fatal Realm, Wretched Rite, Set Free, Killing Capacity @ Che Cafe
• Solucion Mortal, S.O.H. Strychnine 99 @ Tower Bar 
• The Taylor John Band @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• American Mile @ Moonshine Flats 
• Chunky Hustle Band @ Seven Grand
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5-8pm | Happy Hours)
• Trapt, Incidental, Circling Saturn @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Tone Deaf • Silk Jam Collective • Sascha and the Sas • Matchhouse @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Friday Happy Hour with DJ Shoeshine @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
• F#!KIN’ IN THE BUSHES @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
• ASTN: What If This Tour…, Leo Waters, Véyah @ SOMA Sidestage
• Kenny Eng & Rob Deez @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
• Live Band Karaoke @ The Rabbit Hole (9:30pm-12am)
• Belmont, Avoid, Super Sometimes, Unwell @ House of Blues
• American Idiots, Sound Library, Groove Is In The Heart @ The Holding Company
• Invocations to the Spirits: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (11am)
• Vienna Boys Choir Christmas in Vienna @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (8pm)
• Dr. Seuss's ¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad! @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm | SOLD OUT)
• EISENHOWER: This Piece of Ground @ North Coast Rep Theatre (8pm | SOLD OUT)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm | 7:30pm)
• A View from the Bridge @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (7:30pm)
• Once Upon A Mattress @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre 
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern @ Balboa Theatre
• Dance Concert @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas @ Civic Theatre
• Steph Johnson Quartet @ The Wu Tsai QRT.YRD, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (Free with RSVP | 4:30pm)
• JOURNEY USA – The Hits of Journey @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Rafael Pondé Band @ Winston's (7pm)
• Matthew Hall & the Mailroom, Wicked Lips, Elijah Azriel @ Pour House (9pm)
• Taryn Donath @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm)
• crssd presents ØTTA @ EQ 
• Social Remedy @ Mr. Peabody's
• Casa de Brujas, Blood Dance, L, Cami, SPIRALTEETH, NETO, Suplicio @ Til-Two Club
• The Wild$ide Band @ Tio Leo's
• Memphis Soul Revue @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Evidence Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Monarch, Follow Coffins, Night Shadow, Iron Dicks, Rut @ McGuffie's Live 
• Man! I Feel Like A Woman @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• 3 Car Garage 6-9pm | Ukuladies 4:20-6pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Dakota Ringer @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Jonny Tarr @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel
• Big Sky Moon @ Renegade Country
• Cassie B @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• SD Collective @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• The Dudes of SD @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
• Bingo Loco @ Quartyard
• Vinyl Slices feat Nights Like These with DJ Strumblin @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
• Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's 
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Karaoke @ Banshee Bar
• Improv Comedy @ New Village Arts (7:45pm)
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• A-Trak @ Bloom
• SD Union: Buunshin, Natty Lou, Dave Owen + More @ SPIN (9pm)
• Dj Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
• DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 

Saturday, November 22, 2025:

• The Stews, Margot Sinclair @ Casbah (Almost Sold Out!!)
• Lucius: The Gold Rush Tour, Attention Bird Utopia @ Belly Up  
• Engelbert Humperdinck: A Night of Holiday Classics & Greatest Hits @ The Sound
• Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band - Tribute to Brian Wilson @ The Magnolia
• crssd presents Kerala Dust, KATZROAR @ Music Box
• 3Quency & Soulidified: Bandemonium Tour 2025 @ The Observatory
• Strawberry Girls, Moondough, The Color 8, A Different Kind of Giant @ Soda Bar
• The Jonny Tarr Situation @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
• Booty Bassment with DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guests @ Whistle Stop
• Xavi: X-Tour, Fabi @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
• The Victor Baker Group @ Dizzy's
• R&B Block Party: Hip Hop Takeover | Holiday Party @ Quartyard (5-10pm)
• Someday Bloom, Coastal Cocktail, TBA @ Ken Club
• Olmecs, Obligerant, Family Tree Analog @ Black Cat Bar
• Live Recording Session with Kahlil Childs @ Museum of Making Music 
• Blue Rockit Band @ Fast Times 
• Portraits of Past, Glassing, Gayt @ Che Cafe
• VHS Ghost, Sports Coach, Shindigs @ Banshee Bar
• The Reflectors! @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm) 
• Rock Ready with Glow and the RadioActives @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (7-10pm)
• Aztec Open Mic Matinee @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1:30-5:30pm)
• That Beatles Cover Band @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• 24kgoldn< Wyatt Woodley, Seph @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Nathan Hubbard: Territory Games Record Release @ The Jazz Lounge
• Totally 80’s, Summer Breeze @ The Holding Company (7:30-11:30pm)
• Arkane, Black Sunday, Sludge Honey @ The Holding Company (1:30-6pm)
• Jenna's Canned Food Drive @ Tower Bar
• Electric Louie Land @ Seven Grand
• Halo Effect @ The Rabbit Hole 
• American Mile @ Moonshine Flats 
• Ex Heir, Spiral Teeth, Brood Faye, Sangre Bruja, DJ Gothcheez @ Til-Two Club
• Super Spreader @ Mr. Peabody's (9pm)
• Celeste Barbier @ Mr. Peabody's (3-6pm)
• IAMX: Fault Lines 2 Tour, clubdrugs @ Brick By Brick
• Invocations to the Spirits: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (7:30pm)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (2pm | 5pm) 
• Dr. Seuss's ¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad! @ The Old Globe (10am) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm | 7:30pm)
• A View from the Bridge @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (2pm| 7:30pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (2pm| 8pm)
• EISENHOWER: This Piece of Ground @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 8pm | SOLD OUT)
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern @ Balboa Theatre (1pm)
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre (3pm)
• Once Upon A Mattress @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre 
• Dance Concert @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas @ Civic Theatre
• Football: San Diego State Aztecs vs San Jose State Spartans | Fan Appreciation Night @ Snapdragon Stadium (7:30pm)
• Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Calgary Wranglers @ Pechanga Arena
• Neisha's Dance & Music Academy @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
• crssd presents Mark Knight, Enter Name, TA. @ EQ 
• Kyle Merrill Band @ Winston's (9pm)
• Red’s Party with Woke up on Throne David Carano & friends @ Winston's (2pm) 
• Betamaxx @ Tio Leo's
• The Remedy @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Grateful To The Core 6-9pm | Live Fusion 3-6pm | Tecolote Canyon 12-3pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Rain w/ Stone Temple Drivers, Abigal Circus (Creed & STP Tribute Band) @ McGuffie's Live 
• Perfect Blend @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Bumpasonic @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• The Heart @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Russell Paihinui @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel
• Barbwire @ Renegade Country
• Rough Houser, Anthony Cullins @ 710 Beach Club
• Mary Corso & Friends @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Groove Squad @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
• Cassie B @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• crssd presents Linska @ SPIN (9pm)
• Green Gods: NHII, Massio, Edu @ SPIN Rooftop (3-9pm)
• Soulful Slices with King Dutty @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Winter Wonder | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• La Vie Bohème Speakeasy @ New Village Arts (11pm)
• Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
• Surf Mesa @ Bloom
• DJ Kiki @ Moonshine Beach 
• Dj Dremotion @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
• Spirit Cheer @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
  

Sunday, November 23, 2025:

• Beat Farmers, Low Volts @ Casbah (Matinee Show | 3pm)
• Jack's Mannequin: MFEO Tour // 20th Anniversary Tour, Illuminati Hotties @ The Sound
• John Legend: Get Lifted 20th Anniversary World Tour @ The Shell
• Robert Plant’s Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian with Rosie Flores @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
• Rexx Life Raj: The Hella Slept On Tour, Iman Europe @ Music Box 
• Chorduroy, Kit Major, The Band Cope @ Soda Bar
• GoGo Penguin @ Belly Up 
• San Diego Women's Chorus presents World On Fire: Still Time to Turn It Around @ Lincoln High School
• Healthy Baby @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
• Sweat.Biz Vapor Wave Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
• 37 Houses, Olds, La Strega, Mustard Heads @ Tower Bar 
• Sunday Night Jazz with The Poll Winners @ Tio Leo's 
• Smokey Hoof @ Winston's (4pm)
• Salsa Sunday @ Moonshine Beach 
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (10:30am | 2pm | 5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• RENT | Artist Talkback @ New Village Arts (2pm/4:30pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (1pm | 7pm)
• EISENHOWER: This Piece of Ground @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | SOLD OUT)
• Once Upon A Mattress @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (2pm)
• Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Rip City Remix @ Frontwave Arena
• Metality Fest: Nukem 7-8pm | The Provoked 6pm | Mythraeum 5pm | Helsott 4pm | Brutallion 3pm | Druide 2pm @ The Holding Company (1:30-8pm)
• Sarah Petite’s American Roundup @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• Messer Chups @ Brick By Brick
• Fort Dune, Mark of the Damned, Jesqusan, Grey Queen @ McGuffie's Live
• The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Cool Rush Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
• Winter Wonder | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
• Concert in the Park | Bernardo Bermudez and Victoria Robertson (Opera 4Kids) present with Raul Prieto Ramirez The Enchanted Tail @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
• Level Up Music Student Recital @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1-4pm)
• Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
• Fish & The Seaweeds High Noon Grateful Dead Party 12-5pm| Purple Kief 5-7pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
• Hickies & Dry Humps: Breakfast For Dinner @ Quartyard (3-8pm)
• Native Vibe @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• School Of Rock Oceanside Adult Band @ Pour House  (3-6pm)
• Rich The Stitch presents "Hill St. Comedy" @ Pour House (7-9pm | FREE)
• Forever Young @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Darion @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
• Karaoke @ Neon Moon
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Monday, November 24, 2025:

• Séamus Scanlan, Samer Bakri, Gable @ Soda Bar
• Soccer: San Diego FC v Minnesota United: 2025 Audi MLS Cup Western Semifinals @ Snapdragon Stadium (7pm | SOLD OUT)
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
• Chickenbone Slim @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Industry Night | DJ Lakis @ Blind Lady Ale House
• The Blue Hour with The TA Tomlinson Band and Special Guests @ Whistle Stop
• Allison Adams Tucker Trio @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | Free Mini-Concert | 12pm
• Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet, Gary Shuffler @ EQ 
• Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
• Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Open Vinyl DJ Night @ Til-Two Club
• Karaoke @ The Holding Company
• Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
• Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
• Monday Night Live! @ New Village Arts (6:30pm)
• Hollywood Stars of Magic • at the Village @ New Village Arts (7pm)

Tuesday, November 25, 2025:

• Persona 749, Comedown Lounge @ Soda Bar
• Jimi Hendrix Celebration ft Jeff Moore, Isaiah Mitchell, Jeff Ruiz, Bob Bucciarelli, & guests - Playing Tribute to a Legend @ Belly Up
• Soul Persuaders @ Tio Leo's
• hannah bahng: The Misunderstood World Tour, Mad Tsai @ House of Blues
• Bitchflower, ITIT, Beth and The Baysides @ Banshee Bar
• Jeff Ousley’s Live Music Showcase @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin: Home Alone 35th Anniversary @ Civic Theatre
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm | SOLD OUT)
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• EZPZ and the Squeeze, Static Junkies @ Winston's
• Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays @ 710 Beach Club
• Jimmy and Enrique @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Open Mic Night @ McGuffie's
• Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
• Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
• Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Karaoke @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
• SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
• Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
• Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club 

Wednesday, November 26, 2025:

• Gothsgiving Dance Party: DJs Robin Roth, 7th Stranger, Vaughn Avakian, Javi Nunez, Gothcheez @ Casbah
• Béton Armé, Dark Thoughts, Brazen Bull, Traxx @ Soda Bar
• Queen Nation, DJ Mancat @ Belly Up
• The Faint, Hercules and Love Affair, Disco Goth @ The Observatory
• Messy Era Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
• Gilbert Castellanos Celebrating 30 Years with guest Holly Hofmann | Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
• Thanksgiving Eve w Chris Avetta, Hippy & the Goods, The Wellsprings @ Pour House
• Lefty Martin & His Right Hand Band | Thanksgiving Eve Party @ Renegade Country
• DaniLeigh @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
• Robin Henkel @ Hamm's Room, Blind Lady Ale House
• HOOF: Thanksgiving Eve with Kova, Codak, Arp8, Masato @ EQ
• Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
• Big Band Express with Daniel J Parc @ Tio Leo's
• Club Culture: Cruz Roots, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (1pm | 5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Grand Kyiv Ballet presents The Snow Queen @ Civic Theatre
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (2pm | 7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Day Tripper @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Ash Easton & The Proper @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
• Twised Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
• Taking Liberties! with Heather Hardcore @ Til-Two Club
• Thanksgiving Eve Industry Night @ Moonshine Beach 
• Karaoke @ Banshee Bar
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
• Road To Nashville Dance Contest @ Moonshine Beach
• New Life: Danksgiving with Kevin Knapp @ SPIN (9pm)
• Drop-In Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts 
• Game Night @ The Holding Company
• Dj Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)

Thursday, November 27, 2025 (THANKSGIVING):

• Gypsy Sally @ Seven Grand
• 8th Annual ThanksLiving Vegan Potluck @ WorldBeat Center (1-5pm)
• Kitchen 11am-9pm | Bar until 10pm @ Panama 66
• Thanksgiving Dinner @ Draft, Belmont Park
• Thanksgiving Dinner @ Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar, Westgate Hotel
• Stellita’s Groove @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (8pm-12am)
• Open/No Music (Most After 8pm): Livewire, Banshee Bar, Whistle Stop, Ken Club, Pour House (and more!)

Friday, November 28, 2025:

• The Frights: A Thanksgiving Threesome, Ricky @ Quartyard (6-9pm)
• The Greyboy Allstars @ Belly Up
• Sandollar, Doah's Daydream, Birds Aren't Real @ Casbah
• Fly Anakin, Quelle Chris, Maxo @ Soda Bar
• A Concert Holiday Food Drive with The Kings of Queen, U2 Experience, Brixton 76 (Tributes to Queen, U2, Stones & Clash) @ The Observatory
• Klub Nocturno: Rock en Espanol vs Cumbia @ Music Box
• San Diego Latin Jazz Collective presents: The Palladium Mambo Orchestra @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm | 10pm)
• Jenny and The Tramps @ Seven Grand
• Black Friday Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
• Marca MP: Only Enamorados Tour 2025 @ Balboa Theatre
• Vermin Class, Morskie Oko, Alternative Shopping Complex @ Ken Club
• The Matt Smith Jazz Trio @ Panama 66
• April and The Funk Junkies (April’s Birthday Bash) @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm) 
• Kyle Luna And The Moondogs @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (6-8pm)
• Call of Tomorrow, Rolling Blackouts @ Mr. Peabody's
• Jimmy Lewis @ The Rabbit Hole
• Satisfiers R&B @ Fast Times 
• Safety Orange, Moni Light, Celina Rescott & The Embers @ The Holding Company
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (1pm | 5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• RENT @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Clara & the Nutcracker Soldier @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
• Soccer: San Diego Sockers vs. Empyre Strykers | Home Opener | T-Shirt Giveaway first 1500 Fans @ Frontwave Arena
• Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds @ Pechanga Arena
• Viva Santana @ Winston's (7pm)
• Black Friday Banger w North Korea (feat Wade Youman, Unwritten Law), Owl Be Damned, Doc Hammer @ Pour House (9pm)  
• Billy Watson & His International Silver String Submarine Band @ Pour House (5-8pm | FREE)  
• Gimme Gimme Disco @ House of Blues (18+ w/ID)
• Broadway Rave @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues (18+ w/ID)
• crssd presents Duskus @ EQ 
• David Dale Francis and Friends @ Til-Two Club
• Hep Tights @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Groove Squad @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Halo Effect, Triple Threat @ McGuffie's Live 
• The Evidence Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Irving Flores Presents: Last Saturday Latin Jazz Series 2025: Irving & Leonard @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm)
• Blaise Gold @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Cody Carter @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel
• Trey Hill Band @ Renegade Country
• Sensation @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• Derrick & The Fellas @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Orbeats @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
• Vinyl Slices feat SD Freakout with Andrew McGranahan & Mike Turi @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
• Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's 
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Tyga @ NOVA
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• DJ Kiki @ Moonshine Beach 
• DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 

Saturday, November 29, 2025:

• The Frights: A Thanksgiving Threesome!, Blair Gun @ Casbah (ALMOST SOLD OUT!)
• Hauntu: LP Release Party, RX Pink Noise @ Vinyl Junkies Record Shack (3pm | FREE)
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Wild and Swinging Holiday Party @ The Magnolia
• John Coltrane's BLUE TRAIN @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (7:30pm)
• The Greyboy Allstars, DJ Greyboy @ Belly Up  
• The Mars Volta, Kiani Medina, Feliz Y Dada @ SOMA Mainstage
• Flamingosis, Shrimpnose @ Music Box (Doors 8pm)
• Danny Brown: Stardust Tour, femtanyl, Underscores @ The Observatory 
• Mdou Moctar (solo), Patrick Shiroishi @ Soda Bar
• Larussell with Live Band & Choir @ Music Box (4pm | All Ages)
• Danny Janklow's Elevation Band with India Carney @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm Doors| 8pm Show)
• Booty Bassment DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guests @ Whistle Stop
• Puente @ The Rabbit Hole 
• Rat Pack Reborn @ Panama 66
• No Empty Hands: A Post-Hardcore Toy Drive Benefit @ Che Cafe 
• CA Hurricane Relief for Sweet Jamaica @ WorldBeat Center 
• Nate Jackson: Big Dog Comedy Tour @ Civic Theatre
• Milky Wayne presents ... @ Black Cat Bar
• Sun Jelly (Video Premiere & Performance), Stouper, Beth & the Baysides @ Pour House (9pm) 
• TBD @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Amanda Portela Y Los Brujos Atómicos @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• Manzanita Blues @ Fast Times 
• Band Overboard @ The Holding Company
• Zombeast, 13 Wolves, Busted Coffins @ Tower Bar
• Shipwrecks Music Fest: Block Party 2025 Gudfella @ Quartyard (4-9pm)
• Irving Flores Presents: Last Saturday Latin Jazz Series 2025: Irving & Leonard @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm)
• A Very Country Christmas @ Seven Grand
• Club Sabbat : Serpentine Masquerade Ball @ SPIN (9pm)
• Blythe Vermillion, Dj Madam V @ Til-Two Club
• Tube Amp'd@ Mr. Peabody's
• Wild Child (Doors Tribute) @ House of Blues
• Big Sad 1900 @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• No More Tears: A Tribute to Ozzy @ Brick By Brick
• XSIBITION.5 feat Coyu, JAQ.XS, Cecylia, 6D1M, Em Yujin @ EQ 
• Revolt Against Hunger @ Winston's (1:30pm)
• Skyler Lutes, Lucky and the Cosmos, Cappo Kelly @ Winston's (9pm)
• The Red Elvises @ Tio Leo's
• Sue Palmer @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Fleetwood Max @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (10:30am | 2pm | 5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm) 
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm | 7:30pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (2pm | 8pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• Clara & the Nutcracker Soldier @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (1pm | 5:30pm)
• Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs South Bay Lakers @ Frontwave Arena
• Glitter Ghost, The Gob Bombs, Ale, The Brothers Grim, Skyplant, Sugar Pill @ McGuffie's Live 
• Whiskey Heat @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Mystique Element of Soul @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Hank Easton @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Russell Paihinui @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel
• Trey Hill Band @ Renegade Country
• Groove Is In The Heart, The Linkin Park Experience @ 710 Beach Club
• Fantastic 4 @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (4-8pm)
• DJ Josh Lee @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
• Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
• Sensation @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• Winter Wonder | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
• Vinyl Slices with Blair Alley & Jeff @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• LED presents LEVI @ SPIN Rooftop (3-9pm)
• Dj Tigerlily @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
• Dj Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
• Fake Wrestling Survivor Series @ Petco Park

Sunday, November 30, 2025:

• A Reggae Brunch Matinee Benefit for Emma Beat & King Dutty: Unsteady, Mochilero All Stars, JRoy Dub, San Diego City Soul Club DJs @ Casbah (12-5pm)
• East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market @ Faultline Park in San Diego (4-8pm)
• The Frights: A Thanksgiving Threesome, GIRL @ The Holding Company
• Los Blenders, Chicano Mosh @ Soda Bar
• The Paladins, The Tighten Ups Featuring Laura Chavez @ Belly Up 
• The Beatles: From Back To Bebop with Wayne Riker @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre 
• Flow: Live Score by San Diego Symphony @ Jacobs Music Center
• Soul Sunday @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
• Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
• Cafeton: Coffee & Latin Beats @ Quartyard (10am-4pm | FREE)
• Sunday Night Jazz with ElectricLouieLand @ Tio Leo's 
• Home Free: Let Me Come Home Tour @ Balboa Theatre
• The Fall of Troy, Kurt Travis, Mella, A Different Kind of Giant @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
• Mood Lifters (RUSH Tribute) @ Winston's (1:30pm) 
• Concert in the Park | San Diego Youth Ballet/Raul Prieto Ramirez present dances from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky@ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (10:30am | 2pm | 5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm) 
• RENT | Artist Talkback @ New Village Arts (2pm/4:30pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (1pm | 7pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
• The Nutcracker by International Ballet Stars @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs South Bay Lakers @ Frontwave Arena
• Misfire, Kook, Side Swiped, Bug Stomp, On The Menu | Pour Out The Arts Market/Vendors @ Pour House (11am-9pm | All Ages)  
• Noah Kapchinske @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• Gannondorf, Age of Darkness, Nibiru, Asphyxiater, Conjureth @ McGuffie's Live
• Len Rainey and the Midnight Players @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
• Winter Wonder | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
• Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
• Fish & The Seaweeds High Noon Grateful Dead Party 12-5pm| Purple Kief 5-7pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
• Adam Hawley @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• Yo! Jonesy @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
• O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
• Karaoke @ Neon Moon
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Monday, December 1, 2025:

• Aly Rowell, Jenae Burroughs, Joy Fuliga @ Soda Bar
• David Benoit: Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown feat Courtney Fortune, Albert Hurtado @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
• Pouya @ SOMA Sidestage (SOLD OUT)
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
• Ray Vaughn: Dive-Thru Dreams Tour @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues (SOLD OUT)
• Jazz Sessions @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Giorgia Renosto, vocalist @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (Free Mini-Concert | 12pm)
• Monday Night Live! @ New Village Arts (6:30pm)
• Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet, Lesqualita @ EQ 
• Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
• Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Industry Night @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Karaoke @ The Holding Company
• Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
• Improv Jam @ New Village Arts (7pm) 

Tuesday, December 2, 2025:

• Frank Meyer, Nick Oliveri's Death Acoustic, The Strains @ Casbah
• Sisters, Season To Risk, Vice Algae @ Soda Bar
• Xavier Wulf @ House of Blues (SOLD OUT)
• Latin Jazz @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra @ Tio Leo's
• Primitive Man: American Observance tour MMXXV, Otay:Onii, Today Is the Day, Guiltless @ Brick by Brick
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm)
• Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars @ Balboa Theatre
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays @ 710 Beach Club
• Open Mic Night @ McGuffie's Live
• Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
• Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
• Sketch Party! @ Whistle Stop
• Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Karaoke @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
• SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
• Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
• Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club

Wednesday, December 3, 2025:

• Two Runner @ Casbah
• Mint Field, Exit Party, Neon Beach @ Soda Bar
• The Funky Resurrection @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
• Los Lobos @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• almost monday, Edgehill | Alt 94.9's December to Remember @ Music Box
• Jazz Jam @ Black Cat Bar
• Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence @ Til-Two Club
• Gilbert Castellanos Celebrating 30 Years with guest Holly Hofmann | Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
• LAERZ, SNAPD @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Authority Zero, Chaser, Hoist the Colors @ The Holding Company
• Omnium Gatherum, Aether Realm, Hinayana,  @ Brick by Brick
• Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
• Gin N' Jukes @ Tio Leo's
• David Michael Spitzfaden @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Club Culture: Maka Roots, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
• A Hollywood Christmas Carol @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
• Working Girl @ La Jolla Playhouse (7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Rosemary Watson Presents: Sunshine in Paris @ New Village Arts (7pm)
• SPHS Music Department – 2025 Holiday Concert, Directed by Brian Lund @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Live Music @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Standup Comedy @ Ken Club
• Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
• Twisted Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
• Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
• Drop-In Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
• Game Night @ The Holding Company
• Canceled Comedian Louis CK: Ridiculous @ Civic Theatre