Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, December 18-Thursday, December 25, 2025: Manual Scan | Urethane | Save Ferris | Gary Shuffledust | Emo Nite | Band Argument | El Vez | EXILE ON KETTNER BLVD |

I am completely checked out for the holidays. I still have work...an annoyingly abundance of it, actually, as every agent feels like they need to 'check in' on their shows 2 and 3 and 4 months out, even though they know that nobody is buying tickets for April a week before Christmas. But that's beside the point. I'm feeling the Christmas spirit and just want to be out in sweaters and beanies and scarves and drinking hot cocoa and seeing twinkling lights and hearing annoying Christmas music on repeat. We got a tree after skipping last year...we just kinda ran outta time and didn't get one, but this year I was looking and got a tip on Costco putting all their trees on clearance for $13 and I couldn't resist, even though it's massive and taking up our whole living room. Toby is home for winter break from UCSD, Darren is getting a couple days off, too, and I've just been trying to keep up with all the things. So listings are done, but I'll have to do NYE over the weekend or next week, because I'm beat. 

I love you all. Thanks for helping me survive 2025. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, December 18, 2025:

• Manual Scan: Amped for Orbit!, The Film Company, Swive, Tamar Berk @ Casbah
• Urethane, Doc Hammer, endorphins @ Soda Bar
• Save Ferris: Happy Skalidaze Tour, The Amalgamated @ Belly Up
• Daring Greatly, Jesse Ray Smith, Alex Bergan @ Music Box
• Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Supperclub Event | 21+| 7pm | 9pm)
• The Erika Davies Christmas Show @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• Faetooth, Iress, Well Hell @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Desire4Wetherbee @ Banshee Bar
• Roni Lee Rocks Christmas, Taz Taylor Band, Manzanita Blues @ The Holding Company
• An Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Christmas Tribute @ The Jazz Lounge
• Urban Outlaws @ McGuffie's Live
• NIghtshade Navarro & Los Salvajes @ Panama 66
• Cappo Kelley & Sierra Marin Band @ Winston's 
• Rey Wolf @ Seven Grand
• Dennis Jones @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Crooked Rulers, Cremation Studies, Samhears @ Tower Bar
• Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme: “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show” @ Balboa Theatre
• Mistletoe Melodies with Erica Marie @ New Village Arts (6pm)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
• 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7:30pm)
• Burnout Paradise @ La Jolla Playhouse (8pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
• Freddie Walton @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
• Jerry Duty with Rosy Dawn @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• DJ Mitchum Yacoub @ Whistle Stop
• Liz Ajuzie & The Moodswings @ Tio Leo's
• Radio 80s @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Victoria Robertson @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• Holiday Open Mic @ Ken Club
• Aztec Open Mic | Featured Artist Star Rickard @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (Doors/Signups 5pm | Featured Artist 6pm)
• Headroom Collective: Listening Sessions @ SPIN (7-9pm)
  
• Wale @ Parq Nightclub
• REVERB @ EQ 
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Holiday Party + Pizza Buffet @ 710 Beach Club
• Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's 
• SD Concert Band @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)
• Ariel Pink: With You Every Night Tour, Gary Wilson, Anna May, Donnie Emerson, Nancy Sophia Emerson @ House of Blues
  

Friday, December 19, 2025:

• Gary Shuffler's Birthday Extravaganza with Ziggy Shuffledust and the Spiders from Mars, Electric Warrior, DJ Camilla Robina @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
• CLUB XCX: A Bratty Charli XCX Night @ Soda Bar
• Donavon Frankenreiter, Hendrix Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
• Atomic Groove: A Very Merry Groove-mas Dance Party @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
• Cattle Decapitation: No Fear For Tomorrow North American Tour 2025, Aborted, Frozen Soul, Tribal Gaze @ The Observatory
• SunSquabi, 5AM @ Music Box
• The Purple Xperience @ Live And Up Close, Sycuan Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
• Friday Happy Hour w/ DJ Shoeshine @ Whistle Stop
• F#!KIN’ IN THE BUSHES @ Whistle Stop
• Gary Hoey – Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday Tour, Taz Taylor @ Ramona Mainstage 
• Grave Beat @ Ken Club
• Nik & Rosie @ Panama 66
• Stand Back Blues Band, The Satisfiers @ Black Cat Bar
• Secrets: back from this California Shows, Twin Cities, The Undertaking, Sleep It Off @ Brick By Brick
• Catching Klover @ Banshee Bar
• The Sandpiper Ensemble @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• Halfshot @ Moonshine Flats 
• Letter Kills, The Losers Club, Vengent Strays, Your Machine @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Martin and the Big Nativity Scene @ Fast Times 
• Flow State @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Queensrÿche: Volume and Vengeance Tour, Accept @ House of Blues
• Sonic Moonshine, Oceans (Pearl Jam Tribute) @ The Holding Company
• Noel! Noel! @ The Shell
• Golden State Ballet's The Nutcracker with Tony Hawk cameo! @ Civic Theatre
• Mistletoe Melodies with Erica Marie @ New Village Arts (6pm)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm | 7:30pm)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (5pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
• Jingle Terrace Nights | Light Shows | Seasonal Displays | Refreshments | Entertainment | Photo Ops @ Moonlight Amphitheatre (5:30-8:30pm | Free |All Ages) 
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
• 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7:30pm)
• Mr. Dickens' A Christmas Carol @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (Free | Donations Encouraged) 
• Burnout Paradise @ La Jolla Playhouse (8pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
• Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz feat Peter Sprague, Allison Adams Tucker, Tripp Sprague, Beth Ross Buckley, Mackenzie Leighton, Danny Green, Duncan Moore | Narration by  Robert John Hughes @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (7:30pm)
• Rosy Dawn, Oversoul @ Winston's 
• Grahzny, New Dystopians, Sign Of The Horns @ Tower Bar
• Taryn Donath @ Pour House (5-8pm | FREE)   
• Slabratory & Pour House present Slabby Holidaze Punk Partay with Angry Samoans,  The Plagues, Big Attitude, High Compression @ Pour House (8:30pm | $20adv/$25door)
• Rose Thorne | Courtside Betty | Kings For A Day | Steady Decline @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave)
• Chunky Hustle Brass Band @ Seven Grand
• hhunter: Arp8, Michelle Mendez, Hoochie @ EQ
• Pictures with Santa @ 710 Beach Club
• The Marcelas, Astrodice, Gomethegod @ Til-Two Club
• Groove Therapy @ Tio Leo's
• Travel Agents @ Mr. Peabody's
• June & Johns @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Summer Breeze SD @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Jagged Machine (Alanis Morissette Tribute) | Sassy Chassis (The Presidents of the United States of America Tribute) | Renette | Kilfeather @ McGuffie's Live 
• Jukebox Junkies @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Steve Powers Jazz Session @ Aquarius Bar & Grille (3:30-6:30pm)
• Diego Roots @ Aquarius Bar & Grille (6:30-9:30pm)
• Kat Shoemaker & Friends & Friends Present: A Tribute to Vince Guraldi & Other Christmas Classics @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
• Trey Hill @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Ron Houston & The Berry Pickers @ Riviera Supper Club
• Party Sugar @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Andrew Peña @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Johnny Tarr @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (5pm)
• Thunderbird Mountain Band @ Renegade Country
• Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's (9pm)
• Live Band Karaoke @ The Rabbit Hole
• Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
• Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• Bingo Loco @ Quartyard
• Desert Hearts: Xmas Hearts with Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs @ SPIN 
• Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach 
• DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 
• Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)

Saturday, December 20, 2025:

• Emo Nite @ Casbah 
• Vinyl Junkies DJ Happy Hour Have A Holly Jolly Edition with Djs Mazee, Luci, Get In The Car Dave @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
• Band Argument, Jackie Mendoza, Auto Technik Service @ Soda Bar
• Donavon Frankenreiter, Hendrix Frankenreiter @ Belly Up  
• Anuhea: All is Bright Tour 2025, Wehilei @ Music Box
• The Purple Xperience @ Live And Up Close, Sycuan Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
• Se Busca Wepa! @ Corazon Del Barrio
• Holiday Posada Celebration with the San Diego Latin Jazz Collective @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 8pm)
• 80s vs 90s vs Y2K! with DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop
• A Very Merry Shredmas: Maedhira, Serve The Blade, Tardigrade, Rio @ Ken Club
• Midjara, Red As The Sun, Mason Duke Band, Abigail Circus @ The Beat (Inside Humble Heart Thrift, Music & Cafe | 1129 Broadway | 6pm | All Ages)
• Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
• Sean Brooks, The Mustard Heads @ Black Cat Bar
• Sundays At Midnight @ Fast Times 
• The Hypocrites Club @ Banshee Bar (6:30pm)
• Emo Night @ Banshee Bar (9:30pm)
• The Tighten Ups @ Pour House (5-8pm) 
• Tribute Night with Geezer (Weezer), Red Cars (Cars) @ Pour House (9pm) 
• Los Paisanos • Sol Remedy • Los Chivos @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Lady Dottie And The Diamonds @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience, The Tormentors, Electric Duke @ House of Blues
• Kat Shoemaker & Friends & Friends Present: A Tribute to Vince Guraldi & Other Christmas Classics @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
• Faux Fest with Faux Fighters (Foo Fighters Tribute), CA/DC (AC/DC Tribute)00, Jagged Machine (Alanis Morrissette Tribute), Soundivision @ The Holding Company
• Monsterwatch, The Film Company, Morski Oko @ Tower Bar
• Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz, Cris Herrera @ Quartyard
• Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
• Ash Easton @ Moonshine Flats 
• Taking Liberties @ Til-Two Club
• Tube Amp'd @ Mr. Peabody's (9pm)
• LP Classics @ Mr. Peabody's (3-6pm)
• Angry Samoans, Big Attitude, Deadly Dispute, Fvnerxl Mxrch, Strega13, Infernal Tide Riders @ The Bancroft Bar
• Newports and Nelli's | Automatic Lovers | Kook | Toof Fairy | PWD @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave)
• Golden State Ballet's The Nutcracker with Tony Hawk cameo! @ Civic Theatre
• Noel! Noel! @ The Shell
• Mistletoe Melodies with Erica Marie @ New Village Arts (2pm | 6pm)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm | 7:30pm)
• 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) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• Jingle Terrace Nights | Light Shows | Seasonal Displays | Refreshments | Entertainment | Photo Ops @ Moonlight Amphitheatre (5:30-8:30pm | Free |All Ages) 
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
• 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm |7:30pm)
• Burnout Paradise @ La Jolla Playhouse (1:30pm | 7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• The Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (6pm)
• City Ballet of San Diego presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm | 7:30pm)
• San Diego Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ The Magnolia (12pm & 4pm) 
• San Diego Academy of Ballet & Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (1pm | 6pm)
• Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz feat Peter Sprague, Allison Adams Tucker, Tripp Sprague, Beth Ross Buckley, Mackenzie Leighton, Danny Green, Duncan Moore | Narration by  Robert John Hughes @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
• Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Seven Grand
• Psychlops, Space Kit, Spacey Y, Bloom Room @ Winston's (9pm)
• The Water Spots @ Winston's (5pm)
• Hollywood Stones @ Tio Leo's
• Love is a Rose @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Groove Squad @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Custard Pie 6-9pm | Tecolote Canyon 3-6pm | Chicken Bone Slim 12-3pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• The Wasting Light | Set The Lights | Blacktop Saints | Ivy Republics | Lost Dakota @ McGuffie's Live 
• Mystique Element of Soul @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Bumpasonic @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Jehua Evans @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel 
• Slack Key ‘Ohana @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel  (11am)
• Ryan Hiller @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel  (6pm) 
• Patrick Howard Trampus & Honky Tonk Nights @ Renegade Country
• Toga Party + Live Music by The Toga Party Band & Totally 80's Band @ 710 Beach Club
• Zb Savoy & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
• Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
• About Face @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Paradygm @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• House 2 Ourselves X Aug X Kino Villages: Home Alone 2 with Sacha Robotti @ SPIN 
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• DJ Grimm | Coyote and the Chamber of Cocktails Party @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 
• Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
• Winter Wonderland | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park 
• Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)

Sunday, December 21, 2025:

• A Merry Mex-Mas Holiday Matinee! El Vez & The Centuries, Duderella @ Casbah (3pm)
• Wookalars, Crime Film, Hooch @ Soda Bar
• Cash'd Out: Christmas Show, ZB Savoy's Songs of Willie Nelson & Friends @ Belly Up 
• Sammy Johnson, We The Commas @ Music Box 
• The Secret Agents @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (General Admission | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm)
• Sandpiper Ensemble @ Panama 66
• Acoustic Revolt presents Jonny Wagon Trio, Red Street Riot, Turnbuckle @ Tower Bar (3-6pm)
• Dan's Going Away Party - DJ Yaya, Gorgeous Luis, Soul Proloteriate & Friends @ Tower Bar (7pm)
• Lupita Infante @ House of Blues
• Worse Than Death @ Banshee Bar
• Dead Heat | Process of Elimination Record Release @ Che Cafe
• Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
• Casanova @ Winston's (4pm)
• CROSSTOWN | Suburban Queens | Awaiting The Day | In For Closure @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave)
• Forever Young @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Golden State Ballet's The Nutcracker with Tony Hawk cameo! @ Civic Theatre
• Noel! Noel! @ The Shell
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm)
• An Irish Christmas @ Balboa Theatre (2:30pm)
• 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) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm)
• Jingle Terrace Nights | Light Shows | Seasonal Displays | Refreshments | Entertainment | Photo Ops @ Moonlight Amphitheatre (5:30-8:30pm | Free |All Ages)
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT) 
• 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm |7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• The Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (2pm)
• City Ballet of San Diego presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
• San Diego Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ The Magnolia (12pm)
• Dog Adoption Event with Lucky One Lemonade @ The Holding Company (12-3pm)
• ZB Savoy @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
• Mr. Haole and Aaron Brownwood @ McGuffie's Live
• Thunderbir Mountain Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Bill Magee Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Christmas with Leonard Patton & Friends @ The Jazz Lounge (5:15pm SOLD OUT | 8pm SOLD OUT)
• Sunday Night Jazz with Vocalist Rose Mallett featuring the Rob Thorsen Trio @ Tio Leo's
• Dynamiq's Cafecito Navideno Toy Drive @ Quartyard (12-6pm)
• Dominic Blas @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (11am)
• Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
• Aztec Jazz Jam - Christmas Party with Dylan Soto @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (5:30pm)
• Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12pm-Sunset) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
• Smooth Operator – Tribute to Sade @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
• Karaoke @ Neon Moon
• Candy Cane Treasure Hunt @ 710 Beach Club
• Winter Wonderland | Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park 
• Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)
• Classic Cinema: White Christmas Film Screening @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (1pm| 4pm)

Monday, December 22, 2025:

• Sunny Day Soap Opera, Musings, The Faint Havens @ Soda Bar
• Comedy Show! Todd Glass • Dana Gould • Erica Rhodes • Craig Shoemaker • Mark Serritella • Lori Marie • Chip Nicholson • Taylor Grate @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
• Motown & Mistletoe @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (General Admission Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm SOLD OUT | 10pm)
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (5pm) 
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
• City Ballet of San Diego presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (7:30pm)
• Barry Salwen, piano | Free Mini-Concert @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (12pm | Free Mini-Concert)
• Cruz Roots @ Aquarius Bar & Grille  (5:30-8:30pm) 
• Christmas with Leonard Patton & Friends @ The Jazz Lounge (5:15pm SOLD OUT | 8pm SOLD OUT)
• Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet, Lesqualita @ EQ 
• Metal Command - All Metal, All Vinyl @ Tower Bar (No Cover)
• Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
• Open Vinyl DJ @ Til-Two Club
• Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Sexy Santa Contest  + Industry Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ The Holding Company
• Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
• Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)
• Winter Family Favorite: Elf Film Screening @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (7pm)

Tuesday, December 23, 2025:

• Slacker December Residency Night #3 with Slacker, G.I.R.L., Girls Got Nerve @ Casbah
• Abbey Road - A Tribute To The Beatles: Christmas Show @ Belly Up
• Motown & Mistletoe @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (General Admission Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm SOLD OUT | 10pm)
• RENT @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
• 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) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
• La Pastorela @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
• 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm |7:30pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
• City Ballet of San Diego presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm | 7:30pm)
• A Night of Christmas Vinyl @ Tio Leo's
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• Record Squad Office Holiday Party @ Tower Bar
• Rethwish, Vertical Encroachment @ Winston's
• Glizzy Gobbler Hot Dog Contest @ 710 Beach Club
• Brenda Greggio Presents An Oscar Peterson Christmas Tribute @ The Jazz Lounge
• Fercho @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
• Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
• Jimmy and Enrique @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Holiday Sketch Party @ Whistle Stop
• Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
• Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Pastor Bruce's Christmas Party (Multiple Bands Playing their Favorite Christmas Songs) @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Festivus @ Til-Two Club
• Open Mic @ McGuffie's 
• Karaoke @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
• Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
• Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
•  Holiday Wonderland | Holiday Displays | Photos with Santa | Carnival Games | Real Snow | Carousel | Christmas Train @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park (Ticketed Event | $25 Adults/$18 Kids + Parking)
• Classic Cinema: A Christmas Story Film Screening @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (12pm| 7pm)

Wednesday, December 24, 2025:

• Exile on Kettner Blvd. | A Christmas Eve Tradition! @ Casbah (FREE | Starts at 9pm)
• DJ John Phillips Annual Christmas Eve Party @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
• Christmas Eve Karaoke Party @ Winston's 
• RENT @ New Village Arts (2pm)
• Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (10:30am | 2pm) 
• Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (2pm) 
• Festival of Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm)
• A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
• Cygnet's A Magical Holiday: Christmas at the Joan @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
• The Bizzness @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
• Trivia @ The Holding Company
• Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Ugly Sweater Party @ 710 Beach Club
• Wild Wednesday with DJ Ron @ Renegade Country

Thursday, December 25, 2025:

• Merry Christmas!
• Seven Grand (Open at 8pm)
  
• Megan & Cole Duo @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
• Darkwave Garden @ The Bancroft Bar (Opens at 8pm)
• Pour House (Open Noon-Midnight)
• Christmas Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club