COMIC-CON

 



Let's Do It! Comic-Con 2025 is here! Below you'll find the event listings for the next week in San Diego, including Comic-Con leaning events (denoted SDCC) and whether those are free, open to the public, or invite-only, sold out, or require an RSVP. But if we're being honest, you should have all your RSVPs locked in by now or you're not getting in. I'll add the full list of off-site activations the best I can on Wednesday. Scroll to the bottom for helpful links and other media guides. 

Things To Do In San Diego: 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 (COMIC-CON PREVIEW NIGHT):

  • Father John Misty, Lucinda Williams, Hamilton Leithauser @ CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
  • The Stereotypes, Bang Bang Jet Away, Soft Truth @ Casbah
  • The Dreaded Laramie, Witness, Matt Casket and the Breaks @ Soda Bar
  • George Thorogood & The Destroyers: The Baddest Show On Earth, Alastair Greene @ Belly Up 
  • Jake Scott, MaRynn @ Music Box
  • Streetlight Manifesto, DFMK @ The Observatory
  • Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
  • Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Big Band Express with Daniel J Parc @ Tio Leo's
  • Club Culture: Maka Roots, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
  • SDCC: Comic-Con® Conference for Educators and Librarians @ San Diego Public Library Central Library (Open to the Public | Registration Recommended) 
  • SDCC: Up Close: A conversation with Pixar’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night's Rockin' Dream @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (7pm)
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Mockingbird Jam 6-9pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Full Collins @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Wednesday Night Comedy @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
  • Fercho @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • SDCC: Superhero Tea @ Westgate Hotel
  • Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
  • Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
  • Trivia @ The Holding Company
  • Vinyl Night @ Ken Clulb
  • Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
  • Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
  • Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
Thursday, July 24, 2025 (COMIC-CON):
  • Giuda, Lower Class Brats, Menstrual Tramps @ Casbah
  • Waax, Hey Chels, Little Heroine @ Soda Bar
  • Fitz and the Tantrums: The Man On The Moon Tour, Ax & The Hatchetmen @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (GA/Standing Only)
  • Dispatch with John Butler, G. Love & Special Sauce, Donavon Frankenreiter, Illiterate Light @ Cal Coast Open Air Theatre
  • Wavves, Niis, Initiate, Chokecherry @ The Observatory
  • Badfish: A Tribute To Sublime, Hazmatt @ Belly Up
  • SDCC/Invite Only: Fandom Party feat The All-American Rejects @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel
  • SDCC: Off Book: The Improvised Musical @ Music Box
  • Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Supperclub Event | 21+| 7pm Supperclub | 9pm Show)
  • Jenny and The Tramps @ Seven Grand
  • Bloodywood @ House of Blues
  • SDCC: Anamanaguchi @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues (Free | Voucher Distribution Begins at 5pm, Limited to 200 Guests)
  • Jane Irving @ The Jazz Lounge
  • SDCC: Comic-Con Kickoff Superpowered Soirée @ Borrego Rooftop, Hotel Indigo (9th Floor, 6-9pm)
  • SDCC: Comic-Con® Conference for Educators and Librarians @ San Diego Public Library Central Library (Open to the Public | Registration Recommended) 
  • SDCC: Cosplay Repair Station @ San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab (11am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Avatar x Magic: The Gathering Experience @ Petco Park (10am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Star Trek: Into Darkness @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • SDCC: Lilac Grove SDCC VIP Drinks Reception @ Side Bar (5-7pm | RSVP Required) 
  • Open Mic / Band Jam Night @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • Sanity Slip, Barrio Slam, Auditory Anguish, Hyper Vigilant, Get Pieced @ Che Cafe 
  • The Cometeers, City Soul Collective DJs @ Winston's 
  • Ron’s Garage Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Cardiel, SUNBENDR, Dizz Brew @ Tower Bar
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Encounter: Exploring Philip Glass' Piano Etudes @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (2pm | Free with RSVP)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (7pm)
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Natasha Leggero @ American Comedy Co
  • VIP & Member Exhibition Reception for "Roots & Wings: 40 Years of PRS Guitars" with performance by Shantaia and Curt Chambers @ Museum of Making Music 
  • SDCC: Cold Slither Live (G.I. JOE’s Infamous Metal Band) @ Brick by Brick
  • Dylan Marlowe @ The River, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • The Marcelas, Daturas, Chromatic Vision, Dj Camilla Robina @ Til-Two Club
  • REVERB @ EQ 
  • SYLTR @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's
  • Harmony Grove @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • SDCC: Superhero Tea @ Westgate Hotel
  • Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's (5pm)
  • Victoria Robertson @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
  • Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Friday, July 25, 2025 (COMIC-CON):
  • Ben Kweller: Cover The Mirrors Tour, Ryman @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
  • Thee Marloes @ Soda Bar
  • Sister Nancy, Jah Ollin @ Belly Up
  • SDCC: The Aquabats!, Koffin Kats, Mike V and The Rats @ The Observatory
  • SDCC: Mosh Eisley: The Best Party In The Galaxy @ Music Box (SOLD OUT)
  • Doll Riot, Shattered Sympathy, Toof Fairy, Veto, Audio Perdisco, Endo Sol @ SOMA Sidestage
  • SDCC: Crunchyroll Anime Fanfest with SPYAIR, yama, Ash Da Hero, Slushii, Magnolia Park, Hyper Potions, VGR, James Landino @ The Shell 
  • Chulita VInyl Club Dance Party @ Whistle Stop (9pm | Free)
  • Greyboy & The Midnight Sound Affair @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
  • Nathan James: an Evening Of Blues And Roots Music @ New Village Arts 
  • Miski Dee, The Gay Agenda, Whatevr @ Ken Club
  • SDCC: Napoleon Dynamite Live! with Jon Heder & Efren Ramirez @ Balboa Theatre
  • Aaron Lind Organ Trio @ Panama 66
  • Stacy Antonel, The Beard & The Bird, Francis Blume @ Black Cat Bar
  • St. Cats @ Seven Grand
  • Pancho Barraza @ The Park at Viejas Casino
  • The Taxpayers, Walter Mitty & His Makeshift Orchestra, Suzie True, Loitering @ Che Cafe
  • Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
  • Amanda Portela @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
  • Disability Pride Month with Songwriter Sanctuary @ Normal Heights United Church 
  • Kayln @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Thomas Nicholas Band @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Flow State - Illuminati Telethon @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • SDCC: Comic-Con® Conference for Educators and Librarians @ San Diego Public Library Central Library (Open to the Public | Registration Recommended) 
  • SDCC: Cosplay Repair Station @ San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab (11am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Avatar x Magic: The Gathering Experience @ Petco Park (10am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Inside Out @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • Sunset Sessions Acoustic Music @ Borrego Rooftop, Hotel Indigo (9th Floor, 5-9pm)
  • Christmas in July @ Seaworld San Diego (Nautilus Pavilion | 3-7pm)
  • Jimmy Lewis @ The Rabbit Hole
  • Julian Marley & Uprising Band @ House of Blues
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night's Rockin' Dream @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Opening Night: Great Expectations @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (8pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (8pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Pam Farr Summer Shakespeare Studio 2025 @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • The Prom, School Edition @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (7pm)
  • Soccer: San Diego FC vs. Nashville SC @ Snapdragon Stadium (7:30pm)
  • Música en la Plaza: Sabrosas Latin Orchestra @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Dueling Piano-Con @ The Shout! House
  • Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's 
  • The Granite Saints, Baked Religion, Hood Brothers, Grahzny @ Tower Bar 
  • The Linda Berry Band @ Pour House (5-8pm | Free)
  • Cardiel, Sun Jelly, Dying Suns @ Pour House (9pm)  
  • FNGRS CRSSD presents Oppidan @ EQ 
  • Yazrasure @ Til-Two Club
  • Paradygm @ Tio Leo's
  • Memphis Soul Revue @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
  • Natasha Leggero @ American Comedy Co
  • Groove Squad @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
  • The Surf Birdz @ Fast Times 
  • Mami Blush, Yung Guero and more @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Revelation69, Cinderdust @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • Just Party @ Park & Rec
  • Lefty Martin & His Right Hand Band @ Renegade Country
  • Pocket Candy @ Riviera Supper Club
  • The Docksiders @ Dive, Harrah's Resort Southern California 
  • Trey Hill @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Rising Star @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • DJ Dub-B @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • SD Union: Visages, Villem + More @ SPIN 
  • SDCC: Library After Dark presents Nostalgiamation Life Drawing @ Tiny Giant Tap Room (All Skill Levels Invited | 8-10pm | 1985 National Avenue, Barrio Logan | $20)
  • Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
  • SDCC: Comic-Con Minion Rave @ Cielo Rooftop Lounge
  • SDCC: Superhero Tea @ Westgate Hotel
  • Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel 
  • Dj Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
  • DJ Gary B @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1am)
Saturday, July 26, 2025 (COMIC-CON):
  • Spirit Of The Beehive, Her New Knife @ Casbah 
  • Black Violin: Full Circle @ The Sound
  • Club 90s Presents Ariana Grande Night @ The Observatory North Park
  • Closed Tear, Sledges, Trit 95 @ Soda Bar
  • The PettyBreakers (A Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Journeymen (A Tribute to Journey and More) @ Belly Up  
  • SDCC: One More Time (Daft Punk Tribute), Dj Mancat | Comic Tron Comic Con After Party @ Music Box
  • SDCC: CrunchyRoll Anime Fanfest with Denzel Curry, INIKO, Pink Pablo, ALI, Yaeji, Taku Takahashi x Alenoise, NOODLES @ The Shell 
  • Jagged Machine, Presidents of the United States @ Mr. Peabody's (8:30pm)
  • SDCC: Batman (1989) in Concert (with A Live 50-piece Orchestra) @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
  • SDCC: Comic-Con Masquerade @ Ballroom 20, Convention Center (Badge Required | Ticket Distribution at 12pm & 3-5pm)
  • Abe & Friends @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
  • SeaWorld San Diego Pride Weekend @ Sea World 
  • Nina, Asia's Diamond Soul Siren, Kris Lawrence @ Live & Up Close, Sycuan Casino Resort 
  • The Soto Six Play Jeff Lorber Fusion @ Dizzy's
  • Apocalypse Dudes, Guilty by Association, Generator, Corporate Citizen @ Ken Club
  • Zzymzzy @ Panama 66
  • Booty Bassment with DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and guests @ Whistle Stop
  • Britain's Finest: The Ultimate Tribute to The Beatles @ The Magnolia
  • Milky Wayne presents Ramz, Yung Guero, Brother Cuban, Lil Gangsta Erm, Nvy Jonez Lkr | Sounds by Sam The Master @ Black Cat Bar
  • Bonneville 7 @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm) 
  • Freakbeat Party! Wyld Gooms (LA), Thee Allyrgic Reaction and more @ Pour House (9pm) 
  • Vinyl Syndicate @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (7-10pm)
  • Level Up Music Recital @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (12-5pm)
  • Big Sky Moon @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
  • Molly Kruse @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (5-8pm)
  • Ramirez: From Frisco With Love Tour @ House of Blues
  • Silver Bullet with Special Guests @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Irving Flores Presents: Last Saturday Latin Jazz Series 2025 @ The Jazz Lounge
  • Blue Elephant and the Seven Snakes, PunchCard, Celebrity Stalker, Strychnine Ninety Nine, New Dystopians @ Tower Bar
  • Queer Prog Noise @ Che Cafe 
  • Kayln @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Los Tortugas @ The Rabbit Hole
  • Cabra Negra, Poltergeist, Son Ov Leviathan, Druide @ Til-Two Club
  • Celeste Barbier @ Mr. Peabody's (3pm)
  • Hao Yang in Concert @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
  • Woke Up Dead, Lazarus Casket, The Provoked, Silent Scream, Divisionaries @ Brick By Brick
  • SDCC: Comic-Con® Conference for Educators and Librarians @ San Diego Public Library Central Library (Open to the Public | Registration Recommended) 
  • SDCC: Cosplay Repair Station @ San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab (11am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Avatar x Magic: The Gathering Experience @ Petco Park (10am-5pm)
  • SDCC: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • SDCC: BAD IDEA San Diego Comic-Con Tiki Party @ Bali Hai (7-10am | Invite Only | RSVP Required)
  • SDCC: Rooftop Rewind: A 90s Throwback Party @ 5 o’Clock Somewhere Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo (4-6pm | FREE) 
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night's Rockin' Dream @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Open Rehearsal: Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (11am | Free)
  • The Glass Menagerie @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (2pm Open Caption Performance | 8pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • The Prom, School Edition @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (7pm)
  • OTL: World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament @ Fiesta Island
  • Smoke & Mirrors Sound System @ Seven Grand
  • FNGRS CRSSD presents KLOUD @ EQ 
  • Planet Caravan: A Black Sabbath Tribute @ Winston's (4pm)
  • Caravan, Pocket Change, Séamus Scanlan @ Winston's (8:30pm)
  • Betamaxx @ Tio Leo's (Summer Outdoor Stage)
  • Brian Jones Rock’n’ Roll Revival @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
  • Groove Line @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
  • Electric Waste Band 6-9pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Headmaster (Morrisey/The Smiths Tribute), Pictures of You (The Cure Tribute) @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • Jukebox Junkies @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
  • Detroit Underground @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
  • LED Dayclub presents ODD MOB @ Fit Social, Belmont Park (4-9pm)
  • Ristband @ Fast Times 
  • Big City Hillbillies @ Renegade Country
  • Micky & the Motorcars, Westwinders @ Ramona Mainstage
  • Summer Spectacular Concert Series with Waka Flocka Flame @ Bayside Amphitheatre, SeaWorld (Free With Admission | Reserved Tickets Available)
  • Waka Flocka, Dj Whoo Kid @ Oxford Social Club
  • SDCC: Comic-Con Minion Rave @ Cielo Rooftop Lounge
  • Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
  • First Friday Music Club with Hold My Beer, Fender Junkies, Mothers of Intention, The Openers, On The Rox, The Eclectic, The Vienna Connection @  710 Beach Club
  • Christmas in July Party | Reindeer Games, Christmas Carol Karaoke, Snow Cones, Flash Tattoos | Ugly Xmas Sweaters Encouraged @ The Original 40 Brewing Company (1–6pm) 
  • Jenny & The Tramps @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Evidence Band @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
  • DJ Blue @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Konrad Malinowski @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
  • Brunch + Beats: Summer Vibes Edition with DJ Kriss Kuts & DJ Datboy @ Louisiana Purchase (Brunch Reservation Required)
  • Hickies & Dry Humps @ Park & Rec
  • Dance Klassique: Jenny Voss, Mr. Wright, Gomex, Evan Spalding @ SPIN (3-9pm)
  • Bondage Ball: Post-Apocalyptic Masquerade @ SPIN (9:30pm-Close)
  • Dad Skeleton’s Comedy Variety Hour @ New Village Arts 
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel  
  • EKALI @ Bloom
  • Dj Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
  • Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach 
Sunday, July 27, 2025 (COMIC-CON):
  • Leavers, Witch Face, Toof Fairy @ Casbah (Matinee Show | 3pm)
  • Mountain Grass Unit @ Soda Bar
  • Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives @ Belly Up 
  • Dennis Gittens & Ed Kornhauser @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
  • The Fab Four: USA Meets The Beatles @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
  • Claudia Gomez presents Tap Jam @ Panama 66 (5-7pm)
  • Deadlands @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, & Kid Koala), Distorter (Kid Koala x Lealani) @ House of Blues 
  • SeaWorld San Diego Pride Weekend @ Sea World 
  • Gideon, UnityTX, Samsara, Lust @ SOMA Sidestage
  • Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
  • David Binney @ Dizzy's
  • Binding Love Unites @ Winston's (1pm)
  • Jeddy Knox, Pete Hailer @ Winston's (4pm)
  • Gustavo Romero Plays Sergei Rachmaninoff | Summer Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (4pm)
  • SDCC: Comic-Con® Conference for Educators and Librarians @ San Diego Public Library Central Library (Open to the Public | Registration Recommended) 
  • SDCC: Avatar x Magic: The Gathering Experience @ Petco Park (10am-4pm)
  • Emergence @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (3pm)
  • New York Takeover @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (7pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (2pm)
  • Aliya Kanani’s Where You FROM, From? @ New Village Arts
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm)
  • The Comedy Of Errors @ The Old Globe (8pm)
  • The Prom, School Edition @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
  • SDCC: The Incredibles @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • Football: Strike Force vs Arizona Rattlers | Fan Appreciation Night @ Frontwave Arena 
  • OTL: World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament @ Fiesta Island
  • Kyle Brown @ Pour House  (Free | 3-6pm)
  • The Midnight Cowgirls, DJ Horsepower @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (3-5pm)
  • Sunday Night Jazz with Gilbert Castellanos Quartet @ Tio Leo's 
  • Soundcraft & Last Call @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
  • She Says So @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
  • The Stoney B Blues Band @ Fast Times 
  • Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
  • Adversarial Productions presents Desolator, Casket Crusher, Corpus @ Tower Bar
  • Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
  • Opera4Kids presents The Enchanted Tail @ Museum of Making Music 
  • High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-3pm), AQUARIOKE (5-8pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
  • Krona, Ambient Pursuit, Just In Case @ Til-Two Club 
  • Shell & Dez @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
  • SDCC: Comic-Con Sunday Pool Party @ Pendry Pool House, Pendry San Diego (12pm)
  • Late Night Jackin' & Wax n Groove: All-Vinyl Day Party with Brett Johnson, Matthew Brian, Agro & Christian G, Paul Najera, Boys Don't Disco @ SPIN (3-9pm)
  • Reggae Sunday: Dj GreenT, Dubbest @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
  • Karaoke @ Neon Moon
  • Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Monday, July 28, 2025:
  • Dresden's Burning!, Deadbed, Discount Cadavers @ Casbah 
  • Closed for Private Party @ Belly Up
  • Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
  • Summer Organ Festival with Ahreum Han @  Spreckels Organ Pavilion (Free | 7:30pm)
  • Laevitas (Kenneth Liao, violin & Drew Butcher, guitar) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library ( Free Mini-Concert | 12pm) 
  • Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night's Rockin' Dream @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Artist Lounge: Liza Ferschtman @ The Atkinson Room, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (1pm | Free RSVP)
  • Jane Austen UnScripted @ North Coast Rep Theatre
  • Baseball: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets @ Petco Park (6:40pm)
  • The Blue Hour with The TA Tomlinson Band and Special Guests @ Whistle Stop (6-9pm | Free)
  • Baddie Bingo @ The Rabbit Hole
  • Charged Particles with Tod Dickow & Randy Brecker: Play the music of Michael Brecker @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
  • Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet @ EQ 
  • Open Vinyl DJ Night @ Til-Two Club 
  • Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
  • DJ Autumn Leilani @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • 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 
  • Paint & Sip with Monica Martin @ New Village Arts
Tuesday, July 29, 2025:
  • Rickety Cliffs, Cowl, Yu Ishii @ Casbah
  • Samer Bakri, RA., Paul Yoon @ Soda Bar
  • earlier: A Dance Party That Happens Earlier @ Belly Up
  • Beck with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra @ The Shell 
  • Less Than Jake: Summer Circus, The Suicide Machines, Fishbone, Catbite @ The Observatory
  • The Tourmaliners, Desert Undertones, The Long View @ Tio Leo's Summer Outdoor Stage) 
  • Cliffdiver @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Doghouse Blues @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Coaching Workshop with Inon Barnatan and Alan Gilbert @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10am | FREE)
  • Open Rehearsal: Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (1pm | Free)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (7pm)
  • Jane Austen UnScripted @ North Coast Rep Theatre
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • The Comedy Of Errors @ The Old Globe (8pm)
  • Soccer: San Diego FC vs. CF Pachuca | Leagues Cup @ Snapdragon Stadium (8pm)
  • Baseball: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets | Giveaway: Sandless Beach Towel @ Petco Park (6:40pm)
  • Better Lovers, Lockslip, The Undertaking @ Brick by Brick
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Bobcat @ Bancroft Bar
  • Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays @ 710 Beach Club
  • Open Decks with Guest DJ Natur3 @ Winston's
  • SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
  • Paradise Live @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Open Mic Night hosted by Owen Boles @ Winston's
  • Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
  • Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
  • Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
  • Karaoke @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Karaoke @ Pour House 
  • Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
  • Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
  • Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
  • Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live 
Wednesday, July 30, 2025:
  • Open Oscillator @ Casbah
  • Whatevr, Texico Club, Axxident, Tide-Eyed @ Soda Bar
  • The Happy Return, Surf Trash, The Grinns, SunShower @ SOMA Sidestage
  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Fernando Noronha @ Belly Up
  • Less Than Jake: Summer Circus, Fishbone, The Suicide Machines, Catbite @ The Observatory
  • City Heights Christmas in July Mixer & Toy Drive @ The Lotus Garden (4007 Euclid Avenue | Free with New Unwrapped Toy| 5-8pm | RSVP )
  • Closed for Private Event @ Music Box
  • Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
  • The Two Lips @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Biblioteka @ Tower Bar
  • David Castañeda & Kini Kini @ Dizzy's
  • Goth Trivia & Karaoke @ Ken Club
  • Club Culture: Cappo Kelley, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
  • 2025 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Youthful Passions @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
  • Coaching Workshop with Blake Pouliot and Juho Pohjonen @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10am | FREE)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre | Old Town Theatre (7pm)
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm)
  • The Comedy Of Errors @ The Old Globe (8pm)
  • Baseball: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets @ Petco Park (1:10pm)
  • Jeff Ousley’s Live Music Showcase @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Jukebox Junkies @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Mal Hall // Laugh At Lou Lou's @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 7:30pm)
  • LP and The Vinyl Present: The Brian Wilson Influence @ The Jazz Lounge
  • Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
  • Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
  • Trivia @ The Holding Company
  • Twisted Trivia: Marvel @ Quartyard
  • Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
  • Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's 
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
  • Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
Activations: 
  • Peacock Twisted Metal Bumper Battle | Bumper Cars, Photo Ops @ The Lot (1st & J/450 2nd Ave | FREE | Open To The Public | Waivers For Bumper Cars Required | Th 12-4pm | Fri/Sat 12-6pm)  
  • Disney's Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Sea of Monsters Interactive Experience @ Fifth Ave & L St (By the restaurant formerly known as Tin Fish | Th 11am-8pm | Fri 10am-8pm | Sat 9am-8pm | Sun 9am-5pm | FREE)
  • Petco Park Interactive Zone (Th-Sat 10am-5pm | Sun 10am-4pm)
    • Arc System Works America: New Game Demos
    • Hello Kitty food truck
    • Magic: The Gathering x Avatar Photo-op Popup
  • MLK, Jr. Promenade (Walkway Along Trolley Line From Petco Park to Children's Museum)
    • HOLOCREATOR | Coca-Cola x Star Wars: Refresh Your Galaxy | AR Experience, Limited Edition Cans & Bottles, Hologram Transmission @ MLK Promenade 
    • Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* Treatz Truck - Free Ice Cream @ MLK Promenade Behind Omni Hotel (Th/Fri/Sat 10am-7pm | Sun 10am-2pm)
    • Disney’s Lilo & Stitch Activation: A Taste of Paradise @ MLK Promenade Behind Omni Hotel (Th/Fri/Sat 10am-7pm | Sun 10am-2pm)
    • Doctor Who UNIT Black Archive Pop-Up Experience | Photos In Tardis, Mini-Museum @ MLK Promenade at Harbor Club (Th-Sat 10am-8pm | Sun 10am-5pm) 
    • Google Play Points Rewards Lab | Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps X MONOPOLY GO! | Conveyor Belt Experience Pods//Photo-Ops @ MLK Promenade (Th-Sun)  
  • 5th Avenue Landing (Walkway Along San Diego Bay Between Hilton Bayfront & Marriott Marina)
    • Abbott Elementary – A Very Abbott Block Party | Ferris Wheel, Giveaways, Caricatures, Sweet Treats @ 5th Avenue Landing/Flagship Ferry (Th/Fri 9:30am-7pm | Sat 9:30am-5:30pm | Sun 9:30am-5pm)
    • Adult Swim Pirate Purrrty On The Green | “SMILING FRIENDS” Break Room, “Rick and Morty” Buttworld Bounce House, Adopt-a-Cuy Station, “Common Side Effects” Mushroom Hunt, Games, Photo Ops And Nightly DJ Sets @ 5th Avenue Landing (Th/Fri/Sat 1-10pm | Sun 11am-4pm | Free | Open To The Public)
      • Nightly Entertainment + Laser Dance Party Th/Fri/Sat 7-10pm 
        • Thursday: Robot Chicken 20 Year Celebration
        • Friday: Live Table Reads, Rick and Morty, Smiling Friends, Haha, You Clowns
        • Saturday: Night of New Exclusive Content Screening 
    • Hulu’s King of the Hill Experience | BBQ, Lawn Games & Prizes, Photo-Ops, Trucker Hat Customization @ Bayfront Parking Lot (FREE | Th 11:30am-7pm | Fri/Sat 9:30am-7pm | Sun 9:30am-5pm)
    • FX's Alien: Earth Immersive Activation | interactive Prodigy Corp Drop Site, Vending machine stocked with a custom in-world beverage, Alien: Earth Podcast Studio with Surprise Guests | @ Hilton Bayfront Lawn (18+ | Free To The Public | The Wreckage: Th 11am-4pm | Fri/Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-3pm |//| The Wreckage: Code Red Th 4:30-8pm | Fri/Sat 4:30-10:30pm)
    • Voodoo Ranger Pirate Ship | Music, Games, IPAs @ 5th Avenue Landing (21+ | Th-Sun 10am-6pm)
  • Crunchyroll Anime FanFest | celebration of anime, fandom, and innovation @ The Shell (Friday & Saturday Only | 1pm | FREE)
  • Shudder Hosts Clown In A Cornfield Fan Experience | Corn Maze, Shudder Survivors Party (Photo Ops, Games, Giveaways) @ Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Terrace (401 K Street | Th/Fri/Sat 10am-8pm | Guardians Required for <18 | Tickets Available via IG @Shudder or Daily Standby Line) 
  • PAC-MAN Pop-Up Café | photo ops, nostalgic arcade games, themed food and drink, and exclusive giveaways @ 323 Seventh Ave (Thursday-Sunday)
  • Restart Gaming Lounge @ San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis Marina (Thursday-Sunday | 10am-6pm | Free | Open To The Public)
    • Marvel Rivals hands-on gameplay, panels, and signing sessions | Limited giveaway items 
    • Stern Pinball Pop-Up Arcade with JAWS 50th Anniversary Premium Edition pinball machine
    • Over 100 gaming stations featuring games such as Call of Duty, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
    • Hands-on experience with upcoming video game titles like Painkiller, The Knightling, I Hate This Place, and Hell Is Us 
    • Meet-and-greet and photo opportunities with voice actors and cosplayers
    • Daily gaming tournaments
  • Primitive War Tees Giveaways @ J Street & 5th Avenue (Look For Street Team dressed in Primitive War Tees | Password: VULTURE | TH 8-5:30pm/FRI 8am-12pm)
  • Old Spice x Superman  Immersive Experience | AR Crash Site Experience | Giveaways | Product Sampling) @ Promenade Plaza at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel (1 Park Blvd | Th-Sun 10:30am-7pm)
  • Labubu La’butique Pop-Up Shop @ Home Plate Restaurant, Petco Park (Free Entry | Th-Sat 10am-8pm | Sun 10am-6pm)
  • Peacemaker's Peacefest @ Vigilante’s Hero Shit Merch Shop, NOVA (454 Sixth Ave | 21+ | RSVP Required | SOLD OUT)
  • Lounge By Ignition Press | Signings, Panels, Limited Edition Merch @ 643 G Street (Free | Th 9am-5pm | Fri/Sat 9am-4pm | Sun 9am-2pm)  
  • Magic: The Gathering | Marvel's Spider-Man Activation @ Hard Rock Hotel (Th-Sat 10am-5pm | Sun 10am-4pm | Entrance on 5th Avenue side, between L St & K St)
  • Paramount+’s The Lodge @ Happy Does (340 Fifth Ave | Th-Sun 9am-7pm | RSVP Required | SOLD OUT | Standby Line Available)
    • Dexter: Resurrection – Vault of twisted keepsakes & cold case clues
    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Starfleet Holodeck with themed vignettes, drinks, and giveaways
    • Landman Patch Café – Signature drinks
    • NCIS: Tony & Ziva – Parisian café & hidden safehouse 
    • Mission: Impossible – Vault scene photo-op
    • CBS Sports Clubhouse – NFL target throws, UEFA Champions League bar
    • Pluto TV Lounge – Snacks and Summer of Cinema photo-op
  • Malibu Barbie Cafe @ Bayside Kitchen & Bar (2137 Pacific Highway | 10am-10pm | Tickets & Reservations Required)
  • Outside Of Downtown
    • Audible's Dungeon Crawler Carl "The Safe Room" | Games, Temporary Tattoos, Photo Ops, Interactive Zone with Creators @ Coin-Op Game Room (3926 30th St San Diego | North Park | Sat 1:30-4:30pm)
    • Comic-Con Museum: Comic-Con Now:
      • U.S.’s First Doctor Who exhibit: with sonic screwdrivers used by Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and a spine-chilling, life-size Weeping Angel that stops Whovians in their tracks
      • World Premiere Lucha Libre exhibit: spanning the history of the sport, including authentic costumes worn by AEW pro wrestler Thunder Rosa
      • World Premiere tokidoki exhibit: 20th anniversary tokidoki collectibles, bespoke Funko POPs and limited-edition tattooed Barbies
      • World Premiere Luann comic exhibit: celebrate Greg Evans, Luann creator and award-winning cartoonist, an intimate look, celebrating 40 years of his iconic comic strip
      • Comic-Con Masquerade Costumes: Award-winning cosplay from Comic-Con's signature event – think Poison Ivy and Doctor Strange
      • “Echoes from the Galaxy” TCM/Julien’s Star Wars Memorabilia Auction Preview: Get an exclusive look at select pieces of coveted memorabilia collection that will soon be up for sale. (Hint: “Rebels? Blast ‘em!”)
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