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Elizabeth Letts Discussing and Signing 'Fallen for France' with Melanie Benjamin
7812 Girard Ave. La Jolla CA 92037
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San Diego Festivals
Festivals are the easiest way to see a San Diego neighborhood at its best — the streets close, the restaurants spill outside, and admission is often free with pay-as-you-go food and drink. This page tracks every festival we can verify, newest dates first.
44 events on the calendar San Diego CountyLast updated
Quick answer: San Diego runs festivals year-round, with the heaviest stretch from late spring through October. Street fairs cluster in North Park, Little Italy, Ocean Beach and Adams Avenue; the big music and food festivals land downtown, in Balboa Park and along the bay. The list below refreshes from our event database, so it always shows what is actually on the calendar next.
Pulled from the same San Diego County event database as our weekend, tonight and monthly calendars, then narrowed to this category. Dates and venues update automatically.
7812 Girard Ave. La Jolla CA 92037
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the QuartyardOctober 1With events taking place over four day
Free
272 E Via Rancho Pkwy Escondido CA 92025
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Downtown La Mesa · La Mesa
$5
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar CA 92014
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1017 S. Mollison Ave El Cajon CA 92020
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4381 Highway 78 Santa Ysabel CA 92070
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5998 Alcalá Park San Diego CA 92110
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4425 Hwy 78 Santa Ysabel CA 92070
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
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Julian · Julian
Free
3793 30th St. San Diego CA 92104
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5500-5700 La Jolla Blvd. 92037 La Jolla CA 92037
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16826 Bernardo Center Drive San Diego CA 92128
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14989 Via de la Valle Del Mar CA 92014
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
$35.00 – $50.00
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
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Snapdragon Stadium · Mission Valley
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Snapdragon Stadium · Mission Valley
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India Street · Little Italy
Free
802 S. Santa Fe Avenue Vista CA 92084
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
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The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center · La Jolla
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2258 Island Ave San Diego CA 92102
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1925 K Street San Diego CA 92102
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555 West Date St. San Diego CA 92101
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Mira Mesa Boulevard · Mira Mesa
Free
Various venues · Citywide
$14–$175
Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
Music Box · Little Italy
$85–$150
Embarcadero Marina Park · Downtown
$85–$350
Coronado Village Theatre · Coronado
$15–$125
Embarcadero · Downtown
$199+
Downtown Encinitas · Encinitas
Free
Downtown Encinitas · Encinitas
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Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina · Harbor Island
$35–$150
Lamb's Players Theatre · Coronado
$34–$76
Newport Ave · Ocean Beach
Free
Newport Avenue · Ocean Beach
Free
Coast Highway 101 · Encinitas
Free
Mission Bay · Mission Bay
Free
Oceanside Harbor · Oceanside
Free
San Diego Bay · Harbor
Free
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Petco Park · East Village
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Dated picks straight from our San Diego events calendar, ranked by venue, verification and completeness. Every listing shows its own date, so this list stays accurate all week.
Browse the full calendar on San Diego events, or jump to today, tonight, this weekend, or concerts this week.
Street festivals close the exact blocks you would want to park on. Park several blocks out on a residential street, or take the trolley or a rideshare and skip the loop entirely — festival-day parking is the single biggest complaint we hear.
Most neighborhood street fairs are free to enter and charge per food and drink ticket. Budget the way you would for a night out rather than assuming free means free.
Food lines are shortest in the first 90 minutes. Headline sets are usually late afternoon or evening, so a lunch-then-return plan beats standing in the heat all day.
By attendance, Comic-Con dominates July, followed by San Diego Pride in July and the county fair in Del Mar over the early summer. For neighborhood festivals, the North Park and Ocean Beach street fairs draw the largest crowds.
Most neighborhood street fairs have free admission and charge for food, drink tickets and beer gardens. Ticketed music and food festivals are the exception and usually sell out in advance.
The calendar is busiest from April through October, with a second cluster of holiday festivals and tree-lighting events from late November into December.
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