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Pumpkin Patch at Mountain Valley Ranch
842 CA-78 Ramona CA 92065
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Family Events
Every family-friendly event we can verify, in date order, with the venue and neighborhood so you can judge the drive. For the ages-and-stages planning — naps, strollers, height limits — use the age guides below.
80 events on the calendar San Diego CountyLast updated
Quick answer: The reliable family calendar in San Diego is built from three sources: free library and museum programming, weekend outdoor festivals and markets, and ticketed shows at the theaters and the bay. Balboa Park's free Tuesday resident days and the beach-adjacent parks carry most weekends on their own.
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.
842 CA-78 Ramona CA 92065
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla
free
Del Mar Fairgrounds · Del Mar
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22000 CA-76 Pauma Valley CA 92061
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park · Escondido
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park · Escondido
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park · Escondido
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15602 Olde Hwy 80 El Cajon CA 92021
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14950 El Monte Rd Lakeside CA 92040
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2590 Truxtun Rd Studio 106 San Diego CA 92106
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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LEGOLAND California · Carlsbad
Park admission
San Diego Bay · Downtown
Free
Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free – $12.00
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Broadway Pier · Downtown
Free
The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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Snapdragon Stadium · Mission Valley
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
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Balboa Park · Balboa Park
Free
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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SOMA San Diego · Midway
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The New Children's Museum · Downtown
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Coronado · Coronado
$20 – $30
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6565 Alicante Road Carlsbad CA 92009
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The Casbah · Little Italy
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Del Mar Fairgrounds · Del Mar
$14
India Street San Diego CA 92101
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
$75–$109
SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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Jacobs Music Center · Downtown
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Downtown Encinitas · Encinitas
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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Broadway Pier · Downtown
Free
SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
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SeaWorld San Diego · Mission Bay
Included with admission
Hotel del Coronado · Coronado
Free to view
LEGOLAND California · Carlsbad
$89–$119
Hotel del Coronado · Coronado
$35
San Diego Zoo · Balboa Park
$72–$82
Town Hall Park · Julian
Free
LEGOLAND California · Carlsbad
$99–$139
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.
Under about age five, free and open-ended events — parks, markets, library programs, beach mornings — outperform anything you pay for. Save the ticketed shows for older kids.
San Diego family events peak between 9am and noon: cooler, less crowded, and it protects the afternoon nap. Evening festival slots are where meltdowns live.
Street fairs and grass venues are hard on strollers and short on shade. A carrier plus hats often beats a stroller at a crowded outdoor event.
Library story times run weekly across the county, Balboa Park museums rotate free resident days through the month, and most neighborhood street fairs and farmers markets have free kids areas.
This page lists the verified weekend family events. If it is thin, the dependable defaults are Balboa Park, the Mission Bay playgrounds and calm-water beaches, and the Coronado ferry.
Outdoor daytime events are; crowded evening festivals generally are not. Our toddler guide breaks down which attractions and events work with naps and strollers.
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