Legend
- Free + Ticketed
+ Ghouls Night Out @ Amplified Studios
Local bands from Carlsbad in a Ghouls Night Out Showcase
+ Sofar Sounds Concert at a creative space in University Heights
At this show, you’ll get up close and personal with artists, meet like-minded music fans, and experience a cool, local space in an entirely new way.
- Studio Sessions Jazz Night at Quartyard
Experience an intimate night of music and connection in the heart of San Diego’s East Village.
+ La Jolla Music Society: Mariza
Join us for an evening performance with Portuguese fado singer, Mariza.
+ Sofar Sounds Concert in a cafe at Ocean Beach
At this show, you’ll get up close and personal with artists, meet like-minded music fans, and experience a cool, local space in an entirely new way.
+ Sirens x Club Berlin: Curses
Sirens and Club Berlin proudly present the San Diego debut of legendary Curses
+ Ten Million Flowers | Curated by Andrew McIntosh
San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present Ten Million Flowers, an evening of immersive contemporary works curated by violinist and composer Andrew McIntosh.
+ Sofar Sounds Concert at a community space in North Park
At this show, you’ll get up close and personal with artists, meet like-minded music fans, and experience a cool, local space in an entirely new way.
+ Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
A beloved holiday tradition for 40 years, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis blends festive classics, Grammy-winning sound, and immersive multimedia for a dazzling seasonal experience.
+ Sofar Sounds Concert in cafe at Ocean Beach
At this show, you’ll get up close and personal with artists, meet like-minded music fans, and experience a cool, local space in an entirely new way.
+ It's Kitschmastime Again, Brian & Ryan
Expect a rollicking evening of festive music, offbeat storytelling, absurd theatricality, and lovingly over-the-top seasonal cheer.
+ The Nutcracker
Golden State Ballet’s The Nutcracker returns to the Civic Theatre with Raúl Salamanca’s exquisite choreography, stunning sets, and a live performance by the San Diego Symphony—San Diego’s most enchanting holiday tradition.
+ Acousmonium by Sam Dunscombe
Composer and sound artist Samantha Dunscombe surrounds audiences in an acousmonium–an immersive “loudspeaker orchestra” of more than two dozen custom-positioned speakers.
+ Celestial Bodies: Moons + Marguerite Brown
Sound artist Marguerite Brown opens the evening with an exploration of the electric guitar as a celestial body, using planetary tuning forks, custom hardware, and extended performance techniques to reveal new resonances and cosmic frequencies.
+ Ichiko Aoba: Across the Oceans Tour
Japanese singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist celebrates the release of her eighth album.
+ Algorithmic Rave
Get ready for a full-throttle dance party where human creativity and machine intelligence collide.
+ Art of Elan at the JAI
Art of Elan, an inaugural resident company of The Conrad, opens its season at The Conrad’s intimate JAI space with three late 19th/early 20th-century gems: Arthur Foote’s A Night Piece for flute and string quartet, Ginastera’s Duo for Flute and Oboe featuring San Diego Symphony principals Rose Lombardo and Sarah Skuster, and Debussy’s beloved String Quartet.
+ Soul Sunday at Quartyard
Soul Sunday is an intimate concert event thoughtfully curated on a Sunday of every month to showcase local neo-soul, funk, and jazz artists.
+ POiSON GiRL FriEND
A performance with a world of sound from French chanson, Brazilian dance, British New Wave, to 90s electronica, by POiSON GiRL FRiEND.
+ The Freaky Kiki Horror Ball 2
Join us for the 2nd Annual Freaky Kiki, where Ballroom Icons, Legends, and Stars collide with horror fanatics for a monster mash of your dreams.
- Jazz Night After Hrs
For our last jazz night at MCASD for the year we will be keeping the energy with vinyl sets by some friends of Studio Sessions.
+ Haley Reinhart @ Lou Lou's
Haley Reinhart, former fan-favorite on American Idol, sings her way through seven songs in her timeless voice that outlasts eras.
- MCASD x Future is Color Presents: Jazz Night
A pop-up music session in Art Park by Future is Color.
+ Amplified Live: Backing the Locals
A night of live music featuring local artists in Carlsbad.
+ Jazz & Art Night Act III
Live jazz by SDSU Jazz Program, live painting by Walter Redondo, great drinks & vibes.
+ Carrtoons & Haile Supreme at Quartyard
A Thursday Disco with CARRTOONS and Haile Supreme at Quartyard.
- Joy as Resistance: An Interactive Poetry Experience
A night of live music, poetry readings, and interactive engagement as a way of exploring joy as well as an act of resistance and resilience in the face of ecological harm.
- SDTJ Jazz Festival: Opening Jazz Party
Join us for an opening jazz party of the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival.
+ Jon Batiste: The Big Money Tour
Experience five-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste live as he reimagines Beethoven through the soul of the blues in an unforgettable genre-blending concert.
+ Art Beat of San Diego
Homegrown ArtBeat — a living, breathing experience of San Diego’s creative pulse.
- 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025
THE BEATLES 60TH SAN DIEGO ANNIVERSARY
“Organ-ismic” The Spreckels Organ Pavilion’s Classic Rock Band
+ If You See Me You See Me No. 10
A world dance music experience by Studio Sessions x Sasha Marie.
- Dmitry Kirichenko, piano | Free Mini-Concert
Ukrainian pianist Dmitry Kirichenko—trained in the Soviet Union’s top conservatories and now founder of his own music school—will perform at the Athenaeum’s beloved Mini-Concert Series, a free Monday tradition showcasing exceptional classical talent in an intimate setting.
- 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025
NOT-SO-SILENT MOVIE NIGHT!
Balboa Theatre Organist Russ Peck featuring Laurel & Hardy films.
- 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025
AN ORGAN & ORCHESTRA CELEBRATION!
Four great organ concertos in one single concert
Emerging Composers Concert | San Diego New Music
Hear the next generation of classical music as emerging composers from San Diego and Tijuana debut original works performed by professional musicians.
- 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025
CHELSEA CHEN, ORGAN
Saint-Saëns Finale from Symphony No.3, Super Mario Fantasia and other great hits.
- Hillcrest City Fest
San Diego's ultimate summer art and music festival takes over 5th Avenue.
- 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025
ALISA JORDHEIM (soprano)
RAÚL PRIETO RAMÍREZ (San Diego Civic Organist)
Where the Expressivity of the Human Voice meets the Grandeur of the pipe Organ
+ Sofar Sounds: Community Space
At this show, you’ll get up close and personal with artists, meet like-minded music fans, and experience a cool, local space in an entirely new way.