Free Concerts
Free summer concerts and street fairs in San Diego, 2026
Listings compiled by Glenn Tesler
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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Events are subject to changes and cancellations. Check for announcements from event organizers / venues / performers to confirm details.
Balboa Park Organ Pavilion
Spreckels Organ Society
2211 Plaza de Panama, San Diego, CA 92101 (Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park) [map]
- Sundays 2-3pm live at the Organ Pavilion, year-round. Check venue's website for details. Special events listed below.
Twilight in the Park
2211 Plaza de Panama, San Diego, CA 92101 (Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park) [map]
6:30-7:30pm
- Tue Jun 16: City Guard Band [FB]
- Wed Jun 17: The Memphis Soul Revue of San Diego
- Thu Jun 18: Full Strength [FB]
- Tue Jun 23: American Flyboys [FB] (Big band)
- Wed Jun 24: Summer Breeze (60s-70s)
- Thu Jun 25: The Tourmaliners [FB] (Surf guitar band)
- Tue Jun 30: 8-Track Highway [*] (Yacht rock)
- Wed Jul 1: Mixtape SD
- Thu Jul 2: U.S. Navy Band Southwest – Wind Ensemble [FB]
- Tue Jul 7: Julia Sage and the Bad Hombres [FB] (Blues)
- Wed Jul 8: The Marcia Forman Band (Jazz, blues, swing)
- Thu Jul 9: Rockin' Jazz Big Band [FB] (Jazz, swing)
- Tue Jul 14: Oasiz (Oasis tribute)
- Wed Jul 15: Pomerado Community Band
- Thu Jul 16: Pretending Chrissie [*] (Pretenders tribute)
- Tue Jul 21: San Diego Jazz Orchestra
- Wed Jul 22: Latin Sol Band San Diego
- Thu Jul 23: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
- Tue Jul 28: That Beatles Cover Band [FB]
- Wed Jul 29: SantanaWays (Santana tribute)
- Thu Jul 30: Jack Attack (Funk, soul, Latin and smooth jazz)
- Tue Aug 4: Ginger Cowgirl [*] (Country)
- Wed Aug 5: Michael Sanchez [FB] (Elton John, Billy Joel, Ray Charles)
- Thu Aug 6: Matchbox Twenty Too
- Tue Aug 11: Captain Morgan-Lee And The Village Of K.O.R.E. [*] (Soul, R&B, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Gospel)
- Wed Aug 12: Whiskey Fellas [FB] (Irish, bluegrass, classic rock)
- Thu Aug 13: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra [IG] (Big band)
- Tue Aug 18: San Diego Concert Band [FB] (Classical, broadway, jazz, swing)
- Wed Aug 19: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
- Thu Aug 20: Afrotruko (Salsa Orquestra)
- Tue Aug 25: Mariachi Continental de San Diego [FB]
- Wed Aug 26: Coronado Concert Band
- Thu Aug 27: Bayou Brothers (Cajun, Zydeco)
Carlsbad TGIF
Stagecoach Park
3420 Camino de los Coches, Carlsbad, CA 92009 [map]
Fridays 6-8pm
- Concert site open 4-9pm. Concert 6-8pm.
- Jun 19: The Pistol Blonde (Country)
- Jun 26: Chunky Hustle Brass Band [*]
- Jul 10: Dance Dance Evolution [FB]
- Jul 17: Rebecca Jade and the Cold Fact [*]
Calavera Hills Park
2997 Glasgow Park, Carlsbad, CA 92010 [map]
Fridays 6-8pm
- Concert site open 4-9pm. Concert 6-8pm. Parking shuttle available.
- Jul 24: Sabrosas Latin Orchestra [FB]
- Jul 31: 90s Rockshow (90s alt rock)
- Aug 7: B.I.G. [FB] (R&B, Soul, Funk)
Alga Norte Community Park
6565 Alicante Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009 [map]
Fridays 6-8pm
- Concert site open 4-9pm. Concert 6-8pm. Parking shuttle available.
- Aug 14: FlashPants (80s Party Dance Band)
- Aug 21: Daring Greatly (Classic rock, soul)
Carmel Mountain Ranch Plaza
Carmel Mountain Ranch Plaza [FB]
11602 Carmel Mountain Rd., San Diego, CA 92128 (Carmel Mountain Ranch Plaza food court) [map]
Fridays 6-8pm
- Aug 7: 80z All Stars (80s rock, new wave)
- Aug 14: Steal Dawn (Rock & roll)
- Aug 21: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
- Aug 28: Just Press Play (80s rock, new wave)
Chula Vista Village Walk
Chula Vista Village Walk
Eastlake Pkwy & Miller Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91915 [map]
Sundays 5-7pm
- Jun 14: Steal Dawn (Rock & roll)
- Jun 21: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
- Jun 28: Lady J & Soulful Knights [*] (Blues, R&B, soul)
- Jul 5: Breez'n [*] (Jazz, blues, pop, swing, 50s-70s)
- Jul 12: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
- Jul 19: Joe Rathburn's Island [FB] (Tropical rock)
Clairemont Town Square Summer Concerts
Clairemont Town Square Summer Concerts [FB]
4665 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117 (Clairemont Town Square) [map]
Fridays 6-9pm
- Jun 19: The Remnants (Pub rock)
- Jun 26: The Buckleys [FB] (Classic rock & soul)
- Jul 3: Ristband
- Jul 10: The Nineteen 90s
- Jul 17: Rolling Heartbreakers (Rolling Stones and Tom Petty tribute)
- Jul 24: Whiskey Fellas [FB] (Irish, bluegrass, classic rock)
- Jul 31: Summer of Love (Tribute to 1967)
- Aug 7: The Surf Birdz (Surf, classic rock)
- Aug 14: Laurel Canyon Revival
- Aug 21: Full Strength [FB]
- Aug 28: The Surf Birdz (Surf, classic rock)
Coronado Concerts in the Park
Coronado Concerts in the Park
7th Street & Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118 (Spreckels Park) [map]
Sundays 6-7:30pm unless noted
- May 24, 4:30-8pm: Coronado Concert Band (4:30), Busted Spurs [IG] (6:30)
- Jun 7: Blue Breeze Band (Motown R&B, soul, jazz, blues)
- Jun 14: Journeymen [FB] (Journey tribute)
- Jun 21: Crown Town
- Jun 28: Big Time Operator [*] (Big band swing)
- Jul 5: Nate Nathan & The Mac Daddy-O's [*]
- Jul 12: Pine Mountain Logs [FB]
- Jul 19: AbbaFab [FB] (ABBA tribute)
- Jul 26: Ron's Garage Band [FB] (Classic rock, pop)
- Aug 2: Cassie B [FB]
- Aug 9: High Tide Society [*] (Yacht Rock)
- Aug 16: Perfect Blend [FB]
- Aug 23, 4:30-7:30pm: U.S. Navy Band Southwest – 32nd Street Brass Band [FB] (New Orleans) (4:30), Military Award Program (5:30), Sixwire [FB] (Country) (6pm)
- Aug 30, 5-6:30pm: Desperado (Eagles tribute)
- Sep 6, 5-6:30pm: The Suenamis [FB] (Classic Rock, Country, R&B)
Coronado Ferry Landing
Coronado Ferry Landing [FB]
1201 1st Street, Coronado, CA 92118 [map]
Sundays 2-5pm unless noted
- Year-round on Sundays, with Saturdays added in Summer. 2-5pm mid-March-October, 1-4pm Nov-early March. Check venue's social media for last-minute band announcements.
- Apr 19: The Lovalot Group (R&B, soul)
- Apr 26: Wolff
- May 3: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra [IG] (Big band)
- May 10: Night Shift (Rock, blues, 60s)
- May 17: Billy Lee & The GulfCoasters (Gumbo jazz, vintage swing)
- May 24: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
- May 31: Captain Morgan-Lee And The Village Of K.O.R.E. [*] (Soul, R&B, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Gospel)
- Sat Jun 6: The Suenamis [FB] (Classic Rock, Country, R&B)
- Jun 7: Live Fusion
- Jun 14: Crimson Collar (Country)
- Sat Jun 20: BayWolf (Blues, classic rock)
- Jun 21: Hugh Gaskins & The Geoff Corey 5
- Sat Jun 27: Ron's Garage Band [FB] (Classic rock, pop)
- Jun 28: Moonlight Miles
El Cajon Classic Cruise
El Cajon Classic Cruise [FB]
North Magnolia Avenue & Main, El Cajon, CA 92020 [map]
- Wednesdays 5-7:30pm, May – August 2026. Check event website for info on specific dates.
El Cajon Music on Main
El Cajon Music on Main [FB]
230 E Douglas Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020 (Prescott Promenade) [map]
Fridays 6-8pm
- Jun 5: The Heart of Rock & Roll (Huey Lewis tribute)
- Jun 12: Ronstadt Revival
- Jun 19: Journeymen [FB] (Journey tribute)
- Jun 26: Half/Shot [IG] (Classic rock & country)
- Jul 3: Jimmy's Buffet [FB]
- Jul 10: Whitney Shay (Swing, jazz, blues)
- Jul 17: Amor Prohibido (Selena tribute)
- Jul 24: The Verge (Disco, classic rock, 80s)
- Jul 31: Fortunate Son [FB] (CCR tribute)
- Aug 7: SantanaWays (Santana tribute)
- Aug 14: Patrick Howard Trampus Band [FB] (Country)
- Aug 21: Back to the Garden [FB] (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute)
- Aug 28: Soul Persuaders [FB]
Escondido CA Ctr for the Arts
Escondido CA Ctr for the Arts
340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025 (California Center for the Arts, Escondido) [map]
Fridays 7-9pm unless noted
- Apr 24: Carlos y Charlos
- May 8: Silk Button Butchers [FB] (Fae Punk, Celtic, Nordic, Americana band) w/Stepwise (Celtic folk band)
- May 29: Sonido de la Frontera
- Wed Jun 3: Coastal Cities Jazz Band [FB] feat. Whitney Shay (Swing, jazz, blues)
- Jun 12: Sara Petite (Americana, Country) & free line dance lesson
- Jun 26: Joni Sandez (Cumbia, Latin)
- Jul 31: Los Rebeldes Romanticos (Bolero)
- Aug 28: Sabrosas Latin Orchestra [FB]
- Sep 11: Daring Greatly (Classic rock, soul) w/The Lonesome Roses (Americana)
- Sep 25: Manny Cepeda Orchestra [FB] (Salsa, Latin jazz)
- Oct 9: LP And The Vinyl (Jazz) + community jazz jam
La Mesa Classic Car Show
La Mesa Classic Car Show
La Mesa Blvd & 3rd St, La Mesa, CA 91942 (La Mesa Blvd. between Acacia-Cypress) [map]
Thursdays 5-8pm
- Jun 4: The Farmers [FB] (Rock, roots, Americana)
- Jun 11: June & John's Rockin' Country Caravan
- Jun 18: Blame Betty [FB] (Rockabilly, Roots, Surf)
- Jun 25: Santana Soul
- Jul 2: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
- Jul 9: The Surf Birdz (Surf, classic rock)
- Jul 16: 8-Track Highway [*] (Yacht rock)
- Jul 23: That Beatles Cover Band [FB]
- Jul 30: Stand Up Guys
- Aug 6: Safety Orange (Reggae, rock, surf)
- Aug 13: The Tourmaliners [FB] (Surf guitar band)
- Aug 20: Zeelund [FB] (Classic rock)
- Aug 27: 80z All Stars (80s rock, new wave)
La Mesa Sundays at Six
Harry Griffen Park [*]
9550 Milden St., La Mesa, CA 91942 [map]
Sundays 6-7pm
- Jun 21: San Diego Concert Band [FB] (Classical, broadway, jazz, swing)
- Jun 28: Breez'n [*] (Jazz, blues, pop, swing, 50s-70s)
- Jul 5: Virtual Nobodies (Alt rock)
- Jul 12: Crimson Collar (Country)
- Jul 19: Love Is A Rose [FB] (Linda Rondstat tribute)
- Jul 26: Low Poly Cactus (Jazz-funk-fusion)
Little Italy Piazza della Famiglia
Little Italy Piazza della Famiglia [*]
523 W Date St, San Diego, CA 92101 (Piazza della Famiglia) [map]
- Sat Jul 11, 7-9pm: Marine Band San Diego [FB]
Oceanside Levitt BLOC Music Series
John Landes Park [*]
4215 Lewis St, Oceanside, CA 92056 (The John Landes Skatepark) [map]
- Sat Apr 25, 3:30-6:30pm: Monette Marino Band, Gabriela Aparicio (Latin soul, world)
Joe Balderrama Park [*]
709 San Diego St, Oceanside, CA 92058 (Joseph Balderrama Park) [map]
Saturdays 3:30-6:30pm
- May 2: KoGee Soul Reprise [FB], David Spitzfaden Trio
- May 9: Sabrosas Latin Orchestra [FB], Israel Maldonado Trio
Mance Buchannon Park [*]
425 College Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92057 (Mance Buchanon Park) [map]
Saturdays 3:30-6:30pm
- Sep 12: SambaDá (Afro-brazilian, samba, funk), Kainga
- Sep 19: Kimmi Bitter [FB]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park [*]
4300 Mesa Dr, Oceanside, CA 92057 [map]
Saturdays 3:30-6:30pm
- Sep 26: Küf Knotz & Christine Elise (Hip hop, soul, new age), The Brothers Burns (Hip hop)
- Oct 3: Tommy Castro & the Painkillers (Rockin' blues)
Campland Rocks, Pacific Beach
Campland Rocks, Pacific Beach
2211 Pacific Beach Dr, San Diego, CA 92109 (Campland on the Bay) [map]
7-9pm
- Fri May 22: Barbwire [FB] (Country)
- Sat May 23: Black Rock Candy
- Sun May 24: EDM Night
- Thu May 28: Dirty Bird
- Fri May 29: Good Company (Bad Company tribute)
- Sat May 30: Cool Rush (60s-70s Rock)
- Fri Jun 12: Ristband
- Sat Jun 13: The M 80's
- Fri Jun 19: EDM Night
- Sat Jun 20: Cassie B [FB]
- Thu Jun 25: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
- Fri Jun 26: Your Mom (90s pop/rock to now)
- Sat Jun 27: Crimson Collar (Country)
- Thu Jul 2: Ristband
- Fri Jul 3: Cassie B [FB]
- Sat Jul 4: Kissed Alive (KISS tribute)
- Thu Jul 9: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
- Fri Jul 10: EDM Night
- Sat Jul 11: Steal Dawn (Rock & roll)
- Fri Jul 17: Weezerton
- Sat Jul 18: Darryl & Friends
- Fri Jul 24: Branded Country Band
- Sat Jul 25: Santana Soul
- Fri Jul 31: Equinox
- Sat Aug 1: Halo Effect [FB] (High energy classic rock cover band)
- Thu Aug 6: Summer of 1969
- Fri Aug 7: EDM Night
- Sat Aug 8: Band Overboard [FB] (Yacht rock)
- Fri Aug 14: We Belong (Tribute to Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo)
- Sat Aug 15: Paging the 90s [FB]
- Sat Aug 29: Cassie B [FB]
Point Loma Summer Concerts
Point Loma Park [FB]
1049 Catalina Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 [map]
Fridays 5:30-8:30pm
- Junior bands 5:30-6:15pm; headliners 6:30-8:30pm
- Jul 10: TLR – The Long Run [FB] (Eagles tribute)
- Jul 17: Surf City All Stars (Beach Boys tribute)
- Jul 24: The Bill Wells Band
- Jul 31: Liquid Blue (Club, electronica, rock)
- Aug 7: Swift Nation (Tribute band) w/The Sabrina Show
Santee Lakes Summer Jams
Santee Lakes Summer Jams
9310 Fanita Pkwy, Santee, CA 92071 (Santee Lakes, Lake 4) [map]
5-7pm unless noted
- Free concerts, paid parking. Street parking may be available on Lake Canyon Rd.
- Sat May 2: Appian Way [IG] (Soul, blues, funk, pop, rock)
- Sat May 9: Josie Day
- Sat May 16: FastTrax (Classic rock & blues)
- Sat May 23: Gary Seiler (Jimmy Buffet tribute)
- Sat May 30: 8-Track Highway [*] (Yacht rock)
- Fri Jun 5: Lisa Campbell
- Sat Jun 6: The Traveling Nobodys [FB] (Folk/rock cover band)
- Fri Jun 12: Mia & the Dad Bods [IG] (Classic rock, pop, dance)
- Sat Jun 13: Wolff
- Fri Jun 19: The Scavengers (Rock)
- Sat Jun 20: Dylan Razwick [IG]
- Fri Jun 26: Harmonica John [FB]
- Sat Jun 27: Greg Drilling
- Fri Jul 3, 1-7pm: Joe Rathburn [FB] (Tropical rock) (1-3pm), The Tradesmen (Country, oldies) (5-7pm)
- Sat Jul 4, 2-7pm: Parade (2pm), Bonneville 7 [FB] (Rockabilly) (5-7pm)
- Fri Jul 10: Miranda Ramos [FB] (Country)
- Sat Jul 11: Groove Therapy [FB]
- Fri Jul 17: Tropical Blues Brothers
- Sat Jul 18: Jason Mann
- Fri Jul 24: Lisa Campbell
- Sat Jul 25: The Ideas Rock and Roll Trio
- Fri Jul 31: Cookin' Jazz
- Sat Aug 1: Miranda Ramos [FB] (Country)
- Fri Aug 7: The Tradesmen (Country, oldies)
- Sat Aug 8: Junkyard Cats
- Fri Aug 14: Almost Unplugged
- Sat Aug 15: Gary Seiler (Jimmy Buffet tribute)
- Fri Aug 21: James Preston
- Sat Aug 22: Setting Sons
- Fri Aug 28: The Tradesmen (Country, oldies)
- Sat Aug 29: Swinging' Jazz Quintet
- Fri Sep 4: Miranda Ramos [FB] (Country)
- Sat Sep 5: Harmonica John [FB]
- Fri Sep 11: Jason Mann
- Sat Sep 12: The Ideas Rock and Roll Trio
- Fri Sep 18: Indigo Swing
- Sat Sep 19: Groove Therapy [FB]
- Fri Sep 25: The Tradesmen (Country, oldies)
- Sat Sep 26: Appian Way [IG] (Soul, blues, funk, pop, rock)
Santee Town Center Community Park East
Santee Town Center Community Park East [*]
550 Park Center Dr., Santee, CA 92071 (Town Center Community Park East) [map]
Thursdays 6:30-8pm
- Jun 11: The Pistol Blonde (Country)
- Jun 18: Journeymen [FB] (Journey tribute)
- Jun 25: Electric Vinyl (Rock tribute)
- Jul 9: The Cheez Whiz Band [FB] (80s)
- Jul 16: Cassie B [FB]
- Jul 23: 1969 The Tribute
- Jul 30: The Detroit Underground [*]
- Aug 6: The Sea Monks [FB] (Rockabilly, blues, country, funk)
- Aug 13: BETAMAXX [FB] (80s dance band)
Scripps Ranch
Hoyt Park
10060 Hoyt Park Dr., San Diego, CA 92131 [map]
Sundays 6-7:30pm unless noted
- Jun 14: The Mar Dels (Oldies, rock)
- Jul 12: The Heroes (Pop & rock)
- Aug 9: Rolling Heartbreakers (Rolling Stones and Tom Petty tribute)
- Sep 13: Big Time Operator [*] (Big band swing)
- Dec 13, 5-6:30pm: Holiday Concert
Seaport Village
Carousel
857 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101 (Seaport Village) [map]
- Year-round selected Fri-Sun. Check venue's website for last-minute band announcements.
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA 92101 [map]
- Some San Diego Symphony rehearsals are free at the Rady Shell in Embarcardero Marina Park South. See the Rady Shell Rehearsals website for schedule and info.