Free Concerts
Free summer concerts and street fairs in San Diego, 2026
Listings compiled by Glenn Tesler
Last updated: October 11, 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]
2-3pm unless noted
- Sundays 2-3pm live at the Organ Pavilion, year-round. Check venue's website for details. Special events listed below.
- Sun Oct 11: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist)
- Sun Oct 18: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist)
- Sat Oct 24, 7-8pm: Halloween Spooktacular: The Phantom of the Opera w/ Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist), Caroline Nelms, Cole Tornberg
- Sun Oct 25: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist)
- Fri Oct 30, 7-8pm: ORGAN-ISM: Halloween tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
- Sun Nov 1: Opera4Kids: The Enchanted Tail
- Sun Nov 8: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist)
- Sun Nov 15: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist): Tribute to US war veterans
- Sun Nov 22: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist)
- Sun Nov 29: Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist) & San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
- Fri Dec 4, 7-8pm: ORGAN-ISM: December Nights (Time TBA)
- Sun Dec 6: Opera4Kids: The Bear and the Pear Tree + Raúl Prieto Ramírez (Civic Organist) & Lauren Leigh: Seasonal songs & sing along
- Fri Jan 1, 2027: Happy 112th Birthday, Spreckels Organ! Concert w/ Mark Herman
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
- Oct 16: Halloween event (4-6), Love Is A Rose [FB] (Linda Rondstat tribute) (6-9)
- Oct 23: The Traveling Nobodys [FB] (Folk/rock cover band)
- Oct 30: I-90 Band [IG] (90s)
- Nov 6: 3 Car Garage (Classic hits, rock & roll)
Coronado Ferry Landing
Coronado Ferry Landing [FB]
1201 1st Street, Coronado, CA 92118 [map]
Sundays 1-4pm
- 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.
- Oct 11: The Traveling Nobodys [FB] (Folk/rock cover band)
- Oct 18: Crown Island Jazz Band (Jazz)
- Oct 25: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
- Nov 1: BayWolf (Blues, classic rock)
- Nov 8: Blue Frog Band (Blues)
- Nov 15: The Ideas Rock and Roll Trio
- Nov 22: The Specialysts
- Nov 29: Wild Rumour (Classic rock)
- Dec 6: Chickenbone Slim & The Biscuits [FB] (Blues)
- Dec 13: Coronado Big Band (Swing, jazz)
- Dec 20: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra [IG] (Big band)
- Dec 27: Dave Preston & the Grownups (Folk rock, country, Americana)
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.
Grossmont Center Concerts
Grossmont Center Concerts [*]
5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa, CA 91942 (Grossmont Center) [map]
- Sun Nov 8, 4-6pm: The New Catillacs [FB] (Classic rock & roll, 60s-80s)
Scripps Ranch
Hoyt Park
10060 Hoyt Park Dr., San Diego, CA 92131 [map]
- Sun 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.