Festivals/Music
Mission Bayfest (Saturday)
12:00 PMMariners Point Park · Mission Bay
Bayside island-reggae lineup with SOJA, Common Kings, Kolohe Kai, Landon McNamara, Kanaka Fyah and more.
This Weekend in San Diego: Oct 15-18, 2026
San Diego Events Saturday, October 17, 2026
12 events from this week’s verified list.
Last verified Oct 11, 2026. Times and prices can change, so check with the organizer before going. Each listing links to the page we checked it against.
Concerts/Music
Bonnie Raitt: Live 2026
7:00 PMThe Rady Shell at Jacobs Park · Embarcadero
The 13-time Grammy winner on the bayfront stage, with Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen.
Sports
SDSU Football vs. Fresno State (Homecoming)
7:30 PMSnapdragon Stadium · Mission Valley
Aztecs homecoming game on CBS Sports Network; gates open 5:30 PM.
Festivals/Food & Drink (Free)
Galbani Bella Vita Fest
11:00 AM–6:00 PMRuns through Sun, Oct 18Piazza della Famiglia · Little ItalyFree
Forty-plus chalk artists, Italian music, food and a cooking stage; Sat 11 AM-6 PM, Sun 11 AM-5 PM.
Festivals/Family
Harvest on the Promenade
10:00 AM–8:00 PMRuns through Sun, Oct 18Liberty Station, North Promenade · Point Loma
New autumn festival with music, makers, food and family activities; Sat 10 AM-8 PM, Sun 10 AM-6 PM.
Halloween/Festivals
Scream Diego Halloween and Horror Convention
10:00 AM–6:00 PMDoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley$20-$25 (kids 8 and under free)
This year's theme is zombies: horror vendors, guests and costumes for one day only.
Arts/Music
Spain Through French Glasses: Ravel and Debussy
7:30 PMJacobs Music Center · Downtown$43-$129
Evening performance of Morlot's French program with trombonist Jorgen van Rijen; pre-concert talk 6:30 PM.
Concerts/Music
10,000 Maniacs
7:30 PMHumphreys Concerts by the Bay · Shelter Island
The alt-rock veterans play the outdoor Shelter Island stage; doors 6:30 PM, all ages.
Concerts/Music
Pouya: The Forever Glades Tour
6:00 PMHouse of Blues San Diego · Downtown
Miami rapper Pouya brings The Forever Glades Tour to House of Blues.
Concerts/Music
Boy Harsher with True Blue and Kassie Krut
8:00 PMThe Sound · Del Mar$40 adv / $45 day of show
Darkwave duo Boy Harsher at The Sound in Del Mar; doors 7 PM, all ages.
Nightlife/Film
SDIFF 25 Years After Dark with Mustache Bash Family Band
9:30 PMBelly Up · Solana Beach
The film festival's 25th-anniversary party at Belly Up, supporting its education programs; doors 8 PM.
Halloween/Family
Pumpkin Plunge
5:00 PM–8:00 PMAlga Norte Aquatic Center · Carlsbad$15 (ages 3 and under free, registration required)
Halloween pool games, floating obstacles, a bounce house and a floating pumpkin patch where every child lassos a pumpkin.