MARIACHI USA
About the Event
Experience the phenom of MARIACHI USA as it returns to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park for its 2nd year!
Celebrate the World’s Premier Mariachi Festival at San Diego’s stunning Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Returning to the Rady for its 2nd year, MARIACHI USA promises to once again deliver standing ovation performances and pyro finale on the Bay of San Diego
Founded in 1990 by Rodri Entertainment, MARIACHI USA was born from a visionary mission to elevate mariachi music to its rightful grandeur. MARIACHI USA has reigned for almost four decades as the longest-running and most revered mariachi event globally, and gracefully wears the crown for longest running annual event at the iconic Hollywood Bowl
Join us for an electrifying evening beginning at 6 p.m., featuring legendary mariachi ensembles. Four non-stop thrilling hours of puro mariachi, folklorico ballet and sing a long sky-lit fireworks finale!
Produced by Rodri Entertainment.
Doors open 2:30 p.m. for pre-Festival festivities. For more info and VIP seating, call 1.800.MARIACHI.
Please note: This is a rental event of The Rady Shell. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Opening in the summer of 2021, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is an architectural wonder on the edge of San Diego Bay and the heart of downtown. Years in the making, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is the soaring culmination of a long-time civic desire to have a state of the art concert venue that elevates the experience of live music while also serving as a public center for all of San Diego. Like well-known national venues such as Wolf Trap, Tanglewood and Ravinia, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will provide a sparkling summer home for the Symphony.
Venue Programming: Led by our new Music Director Rafael Payare, the Orchestra will bring to audiences both the most beloved works of classical music as well as the brilliant new composers of our time. As in years past, the best in popular music and guest artists will also be well-represented at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Experience: For San Diego concertgoers The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will set a new standard in customer experience. Besides the visual splendor of the natural setting by the bay and the architectural drama that is The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park itself patrons will find comfortable seating either in table settings up close, rows of seating in mid-range and lawn seating at the top of the berm.
