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Vic Mensa is on the vanguard of commentators reclaiming spaces for radical Black tradition in the spheres of hip-hop discourse.
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Discursive Verses: Vic Mensa and the rise of a rap manosphere counterculture
Rodney Carmichael
Aldo Cervantes
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Top 5 weekend arts events in San Diego: 'Ripcord,' jazz and art at the human scale
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The pop star's new album, She's The Best, gives Troye Sivan more breathing room to dig into darker feelings.
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On 'She's the Best,' Troye Sivan takes the party to unexpected places
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RM of BTS performs during the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in September.
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BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it
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A 2013 photo of the night sky above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is shown.
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Art of Elan performs ambitious Messiaen piece beneath the Anza-Borrego stars
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In the two decades since her breakthrough single, the revenge-fueled "Kerosene," Lambert has achieved just about every kind of success an artist can in the country music industry. With her new album, Crisco, she says her sights are set on new levels of stardom.
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The record-breaking, genre-melting, career-redefining evolution of Miranda Lambert
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Youngmoo Kim (left) leads members of the a cappella group the Tonics in singing an arrangement of the song "Everything" by Michael Bublé at their weekly rehearsal in Bryn Mawr, Pa. in September.
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How these suburban a cappella singers became improbable social media stars
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Scottish mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor's debut recital album is a smartly curated collection of songs about the sea.
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With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived
Tom Huizenga
After nearly 20 years of marriage, Remy Ma and Papoose have gone from relationship goals to hardcore foes.
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Discursive Verses: when pulling rank goes wrong
Rodney Carmichael
Sheryl Crow performs in Nashville on Aug. 19, 2026.
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Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit
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Julieta Venegas
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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: Mail art, Julieta Venegas and cross-border jazz
Julia Dixon Evans
"Even if that means I'm taking less money [...] what matters to me most [is] that I have full say-so over what I put out and how I put it out."
Elissa Salas
How Kenny Mason learned to follow his inner visions
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Shelbi Bennett of The Midnight Pine is shown in an undated photo. "I've always had a real hope and sense of possibility and confidence in this work and it is nice to kind of look back at it now these years later and still feel that," Bennett said.
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Jazz Night Featuring Shabaka

Jazz Night Featuring Shabaka

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 5 PM
Quartyard
From $21.05
Joyce DiDonato & Time For Three: 'Emily–No Prisoner Be'

Joyce DiDonato & Time For Three: 'Emily–No Prisoner Be'

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Free for everyone
Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Band

Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Jam 5th Anniversary

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until December 17, 2026
Outside at 5626 Bloch St.
Free
Free for everyone
Autumn Concert Series: Wilfrido Terrazas

Autumn Concert Series: Wilfrido Terrazas

Friday, October 9, 2026 from 1 PM to 2 PM
Coronado Public Library
Free
LED presents INDO WAREHOUSE at Quartyard

LED presents Indo Warehouse at Quartyard

Friday, October 9, 2026 from 5 PM to 10 PM
Quartyard
$32.75
Golden Island Presents: Adam Wolff Quartet Feat. Phineas Leevy - Dim Sum and Jazz CCLXXII

Golden Island Presents: Adam Wolff Quartet Feat. Phineas Leevy - Dim Sum & Jazz CCLXXII

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 6 PM
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine
The Convening of the Four Directions: 2026 Annual Fundraiser

The Convening of the Four Directions: 2026 Annual Fundraiser

Friday, October 9, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM
Barrio Station
$150
Free for everyone
2026 Hidden City Sounds Lineup

Hidden City Sounds: LP and the Vinyl with a Community Jazz Jam

Friday, October 9, 2026 from 7 PM to 9 PM
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Free
Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Epstein Family Amphitheater
Tickets: $31-80
Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC Tour 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
From $182.50
OB2k Oktoberfest Flyer "throwing it back for 20+ years"

OB Oktoberfest 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 10, 2026
OB Pier Parking Lot
GA Tickets Available at the Door: $20 | VIP:$75
Free for everyone
Community Mariachi in City Heights

Community Mariachi in City Heights!

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 5 PM
Ongoing until December 11, 2026
City Heights Music School
Free
Free for everyone
Free Mariachi Class

Free Mariachi Class

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 5 PM
Ongoing until December 12, 2026
City Heights Music School
Free
Free for everyone
Sounds of the Square Concert Series

Sounds of the Square Concert Series

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 6 PM
Ongoing until November 6, 2026
Clairemont Town Square Food Court
Free
Free for everyone
Greater Logan Heights CommUnity Mural Dedication

Greater Logan Heights CommUnity Mural Dedication

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 10 AM to 12 PM
CommUnity Mural Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Event
Free
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53rd Annual San Diego Serbian Festival 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 11 PM
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
$5
Free for everyone
Barrio Art Crawl Market and Event Series

Barrio Art Crawl Market and Event Series

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 5 PM
Mercado Del Barrio
Free
Free for everyone
5IVE

5IVE - 5 Artists , 5 Experiences Group Exhibition

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 8 PM
The Woo
Free
BlacktoberFest

BlacktoberFest

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 1 PM to 8 PM
S&S Friendly Ranch
General Admission: $45
Free for everyone
Front Row Saturday - The Memphis Soul Revue of San Diego

Front Row Saturday - The Memphis Soul Revue of San Diego

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 5 PM
Carlsbad City Library
Free

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Boo Bash Escondido Activities

Boo Bash Escondido: San Diego’s New 100,000-Square-Foot Pumpkin Patch

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2026
Mershops North County Mall
$5
Top of the Hyatt Presents: A Season of Masquerade

Top of the Hyatt Presents: A Season of Masquerade

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until January 2, 2027
Top of the Hyatt, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
The Touchdown

Watch Football at Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until January 14, 2027
Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails
The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park Logo

The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ongoing until November 1, 2026
The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park
Timed General Admission Starting at $34.99
OB2k Oktoberfest Flyer "throwing it back for 20+ years"

OB Oktoberfest 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 10, 2026
OB Pier Parking Lot
GA Tickets Available at the Door: $20 | VIP:$75
Oktoberfest Flyer

Oktoberfest at PB AleHouse

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 6 PM
PB AleHouse
BlacktoberFest

BlacktoberFest

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 1 PM to 8 PM
S&S Friendly Ranch
General Admission: $45
Free for everyone
Little Saigon’s Night Market

Little Saigon’s Night Market

Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM
Sin Lee Food
Free
Lost Temple Tavern Pop-Up

Lost Temple Tavern Pop-Up at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2026
Landshark Bar and Grill
Free Entry
San Diego Coffee Festival

San Diego Coffee Festival

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 9 AM
Ongoing until October 11, 2026
Broadway Pier
From $25.15; varies by session
Beachside Fall Festival

Belmont Park's Annual Beachside Fall Fest

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 11 AM
Ongoing until October 31, 2026
Belmont Park
Free for everyone
Trivia Night at The Crack Shack Pacific Beach

Trivia Night at The Crack Shack Pacific Beach

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ongoing until December 29, 2026
The Crack Shack - Pacific Beach
Free
Taste of East Village

Taste of East Village

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until October 15, 2026
East Village
Free for everyone
Sunset Savasana: Yoga on the Cliffs

Sunset Savasana: Yoga on the Cliffs

Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6 PM
Ongoing until October 29, 2026
Osprey Point
Free
Mission Bayfest 2026

Mission Bayfest 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3 PM
Ongoing until October 18, 2026
Mariner's Point Park
Single Day Tickets From $140 | 3 Day Tickets From $280
Sammy Virji

Sammy Virji

Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 5 PM to 11 PM
Gallagher Square at Petco Park
$70-$75
Free for everyone
Treats in the Suites: Trick-or-Treating at Frontwave Arena

Treats in the Suites: Trick-or-Treating at Frontwave Arena

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 4 PM to 7 PM
Frontwave Arena
Free
One Small Step Experience event

One Small Step Experience

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM
KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center
Foster The People: 'Good Mourning Sunshine Tour'

Foster The People: 'Good Mourning Sunshine Tour'

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7 PM
PETCO Park
$74.35
Candlelight® Sets the Mood for Halloween in San Diego With a Haunting Live-Music Program

Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Friday, October 23, 2026 at 8 PM
Ongoing until October 24, 2026
Mt. Helix Park and Amphitheatre
From: $55.00
13th Annual Howl-O-Ween Mutt Run/Walk

13th Annual Howl-O-Ween Mutt Run/Walk

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Road Runner Sports
$60 — 5K registration
Art After Dark: Costume Contest and Party

Art After Dark: Costume Contest & Party

Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 7 PM to 11 PM
Oceanside Museum of Art
Free for everyone
Trick-or-Treat on India Street

Trick-or-Treat on India Street

Sunday, October 25, 2026 from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Little Italy
Free
Tour Ma Vie World Tour

Doja Cat is Coming to San Diego with Latto!

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Viejas Arena
$125.00-$792.40
Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour at Monkeybar

Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour at Monkeybar

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 from 4 PM to 7 PM
Monkeybar at Town and Country Resort
Menu items pricing varies

Lila Downs: Día de Muertos

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Balboa Theatre
$70-$112
Hard Rock Halloween: Haunted Manor

Haunted Manor at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 9 PM to 2 AM
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
Free for everyone
Free Trivia Wednesday Nights at Le Charcuterie Bar

Free Trivia Wednesday Nights at Le Charcuterie Bar

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 7 PM
Ongoing until March 24, 2027
Le Charcuterie Bar
Free
PRAYERS

PRAYERS – San Diego Music Box Show

Friday, November 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Music Box
'Wild 'N Out' The Next Generation coming to Viejas Arena

Nick Cannon Brings: 'Wild 'N Out' The Next Generation coming to Viejas Arena

Sunday, November 15, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
Viejas Arena
$128-$1206
Em Beihold

Em Beihold

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 8 PM
Music Box
$39.59-$117.61
San Diego Made Holiday Market

San Diego Made Holiday Market

Saturday, November 28, 2026 at 10 AM
Ongoing until November 29, 2026
NTC Park at Liberty Station
$5
Jo Koy: Koy Meets World Tour

Jo Koy Is Coming To San Diego!

Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 8 PM
San Diego Civic Theatre
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