The 12 best things to do in San Diego County this weekend

This weekend mixes headline laughs with headline sounds — blues legends and flamenco royalty on stage, a lantern-lit Japanese tradition at the Friendship Garden, a Tiki convention taking over Town and Country, and comedy ranging from an acclaimed solo phenomenon to a filter-free mom-comedy tour.

JFToro Nagashi FestivalSunday · 1:00 AM · Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum · San DiegoFloat a lantern in honor of loved ones at this Japanese Friendship Garden tradition, which also features performances in the Inamori Pavilion and food vendors on the grounds.FACityFestSunday · 12:00 PM · Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA, USA · All San Diego CountyHillcrest's Fifth Avenue shuts down for the city's largest free all-ages music festival, packing live bands, DJs, arts, crafts and food into one day-long block party.LJHA HA HA HA HA HA HA - La JollaSunday · 6:30 PM · La Jolla Playhouse · La JollaJulia Masli's acclaimed solo comedy show — a New York Times Top Pick of the Year — arrives at La Jolla Playhouse after sold-out, critically praised runs from Edinburgh to New York.CSLiza TreygerSunday · 7:00 PM · The Comedy Store - La Jolla · La JollaStand-up Liza Treyger takes the stage at The Comedy Store's La Jolla room, where phones go into Yondr pouches so the whole crowd stays locked into the set.MDTHE SALTY MOM COMEDY TOURSunday · 6:00 PM · Mic Drop Comedy · San DiegoTwo moms with ADHD bring savage, filter-free material on marriage and motherhood to Mic Drop Comedy — built for anyone surviving on dry shampoo and controlled chaos.CKid Congo & The Pink Monkey BirdsSunday · 4:00 PM · The Casbah · San DiegoGuitar legend Kid Congo Powers, who's played with The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, brings his band the Pink Monkey Birds to The Casbah.BUFabulous ThunderbirdsSunday · 8:00 PM · Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachThe Fabulous Thunderbirds bring their decades of blues chops to Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach.RSGipsy Kings featuring Nicolas ReyesSunday · 7:30 PM · The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park · San DiegoGipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes bring their world-renowned flamenco-rumba sound to the Rady Shell's outdoor stage on the bay.SMJazz Evensong QuintetSunday · 4:00 PM · St. Michael's by-the-Sea · CarlsbadA jazz quintet reinterprets the music of a different jazz great each week within the Anglican Evensong tradition at St. Michael's by-the-Sea — a free, quietly beautiful way to spend a Carlsbad afternoon.TCTiki Oasis 2026Sunday · 11:00 AM · Town & Country San DiegoDive into all things tropical at this knowledge-packed Tiki convention taking over Town & Country San Diego.SSLeagues Cup: San Diego FC vs Club TijuanaSunday · 7:00 PM · Snapdragon Stadium · San DiegoSan Diego FC faces cross-border rivals Club Tijuana in Leagues Cup play at Snapdragon Stadium.AR12 Years of Tijuana Record ShowSaturday · 9:00 PM · Avenida Revolución, Av. Revolución, Zona Centro, Tijuana, B.C., Mexico 22000 · All San Diego CountyCrate-diggers head across the border to mark a dozen years of this Tijuana record show, with vinyl, CDs, cassettes and book trading along Avenida Revolución.

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