Free events in San Diego in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Abbeys, Barns, and Churches: Drawings of Medieval Architecture by Ernest Born

  Timken Museum of Art · Balboa Park

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  Sylvia Fernandez: Habitando, I Don't Belong Here, We Belong Everywhere

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Visual arts

  Free

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Kazim Ali & Adam O. Davis: THE MAN IN 119 & PYRRHIC SYMPHONY

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  ORGAN-ISM at December Nights

  ORGAN-ISM

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music
  • Rock

  Free

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Sunday Organ Concert: Holiday Sing-Along

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez · Lauren Leigh

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Cal Hoffman: JUDAH CAN'T TELL

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  M.P. Woodward: THE COLDEST WAR (A JACK RYAN NOVEL) with Commander Carlton "MEL" Blount

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Visual arts

  5 PM

  Barrio Art Crawl

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Visual arts

  Free

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