Tomorrow’s all fireworks and crowd control. Today’s for plotting your future moves. Gregory Alan Isakov brings his slow-burn storytelling to Cal Coast on 9/3, and we’re giving away tickets. Click. Enter. Log off. Pretend this was a work email. Everyone wins.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Classically trained violinist turned festival-stage slayer? That’s Ekali in a nutshell. He’s touching down at Bloom on 7/26. Grab your tickets and get after it!

• Singing “Dancing On My Own” live with Calum Scott? Finally. He hits SOMA next year, and yes, it’s gonna get emotional.

• Tinzo + Jojo are bringing their Book Club Radio crates from Brooklyn to the sand. Presale for their 8/23 set at Fit Social is live.

• TwitchCon 2025 returns this October with max-level cosplay, streamer mayhem, and all the IRL chaos the internet can handle.

• The 20th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon is back, which means actual dogs will be surfing again. Yes, it’s as glorious and adorable as it sounds.

• Plus, other just-announced shows from Nora En Pure, Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, Yung Singh + Acemo, Defected, and more!

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IN SAN DIEGO

If you’re reading this, congrats: you survived half a year. Time to celebrate, whether that means day-drinking in a kiddie floatie on the bay or raging on a rooftop until something explodes. However you define “lit,” we rounded up San Diego’s finest 4th of July functions so you can save your brain for more important things. Like fighting zonies for beach parking or fighting off that hangover.

Here’s your weekend playbook. Oh, and don’t be late to watch fireworks!

• Party in the Plaza. Today @ Frontwave Arena.

• 80s Heat Vs. 90s Ice - A USA Birthday Blowout Dance Party w/ Bella Lux. Today @ Belly Up.

• Chula Vista 4th Fest. Tomorrow @ Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.

• Fourth @ Float. Tomorrow @ Hard Rock Hotel.

• Padres Game + Party in the Park: Independence Day. Tomorrow @ Gallagher Square.

• Freedom Fest. Saturday @ Belmont Park.

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• Not everyone wants the boom. The Fair’s Sensory-Friendly Fireworks hit The Sound at 6 p.m. — a quieter option for guests with autism, PTSD, or sensory sensitivities. Full 12-minute show fires off at 9.

• San Diego and Tijuana artists, SDMA is turning 100 in 2026 and commissioning three bold reimaginings of its iconic façade. Show off your take on history, architecture, and legacy. Submissions are open now through 8/1.

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