Hey San Diego – your December plans just upgraded. We're switching it up today and loading this email with everything you need to holiday like a local. First up: Gather: Holiday Table is back this Saturday with a food+music+martini lineup too good to ignore. And we’re giving away free tickets. Enter to win!

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• Final call: Studio Sessions is closing out its jazz season this Thursday with one last night at Quartyard. It’s free, but RSVP is required – and it fills up fast.

• What do you get when you combine soft rock royalty, yacht pop greatness, and a literal MTV-era legend? A three-headed nostalgia dragon coming to North Island on 8/12. Toto, Christopher Cross, and The Romantics are sharing one stage.

• We know 2025 hasn’t even started, but baseball fans plan ahead. Padres just dropped the full 2026 season schedule, so you can already start plotting. Will this be the season they go all the way? Spiritually? Emotionally? Let’s say yes.

• Psych rock freaks, rise up. Wand hits Casbah on 1/24, and it’s going to be a fuzzed-out dream sequence. These L.A. legends are known for swirling guitar work and live shows.

• Plus other just announced shows from Wale, Spoon Benders, The Steepwater Band, Memphis Soul Revue, and more!

HOLIDAY EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO

Still looking for that “one perfect holiday thing” to do in SD? Good news: we found like, 50. Tree lightings, cozy movie nights, local makers popping off with gift markets, full-on boat parades. It’s all happening, and it’s all in this guide. Get festive without freezing.

NEW YEAR’S EVE

LOCALS ONLY

• Forgot to shop? Makers Arcade Holiday Fair hits Broadway Pier this weekend with 130+ local makers, live music, wreath workshops, festive drinks, photo booths, and a whole lotta holiday magic. P.S. Sunday night = the Parade of Lights.*

• Celebrate the season on the water with Seaforth’s Private Parade of Lights Captain Charters! Book a captained boat and cruise San Diego Bay for front-row views of the holiday lights on this Sunday and next Sunday. Limited availability – reserve your charter here!

• 40 years of glowing houses and slow-rolling car parades: Christmas Card Lane is back, and the 2025 map is here. This beloved Rancho Peñasquitos tradition is perfect for a walk, roll, or slow cruise through the cheer.

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