San Diego, we’re at the bittersweet edge of the calendar—last day of September. You can still hit the beach and light a pumpkin-scented candle. Summer isn’t quite dead, fall’s just flirting. Duality szn. But while you’re wading through this seasonal identity crisis here are some halloween plans:

On 11/1, FREAKUENCY returns. Afternoon Umbrella Friends are back with a signal too strange to ignore. Think four immersive stages, Food, ink, art in a pop-up bazaar, and more. Costumes REQUIRED!

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to join the freakshow. Enter now. The house isn’t haunted – the signal is.

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• If your music taste lives between old-school cumbia, dub reggae, and beachside psych rock – San Pancho at Quartyard on 12/6 is calling your name.

• Danny Brown brings the STARDUST TOUR to The Observatory on 11/29, serving high-energy chaos and genre-breaking bars straight off his collab with JPEGMAFIA.

• Charlie Sheen is doing a live show at Balboa Theatre on 11/16, which raises one huge question: why? We don’t know. But we do know it’ll be completely unfiltered.

• World-class DJs. Sacred wisdom keepers. A full-body light show by Android Jones. It’s all happening 10/4 at Ancient Future — a one-day boutique fest from W1SE Summit with music, wellness, and art designed to blow your third eye wide open. Enter to win tickets!*

• Plus, other just-announced shows from The Frights, Ladysmoth Black Mambazo, Ariel Pink, Doja Cat, and more!

FREE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM DAYS: OCTOBER

Good news, culture lovers – you don’t have to drop serious cash to see serious art. October is stacked with free museum days all across San Diego. Now go get some brain stimulation that isn’t doom scrolling on TikTok.

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• The Padres kick off Wild Card games today—and if you don’t have tickets, you at least need a bar that feels like a stadium. Check our Sports Bar Guide and bring your rally energy. LFGSD.

• If you follow your ex on IG but not your favorite band on our site… what are you even doing? Seriously, following your favorite artists on DoSD means we actually tell you when they’re playing our city. No algorithm roulette. No "Wait, they were just here??" meltdowns. Just pure, show-not-missed, bragging-rights energy. Follow now, regret nothing later.

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Talk to you in October!