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The Best Things to Do in San Diego This Month: July 2024

How to stay busy and important this month in America's Finest City
Things to do this month in San Diego July 2024 featuring the San Diego Pride Week and festival
Courtesy of San Diego Pride

Say goodbye to June gloom and hello to sunny July skies. From Opening Day at the Del Mar racetrack to the festive San Diego Pride Week, the city is buzzing with events this month. Don’t miss the Big Bay Boom firework show and consider taking a trip out east to try local flavors at the Sip of Julian festival. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, these events will provide unforgettable fun in the sun this July. 

Food & Drink | Festivals & Art | Concerts & Theater | More Fun Things to Do

Things to do this month in San Diego July 2024 featuring Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day Afterparty at L’Auberge Del Mar
Courtesy of L’Auberge Del Mar

Food & Drink Events in San Diego This Month

Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day Afterparty at L’Auberge Del Mar

July 20

Following the horse race season kickoff, L’Auberge Del Mar throws the hottest opening day afterparty, complete with live music, cocktails, and cozy cabanas.

Sip of Julian Festival

July 27

Spirits, cocktails, and apple cider elixirs await at Sip of Julian. After traversing Highway 79, stop by several tasting rooms to sample the seasonal bounty.

Things to do this month in San Diego July 2024 featuring the San Diego Pride Week and San Diego Pride festival
Courtesy of San Diego Pride

Festivals & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Month

C You Saturday! at ICA San Diego

July 13

This month’s free C You Saturday! reception marks the arrival of the NextGen 2024 class with an exhibition celebrating rising border region artists at ICA San Diego/Central in Balboa Park through September 1. icasandiego.org

San Diego Pride Week

July 13–21

San Diego Pride supports the LGBTQ community citywide in the act of “Making History Now” with a week of self-expression and joy in the face of political attacks.

Things to do this month in San Diego July 2024 featuring Fourth of July with The Commodores at the Rady Shell with fireworks
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Concerts & Theater in San Diego This Month

Fourth of July with The Commodores at the Rady Shell

July 4

Hear vocal fireworks at the Rady Shell as the Commodores celebrate Independence Day with soulful serenades that are easy like Sunday morning.

Derecho at La Jolla Playhouse

July 23 – August 18

Uruguayan-American playwright Noelle Viñas’ Derecho, premiering at the La Jolla Playhouse, centers on two sisters—one a politician, the other a musician—with vastly different views of the world.

Sonic Symphony at the Civic Theatre

July 27

Experience a nostalgic SEGA soundtrack at the Civic Theatre with Sonic Symphony, a genre-bending jaunt through the music of the beloved blue hedgehog. sandiegotheatres.org

Things to do this month in San Diego July 2024 featuring the New Zealand All Blacks vs Fiji Rugby Match at Snapdragon Stadium
Courtesy of Snapdragon Stadium

More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month

New Zealand All Blacks vs Fiji Rugby Match at Snapdragon Stadium

July 19

Snapdragon Stadium will host the first-ever stateside scrum in the Oceania rugby rivalry between Fiji and New Zealand’s legendary All Blacks.

By Ryan Hardison

Ryan Hardison is a freelance arts and entertainment writer and recent graduate of San Diego State. When he's not staring at his laptop, he's likely eating an adobada burrito or getting sunburnt at the beach.

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