Spring is just around the corner, and San Diego is shaking off the winter chill. This month, the city comes alive with a packed lineup of events, from new theater productions for San Diego Theatre Month to lively St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and the highly anticipated San Diego FC home opener at Snapdragon Stadium. Whether you’re craving live entertainment, seasonal festivals, or one-of-a-kind experiences, there’s no shortage of things to do in San Diego. Let the fun begin!
Food & Drink | Concerts & Festivals | Theater & Art Exhibits | More Fun Things to Do
Food & Drink Events in San Diego This Month
Pucks & Pints
March 29
Watch brewers play hockey for bragging rights, savor craft beer collabs at Bay City Brewing, and catch a San Diego Gulls game—all in one philanthropic day—with Pucks & Pints.
Motown: The Groove that Changed America
Concerts & Festivals in San Diego This Month
ShamROCK Festival
March 15
Don emerald garb, raise your glass, and revel in the craic at the 29th annual ShamROCK festival in the Gaslamp, where Irish music, foot stomping dancers, and even a Taylor Swift tribute band play across three stages. You’ll find green beer, whiskey cocktails, and delicious Irish bites, too.
Motown: The Groove that Changed America at California Center for the Arts, Escondido
March 7-8
With dynamic singers and a propulsive 20-piece orchestra, CCAE Theatricals pays tribute to the Motor City’s soul music legacy in Motown: The Groove that Changed America at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.
Theater & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Month
San Diego Theatre Month
March 1-31
See shows on a dime throughout San Diego Theatre Month. You can nab $15, $30, and $45 tickets for a broad selection of spectacular theater, music, and dance performances.
Circle of Art in Borrego Springs
March 15-16
Head to Borrego Springs to browse eye-catching artwork from around 70 exhibitors at the 2025 Circle of Art. This year’s event benefits the area’s Soroptimist International chapter.
St. Patrick’s Cabaret at Lamb’s Players Theatre
March 16-17
Lamb’s Players Theatre’s annual St. Patrick’s Cabaret is a musical ode to Ireland for a St. Paddy’s Day treat that will get you dancing in your seat in Coronado.
An Artful Life at MCASD
March 20-August 3
In La Jolla, explore the archives of renowned contemporary art collectors and philanthropists Iris and Matthew Strauss with the new Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego exhibition An Artful Life, featuring 22 pieces from the Strauss Family Trust.
Teechers at Patio Playhouse
March 21-April 6
Teechers, John Harry Godber’s side-splitting play within a play at the Patio Playhouse in Escondido, was inspired by the popular writer’s own experiences as a drama teacher in England in the early 1980s.
Psychology of a Murderer at The Magnolia
March 25
Dr. Rachel Toles will lead a true-crime lesson in notorious killers at The Magnolia in El Cajon
as she analyzes the deadly mindsets that fuel the Psychology of a Murderer.
More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month
San Diego FC’s First Home Match
March 1
Major League Soccer’s newest franchise debuts at Snapdragon Stadium when San Diego FC takes on St. Louis City SC in the team’s first-ever home match.
Oddities Flea Market
March 29-30
Oddities Flea Market arrives in San Diego at downtown’s Julep venue, bringing taxidermy treasures, abnormal specimens, morose artwork, and other peculiar finds.
