San Diego listeners, it’s Thursday, August 21, 2025, and there’s a week of excitement ahead. Start tonight with live music at The Centre in Escondido: San Diego Music Award winners The Sleepwalkers and standout Ash Easton are taking the rooftop stage, with tickets starting at fifteen dollars. Expect cumbiabilly rhythms, panoramic mountain views, and dinner options from Vintana Wine plus Dine. Complimentary parking included.

Tonight kicks off FilmOut San Diego’s LGBTQ Film Festival, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with an opening night gala at the Natural History Museum. The festival runs through Sunday at the Museum of Photographic Arts and features premieres like Garrett Abdo’s Exit Interviews and Q&A panels. Single screening tickets are seventeen fifty, special events from thirty dollars as reported by San Diego Magazine.

Friday brings family fun with a free mini outdoor photo session from Shoott around town, and kids can get creative with morning arts and crafts at the Mission Hills or Hillcrest Library. For a splash, try The Wave Waterpark’s Friday Night Splash in Vista, four to eight pm. Sports fans, catch the Padres hosting the Dodgers at Petco Park. Wind down with Moana 2 under the stars at Robb Athletic Field, starting at seven forty-five.

Saturday features the inaugural KPBS San Diego Book Festival, ten AM to four PM at University of San Diego, with panels, signings, food trucks, live music, and a host of local authors. Guarantee your spot, RSVP for free per San Diego Magazine. Take a scenic picnic gondola ride in Coronado, or explore the bustling Little Italy Mercato market, open eight AM to two PM. Animal lovers, head to SeaWorld’s Summer Spectacular for new shows and encounters running all summer. Wellness seekers can join a serenity yoga and sound bath at RBI. After sunset, outdoor movie magic returns with Luca at Santa Clara Recreation Center.

Saturday and Sunday bring the thirty-seventh Philippine Cultural Arts Festival to Balboa Park. This free family celebration features Samahan dance, gong music ensembles, folk arts, traditional dress, martial arts, food stands offering lumpia and leche flan, plus crafts and exhibitions from eleven AM to five PM.

Sunday is Bike the Bay, a community cycling event with a twenty-five mile route starting and ending at Embarcadero Marina Park South. Pedal across the scenic Coronado Bridge, finishing at a festival with food vendors, beer garden, and live music. Registration is ninety-seven dollars general, or VIP for a hundred seventy-six. Proceeds go to the San Diego Bicycle Coalition.

Music lovers, The Rady Shell hosts three concerts this weekend, including a tribute to Stephen Sondheim with the San Diego Symphony on Friday and a performance by Gary Clark Junior.

For ongoing fun, check out the Nighttime Zoo at San Diego Zoo through September second, with after-dark wildlife adventures and entertainment. Horse racing at the Del Mar Racetrack continues all weekend, and the Wave FC soccer season heats up at Snapdragon Stadium. Don’t forget recurring favorites like the Hillcrest Farmers Market Sunday morning and artisan markets throughout the city.

Whether you’re craving arts, sports, food, or live music, San Diego is packed with options this week. Thanks for tuning in and remember to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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