10 Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month: January 2026

It’s a brand new yr! And town is celebrating with loads of actions all month-long together with a winter fest in Poway, the return of San Diego Restaurant Week, Spamilton: An American Parody on the Balboa Theatre, and Braxton Cook at Lou Lou’s Jungle Room. Check out the complete record of issues to do in San Diego this January under.

Concerts & Festivals | Theater & Art Exhibits | More Fun Things to Do

Concerts & Festivals in San Diego This Month

Winter Festival at Poway Community Park

January 9 –10

Gallivant within the snow, skate on an artificial rink, and roast gooey marshmallows at Poway’s free Winter Festival, providing two evenings of seasonal marvel at Poway Community Park.

Braxton Cook at Lou Lou’s Jungle Room

January 16

The R&B of Braxton Cook sparkles with romantic vocals and clean alto saxophone. Hear alternatives from his new album, Not Everyone Can Go, at Lou Lou’s Jungle Room in North Park.

Bodhi Tree Concerts’ Bilingual Chamber Opera at Southwestern College Performing Arts Center

January 17–18

See Bodhi Tree Concerts’ bilingual chamber opera Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote debut on the Southwestern College Performing Arts Center. Based on Duncan Tonatiuh’s image guide, it facilities on a bunny’s brave, border-crossing journey to seek out his father.

The Casbah’s thirty seventh Anniversary

January  20–22

To have a good time its thirty seventh anniversary, The Casbah hosts native rock luminaries Pinback for an intimate three-night stint that includes Hasco Enjoyments, Disheveled Cuss, and Systems Officer.

Theater & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Month

Louisa Gillis at North Coast Repertory Theater

January 14 – February 8

Four many years after a life-altering act of revenge, a household continues to wrestle with the aftermath in Louisa Gillis, Joanna McClelland Glass’ world-premiere thriller at North Coast Repertory Theatre. 

100 Years of San Diego Museum of Art

January 24 – July 26

Founded because the Fine Arts Gallery in 1926, the San Diego Museum of Art paperwork its century-long evolution in SDMA 100 Years, an exhibition stuffed with fascinating historic pictures, movie footage, and ephemera. 

Spamilton: An American Parody, Arrives on the Balboa Theatre

January 25

Gerard Alessandrini’s send-up of theater’s greatest personalities, productions, and popular culture moments, Spamilton: An American Parody, arrives on the Balboa Theatre for a side-splitting showcase.

Sol Invictus on the Balboa Theatre

January 30

Compagnie Hervé Koubi’s Sol Invictus will mix capoeira, martial arts, and fashionable actions in a spectacular dance efficiency on the Balboa Theatre.

The Simon & Garfunkel on the Balboa Theatre

January 31– February 1

Follow the rise, demise, and reunion of folk-rock’s foremost duo in The Simon & Garfunkel Story. A stay band will play their greatest hits on this multimedia present on the Balboa Theatre.

More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month

San Diego Restaurant Week

January 25 – February 1

During San Diego Restaurant Week, the world is your oyster—or your paella, your burger, or no matter else you’d prefer to attempt. Here are the deets: 8 days, 100-plus taking part eateries, and multi-course menus beginning at $30.