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August is officially here, meaning summer is halfway over. While the season winds down, there’s still time to check off these fun events from your summer bucket list. Saddle up and explore San Diego’s hottest upcoming events this month, including Chula Vista’s Lemon Festival, the Ramona Rodeo, and the Taste of East Village.

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

Things to do in San Diego this month August featuring San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego party at Liberty Station on August 2, 2024

Food & Drink Events in San Diego This Month

Best of San Diego Party at Liberty Station

August 2

Toast the city’s top food and drink people with unlimited samples, live music, and more at our 21-plus bash. The Best of San Diego Party at Liberty Station welcomes 100 can’t-miss spots featured in our Best Restaurants and Best of San Diego issues.

Chula Vista Lemon Festival on Third Avenue

August 17

When life gives you lemons, you get the Chula Vista Lemon Festival. The 27th annual fruit function on Third Avenue returns with live music, yellow couture, and the famed lemon cook-off.

Taste of East Village

August 28 – 29

Nibble your way through downtown with a food-focused “passport,” checking off bites and sips from more than 35 eateries at the two-day Taste of East Village event.

Things to do in San Diego this month August featuring the Transformative Currents art exhibit at the Oceanside Museum of Art
Courtesy of PST ART

Festivals & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Month

ArtWalk Liberty Station

August 2 – 4

Spend three colorful days perusing and shopping paintings, photos, ceramics, glass sculptures, and other works from more than 175 local and international artists at ArtWalk Liberty Station.

Transformative Currents at the Oceanside Museum of Art

August 17 – January 19

Twenty-one artists consider the environmental devastation of the Pacific Ocean—and imagine a more hopeful future—in the Oceanside Museum of Art exhibition Transformative Currents.

Things to do in San Diego this month August featuring upcoming play Velour: A Drag Spectacular at La Jolla Playhouse featuring Sasha Velour
Courtesy of Sasha Velour

Concerts & Theater in San Diego This Month

Peter Pan at the Civic Theatre

July 30–August 4

Looking for the shortest flight to Neverland? Just head downtown. Peter Pan at the Civic Theatre is a live musical adventure packed with ticking crocodiles, scheming pirates, and plenty of pixie dust.

Velour: A Drag Spectacular at La Jolla Playhouse

August 13 – September 8

Artist, author, and Drag Race winner Sasha Velour welcomes audiences into her engrossing world in the new La Jolla Playhouse musical Velour: A Drag Spectacular, directed by Moisés Kaufman.

Def Leppard Concert at Petco Park

August 30

Get ready for a night of glam metal, arena rock, and ’80s anthems at Petco Park as Def Leppard and Journey embark on their co-headlining summer tour.

Things to do in San Diego this month August featuring the Ramona Rodeo
Courtesy of Ramona Rodeo

More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month

Berry Good Food Foundation’s Seeds for the Future Fundraiser

August 18

Help fundraise for local school gardens at the Berry Good Food Foundation’s Seeds for the Future party at Julep Venue, where attendees can indulge in delicious eats, converse with artists, and bid on Baja California getaways.

The Ramona Rodeo

August 22 – 24

Saddle up for the Ramona Rodeo: three days of riding, roping, and cowboy competitions, plus an appearance from the Rodeo Queen.

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