Evenings in San Diego during summer are simply…musical. With so many free concerts and performances across the city, there’s something out there for everyone. The beloved Twilight in the Park summer concert series just returned to Balboa Park for its 2026 season. From big band jazz and Latin rhythms to classic rock and soul, here’s what you can look forward to.
Twilight in the Park: free concerts in Balboa Park
June
- 16th – San Diego City Guard Band
- 17th – Memphis Soul Revue of SD
- 18th – Full Strength
- 23rd – American Flyboys Band
- 24th – Summer Breeze SD
- 25th – The Tourmaliners
- 30th – 8 Track Highway
July
- 1st – Mixtape SD
- 2nd – Navy Band Southwest Wind Ensemble
- 7th – Julia Sage and the Bad Hombres
- 8th – The Marcia Forman Band
- 9th – Bill Dutton and the Rockin Jazz Band
- 14th – Oasiz
- 15th – Pomerado Community Band
- 16th – Pretending Chrissie
- 21st – San Diego Jazz Orchestra
- 22nd – Latin Sol
- 23rd – 3 CAR GARAGE
- 28th – That Beatles Cover Band
- 29t – SantanaWays
- 30th – Jack Attack Band
August
- 4th – Ginger Cowgirl
- 5th – Michael Sanchez
- 6th – Matchbox Twenty Too
- 11th – Captain Morgan-Lee and the Village of K.O.R.E.
- 12th – Back Pocket Whiskey Fellas
- 13th – The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra
- 18th – San Diego Concert Band
- 19th – New Catillacs
- 20th – Charlie Chavez y su Afrotruko
- 25th Mariachi Continental de San Diego
- 26th – Coronado Concert Band
- 27th – Bayou Brothers
