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Nerd Nite San Diego — June Edition

Name: Nerd Nite San Diego — June Edition
Start: 2026-06-10T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-10T22:00:00-07:00
Location: The Holding Company, 1841 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

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The topics are always left-field and the crowd actually asks smart questions. Anyone been to a SD edition before? Curious what subjects have come up historically.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

7:00 PM PDT – 10:00 PM PDT

The Holding Company, 1841 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

$5 suggested donation

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“The topics are always left-field and the crowd actually asks…”

— @falkorcommunity

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The Holding Company, 1841 5th Ave, San Diego. June 11th. $5 suggested donation. Nerd Nite San Diego returns for the June edition — three talks, one bar, and the format that guarantees you leave knowing something you didn't know when you walked in.

The June edition of Nerd Nite brings the same structure that has made the monthly a fixture in the San Diego intellectual social calendar: speakers who care deeply about a subject you've probably never thought about, given twenty minutes to make the room care too. The subjects change every month. The common thread is enthusiasm — the specific kind that makes someone get up in front of a bar full of strangers and explain a thing because they couldn't not.

$5 suggested at the door. June 11th at The Holding Company in Hillcrest. sandiego.nerdnite.com for the speaker lineup and topics. The talks start around 7. The bar is open throughout. Come before the talks start to get a seat that works. Stay after the talks to talk to the speakers, who are always in the bar and always willing to continue the conversation they just started.

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