Beach Movie Night — Mission Beach, San Diego (Summer 2026)

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Beach Movie Night — Mission Beach, San Diego (Summer 2026)

Name: Beach Movie Night — Mission Beach, San Diego (Summer 2026)
Start: 2026-08-09T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-08-10T00:00:00-07:00
Location: Mission Beach, San Diego, CA 92109

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In 6 days · Sun, Aug 9 – Mon, Aug 10, 2026

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Mission Beach, San Diego, CA 92109

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About

You find out about it from someone who went last month — that is the only way anyone finds out. No venue, no ticket booth, no marketing budget: just a projector, a screen on the sand, and the Pacific close enough that you can hear it between scenes. Beach Movie Night is about as genuinely word-of-mouth as San Diego events get.

The film is chosen by community vote on Instagram and projected on the beach after dark, free to attend, with fire-pit energy and the ocean for a soundtrack. The film changes every edition. The beach stays the same. Send this to the friend who is always trying to find the thing nobody else knows about.

July and August editions run on Saturday evenings at Mission Beach. Exact dates and film are announced via @beachmovienightsd on Instagram. Show up as the sun sets, bring a blanket and something to eat, and know that the best seats on the sand go early.

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