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The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert — SDCC 2026

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The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert — SDCC 2026

Jul 23, 2026 House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fif…

Hasbro's tongue-in-cheek Apology Tour arrives at House of Blues San Diego during SDCC week — and if you grew up with the 1986 Transformers movie, you already know what they're apologizing for. Forty years after the animated film that traumatized a generation (yes, THAT scene), this is the live concert celebration that turns grief into guitar solos. Stan Bush performs The Touch — the anthem that has outlived the movie, the toys, and every live-action sequel since. Vince DiCola, who scored the original film, returns with the synth-heavy compositions that defined an era. Britta Phillips, the original singing voice of Jem from Jem and the Holograms, brings an unexpected crossover that 80s kids didn't know they needed. Knights of Unicron and Cold Slither round out a lineup built for people who know that 1986 was the year animation got serious. This is not a nostalgia act. This is the room where people who cried at a cartoon robot's death — and never fully recovered — gather to hear the music that made it hit so hard. The kind of night where a stranger next to you mouths every word to Dare and you realize you've known each other your whole life. Doors open at 7 PM. Show starts at 8 PM. General admission is 50 dollars. VIP is 100 dollars and includes early entry, exclusive merch, private viewing area, and a gift bag of curated items. House of Blues San Diego is at 1055 Fifth Ave — walking distance from the Convention Center. Part of Hasbro's year-long 40th anniversary celebration of The Transformers: The Movie.

Newport Folk Festival 2026 — Newport, RI

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Newport Folk Festival 2026 — Newport, RI

Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026 Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Newport Folk Festival 2026 is one of America's most storied music events — a 67-year-old outdoor festival held each July at Fort Adams State Park overlooking Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island. Known as the festival where Bob Dylan went electric in 1965, Newport Folk has always been where American music history happens. The 2026 lineup features Brandi Carlile, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Hayley Williams, Courtney Barnett, Vulfpeck, Cat Power, and Tom Morello across five stages — a lineup that spans folk, indie, hip-hop, and the space where those genres refuse to stay separate. Newport Folk is intimate in a way that arena festivals cannot replicate — but it punches far above its attendance capacity. The Fort Stage sits at the edge of Newport Harbor, and watching Brandi Carlile perform against the backdrop of sailboats and the Atlantic at golden hour is the kind of moment people describe for decades. The crowd skews toward music obsessives: people who know every word, who came specifically for the surprise guest collaborations that Newport is famous for, who treat the festival as a pilgrimage rather than a party. Five stages run simultaneously across Fort Adams, so every hour is a decision. Veterans build their setlists in advance. First-timers wander between stages and consistently discover something they did not know they needed. If your musical taste runs toward artists who write songs that actually mean something — if you would rather hear Lauryn Hill in an intimate outdoor setting than in a stadium — Newport Folk Festival is worth every bit of effort required to attend. Tickets sell out in under a minute every year; the barrier is partly luck and partly preparation. The secondary market prices reflect genuine demand, which is itself a signal. Newport itself is a beautiful New England coastal town with excellent restaurants and waterfront walks that extend the experience well beyond the festival grounds. This is not a party festival. It is a festival for people who take music seriously. Set a calendar alert for on-sale announcements — Newport Folk sells out in 60 seconds or less. Join the Newport Folk Festival mailing list for first notice. The festival is rain-or-shine and waterfront breezes keep temperatures comfortable even in July heat. Bring sunscreen, layers for the evening, and a blanket for the lawn. Parking at Fort Adams is limited; the shuttle from downtown Newport is the recommended approach used by veterans. The surprise guest tradition means someone unexpected almost always appears — historically, these collaborations become the most-watched clips from the entire weekend. Come without a fixed setlist for at least one session and let the schedule make the decision. Newport Folk has been shaping American musical taste since 1959. It is where Muddy Waters and Joan Baez played when they were young, where Dylan sparked a generational debate about authenticity and electric guitars, and where Brandi Carlile has become the festival's unofficial spiritual successor to that lineage. Knowing Newport Folk — what it has stood for, who has played it, what it refuses to become — is knowing something about what American music is actually for. The festival earns its reputation every July by doing something simple: putting the right artists in the right place and getting out of the way. Tickets available on Ticketmaster when on sale. July 24–26, 2026. Fort Adams State Park, Newport, Rhode Island.

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Newport Folk Festival 2026 — Newport, RI

Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026 Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI…

Fort Adams State Park overlooks Narragansett Bay. Every July, for three days, it holds the folk festival that Bob Dylan went electric at in 1965. The crowd still talks about it. Newport Folk is intimate in a way that arena festivals cannot replicate — but it punches far above its attendance capacity. The Fort Stage sits at the edge of Newport Harbor, and watching Brandi Carlile perform against the backdrop of sailboats and the Atlantic at golden hour is the kind of moment people describe for decades. The crowd skews toward music obsessives: people who know every word, who came specifically for the surprise guest collaborations that Newport is famous for, who treat the festival as a pilgrimage rather than a party. Five stages run simultaneously across Fort Adams, so every hour is a decision. Veterans build their setlists in advance. First-timers wander between stages and consistently discover something they did not know they needed. If your musical taste runs toward artists who write songs that actually mean something — if you would rather hear Lauryn Hill in an intimate outdoor setting than in a stadium — Newport Folk Festival is worth every bit of effort required to attend. Tickets sell out in under a minute every year; the barrier is partly luck and partly preparation. The secondary market prices reflect genuine demand, which is itself a signal. Newport itself is a beautiful New England coastal town with excellent restaurants and waterfront walks that extend the experience well beyond the festival grounds. This is not a party festival. It is a festival for people who take music seriously. Set a calendar alert for on-sale announcements — Newport Folk sells out in 60 seconds or less. Join the Newport Folk Festival mailing list for first notice. The festival is rain-or-shine and waterfront breezes keep temperatures comfortable even in July heat. Bring sunscreen, layers for the evening, and a blanket for the lawn. Parking at Fort Adams is limited; the shuttle from downtown Newport is the recommended approach used by veterans. The surprise guest tradition means someone unexpected almost always appears — historically, these collaborations become the most-watched clips from the entire weekend. Come without a fixed setlist for at least one session and let the schedule make the decision. Newport Folk has been shaping American musical taste since 1959. It is where Muddy Waters and Joan Baez played when they were young, where Dylan sparked a generational debate about authenticity and electric guitars, and where Brandi Carlile has become the festival's unofficial spiritual successor to that lineage. Knowing Newport Folk — what it has stood for, who has played it, what it refuses to become — is knowing something about what American music is actually for. The festival earns its reputation every July by doing something simple: putting the right artists in the right place and getting out of the way. Tickets available on Ticketmaster when on sale. July 24–26, 2026. Fort Adams State Park, Newport, Rhode Island.

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Gilroy Garlic Festival 2026

Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026 Hecker Pass Outdoor Events Center,…

The Gilroy Garlic Festival returns July 24–26, 2026 at the Hecker Pass Outdoor Events Center in Gilroy, California — the self-proclaimed Garlic Capital of the World. Since 1979, this festival has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors from across California and beyond for a three-day celebration of food, music, and community that has become one of the most recognized regional food festivals in the country. The centerpiece is food: garlic-laced everything, from garlic bread and garlic fries to garlic ice cream and garlic-infused calamari. The cooking competition showcases local and visiting chefs competing in the Great Garlic Cook-Off. Multiple live music stages run throughout the weekend featuring classic rock, country, and regional acts. Arts and crafts vendors, cooking demonstrations, and a dedicated kids zone round out the experience. Gilroy is about an hour from San Jose and approximately two and a half hours from Los Angeles. Many SoCal attendees make a weekend road trip of it, combining the festival with stops in the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region. Parking is available at the venue with shuttle service. Single-day and weekend passes available at the gate and online. One of the great California food traditions — and one of the few festivals in the state where garlic ice cream is genuinely recommended.

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Pechanga Resort Summer Concert Series

Jul 24, 2026 From $39 Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pech…

Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula. The Pechanga Summer Concert Series returns July 25th with the format that has made it a consistent destination: national touring headliners in a 1,200-seat showroom where the sightlines are clean, the sound is right, and the ticket starts at a price that makes the decision easy. Pechanga books the kind of acts that would cost twice as much in a Hollywood venue and puts them forty-five minutes from San Diego in a room built for exactly this. The showroom is intimate enough that the performer exists as a person rather than a figure on a distant stage. The casino resources support production values that a standalone venue at this size couldn't sustain. What arrives is a professional touring performance in the best kind of mid-size setting. The summer series runs across multiple dates through the season — check pechanga.com/entertain for the full lineup and ticket availability for each show. Dinner at the resort beforehand if you're making a full evening of it. The concert stands on its own, but Pechanga's restaurants are legitimately good and the combination makes the drive from San Diego worth extending into a night out.

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Funko Fundays 2026 — San Diego

Jul 24 – Jul 25, 2026 Gallagher Square at Petco Park, 10…

Every collector community has one night a year where the shelf life of your hobby becomes a room full of people. For Funko Pop collectors, that night is Fundays. Funko Fundays 2026 returns to Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego on Friday, July 24, with the theme Atlantis — a rave in the waves, underwater aesthetic, and the annual tradition of the Box of Fun. The Box of Fun is the only truly exclusive item of the event: attendees get it; everyone else does not. The gates open at 5 PM with doors at 7 PM. Inside: games, food, drinks, special guests, and the kind of energy that only happens when an entire community decides to be in one place at the same time. Fundays is the annual gathering that does not show up on general event calendars, does not get covered until after the fact, and sells out through a specific community that knows exactly what it is. You either have the date circled or you do not. This year's theme is Atlantis — expect exclusive underwater-themed Funko Pops, immersive activations, and the signature Box of Fun that defines each year. July 24, 2026. Gallagher Square at Petco Park, San Diego. Tickets via Funko.

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Funko Fundays 2026 — San Diego

Jul 24 – Jul 25, 2026 Gallagher Square at Petco Park, 10…

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Newport Folk Festival 2026 — Newport, RI

Jul 25 – Jul 27, 2026 Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI…

Newport Folk Festival is one of the oldest and most historically significant music festivals in America — born in 1959, the stage where Bob Dylan went electric in 1965 and permanently changed the direction of popular music. Held each July at Fort Adams State Park on the Narragansett Bay waterfront in Newport, Rhode Island, it remains deliberately small — under 10,000 attendees per day — and carefully curated, with surprise collaborations that have become the festival's defining characteristic. It is boutique by philosophy, not by accident. Fort Adams is a nineteenth-century fort turned festival ground, with the Newport Bay glittering behind every stage. The views alone are worth the trip — if the music stopped, you would still be somewhere extraordinary. Newport Folk is intimate at a scale that major festivals rarely attempt: you can get close to stages holding artists who would fill arenas elsewhere. The surprise guest tradition runs deep — no one announces the full lineup in advance, and the festival routinely delivers collaborations that feel historic the moment they happen. Folk, country, Americana, indie, and genre-defying artists all share the same waterfront geography. The crowd is calm, attentive, and genuinely invested in what's happening on stage. Newport Folk is worth it if you believe live music is about presence, not spectacle. If what you want is to be close to artists who mean something to you, in a setting that feels nothing like a stadium, with the ocean behind the stage — this is the festival. Tickets sell through a lottery system run on Dice, and they sell out in hours. If you are someone who tracks small-batch experiences rather than large-scale events, Newport Folk is the one you will talk about for years afterward. The ticket lottery is the most important thing to know. Newport Folk releases tickets in waves, and general admission goes fast — often within 30 to 60 minutes of going live on Dice. Set a calendar alert for the lottery open date. The festival grounds are reachable from Providence or Boston — Newport has a walkable downtown with restaurants and strong accommodation options. Book lodging early; Newport fills up around Folk Fest weekend months in advance. The grounds are outdoors and can be warm; sunscreen matters as much as the set list. Chairs and blankets are welcome in lawn sections. There are only a handful of music events in America where you can feel the weight of history in the soil beneath your feet. Newport Folk is one of them. It is not nostalgia — the programming is contemporary and forward-looking — but the lineage is real, and the artists who play here know it. Being in that crowd, watching someone perform 50 feet from where Dylan plugged in, is a different kind of music experience. Tickets on Dice at newportfolk.org — July 25 through 27, 2026. Enter the lottery the moment it opens.

US Open of Surfing 2026 — Huntington Beach, CA

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US Open of Surfing 2026 — Huntington Beach, CA

Jul 25 – Aug 2, 2026 Huntington Beach Pier Southside, P…

The world’s best surfers come to Huntington Beach every summer. It costs nothing to watch them. Nine days at the pier, over 500,000 spectators, WSL Championship Tour competition — free, all of it. July 25 through August 2, 2026. Position yourself on the sand south of the pier on a competition day and the scale becomes clear: the grandstands fill fast, the PA system carries the announcer's call across a half-mile of beach, and the surfing itself is world-class. Watching a Championship Tour competitor read a set wave from the lineup and execute a perfect aerial reverse is genuinely different from anything you have seen on video — the speed, the size, and the precision register in person in a way screens cannot convey. Beyond competition, the event footprint covers blocks of beach: brand activations from action sports companies, live music at the WSL Beach Bar stage, athlete signings, and skate ramps running parallel events. The crowd is a mix of surf obsessives, families, and first-timers who stumbled onto the pier and stayed for three hours. All of them are welcome. The US Open of Surfing is for anyone who wants to watch elite sport in the best possible setting at zero cost. If you live in Southern California and have never made the trip to Huntington for this event, you have been leaving one of the best free days of summer on the table every year. This is not just for surf fans — the atmosphere, the beach, and the sheer scale of the event make it worth the drive from anywhere in the greater LA area. The competition finals happen on the second weekend and draw the largest crowds; weekday sessions offer more space with the same level of competition. Get there early on finals weekend — parking fills by 9 AM and the beach near the pier is at capacity by noon. A free bike valet operates on 5th Street in downtown Huntington Beach both weekends, which makes cycling in genuinely practical. No shade on the competition sand — bring sunscreen, a hat, and more water than you think you need. Beach umbrellas are allowed, chairs are not. Dogs are not permitted at the event site. Binoculars are worth it for the far lineup. The best free viewing is from the pier itself, which gives an elevated angle on the competition zone, though it closes during high surf conditions. The US Open of Surfing earns its place on Falkor Nation's Best list because it delivers world-class athletic competition at no cost, in one of the most iconic surf locations in the world, for nine consecutive days every summer. There is no equivalent event in American sports where you can watch the world's best athletes compete at their absolute peak without buying a ticket. For a Southern California event, it is also a national cultural export — Huntington Beach pier is recognizable to surf fans on every continent, and the US Open is the reason. July 25 through August 2, 2026. Free admission. Huntington Beach Pier, southside.

2026 Los Angeles Jiu-Jitsu Open — NABJJF at Cerritos College

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2026 Los Angeles Jiu-Jitsu Open — NABJJF at Cerritos College

Jul 25, 2026 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90…

NABJJF believes that competitive jiu-jitsu should be accessible enough that gym teammates travel together — not just solo competitors chasing rankings. The 2026 Los Angeles Jiu-Jitsu Open brings the North American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation format to Cerritos College for a one-day Gi and No-Gi competition across all divisions and experience levels. The NABJJF model differs from IBJJF in price point and in the community it draws: smaller entry fees, a regional rather than international registration pool, and a room where white belts compete in the same building as brown belts. Cerritos College provides a particular advantage: real bleacher seating and gymnasium space that lets spectators actually see multiple mats at once, rather than navigating the convention center floor plan and losing sight of the match you came to watch. If you are supporting a teammate, you will be able to find them and follow their bracket. All divisions: Gi and No-Gi. All belts. All ages and weight classes. Competitors register through NABJJF at nabjjf.com. Spectators welcome. Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650. Saturday July 25, 2026.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Saturday

Jul 25, 2026 From $65 San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

San Diego Convention Center, July 25th. From $65. Saturday at SDCC — the peak of the convention, the day the floor is at full density, the cosplay is at maximum intensity, and Hall H has the rooms that were worth camping for. This is San Diego Comic-Con at its most completely itself. Saturday is when Comic-Con hits the register it was designed for. The exhibit hall is the fullest it will be all week — every booth running, every exclusive available (or gone), every aisle moving at the speed of 130,000 people who have made plans. The cosplay density on Saturday afternoon is the specific reason photographers travel from other cities. The evening programming is where the Gaslamp reaches its fullest energy. From $65 at comic-con.org. Saturday badges are the hardest to secure and the most in-demand because Saturday is the day. If you have one, you know what to do: have a plan, get to the halls you care about early, and leave room for the things you couldn't have planned. The convention finds you on Saturday. Show up and let it.

Pilates Con Banda: Coastal Cowgirl Edition

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Pilates Con Banda: Coastal Cowgirl Edition

Jul 25, 2026 Wicked West, 1735 National Avenue,…

Somebody decided you should not have to choose. The belief behind Pilates Con Banda is as simple as that — that a Saturday morning workout and a live banda do not belong in separate worlds, that they never did. This is pilates at Wicked West in Barrio Logan, with Banda Raices Sinaloenses playing the whole class live. Not a playlist. Not a speaker. A full band in the room while you are on the mat. Forty-five minutes of movement where the brass section sets the tempo and the rhythm section keeps you honest. Coastal Cowgirl dress code: baby blue, cream, white, tan. The aesthetic is not accidental — it is a signal that you are walking into a specific room, built for a specific kind of person. Hosted by Nia B. at Wicked West, 1735 National Avenue, San Diego (Barrio Logan). Tickets around 93 dollars. Limited spots. For the person who has always known these two things belong in the same room. Today they do.

Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

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Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

Jul 25 – Jul 27, 2026 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA…

This is what it sounds like when 10,000 anime fans hear the opening notes of something they have been listening to alone for years. Crunchyroll Anime FanFest returns to San Diego Comic-Con, taking over the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park for a two-day music festival built entirely around the genres that anime made famous. The venue sits on San Diego Bay, directly behind the Convention Center, free and open to anyone — no badge, no wristband, no cost. The format: two days, multiple stages, a lineup mixing Japanese artists with Western producers shaped by anime culture. The inaugural 2025 edition featured SPYAIR, yama, ASH DA HERO, and Denzel Curry sharing the same stage — not as a novelty but as a coherent playlist. The 2026 lineup will be announced closer to the event. Gates open Saturday July 25 at 1 PM. Sunday July 26 continues the format. The convention badge crowd mixes with fans who came specifically for this and nothing else. Two days at one of San Diego's best outdoor amphitheaters, surrounded by the bay, and it costs nothing. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego. Free admission.

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Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

Jul 25 – Jul 27, 2026 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA…

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San Diego FC Summer Concert Night

Jul 25, 2026 From $40 Snapdragon Stadium, 2101 Stadium W…

Ninety minutes of soccer, then the stadium flips into a concert venue and nobody leaves. That's the premise of San Diego FC's Summer Concert Night on July 25 — one ticket, two completely different reasons to be in Snapdragon Stadium after dark. The lineup gets announced closer to the date, but the setting sells itself: an open-air stadium on a San Diego summer night, with a crowd already buzzing from the match.

The Fray: Summer of Light Tour with Dashboard Confessional — San Diego

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The Fray: Summer of Light Tour with Dashboard Confessional — San Diego

Jul 25, 2026 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 9…

How to Save a Life came out in 2005. You know the intro by heart. Dashboard Confessional came out around the same time and made you feel things you did not have vocabulary for yet. Both bands spent years being categorized as guilty pleasures by people who secretly had them on repeat. They are not guilty pleasures. They are the bands that got a generation through some of the harder moments of their early adulthood. That is not nostalgia bait. That is a legitimate musical legacy. The Summer of Light Tour brings both to the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU on July 25, 2026. Outdoors, in San Diego summer. If you grew up in the 2000s with these bands in your headphones, this is the show. If you came to them later, you are about to understand why a 20-year-old song can silence a crowd of thousands. Dashboard Confessional fans already know: Vindicated, Hands Down, Screaming Infidelities. The acoustic set is where the night peaks. The Fray fans know the same about their set. Tickets on Ticketmaster. Gates open 6pm, show at 7pm. Outdoors at SDSU.

2026 WOODZ World Tour "Archive. 1" — Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles

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2026 WOODZ World Tour "Archive. 1" — Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles

Jul 25, 2026 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, …

Cho Seungyoun came up through the machine -- Produce X 101, the manufactured group X1 -- and then did the thing the system rarely allows: he walked out the other side as WOODZ and built a solo catalog that refuses to pick a genre, sliding between pop, R&B, rock, and alternative like the boundaries were never real. The MOODZ fandom has waited a long time for this one. The Archive. 1 World Tour opens its North American leg right here in Los Angeles before heading through seven more cities, and the set runs close to two hours -- the deep cuts, the fan favorites, the ones that only land live. The Dolby Theatre is one of the most iconic rooms in LA, and at that scale every seat feels close. Saturday, July 25, 2026. Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm. Tickets on Ticketmaster.

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Comedy Heights at Twiggs — July 25

Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2026 Twiggs Coffee Roasters, 4590 Park …

Comedy Heights at Twiggs Coffee Roasters is San Diego's best free weekly stand-up comedy show — every Saturday night at 8 PM in the backroom of a University Heights coffee shop, featuring local comedians and touring headliners in a room that holds maybe a hundred people and feels like a secret even after years of operation. This is the San Diego comedy community at its most essential. No cover charge, no drink minimum, no corporate backing — just a room, a mic, and the comedians who have been coming to Twiggs for years because the audience is real and the energy is right. Comedy Heights has been running this show long enough to have alumni who went on to national recognition, which makes every Saturday feel like you might be in the room for someone's breakthrough set. The format varies by week — sometimes it is a rotating lineup of working comedians, sometimes it is a themed showcase, sometimes it is a marathon night with a headliner closing. The booking is consistently better than you would expect from a free show. Tips are encouraged. Cash bar. Show starts at 8 PM; arrive early because the room fills. Twiggs Coffee Roasters, 4590 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116. University Heights neighborhood. Street parking on Park Blvd and surrounding streets. The 2 bus runs along Park Blvd. Free to attend — tip your server and the comedians.

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