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Embarcadero Events

Embarcadero, Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

Here is what is coming up at Embarcadero, and what has already happened there. Concerts, games, festivals and the smaller nights that never surface in a generic search — no account needed.

Coming up 2 events
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2026
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San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2026
Nov 6 – Nov 10, 2026 Embarcadero, Harbor Dr, San Diego,…

The difference between a tasting and a good tasting is whether the person pouring actually made the thing. Here they did, and by the third table you stop reading the little signs and start asking questions. Five days in November turn the downtown waterfront into the annual meeting point for everyone in this city who takes food and wine seriously. The Grand Tasting is the headline — hundreds of wineries, breweries, spirits producers and kitchens spread along the Embarcadero across a weekend, open to anyone holding a badge. The signature dinners are the quieter, better secret: seated, small, one chef paired with one producer, close enough that you end up in a real conversation with both of them. On Harbor Drive, walkable from the Gaslamp, trolley at the waterfront stop. It is not a budget weekend. Bring the friend who photographs every plate before anyone is allowed to eat. This is their Super Bowl.

San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2027
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San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2027
Jun 6, 2027 Balboa Park to Embarcadero, San Di…

Somewhere past the halfway mark your legs go quiet and the voice in your head turns mean. Then you round a corner in Balboa Park, a live drummer picks the beat back up for you, and your stride comes back before your brain agrees to it. The whole 26.2 is scored, a band every mile, and it changes what the distance does to a body. That is why the sidewalks fill as thickly as the course. People who will never run it come stand inside a street festival that happens to have runners in it, through downtown, Mission Hills, Old Town, and the beach neighborhoods, out to a finish on the waterfront. San Diego is where this format started back in 1998, and the city still treats it as its own invention. The half and the 5K share the weekend, spectating costs nothing, and entry fills fast. Go run it, or go stand at mile twenty and hand a stranger their second wind.

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Kustom Invasion Car Show 2026 — Embarcadero Marina Park, San Diego
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Kustom Invasion Car Show 2026 — Embarcadero Marina Park, San Diego
Sep 26, 2026 Free Embarcadero Marina Park North, 400…

Three coats of candy apple, a hundred hours of pinstriping, and a trunk of hydraulics your dad helped you wire when you were sixteen. Nobody paid you for any of it. Nobody asked you to. You did it because the car is how you sign your name. This is not a concours show with velvet rope and judging criteria written by people who have never turned a wrench. The builder stands next to the build, and the story behind it runs as detailed as the paint. Lowriders, hot rods, classics, trucks, and bikes lined up with San Diego Bay behind them and the Coronado Bridge framing every photograph anybody takes. Somewhere in that crowd is a fourteen-year-old watching a '64 Impala lay frame for the first time and having the most important automotive moment of their life. Music, food, vendors, nothing at the gate. Bring the person who taught you what a good line looks like. They will not stop talking. Let them.

So-Cal Cosplay Shoot — Waterfront
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So-Cal Cosplay Shoot — Waterfront
Sep 20, 2026 Free Embarcadero, San Diego, CA 92101

A character you'd photograph against Balboa Park's mission arches reads completely differently against ferry docks, harbor patrol boats, and the downtown skyline at sunset - and that's the entire reason to bring your build to the water instead. The So-Cal Cosplay Shoot at the Waterfront is the open-air edition, San Diego Bay behind every frame, the Embarcadero handing each costume an urban backdrop with water and skyline in the same shot. It's not better or worse than the park version; it's a different image, and the difference is the point. Any fandom, any build. Photographers with gear are welcome and encouraged. The waterfront light peaks in the late afternoon, so arrive early enough to catch golden hour before the crowd fills in. The shoot is organized but relaxed - come in costume and find the right backdrop. Embarcadero, San Diego. September 20th. Free. Follow @socosplayscene on Instagram for the exact gather point and start time.

Bike the Bay 2026 — San Diego
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Bike the Bay 2026 — San Diego
Aug 23, 2026 Embarcadero Marina Park South, 200…

Once a year the Coronado Bridge closes to cars and opens to bicycles, and the view from the top — the whole bay laid out beneath you, downtown glinting across the water — rearranges how you think about a city you already live in. You are not allowed up there any other day of the year. It is not a race. Twenty-five basically flat miles through Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, and National City before looping home, with a capped field that fills up with families on cruisers, weekend warriors in lycra, kids on training wheels with a parent jogging alongside, and the occasional tandem that makes everybody smile. Rest stops, mechanics, and sweep vehicles mean nobody gets stranded out there. The County Bicycle Coalition runs it, and the proceeds go back into bike infrastructure. Register early and it costs less. Bring the friend who always says they want to start cycling. This is the ride that converts them.

San Diego Bay Summer Concert Series — Embarcadero Marina Park (2026)
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San Diego Bay Summer Concert Series — Embarcadero Marina Park (2026)
Jul 16, 2026 Embarcadero Marina Park South, 200…

The Embarcadero Marina Park runs free outdoor concerts on summer evenings with the bay and the downtown San Diego skyline as the backdrop. The South Park and North Park music community treats this as an extension of the season: the kind of show you go to with whoever is free that night and end up staying three hours longer than you planned. The concerts are free, family-friendly, and positioned on the water in a way that makes a Tuesday or Thursday evening feel like a weekend. Bring food from the nearby restaurants or the Seaport Village vendors. The bay breeze is the venue's best feature. Summer 2026 series runs July through August. Schedule at portofsd.org. Parking in the Embarcadero Marina garage off Harbor Drive. The Coronado Bridge is in the frame for the entire show.

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