{"id":503925,"date":"2026-01-09T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/503925\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:38:18","slug":"things-to-do-this-weekend-in-san-diego-from-jan-9-11-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/503925\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do this weekend in San Diego from Jan. 9-11 \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to Know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"what-to-know__list\">\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Our Weekend Events guide is published every Thursday in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/inyourneighborhood\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/inyourneighborhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Your Neighborhood <\/a>section of NBC7.com<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Like our mission always, our guide will do its best to span the county &#8212; north, south, east, and west \u2014 to bring you fun, fresh and affordable things to do in San Diego<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Have any events to share? Please send them to Brenda.Gregorio-Nieto@nbcuni.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ljathenaeum.org\/sound-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>18th Annual soundON Festival 2026<\/strong><\/a><br \/>7:30 p.m. at the Athenaeum Music &amp; Arts Library| $26.50 member; $32 nonmember<strong><br \/><\/strong>This year\u2019s lineup showcases cutting-edge contemporary music by a global roster of composers, along with music by friends of the festival, such as Juan Campoverde Q. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityexperiences.com\/san-diego\/city-cruises\/san-diego-whale-dolphin-watch-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Whale &amp; Dolphin Watching Adventure<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Through April 12 | $68+ | San Diego Bay\u00a0<br \/>Enjoy sightseeing of San Diego\u2019s wildlife with a professionally narrated tour by the San Diego Natural History Museum. The tour is every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday only.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poway.org\/Calendar.aspx?EID=4840&amp;month=1&amp;year=2026&amp;day=10&amp;calType=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poway Winter Festival<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Friday and Saturday at Poway Community Park | Free<br \/>Attendees can enjoy family-friendly activities like building snowmen and sledding down a hill. A photobooth and a skate rink will also be available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterjam.com\/en-us\/san-diego-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Monster Jam<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Saturday and Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium | $39+<br \/>Monster Jam is back in San Diego January 10-11 and January 24-25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnmf.org\/events\/whalewatchfestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Whale Watch Weekend<\/strong><br \/><\/a>9 a.m. at the Cabrillo National Monument| $10-$20 <strong><br \/><\/strong>Enjoy a family fun day filled with hands-on activities and crafts, while park staff and volunteers will help you spot migrating grey whales. <strong\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegorunningco.com\/sdrc_events\/san-diego-resolution-run-5k-10k-half-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>San Diego Resolution Run 5K, 10K, Half Marathon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>7:15 a.m. at Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay Park | Free unless participating in race\u00a0<br \/>The 19th Annual San Diego Resolution Run kicks off 2026 at Mission Bay.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegobeerfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>San Diego Brew Fest<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Noon to 4 p.m. at NTC Park | GA: $50; Early admission: $65\u00a0<br \/>The 15th annual San Diego Brew Festival returns. It will feature over 70 breweries, 200 beers, and live music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/david-spade-i-got-a-feel-san-diego-california-01-10-2026\/event\/0A00635761D31C4D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>David Spade\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>8 p.m. at Balboa Theatre | $55+<br \/>SNL alum and comedian David Spade is making a stop in San Diego this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/north-park-coffee-tea-fair-tickets-1972418656297?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>North Park Coffee &amp; Tea Fair<br \/><\/strong><\/a>12 p.m. at North Park Mini Park| Free entry<br \/>Discover new brews and teas and seasonal beverages.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Jan. 11<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juniortheatre.com\/shows\/disneys-frozen-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disney\u2019s Frozen JR.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>2 p.m. at the Casa del Prado Theatre| $15<br \/>This Frozen<strong> <\/strong>production is being performed at the San Diego Junior Theatre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcasd.org\/events\/play-day-1-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Play Day<br \/><\/strong><\/a>11 a.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego| Free<br \/>Create your own clay sculpture and enjoy music, free play, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlisters.com\/experience\/golden-girls-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Golden Girls Christmas Experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Through Jan.11 at 2137 Pacific Hwy | GA: $19.90+\u00a0<br \/>Celebrate like Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia this holiday season in a one-of-a-kind pop-up experience inspired by The Golden Girls Kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to Know Our Weekend Events guide is published every Thursday in our In Your Neighborhood section of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":503926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-503925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-san-diego","12":"tag-sandiego","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115865655981805833","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}