San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Offsite Events

No Comic-Con badge required. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

Before, During & Post-Con

Saturday, July 26th

9am – 7pm: Paramount Lodge – Standby line available (340 Fifth Ave.)

9am – 4pm: Ignition Press Room (643 G Street)

9am – 6pm: San Diego Comic-Con Art Show (Manchester Hyatt, Grand Hall CD)

10am – 4pm: The Cat Cafe “Kitties and Coffee for Comic-Con” (302 Island Ave. – 1 hour block $26)

10am – 5pm: Comic-Con Museum Open to Visitors (2131 Pan American Plaza – $15-$30)

10am – 8pm: Doctor Who: The Black Archive Pop-Up (100 E Harbor Dr.)

10am – 10pm: FX’s Alien Earth: The Wreckage (Hilton Bayfront Lawn) 

11am – 11:30pm: South Park Fan Experience at Quartyard (1301 Market St) [Sold out – standby available]

11am – 9:30pm: Predator Badlands Experience (207 Fifth Ave.)

12pm – 8pm: Shudder Presents Clown in a Cornfield: The Experience (Hilton Gaslamp) [Sold out – standby available]

12pm – 6pm – Twisted Metal Bumper Battle (450 2nd Ave)

1pm – 10pm – Adult Swim Pirate Purrrty (Behind Convention Center)

1pm – 10pm: Crunchyroll Concerts @ Rady Shell (Behind Convention Center – fireworks @ 9:50pm)

1:00pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – The Sandlot (Manchester Hyatt)

1:30pm – 4:30pm: Dungeon Crawler Carl Fan Event by Audible – (Coin-Op, 789 6th Ave.) [Registration Closed]

2:30: Cosplay Meetup: DC Cosplay Photoshoot (Convention Center Back Staircase, West Mezzanine)

3pm – 4pm: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds performance outside the Interactive Zone

3:30pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Mamma Mia! (Manchester Hyatt)

5:30pm: Cosplay Meetup: Ghostbusters Meetup & Photoshoot (Convention Center Back Stairs)

6pm – 8pm: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds performance outside the Paramount Lodge

6:45pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Crazy Stupid Love (Manchester Hyatt)

7:30pm – 10pm: Indigi-Con Mixer with the Afrofuturism Lounge (UCSD Park & Market, 1100 Market St.)

7:30pm: Comedy – Dr. Z, Dana Gould & Friends Live! (American Comedy Co. – $46+)

7:45pm: Meetup & Photoshoot: Lightsaber meetup hosted by Underground Lightsaber Fighters (Balboa Park, Bea Evenson Fountain, 1549 El Prado)

8pm – Funmaker Inc. Presents DREAMS (Intercontinental Hotel) [Sold Out]

8:30pm: Concert & Film: Batman (1989) with Live Orchestra (Petco Park, – $54+)

9pm: Concert & Dance: One More Time Presents Comic Tron Comic Con After Party (Music Box, 1337 India St.)

9:30pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Pulp Fiction (Manchester Hyatt)

9:30pm: Comedy – Dr. Z, Dana Gould & Friends Live! (American Comedy Co. – $46+)

10:30pm – 12:30am: Malibu Barbie Cafe “Barbie After Con” (2137 Pacific Hwy – $24)

Sunday, July 27th

8:15am: UBlog Friendship Bracelet Meet-Up (Outside Omni Hotel)

9am – 7pm: Paramount Lodge – Standby line available (340 Fifth Ave.)

9am – 6pm: San Diego Comic-Con Art Show (Manchester Hyatt, Grand Hall CD)

10am – 4pm: The Cat Cafe “Kitties and Coffee for Comic-Con” (302 Island Ave. – 1 hour block $26)

10am – 11:30am: Indigi-Con Panel: “Making Comics with Native California Creators” (UCSD Park & Market, 1100 Market St.)

10am – 5pm: Doctor Who: The Black Archive Pop-Up (100 E Harbor Dr.)

10am – 5pm: Comic-Con Museum Open to Visitors (2131 Pan American Plaza – $15-$30)

10am: Julien’s Star Wars Auction Live from the Comic-Con Museum (Register in Advance)

11am – 3pm: FX’s Alien Earth: The Wreckage (Hilton Bayfront Lawn) 

11am – 9:30pm: Predator Badlands Experience (207 Fifth Ave.)

1pm – 2pm: Cosplay & Fan meetup: Interview With The Vampire (224 5th Ave)

1:00pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – It Takes Two (Manchester Hyatt)

2pm: Cosplay Photoshoot: Disney Cosplayer Meet-Up (Convention Center Back Staircase, West Mezzanine)

3:30pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Pride & Prejudice (Manchester Hyatt) 

6pm – 9pm: SDCC Unofficial Blog Presents: Club Toucan [Sold out]

6:30pm: Free movie at UCSD ArtPower: The Incredibles

7:00pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Practical Magic (Manchester Hyatt)

9:30pm – Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Inception (Manchester Hyatt)

Archive

Tuesday, July 22nd

3pm – 6pm: Patrick Ballesteros Art Pop-Up (Mnemonic Coffee, 2604 Fifth Ave.)

5pm – 7pm: PAWmicon (Balboa Park near Air & Space Museum – Free, RSVP Required)

7pm – 10pm: Yesterday’s 10th Anniversary Pick-Up Party (Stone Brewing Kettner, 1202 Kettner Blvd.)

7pm: TV Marathon @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Supernatural (Manchester Hyatt) [Waitlist only]

7:30pm: Concert at UCSD: Michael Giacchino: Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen Live (9480 Innovation Ln, La Jolla – $30+)

Wednesday, July 23rd

10am – 5pm: Comic-Con Museum Open to Visitors (2131 Pan American Plaza – $15-$30)

11am-1pm: Concert at the Airport – Star Wars by Westwind Brass (San Diego International Airport, Terminal 2)

11am – 8pm: Pac-Man Cafe (323 Seventh Ave.)

3:30pm–5:30pm: Panel: Teaching and Learning with Comics | Comic-Con Conference for Educators & Librarians (330 Park Blvd)

6pm – 10pm: Paramount Lodge – Standby line available (340 Fifth Ave.)

6pm: Bard & Cards Altered TCG Sealed: Whispers from the Maze (936 5th Ave.)

7pm: Super 7 Store opens their Godzilla Station (701 8th Avenue)

7:30pm: Panel at UCSD: Up Close: A Conversation with Pixar’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino (9480 Innovation Ln, La Jolla – $20+)

8pm: Comedy – Doug Loves Movies Comic-Con Edition (American Comedy Co. – $24)

8pm – 2am: Ready Party One (Parq, 615 Broadway – $34+)

10pm: UBlog Friendship Bracelet Meet-Up (Outside Omni Hotel)

10:30pm – 12:30am: Malibu Barbie Cafe “Barbie After Con” (2137 Pacific Hwy – $24)

Thursday, July 24th

8am: UBlog Friendship Bracelet Meet-Up (Outside Omni Hotel)

9am – 7pm: Paramount Lodge – Standby line available (340 Fifth Ave.)

9am-5pm: Ignition Press Room (643 G Street)

10am: Wristband Distribution Her Universe Fashion Show (Manchester Hyatt, Seaport Ballroom)

10am – 3pm: The Cat Cafe “Kitties and Coffee for Comic-Con” (302 Island Ave. – 1 hour block $26)

10am – 5pm: Comic-Con Museum Open to Visitors (2131 Pan American Plaza – $15-$30)

10am – 6pm: CCEL Panels at the Library (San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd.)

10am – 8pm: Doctor Who: The Black Archive Pop-Up (100 E Harbor Dr.)

11am – 8pm: FX’s Alien Earth: The Wreckage (Hilton Bayfront Lawn) 

11am – 8pm: San Diego Comic-Con Art Show (Manchester Hyatt, Grand Hall CD)

11:00am – 8:30p: PeaceFest from Peacemaker (Nova, 454 Sixth Ave.)   https://peacefest2025.com/

12pm – 8pm: Shudder Presents Clown in a Cornfield: The Experience (Hilton Gaslamp)

12pm – 4pm: Twisted Metal Bumper Battle (450 2nd Ave)

1pm – 10pm – Adult Swim Pirate Purrrty (Behind Convention Center)

1pm – 4pm: Predator Badlands Experience (207 Fifth Ave.)

2pm: Cosplay Meetup: Doctor Who (Marriott Hotel Park)

5pm: Concert: Wristband distribution for Anamanaguchi – Doors at 7pm (House of Blues)

5pm – 11pm: The Night Market: Presented by MAVERiC Studio (UCSD Park & Market, 1100 Market St.)

6pm: Her Universe Fashion Show (Manchester Hyatt, Seaport Ballroom)

6pm – 10pm: 8th Annual Afrofuturism Lounge (Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado – $20)

6:30pm – 9:30pm: Nerd Night San Diego Comic-Con Special (Kensington Club, 4079 Adams Ave.) [Sold Out]

7pm: Doctor Who Trivia (Shakespeare Pub, 3701 India St.)

7pm – 11pm: Fandom Party with Universal Orlando Resort & Code Vein II feat. the All-American Rejects (Hard Rock Hotel)

7pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – The Princess Bride (Manchester Hyatt)

7:30pm: Concert: Fitz and the Tantrums – The Man on the Moon Tour (Humphrey’s, 2241 Shelter Island Dr.)

8pm: CBLDF SDCC Welcome Party (Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Ave. – $25)

8pm: Concert: Cold Slither (Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave – $43)

8pm: Comedy – Natasha Leggero (American Comedy Co. – $36)

8pm – 10pm: Kevin Smith’s Comic-Concerts: Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob Live! (Goodnight John Boy, 401 G St. – $38)

9pm: Neopets SDCC Kickoff Party (Tequila Del Cielo) [Sold out]

9:30pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – 50 First Dates (Manchester Hyatt) 

10:30pm – 12:30am: Malibu Barbie Cafe “Barbie After Con” (2137 Pacific Hwy – $24)

Friday, July 25th

9am-4pm: Ignition Press Room (643 G Street)

9am – 7pm: Paramount Lodge – Standby line available (340 Fifth Ave.)

9am – 8pm: San Diego Comic-Con Art Show (Manchester Hyatt, Grand Hall CD)

10am: Wristband Distribution for Shin Godzilla Co-Director Shinji Higuchi at Super 7 Store (701 8th Avenue) – Limited to 50 people.

10am – 4pm: The Cat Cafe “Kitties and Coffee for Comic-Con” (302 Island Ave. – 1 hour block $26)

10am – 8pm: Doctor Who: The Black Archive Pop-Up (100 E Harbor Dr.)

10am – 10pm: FX’s Alien Earth: The Wreckage (Hilton Bayfront Lawn) 

10am – 5pm: Comic-Con Museum Open to Visitors (2131 Pan American Plaza – $15-$30)

10am – 5pm: Interactive Zone at Petco Park (Park Ave, across from Petco Park )

10:30am: UBlog’s “PedroCon” (Near the Omni)

11am – 11:30pm: South Park Fan Experience at Quartyard (1301 Market St)

12pm – 8pm: Shudder Presents Clown in a Cornfield: The Experience (Hilton Gaslamp) [Sold out – standby available]

12pm – 6pm: Twisted Metal Bumper Battle (450 2nd Ave)

12pm: Bob’s Burgers Fan Meet Up (Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 2nd Fl Near Indigo Ballroom)

1pm – 10pm: Adult Swim Pirate Purrrty (Behind Convention Center)

1:20pm: Fan Meetup & Cosplay Photoshoot: K-Pop Demon Hunters (Marriott Marina fountain)

3:30pm – 5pm: San Diego Library Publisher Panels | Comic-Con Conference for Educators & Librarians (330 Park Blvd)

4:15pm: UBlog Friendship Bracelet Meet-Up (Outside Omni Hotel)

4:45pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Dirty Dancing (Manchester Hyatt)

5pm – 6pm: Indigi-Con Panel: “Native Comic Book Artists and Writers” (UCSD Park & Market, 1100 Market St.)

5:30pm – 11pm: Predator Badlands Experience (207 Fifth Ave.)

6pm: Concert: The Aquabats! (Observatory North Park)

6:15pm – 7:15pm: Indigi-Con Panel: “California Native Women Artists” (UCSD Park & Market, 1100 Market St.)

7pm: Napoleon Dynamite Live! (Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave.)

7pm: Thrilljoy’s Block Party: Boardwalk Bash (Intercontinental Hotel) [Sold Out]

7pm – 11pm: Fandom Trek Trivia with Rodenberry Entertainment (Knotty Barrel) [Sold Out]

7:30 & 9:30: Comedy – Natasha Leggero (American Comedy Co. – $36)

7:30pm – 11pm: IGN x Toei Animation Comic-Con After Party (Hard Rock Hotel)

8pm – 10pm: Party: Toy Tubers Unite @ Nite! (Tavern+Bowl, 930 Market St. – $109)

8pm – 10pm: Hollywood Babble-On with Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman (Good Night John Boy: 401 G St.)

9pm: Mosh Eisley The Best Party in the Galaxy (Music Box, 1337 India St. – $66)

Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – La La Land (Manchester Hyatt)

10:15pm: Movie @ Rooftop Cinema Club – Twilight (Manchester Hyatt)

10:30pm – 12:30am: Malibu Barbie Cafe “Barbie After Con” (2137 Pacific Hwy – $24)

Countdown to SDCC!

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