Live Acoustic Music Near San Diego, California

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are house concerts being held in and around the San Diego area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Local libraries host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in listening rooms and small theaters in San Diego. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

November 21
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
November 23
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
December 5
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
December 5
The Magnolia (Concert Hall)
El Cajon, CA
December 8
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
December 8
Balboa Theatre (Concert Hall)
San Diego, CA
December 9
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
December 13
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
December 14
Joselyn & Don will perform in the Turrentine Room of the Escondido Public Library, as part of the Library's 2nd Saturday Concert Series of original acoustic music.
Escondido Public Library (Library)
Escondido, CA
December 22
The Casbah (Nightclub)
San Diego, CA
December 28
The Cooler (Neighborhood Bar)
Julian, CA
January 4
The Casbah (Nightclub)
San Diego, CA
January 9
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
January 11
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
January 15
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
January 30
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
February 7
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
February 15
Belly Up Tavern (Nightclub)
Solana Beach, CA
February 16
Music Box (Nightclub)
San Diego, CA
February 19
The Casbah (Nightclub)
San Diego, CA
February 20
Soda Bar (Neighborhood Bar)
San Diego, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around San Diego, California

House Concerts

Casa Tortooga House Concerts (Bonita)

Listening Rooms

Humphreys Backstage Live (San Diego)

Vineyards & Breweries

Mia Marie Vineyards (Escondido)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs (El Cajon)
Le Papagayo (Encinitas)
Tio Leo's (San Diego)

Libraries

Encinitas Library (Encinitas)
Escondido Public Library (Escondido)

Small Theaters

La Paloma Theatre (Encinitas)
Poway Center for the Performing Arts (Poway)

Bars & Nightclubs

Soda Bar (San Diego)
The Cooler (Julian)
The Holding Company (San Diego)