Arts & Entertainment
San Diego County Fair Announces 2025 Entertainment Lineups
"The 2025 San Diego County Fair's jam-packed entertainment lineup truly offers something for everyone."
SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego County Fair announced its 2025 entertainment series lineups this week.
This summer, the fair's largest venue, the Corona Grandstand Stage, will host 20 acts as part of the Toyota Summer Concert Series. The fair this year will also include an additional entertainment series hosted in The Sound, the fairgrounds' year-round concert venue, as part of Summer Nights at The Sound.
"The 2025 San Diego County Fair's jam-packed entertainment lineup truly offers something for everyone," said Frederick Schenk, board president of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which owns and operates the Del Mar Fairgrounds. "With a variety of live music genres, comedy shows, and can't-miss experiences, the fair is the perfect place for San Diegans' summer staycation."
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Tickets to the Toyota Summer Concert Series and Summer Nights at the Sound include same-day admission to the San Diego County Fair. Grandstand and The Sound tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at sdfair.com.
This year, the 20-day fair opens June 11 and runs through July 6. The fair is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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The fair takes place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. in Del Mar.
Toyota Summer Concert Series
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Shows scheduled for June 14, 25 and 28 will be announced April 21.
- June 11: +LIVE+ and Collective Soul
- June 12: Foreigner
- June 13: Maxwell
- June 15: Los Tigres del Norte
- June 18: Jordan Davis
- June 19: Xscape
- June 20: Lil Jon & 2 Chainz
- June 21: Sammy Johnson, Iam Tongi, and Protoje
- June 22: Banda MS
- June 26: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- June 27: Jon Pardi
- June 29: Banda El Recodo and Banda Los Recoditos
- July 2: Third Eye Blind
- July 3: Jeff Dunham
- July 4: Fireworks Spectacular
- July 5: Ziggy Marley
- July 6: Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Summer Nights at the Sound
Show times vary and are noted below.
- June 11 and June 12 : Taylor Shines — The Laser Spectacular!; 6 p.m.
- June 13 and June 14: Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular; 6 p.m.
- June 18: Hyprov—Improv Under Hypnosis with Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie; 8 p.m.
- June 20: 50th Anniversary Rocky Horror Picture Show with Barry Bostwick; 8 p.m.
- June 21: Cesar Millan; 6 p.m.
- June 28: Big Gigantic; 8 p.m.
- July 2 and July 3: Marcello Hernández; 8 p.m.
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