February 2026 Things To Do In San Diego

January 12, 2026 / Events, Monthly Events, Old Town, Things To Do

The full swing of winter is upon us but San Diego still holds steady with abundant sunshine and beauty during the romantic month of the year.

Book your February 2026 stay now and enjoy the simplicity of being just minutes away from these great events.

Museum MonthMuseum Month

San Diego’s Museum Month 2026 will be BIGGER and MORE FUN with more than 70 museums, historic sites, gardens, zoos, aquariums and more.With so many museums to explore during San Diego Museum Month this February, you may be wondering where to get started. We have created a series of handy Neighborhood Guides to Museum Month to help you find your next cultural adventure.

Mardi Gras West Coast

Any opportunity to eat, drink and be merry – then eat some more – should be embraced, and San Diego’s Mardi Gras celebrations are no exception. Head downtown to the Gaslamp Quarter for a carnival of dance, live music and flamboyant costumes on and around Shrove Tuesday. Be sure to fill up on Creole-spiced jambalaya and as many beignets as you can manage – these sugar-coated slabs of deep-fried deliciousness (basically a square, holeless doughnut) are a Mardi Gras staple, and you’ll need the energy for all that dancing! Missed the main event? Fear not: Mardi Gras celebrations run every weekend through February at SeaWorld San Diego.

Chinese New Year

Sure, San Diego’s Chinatown ain’t the biggest on the planet, spanning a relatively meager eight blocks downtown. But, for such a (relatively) diminutive enclave, its annual lunar New Year celebrations still pack a mighty punch. Mosey on down to the Gaslamp Quarter for two days of family friendly fun, featuring all the entertainments you might reasonably expect from such an event. We’re talking vibrant lion and dragon dances, awesome martial arts demonstrations, traditional Chinese music, and sunset red-and-orange lanterns dancing on the breeze. Then, of course, there’s the food. Oh boy, the food. Are yourself with some chopsticks and follow your nose through great clouds of garlic-and-galangal-infused steam to stalls hawking the very best in authentic Chinese cuisine. Come hungry!