Friday, December 12, 2025

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Ride the Lights 2025

Spreckels Park 601 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Participants will meet at Spreckels Park at 4:45 pm for the 2.5-mile bike ride. After the event, participants can enjoy cookies, cocoa, and other holiday festivities. The event is hosted by the City of Coronado Mobility Commission and sponsored by the City of Coronado, Optimist Club of Coronado, and Coronado Rotary Club. Rules: Obey all […]

Free

San Diego Bay Parade of Lights (1 of 2)

San Diego Bay 200 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

The 55th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights will illuminate the bayfront on Dec. 14 and 21, 2025. Photo: San Diego Bay Parade of Lights The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored holiday tradition brought to San Diego by the boating community. Continuing its long-standing San Diego tradition, the 55th annual […]

Festive wreath workshop at the Spreckels Center to kick off Spirit Week

John D. Spreckels Center 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA, United States

Sample Wreath The John D. Spreckels Center invites the community to welcome the season with a hands-on Holiday Wreath Workshop on Monday, December 15, 9:30–11 am. Participants will craft their own 6-inch holiday door wreath—a festive decoration to brighten any home. This workshop also launches a weeklong celebration of holiday spirit at the Spreckels Center. […]

$10 – $16

Mystery Book Club: “Playing for the Ashes”

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library's Mystery Book club meets regularly on the third Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering. Registration is encouraged but not required. This month we will be discussing Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George. Check out the book in print from the Coronado Library catalog by clicking here, […]

Free

Musical storytime takeover with Nightingale Music

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Enjoy a special storytime takeover by Nightingale Music. We'll play with lollipop drums, rainbow scarves, tambourines, maracas and more. Marvin the Monkey will come by and teach us the major scale and we'll learn to stomp and dance like the elephants in the jungle. We'll pop bubbles to the beat and have a guitar time […]

Free

Best of the Best Book Club: “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library's Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. Please note the different date this month due to the holiday. For our December meeting, we will discuss the 2022 Hugo Award winner A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, […]

Free

CHS interns: America250 Project presentations

1000 Orange Ave 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Join the Coronado Historical Association and the Coronado Public Library for special presentations by the fall 2025 Coronado High School interns. In celebration of America’s upcoming 250th Anniversary, the interns will share their projects, which feature interviews with members of the Coronado High School Class of 1976. This event is free and open to the […]

Free

Christmas Elf Adventures Holiday Workshop

Club Room 1985 Strand Way, Coronado, CA, United States

The Elf Adventures Holiday Workshop is here. Young elves ages 6-11 are invited to join in for a festive day filled with winter crafts, holiday baking, reindeer games, and loads of holiday fun. It's happening Thursday, Dec. 18, from 3:30 to 5 pm in the Club Room in Glorietta Bay Park. Dress in your favorite […]

Wine & Lecture: El Presidio de San Diego

Coronado Historical Association 1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Historical Association is delighted to host noted historian, author, and SDSU lecturer Richard Carrico for the final installment of the fall 2025 Wine & Lecture Series. Mr. Carrico will be covering the buried history of San Diego's lost city: El Presidio Real de San Diego. Established in 1769 and abandoned by 1835, El […]

$15 – $20

Wine & Lecture: El Presidio de San Diego

Coronado Historical Association 1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Historical Association is delighted to host noted historian, author, and SDSU lecturer Richard Carrico for the final installment of the fall 2025 Wine & Lecture Series. Mr. Carrico will be covering the buried history of San Diego's lost city: El Presidio Real de San Diego. Established in 1769 and abandoned by 1835, El […]

$15 – $20

Holiday sing-a-long

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Get into the spirit of the season as the Coronado Library hosts its annual holiday sing-a-long, with warm support from the Friends of the Coronado Public Library. Led by Crown City Chorale, a subset of Coronado’s Musica Vitale, all are encouraged to bring their singing voices — and holiday bells — to this festive event. […]

Free

San Diego Bay Parade of Lights (2 of 2)

San Diego Bay 200 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

The 55th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights will illuminate the bayfront on Dec. 14 and 21, 2025. Photo: San Diego Bay Parade of Lights The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored holiday tradition brought to San Diego by the boating community. Continuing its long-standing San Diego tradition, the 55th annual […]