San Diego Zombie Crawl

The San Diego Zombie Crawl is back for 2026, and it's taking over the Gaslamp Quarter for two full weekends. The first runs Friday, Oct 23 and Saturday, Oct 24, from 6 PM to 2 AM; the second runs Friday, Oct 30 and Saturday, Oct 31, also 6 PM to 2 AM. The second weekend lands right on Halloween, so that's when the party really peaks.

It's billed as San Diego's longest-running Halloween club celebration, and the format is pretty straightforward: you check in at American Junkie (628 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101) and from there you're set for the rest of the night. A single ticket gets you free entry to more than 25 of the Gaslamp's premier nightclubs and bars, so you can hop from one spot to another without paying a cover at every door. Along with that, you'll find about a dozen welcome shots, plus drink and dining deals, DJs, and dancing spread across the neighborhood. The whole thing is for ages 21 and over.

Because it's split across two weekends, you've got a couple of ways to play it. You can hit the first weekend on Oct 23 and 24 to get the party started early, or wait for the second weekend on Oct 30 and 31, when the crawl culminates on Halloween night itself. Either way, the hours are the same: 6 PM to 2 AM both Fridays and Saturdays. Presale tickets start at $40, and you'll want to check in at American Junkie to get your wristband before you start moving through the quarter.