{"id":480920,"date":"2026-09-30T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/480920\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:36:12","slug":"kids-free-san-diego-an-october-family-favorite-has-deals-at-dozens-of-spots-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/480920\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kids Free San Diego,\u2019 an October family favorite, has deals at dozens of spots \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

OCTOBER IN SAN DIEGO… may have its share of soft sunshine, ghost tours in the Gaslamp, mellow days by the water, and a sense that life has settled into an easy and pleasing autumn rhythm. It’s also a time when real savings and sizable deals sprout at dozens of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and museums around the region, all to give families a fun, educational, and money-saving adventure, for an hour, an evening, or a weekend. The long-running and widely adored Kids Free San Diego<\/a> promotion is honored at all sorts of spots around the city and beyond, with some places highlighting specific dates and others stretching the October savings into early November. Your next step? Start perusing the oodles of offers, which are nicely gathered on the San Diego Tourism Authority<\/a> and San Diego Museum Council<\/a> sites, and plan your uplifting experiences around America’s Finest City. Experiences, by the by, which often include free or discounted admission for youngsters or other pay-nothing delights.<\/p>\n

OVER 70 MUSEUMS… are in the Oct. 1-31 swing in 2026, should you want to start with art or science or history. Comic-Con Museum, WorldBeat Cultural Center, and Museum of Making Music are all on the lengthy list, with other gems filling out just about every fascinating corner of learning. There are coupons to consider, so before setting out to the Fleet Science Center or the Maritime Museum of San Diego or the participating museum of your choice, check out everything you need to enjoy the visit.<\/a> The tourist organization has the theme park line-up on its site<\/a>, and hotels, too, so if you’re considering LEGOLAND California or San Diego Zoo, two family favorites on the 2026 roster, check out the details here.<\/a> “Kids Free San Diego has helped families experience more of our destination while making budgets go further,” said Daniel Kuperschmid, president and CEO of the San Diego Tourism Authority. “The program makes it easier for families to enjoy a San Diego getaway in the fall and discover the experiences that have made the region a premier family destination.”<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: There may be restrictions depending on where you’d like to go, including the ages of the kids, dates, and other considerations; some restaurants ask that you dine-in to enjoy the savings, for example. Your best bet is to read everything<\/a>, including the fine print, before mapping out your San Diego fun times. Also good to keep in mind while perusing the map? There are Kids Free San Diego locations all over, from North County to inland communities and Coronado, too. It’s the fifteenth year for the wallet-nice whimsy, making a true and cherished mainstay on the California (and beyond) family calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OCTOBER IN SAN DIEGO… may have its share of soft sunshine, ghost tours in the Gaslamp, mellow days…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1431,74,76,75,2422],"class_list":["post-480920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-family","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}