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Thank you to all of the musicians and patrons who joined us to share music together during the 2024-25 Central Library Concert Series season. We are taking a short break this summer to plan the 2025-26 season. Please stay tuned and visit this page in August for concert announcements!
Please explore this page to learn about our three concert program offerings: The Central Library Concert Series, the Cinema + Sound Series, and Community Concerts. You can jump directly to each schedule below.
The San Diego Central Library Concert Series features both local and visiting professional musicians and ensembles. This Series is a signature music program that continues to provide free, high-quality concerts for the community and will celebrate its 70th anniversary season in 2025-2026!
Please visit the Events Calendar for more information and updates.
Upcoming Concerts: Fall 2025 Concert Series
Information Coming Soon!
Cinema + Sound
In addition to the Central Library's signature Concert Series, we are also pleased to announce two more programs in our new CINEMA + SOUND SERIES, soon entering its third season!
Cinema + Sound Series: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 6:30 pm | Neil Morgan Auditorium
1920; NR; Horror/Mystery; 74 minutes
The Hausmann Quartet will perform Stephen Prutsman’s original music score with a screening of this classic silent film!
Cinema + Sound Series: Winter/Spring 2026
Dates forthcoming | Neil Morgan Auditorium
Community Concerts
The Central Library partners with community music organizations and universities to bring more free concerts to our downtown community. These concerts are performed by advanced amateur young adult and adult musicians so that they can share their music with library patrons, enhance their music education, and expand their public performance experience.
San Diego State University: Student Chamber Ensembles
Fall 2025: date forthcoming | Neil Morgan Auditorium
Student Chamber Ensemble performances feature students from San Diego State University’s School of Music and Dance in a mix of groups: trios, quartets, and quintets, spanning a diverse array of styles and time periods.
Come hear SDSU’s promising chamber music students!
San Diego Youth Symphony Concerto Competition
November 2025, date and time forthcoming | Neil Morgan Auditorium
SDYS Concerto Competition finalists will perform for the audience and a panel of judges, and the winner will be announced at the conclusion of the concert.
Please visit the Events Calendar for more information and updates.
Please browse our Encore Concert Series YouTube page for recordings of previous concert performances.
The Central Library Concert Series has been a signature program of the San Diego Public Library since the 1950s. It features local, national, and international chamber musicians.
The Concert Series is made possible by the Friends of the Central Library, the San Diego Public Library matching fund program, the San Diego Library Foundation, and public and private donations. All programs are FREE and open to the public. Most Concert Series programs are approximately one hour long with no intermission and are held at the Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., downtown in San Diego's East Village. For more information, call the Central Library's Art, Music & Recreation Section at 619-236-5800.
Artists and programs are subject to change.
Where: Neil Morgan Auditorium, unless otherwise noted, San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. The Auditorium is across the courtyard from the library entrance.
When: Sundays at 2:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Programs usually last one hour with no intermission.
Cost: Programs are free and open to the public.
Parking: Two hours of free parking with validation are available at the library, and additional parking is available at public spaces within walking distance of the library. The Central Library is two blocks from the Park & Market trolley stop.