Tradeshows in San Diego

What anchors San Diego's calendar

San Diego's calendar mixes pop culture, energy, and workforce events around the San Diego Convention Center. Comic-Con International: San Diego and TwitchCon anchor the entertainment and gaming side, while Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) and the AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition cover energy and aerospace. HR and hiring events include Talent Acquisition Week, alongside the Annual Wellness Summit (formerly National Wellness Conference), Music Biz Conference, and HARDI Annual Conference.

Season and topics

Near-term dates cluster lightly in February, November, and June, with single events in August and May — a spread rather than one dominant season, so the right time to visit depends heavily on which show you're chasing. By topic, Human Resources shows up twice, the strongest concentration in the catalog, with Gaming, Broadcasting & Media, and Aerospace each appearing once.

Choosing a show

Comic-Con International and TwitchCon both draw from overlapping fan and creator audiences but land months apart on the calendar, so exhibitors serving that space can realistically plan around both rather than choosing one. For industrial and energy attendees, IESNA and the AIAA AVIATION Forum are the clearer entry points, each tied to a specific technical community rather than a general trade-show crowd. Whichever show you're targeting, the San Diego Convention Center page is worth checking directly, since it hosts several of the shows on this list and can help with travel timing.