⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Diego. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Metallica at San Diego Natural History Museum under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: San Diego Natural History Museum
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show. No entry once it starts.
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program
- One
- Enter Sandman
- Fade to Black
- The Unforgiven
- Sad But True
- Seek & Destroy
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Master of Puppets
- Nothing Else Matters
Performers
- String Quartet - Range Ensemble - San Diego
Seating Map

User reviews
- Fun… will do it again.
- It was amazing
- Amazing setlist performed by an equally amazing all-female string quartet. Bravo ladies!
- Wonderful
- Beautiful show I totally loved the vibe and amazing artists
- The venue was super cool, but the atmosphere and musicians were phenomenal! We’ll definitely be coming to another Candlelight concert!!
- Very talented musicians. Loved the whole experience.
- Outstanding! I would absolutely go again. Great music, wonderful ambience.
- Amazing!!! Will be checking out more shows and sharing my experience with others. Strongly recommend! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
- My favorite candlelight show yet!
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San Diego Natural History Museum
The San Diego Society of Natural History, founded in 1874, is the oldest scientific institution in southern California and the third oldest west of the Mississippi. With 8 million specimens, award-win...
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