8 attractions

Things to do in El Cajon

8 attractions in El Cajon, California, across 6 kinds of day out. Published prices run $5 to $159. 2 dated listings on now.

What this list covers

This page lists every attraction we hold in El Cajon: 8 in all, the largest groups being museums (2), farms & pumpkin patches (2).

Of those, 4 publish their own admission prices, 4 publish opening hours, 1 has something dated on now.

Every figure and every quotation on this page was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 8, 2026. Where we hold nothing for a venue, the page says nothing rather than guessing.

What’s on in El Cajon

2 dated listings across 1 attraction in El Cajon. Each one carries the venue’s own sentence and the day we last read it.

This weekendSep 12 · 10:00 amEventNew this week

Olaf Wieghorst Museum & Western Heritage Center, El Cajon

Alley Cat Art Fest 2026

Downtown El Cajon transforms into an outdoor gallery with more than 50 artists, interactive art installations, live music, cultural performances, and food vendors from 10am to 6pm. The Wieghorst Museum is open.

Alley Cat Art Fest Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 10:00am to 6:00pm

Quoted from wieghorstmuseum.org · checked on
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Museums in El Cajon2

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Farms & pumpkin patches in El Cajon2

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Tours & cruises in El Cajon1

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Family fun in El Cajon1

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Bowling in El Cajon1

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Parks & beaches in El Cajon1

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Free in El Cajon

2 attractions in El Cajon get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Common questions

How much do things to do in El Cajon cost?
Published prices run from $5 to $159, both of them Kids Empire El Cajon’s, across 2 attractions in El Cajon that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in El Cajon right now?
1 attraction in El Cajon has something dated running, 2 listings in all. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in El Cajon?
2 attractions in El Cajon say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (2), farms & pumpkin patches (2), tours & cruises (1), family fun (1), bowling (1), parks & beaches (1).