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  • February 2026

  • Sat 14
    Wild San Diego Now Playing with an image of a bird

    Wild San Diego

    January 6, 2025 - May 21, 2026
    San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

    They call it the perfect city. With surf, sand, and superb weather, millions of visitors flock to San Diego every year. This oasis at the crossroads of desert and sea is a natural marvel and boasts the highest diversity of plants and animals of any other county in the contiguous U.S. For millennia, the relentless ...

    Free
  • Sat 14
    Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder

    Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction

    March 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - March 16, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
    Comic-Con Museum

    Attention, Whovians! Are you ready to dust off your sonic screwdrivers? Because the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction opens on March 15, 2025. Step into the TARDIS and explore the Doctor’s thrilling adventures and iconic characters while discovering the real-life science behind the long-running series. Venture through eight engaging ...

    Free – $30.00
  • Sat 14
    Blue Angels

    The Blue Angels

    June 18, 2025 - February 28, 2026
    Fleet Science Center 1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Soar with The Blue Angels in a brand-new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage that chronicles a year with the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron—from selection through the challenging training and demanding show season—showcasing the extraordinary teamwork, passion, and pride that fuels America’s best, the Blue Angels.

  • Sat 14
    Black and white photo of a building

    Inside the Design Center

    September 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - April 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
    Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Ilse and Lloyd Ruocco’s Design Center, located in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, was a foundation for the modern design community of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Inside the Design Center brings to life a vignette of mid-twentieth century interior, lighting, and furniture design, featuring pieces by significant California designers, manufacturers, and craftspeople as selected by ...

  • Sat 14
    Alfredo Castaneda Beyond Surrealism

    Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism

    September 12, 2025 - March 1, 2026
    San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism brings together thirty-five paintings from outstanding private collections in North America and Spain for the first museum retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States. The exhibition covers five decades of the artist’s wide-ranging international career and his unique exploration of Surrealist themes through deeply personal iconography and distinctive visual narrative. ...

    $7.00 – $30.00
  • Sat 14
    multicolored plates and bowls

    Boundless

    September 27, 2025 @ 10:00 am - June 7, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
    Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Boundless: Reflections of the Southern California Landscapes in Midcentury Studio Ceramics explores how the physical, social, and political landscapes of the area shaped craft. Nearly 150 objects from Mingei’s permanent collection, set against large-scale photography, transport us to the breathtaking locations reflected in the ceramics. Through these landscapes and the awe-inspiring science of clay, glaze, and ...

    $10.00 – $15.00
  • Sat 14
    Painting of a person writing in a book

    Poetic Portraits: Allegory & Identity in Sixteenth-Century Europe

    November 3, 2025 - March 29, 2026
    Timken Museum of Art

    The Timken Museum of Art unveils Poetic Portraits: Allegory and Identity in Sixteenth-Century Europe, a landmark exhibition exploring the rich interplay of art, literature, and identity during the Renaissance. On view from November 3, 2025, through March 29, 2026, this exhibition brings together more than a dozen exceptional images that trace the impact of sixteenth-century art on ideas ...

    Free
  • Sat 14
    Galapagos: Nature’s Wonderland

    Galapagos: Nature’s Wonderland

    November 20, 2025 - May 21, 2026
    San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

    Explore the enchanted islands. Be amazed. In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, there is a paradise unlike any other: the Galapagos. Amongst these remote volcanic islands, life has played out over millions of years in relative isolation. The result is a wonderland of nature, with a remarkable collection of plants and charismatic animals that ...

  • Sat 14
    Otter swimming in water

    Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure

    November 21, 2025 - February 28, 2026
    Fleet Science Center 1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Embark on an unforgettable journey with Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure, a new IMAX® film at the Fleet Science Center. Discover the wild beauty of Vancouver Island’s rugged coast and follow Finn, an irresistible otter pup, as he explores life in the sea. Shown on San Diego’s only IMAX® Giant Dome Theater, this documentary brings you closer ...

  • Sat 14
    Stitched quilt patterns

    Restitched

    November 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - May 10, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
    Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Opening this fall, colorful quilts made from stitched feed sacks highlight the resourcefulness of early mid-twentieth century makers. In the 1930s and ‘40s, people affected by the Great Depression repurposed feed sacks—cotton bags used to package bulk dry goods—to make domestic items like quilts and clothes. Commercial manufacturers began printing feed sacks with vibrant patterns ...

    $10.00 – $15.00
  • Sat 14
    restitched

    Restitched

    November 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - May 10, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
    Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    Colorful quilts made from stitched feed sacks highlight the resourcefulness of early mid-twentieth century makers. Opening this fall, colorful quilts made from stitched feed sacks highlight the resourcefulness of early mid-twentieth century makers. In the 1930s and ‘40s, people affected by the Great Depression repurposed feed sacks—cotton bags used to package bulk dry goods—to make ...

    $10.00 – $15.00
  • Sat 14
    Jane Goodall

    Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope

    December 10, 2025 - May 21, 2026
    San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

    Witness the incredible ways people are working to heal our planet in Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope. From the return of the Northern bald ibis over the Alps to the Blackfeet Nation’s reintroduction of the American bison, this inspiring film highlights real-life conservation success stories that prove change is possible. Guided by Jane Goodall’s four pillars of ...

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