Afra Eisma: Hush

Institute of Contemporary Art Central 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

Through art making, Dutch artist Afra Eisma processes her own personal trauma and creates spaces for visitors to do the same. Vibrantly colored weavings and stuffed sculptures combine with handmade ceramic elements to form new worlds where aliens, insects, and humans gather. Mythological beings and dreamlike places blend with body parts to create safe spaces ...

The Blue Angels

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.

$19.95 – $24.95

66th Dave Freeman Badminton Tourney

Balboa Park Activity Center 2145 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA, United States

The 2024-2025 USA Badminton Open Local Championships for the SoCal will be in San Diego, CA at Balboa Park Activity Center.  

Best Buddies Friendship Walk San Diego

Balboa Park San Diego, CA, United States

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Join more than 50,000 participants at 80 events across the globe to support the Best Buddies programs in schools, workplaces, and communities. You’ll be making the world more welcoming to people with IDD ...

Ethnic Food Fair

House of Pacific Relations International Cottages 2294 Pan American Plaza, San Diego

Our cottages will be serving food representing their respective cultures and providing entertainment on the HPR stage.

Children’s Day

Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum 2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States

May 4, 2025 10:00AM-4:00PM | Fujidana All of the activities, vendors and performances will take place inside the garden’s gates. We invite guests to make special koinobori, play games, and eat kashiwamochi. Performances will run throughout the day. Guests can also enjoy wearing yukatas, courtesy of the SD Kimono Club. Come join us for an ...

Event Series Balboa Park Pow Wow

Balboa Park Pow Wow

Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn Balboa Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, United States

The Annual Balboa Park Pow Wow, hosted by the San Diego American Indian Health Center, invites you to experience a weekend full of tradition, vibrant performances, and cultural pride. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to witness the richness of Native American heritage through music, dance, art, and community connection. All People Are Welcome This ...

Free
Event Series Balboa Park Pow Wow

Balboa Park Pow Wow

Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn Balboa Park Boulevard and Presidents Way Lawn Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, United States

The Annual Balboa Park Pow Wow, hosted by the San Diego American Indian Health Center, invites you to experience a weekend full of tradition, vibrant performances, and cultural pride. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to witness the richness of Native American heritage through music, dance, art, and community connection. All People Are Welcome This ...

Free

Sounds of the Royal Courts: Gamelan Music & Dance of Java

Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

Experience the enchanting world of Javanese gamelan music and dance with Joko Sutrisno and Tri Martodikromo. Joko, an acclaimed performer, composer, and educator, and Tri, a celebrated dancer of this refined tradition, have thrilled audiences in both Indonesia and the United States. In this special performance, Joko will be joined by the Indonesian Consulate Community gamelan and ...

$35.00 – $40.00

Holy O at San Diego International Fringe Festival

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater 2130 Pan American Road, San Diego, CA, United States

This award-winning immersive dramedy is sure to please. Vera wants to be a nun, but can’t let go of her past, or v*brators. Her situation is complicated by the onset of rapturous prayers, leading the audience to become advice-giving “saints” who help Vera make the biggest decisions of her life, starting with what shirt to ...

$13.00

March for Babies

Balboa Park San Diego, CA, United States

March for Babies brings people together through events across the country and online while raising critical funds to tackle America's maternal and infant health crisis—one person, one community, and one step at a time. The US is the most dangerous high-income nation for childbirth. When you participate, you're helping to end preventable maternal and infant ...

Cars and Coffee

San Diego Automotive Museum

Cars and Coffee is where beautiful vehicles and their fabulously owners come together to show off their collection and to share in their mutual interest. Along with this, spectators usually join in for the sights and sounds. These car enthusiasts gather in the parking lot just outside the Museum for our monthly informal car meet, ...