Check out the calendar for the most up-to-date park event information. From exhibitions and performances to parkwide and special events, the calendar has it all. Remember to check back often as new and exciting things are always being planned!
Gallery 21, Spanish Village
1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA 92101, San Diego, CA, United States
An enticing art gallery show featuring exciting, new collaborative works by artists Denise Cerro and Susie Zol. This unique exhibition showcases the intersection of two distinct mediums: paintings on canvas and hand-built clay. Denise, a mixed media artist, and Susie, an abstract artist, invite you to see the results of their exploration into new ways ...
The Old Globe
363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, CA, United States
Ananya runs House of India, a once-successful restaurant in a strip mall outside of Cleveland. Her cook Jacob has an idea to bring in more customers: ditch the traditional dishes and embrace a trendy, fusion-forward menu (think “Indian Chipotle”). Her two grown children have their own views too. As the bills and worries pile up, ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Sogetsu Ikebana is a creative art that can take many forms and expressions. Sogetsu Ikebana aims to be present, to be vibrant and to be flexible. Many beautiful flowers and plants are the products of Mother Nature but, Ikebana is the product of man’s creativity and imagination in the arrangement. Each class, you will bring ...
San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat)
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States
It's four floors of TGIF. Enjoy access to all exhibitions, pop-up programming, and our rooftop patio for food and drinks. Admission is half-price after 5 PM. You can purchase your tickets in advance online or buy them at the door on the night of the event. As always, members of The Nat and Explorer pass ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
"Layered Narratives: Quilted Stories of Gender and Race at the 1876 Centennial" explores gender and racial politics at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition through the medium of centennial quilts from Mingei’s permanent collection. The centennial celebrated the 100-year independence of the United States from Great Britain and featured various installations—ranging from foreign exhibitions to art galleries ...
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 ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Early access to galleries at 9 a.m. On the third Saturday of every month, we open our doors one hour before the museum opens to the public and screen a documentary with house lights on and the soundtrack volume low. And if you want to stay and enjoy the museum all day? You can! Accessibility ...
House of Norway
661 Pan American Road West, San Diego, CA, United States
The annual lawn program is held on May 17th, or the Sunday closest to that date. May 17th commemorates the enactment of our constitution in 1814. Entertainment is provided by musical performers and folk-dance groups, including the Southern CA Damekor. Come try our lefse, vafler, hot dogs and “gratis” free ice-cream for kids and “de ...
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, ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
The Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum is hosting a World Bee Day celebration on Sunday, May 18th World Bee Day is held in recognition of the role bees play in sustaining a healthy ecosystem, ensuring our food supply and ultimately the future of humanity. The purpose of our event is to raise awareness of the ...