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!
San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat)
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego
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 ...
Museum of Photographic Art at San Diego Museum of Art
1649 El Prado, San Diego
“Although the result is obtained by chemical means, the little work it entails will greatly please ladies.” So wrote one of photography’s inventors, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), about his eponymous daguerreotype in 1839. Daguerre’s words, which ...
San Diego Junior Theatre at Casa del Prado Theatre
1650 El Prado #208, San Diego
Join young James as he embarks on a fantastical voyage inside a giant peach, accompanied by a cast of extraordinary insect friends. Through daring escapades and heartfelt moments, James discovers ...
Betty Boop has been a cultural icon for nearly 100 years. In collaboration with Fleischer Studios, this one-of-a-kind exhibit embarks on a nostalgic journey, starting with Betty’s beginnings to her ...
Comic-Con Museum, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego and sponsored in part by Cross Border Xpress, announces the opening of “Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic ...
Jennings is a consummate collaborator; he shares ideas, inspiration, and control with an array of co-creators. Jennings has no qualms with the creative process and instead revels in the results. ...
Institute of Contemporary Art Central
1439 El Prado, San Diego
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 ...
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 ...
Reconsidering Bierstadt is the latest in an ongoing series of curatorial projects which highlight the relationships between cutting-edge contemporary art and the outstanding permanent collection of the Timken Museum of ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego
Inspired by her long history of depiction on textiles, these works explore the Virgin of Guadalupe’s endurance as an iconic cultural symbol fashioned through creative expression. Fashioning an Icon: Virgin ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego
A juried exhibition of local high school student work What makes an icon? Drawing inspiration from concurrent exhibition Fashioning an Icon: Virgin of Guadalupe Imagery in Textile Design, high school students ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego
This exhibition presents over 100 spoons from across the globe, each a reflection of a specific cultural context–between intimate traditions of home and family, celebratory preparations of food and drink, ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego
Ledger drawings, as they have come to be known, represent an adaptation of materials, styles, and images to continue telling stories and recording history. The mid-to-late 1800s was a period ...
Gallery 21, Spanish Village
1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA 92101, San Diego
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 ...