A photo that says "see what's in our drawers." There are different bugs laid out around the text including a large black and blue butterfly.

All Day

Ocean Oasis

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego

Take a fascinating journey into two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds—Mexico’s Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert. Ocean Oasis mesmerizes audiences as they witness the beauty of life ...

Free – $24.00

Spreckels Organ Sunday Concerts

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Every Sunday at 2 p.m. for one hour, the organ plays. This is the foundation of all concerts. The Spreckels Organ Pavilion for Kids ◦ Family Discovery Days: “An Opportunity ...

Free

T.REX

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. June 28, 2024 through February 27, 2025 For over a century, dinosaurs have captivated audiences all over the world. But standing ...

The Nutcracker

Civic Youth Ballet at Casa del Prado Theatre 1650 El Prado, Suite 209, San Diego

Celebrate the joy and spirit of the holiday season by taking an extraordinary journey to the magical Land of the Sweets with brave young Clara and her Nutcracker Prince in ...

$27.00
Ongoing

Becoming Betty Boop

Comic-Con Museum

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 ...

Free – $25.00

Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana

Comic-Con Museum

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 ...

Free – $25.00

Collaboration(s)! A Journey with John Jennings

Comic-Con Museum

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. ...

Free – $25.00

Art of Science

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego

Data is beautiful and science has style—see the beauty that can emerge from scientific research. In collaboration with the UC San Diego Library, see the winners of the Art of Science ...

Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo

Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego

Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo presents indigo through stunning objects of creative expression and the astonishing study of a chemical reaction. Blue Gold is among more than 70 exhibitions ...

Free – $15.00

Nathalie Miebach: Restless Waters

Institute of Contemporary Art Central 1439 El Prado, San Diego

Nathalie Miebach (b.1972, Zeven, Germany, lives Boston, MA) foregrounds the human relationship to data in her meticulously researched practice. Using basketweaving techniques to transform a variety of material into sculpture, ...

Free

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Remote Pulse

Institute of Contemporary Art Central 1439 El Prado, San Diego

The ICA Central mezzanine will be the site of Rafael LozanoHemmer’s (b. 1967, Mexico City, lives Montreal) celebrated interactive installation, Remote Pulse (2019). Working in collaboration with the Centro Cultural ...

Free

The Myth of Superheroes

Comic-Con Museum

Heroes are windows to our past, present, and future. The Myth of Superheroes takes guests on a journey through time that connects ancient Greek and Roman gods and goddesses to the superhero ...

Free – $25.00

Motorcycles in the Park

San Diego Automotive Museum

Motorcycles in the Park. Free Coffee and Donuts while supplies last. The Museum will open at 8am with a discounted admission price of $10 before 10 am.

  • See 75 million years in one day. An orange dinosaur is on one side and a green dinosaur is on the other side. The Nat logo is on the bottom.
  • Pink poster that says "We put the eek in Geek." A black beetle is at the bottom of the photo along with the Nat logo