This Week at Balboa Park

Monday, Aug. 3 – Monday, Aug. 10, 2026

To view events for each day, click on the circle with an arrow in the middle.

*Included with Balboa Park Explorer Pass
** Ticket Purchase ***Free RSVP Required

Events subject to change. Check each venue's website for more information.

• Monday, Aug. 3

  Senior Mondays**

  Fleet Science Center

   

  Stem Camp: Our Favorite Camp Ever (Grades 1 – 2)

  Fleet Science Center

  9 AM – 4 PM

   

  Stem Camp: Magic, Myths, & Monsters (Grades 3 – 4)**

  Fleet Science Center

  9 AM – 4 PM

   

  Stem Camp: Eco Adventure Quest (Grades 5 – 6)

  Fleet Science Center

  9 AM – 4 PM

   

  Sharp Minds: The Skinny on Telomere Length in Aging and Cancer**

  Fleet Science Center

  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

   

  San Diego Mycological Society: Mushroom Collage Workshop**

  San Diego Floral Association

  6:30 PM

   

  Argentine Tango Class**

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  7 PM – 9 PM

   

  FREE San Diego International Summer Organ Festival: Sunkyung Noh and Grant Smith

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  7:30 PM

• Tuesday, Aug. 4

  Tai Chi In the Garden**

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  9 AM – 10 AM

   

  Ikebana: Traditional Flower Arranging**

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  9:30 AM – 11 AM

   

  General Balboa Park Tour**

  Forever Balboa Park

  11 AM

   

  Danza Coatlicue

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

   

  San Diego County Orchid Society Meeting 

  Casa del Prado, Room 101

  6:30 PM

   

  FREE Twilight in the Park Concert: Ginger Cowgirl

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

   

  Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars: Much Ado About Nothing

  The Old Globe

  7 PM

• Wednesday, Aug. 5

  Special Hours

  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Open 1 PM – 5 PM

   

  Danza Mexi’cayotl (Beginner Practice)**

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  6:30 PM

   

  FREE Twilight in the Park Concert: Michael Sanchez

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

   

  Sky Tonight: Time Travel and Relativity**

  Fleet Science Center

  7 PM – 8 PM
  8:15 PM – 9:15 PM

• Thursday, Aug. 6

  Under The Perfect Sun Book Talk**

  San Diego History Center

  6 PM – 7:30 PM

   

  Arts Advisory Committee Meeting

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  6 PM – 8 PM

   

  FREE Twilight in the Park Concert: Matchbox Twenty Too

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

   

  Native American Church & Drum Circle

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

• Friday, Aug. 7

  Breath Fitness**

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  9 AM – 10 AM

   

  5 Flavors Tour**

  Forever Balboa Park

  10 AM

   

  Mini Mingei***

  Mingei International Museum

  10 AM – 11 AM

   

  Highlights Tour: Docent Ambassador-Led Friday Tours*

  Mingei International Museum

  1 PM – 2 PM

   

  General Balboa Park Tour**

  Forever Balboa Park

  2 PM

   

  Nat at Night*

  San Diego Natural History Museum

  5 PM – 11 PM

   

  Art Break: India Thompson – Looks Like Home**

  Mingei International Museum

  6 PM – 7 PM

   

  Toro Nagashi Festival (Day 1 of 2)

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  7 PM, 8:30 PM

• Saturday, Aug. 8

  SD Cactus & Succulent Society Meeting & Show/Sale

  San Diego Botanical Garden Foundation

  8 AM – 5 PM

   

  Nature Studio*

  San Diego Natural History Museum

  10 AM – 2 PM

   

  Art of Reading Book Club**

  The San Diego Museum of Art

  10:15 AM – 12 PM

   

  Family Art Adventures*

  The San Diego Museum of Art

  10:30 AM

   

  House of China Pandafest

  HPR International Cottages

  11 AM – 5 PM

   

  Bomba Liberté**

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  12 PM – 1:30 PM

   

  Culture and Colors: A Celebration of Global Artistry at Balboa Park

  HPR International Cottages

  12 PM – 4 PM

   

  San Diego Cactus And Succulent Society Meeting

  Casa del Prado, Room 101

  1 PM

   

  Critter Chats*

  San Diego Natural History Museum

  1:30 PM

   

  Toro Nagashi Festival (Day 2 of 2)**

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  7 PM, 8:30 PM

• Sunday, Aug. 9

  San Diego Bonsai Club: Workshop with Mike Lane**

  San Diego Floral Association

  9 AM

   

  A Space for All of Us – Sensory-Friendly Quiet Mornings at the Museum*

  Museum of Us

  10 AM – 11 AM

   

  Brunch at The Nat*

  San Diego Natural History Museum

  10 AM – 2:30 PM

   

  Nature & Me Storytime*

  San Diego Natural History Museum

  10:30 AM

   

  L.O.C.A. Compost Workshop***

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  10:30 AM – 1 PM

   

  House of Italy Lawn Program

  HPR International Cottages

  11 AM – 4 PM

   

  Sky Tonight Weekend Edition: Time Travel and Relativity**

  Fleet Science Center

  11 AM – 12 PM

   

  Community Market

  WorldBeat Center

  11 AM – 5 PM

   

  African Drum Percussion & Movement Class**

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  12 PM – 4 PM

   

  Free Organ Concert

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  2 PM

• Monday, Aug. 10

  Weekly Yoga**

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

  9 AM – 10 AM

   

  Argentine Tango Class**

  Centro Cultural de la Raza

  7 PM – 9 PM

   

  FREE San Diego International Summer Organ Festival: David Higgs

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion

  7:30 PM