This Week at Balboa Park

Monday, May 18 – Monday, May 25, 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, May 18

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed

  Weekly Yoga**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  San Diego Rose Society Meeting
  San Diego Floral Association
  6 PM – 8:30 PM

• Tuesday, May 19

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum: Last Admission 4 PM, Closes 5 PM

  Resident Free Tuesday
  San Diego Museum of Art
  Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
  Mingei International Museum
  The Old Globe – (free one-hour Behind-the-Scenes Tours available. RSVP required.)
  
  See each org’s website for details and exceptions.

  Ikebana Workshop – Japanese Flower Arranging**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9:30 AM – 11 AM

  Tai Chi In the Garden**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  Community Open Studio***
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  10 AM – Noon PM

  Books & Art: Found Object Books***
  Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art
  10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

  General Balboa Park Tour
  Forever Balboa Park
  11 AM

  Live Model Drawing
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  1 PM – 3 PM

  Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars: Kim’s Convenience
  The Old Globe
  6 PM

  California Native Plant Society Meeting
  San Diego Floral Association
  7 PM

• Wednesday, May 20

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed

  Free Origami Workshop
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  3 PM – 4 PM

  Danza Mexi’cayotl (Beginner Practice)
  Centro Cultural de la Raza
  6:30 PM

  Live Music: The Jam Session Presented By Gilbert Castellanos
  Panama 66 @ SDMA
  7 PM

  The Sky Tonight Virtual Edition: The Smallest Stars**
  Fleet Science Center
  7 PM – 8 PM

• Thursday, May 21

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed

  Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions – Exhibit Opening
  The San Diego Museum of Art

  Weekly Yoga**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  Through the Lens: Graciela Iturbide**
  Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art
  4 PM

  Live Music: Mad Hat Hucksters
  Panama 66 @ SDMA
  6 PM

  SDBGF Meeting
  San Diego Botanical Garden Foundation
  7 PM

  ARTIFACT at Night: To Catch a Fish
  Artifact @ Mingei
  Select times

• Friday, May 22

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed

  Back From the Brink – Film Opening
  San Diego Natural History Museum

  Ocean Paradise – Film Opening
  San Diego Natural History Museum

  Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea – Exhibit Opening
  San Diego Natural History Museum

  Breath Fitness**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  5 Flavors Tour
  Forever Balboa Park
  10 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

  Live Music: Quinteto Caballero
  Panama 66 @ SDMA
  6 PM

  San Diego Ballet: Impressionism – I Love Paris**
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  7 PM

• Saturday, May 23

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum: Last Admission 5 PM, Closes 6 PM

  Community Research Access Days***
  San Diego History Center

  Community Swap Meet**
  San Diego Model Railroad Museum
  7:30 AM – 10:30 AM

  Sound Meditation**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  Scout Workshops: GS Cadette: Robotics2: Designing Robots**
  Fleet Science Center
  9 AM – 10:30 AM

  Splash of Color: Painting Workshop (in English and Spanish)**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  10 AM – 1 PM

  Nature Studio*
  San Diego Natural History Museum
  10 AM – 2 PM

  Family Art Adventures***
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  10:30 AM

  Scout Workshops: CS Webelos: Earth Rocks
  Fleet Science Center
  11 AM – 12:30 PM

  Bomba Liberté**
  Centro Cultural de la Raza
  Noon PM – 1:30 PM

  Guided Tour in Balboa Park
  ICA San Diego / Central
  12:30 PM

  Critter Chats*
  San Diego Natural History Museum
  1:30 PM – 2 PM

  Journeying Japan Live-Talk: Aomori Prefecture*
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  2 PM – 3 PM

  Live Music: Chunky Hustle Brass Band
  Panama 66 @ SDMA
  6 PM

  San Diego Ballet: Impressionism – I Love Paris**
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  8 PM

• Sunday, May 24

  Special Hours
  Centro Cultural de la Raza: Closed

  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum: Closes 5pm, Last Admission 4pm

  Hello Japan! Language & Culture**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  10 AM – 11 AM

  A Space for All of Us – Sensory-Friendly Quiet Mornings at the Museum*
  Museum of Us
  10 AM – 11 AM

  Let’s Learn Japanese Letters**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion Recital
  Spreckels Organ Pavilion
  2 PM

  San Diego Ballet: Impressionism – I Love Paris**
  The San Diego Museum of Art
  2 PM

  Live Music: Uptown Rhythm Makers
  Panama 66 @ SDMA
  5 PM

   

• Monday, May 25

  Weekly Yoga**
  Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum
  9 AM – 10 AM

  Argentine Tango**
  Centro Cultural de la Raza
  7 PM – 9 PM