THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • Jazz Mini Festival

    The Jazz Mini Festival at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center celebrates the centennial of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane with a week of concerts, conversations, and special […]

  • Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada & Curator-Led Tour

    Join the Mingei International Museum for a special program inspired by Boundless with a screening of Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada. Up until the end of her life, Wood continued […]

  • LUX

    Light. Peace. Transcendence.  San Diego Master Chorale returns to St. James by-the-Sea in La Jolla and St. Paul’s Cathedral with LUX — a powerful choral program anchored by Chichester Psalms […]

  • Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence

    Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence is a feature documentary chronicling the life and work of Elvira Notari (1875-1946), Italy’s first woman film director. Despite directing hundreds of silent films that captivated […]

  • German Currents Kino: Mirrors No. 3

    Synopsis: In the haunting new film from esteemed German director Christian Petzold (Transit, NYFF56), his regular star Paula Beer plays Laura, a pianist from Berlin who finds herself in a […]

  • Celestial Bodies: Moons+Marguerite Brown

    Sound artist Marguerite Brown opens the evening with an exploration of the electric guitar as a celestial body, using planetary tuning forks, custom hardware, and extended performance techniques to reveal […]

  • Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys

    The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the West Coast debut of Giants, a landmark exhibition featuring more than 130 works by nearly 40 Black diasporic artists from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. Drawn from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, the show explores themes of Black joy, […]

  • THE NOTEBOOK

    Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite […]

  • Harlem of the West: Jazz Night

    Experience the vibrant spirit of San Diego’s historic Jazz Era! Join us on April 18 from 6:00 pm–8:00 pm at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park for an […]

  • 34th Annual Global Earth Day Festival

    Celebrate sustainability, culture, and community at the 34th Annual Global Earth Day Festival at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. This free, all-ages event features live music—including Grammy Award-winner […]

  • Choir! Choir! Choir!

    Sing your heart out with the wildly popular Choir! Choir! Choir! as they transform audiences into performers in this joyful, interactive musical experience. Guided by the dynamic duo behind the […]

  • WOW Festival

    La Jolla Playhouse’s celebrated WOW Festival returns April 23–26, transforming the UC San Diego campus into a four-day playground of immersive and interactive art. Known as “theatre without walls,” the […]