THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • Make Music Day

    Celebrate the joy of music-making at Make Music Day 2026 on June 21 at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad. Part of the global annual celebration inspired by France’s […]

  • Marcella

    Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. But through her cookbooks and […]

  • 25th Annual Taste of Adams Avenue

    One of San Diego’s most beloved culinary traditions returns on June 28, 2026, as the 25th Annual Taste of Adams Avenue invites food lovers to explore more than two miles […]

  • Salsa Under the Stars with Manny Cepeda

    Dance the night away at Salsa Under the Stars with Manny Cepeda, a lively outdoor celebration of Latin music, culture, and community at Quartyard. Led by the acclaimed Manny Cepeda […]

  • 27th Athenaeum Summer Festival

    Virtuoso pianist Gustavo Romero returns to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library for the 27th Athenaeum Summer Festival, a beloved San Diego tradition celebrating the depth and brilliance of the […]

  • DEBUTS: The Frame Wide Open

    DEBUTS is TRBP’s signature program of premieres and bold choreographic voices. A night built for discovery, momentum, and the thrill of seeing what’s next. ​An aperture decides what gets in, what stays out, and what comes into focus. DEBUTS is Parallax through a wide-open lens, an evening where new work doesn’t just arrive, it lands. This […]

  • SummerFest

    SummerFest turns 40— and the celebration has never sounded better! For four exhilarating weeks, The Conrad comes alive with 21 concerts, 50+ free community events, and over 100 world‑class musicians […]

  • HELL’S KITCHEN

    Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, Ali is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. […]

  • KPBS San Diego Book Festival

    Book lovers of all ages are invited to gather for the KPBS San Diego Book Festival on August 22, 2026, at the University of San Diego. Presented by KPBS and […]

  • Culture & Cocktails: 1926

    Inspired by the electric spirit of the 1920s, the decade in which the Museum was founded, the evening invites guests to step into an era of jazz, glamour, and artistic […]

  • Heartmoor

    Heartmoor is a creation story, a pursuit of love, and a reckoning with love despised. Merging dance, theater, video, and spoken word it traces primal longing, macabre desire, guilt, and […]