PechaKucha Night Vol. 53 returns August 19 with the theme Reverb: Echoes of Influence. Experience a dynamic evening of 20x20 presentations as speakers explore the moments, movements, and mentors that shaped their creative paths.
FilmOut San Diego's 25th Annual LGBTQ Film Festival returns Aug. 21–24, spotlighting diverse LGBTQ+ stories through film, events, and community celebration.
This August, The Rosin Box Project presents DEBUTS, a bold evening of world premieres by choreographers Garrett Smith, Ching Ching Wong, and Carly Topazio—celebrating fresh creative collaborations in contemporary ballet.
Shuuluk Wechuwvi – Where Lightning Was Born is a powerful new play and comic project by the Eyaay Ahuun Foundation that blends storytelling, cultural memory, and environmental justice to confront the ecological crisis in the Otay River Valley and beyond.
Celebrate heritage, resilience, and identity at a dynamic AAPI dance festival. Experience powerful performances that honor the past, embrace the present, and explore what it means to be Asian American today.
Join KPBS for the first-ever San Diego Book Festival on August 23, featuring award-winning authors, live entertainment, bilingual programming, kids’ activities, and more. Free with registration.
Clothes Story at Mesa College Art Gallery highlights African American women’s stories through 30+ recreated garments, Sept. 6–Oct. 15, 2025.
Meta description: It’s OK, But It Ain’t Right brings national artists together in a bold, messy exhibition confronting discomfort, humor, and quiet resistance through fearless contemporary art.
Meta description: Don’t miss the San Diego Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular at The Rady Shell, featuring Stephanie Childress, Kiron Atom Tellian, and fireworks over the bay.
Make a Joyful Noize (MAJN) is a multimedia experience that blends music, film and movement to capture the visceral and contagious energy of Black joy. Joy gives us a reason […]
Palpitations unites painter Marianela de la Hoz and sound artist Marc Urselli in an immersive installation where sound and image pulse with themes of life, death, and resilience.
Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism brings together thirty-five paintings from outstanding private collections in North America and Spain for the first museum retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States.
