THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • It’s OK, But It Ain’t Right

    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.

  • TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

    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.

  • Soul Science Lab: Make a Joyful Noize

    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: The Cadence of Heartbeats

    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

    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.

  • Homegrown ArtBeat

    Through painting, photography, sculpture, textile arts, interactive performance, and live music, Homegrown ArtBeat reveals how deeply art lives in our everyday surroundings, often unnoticed.

  • Follies

    Cygnet Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, opening September 10. This Tony Award-winning classic blends show-stopping spectacle with haunting nostalgia as former showgirls reunite, reliving past glories and confronting lost dreams.

  • Sinatra

    Experience City Ballet of San Diego’s Summer Wind and The Seasons—two inventive ballets by resident choreographers Geoffrey Gonzalez and Elizabeth Wistrich. A dazzling evening of Sinatra classics and Glazunov’s timeless score brought vividly to life.

  • San Diego Restaurant Week

    Enjoy an 8-day edible extravaganza featuring 100+ restaurants from Oceanside to Chula Vista offering variations of multi-course menus starting at just $30. Whether you are looking to rake up a […]

  • San Diego Made: LIVE

    Experience San Diego Made: LIVE during San Diego Design Week—an evening of music, live art, installations, open studios, and community connection at the San Diego Made Factory.

  • Jazz in Verse: The Rhythm of Resilience

    Step into an evening where poetry finds its pulse in the rhythm of jazz. Classic poems of resilience and connection are reimagined alongside new contemporary works. Introduced on the smooth currents of jazz. Featuring Kahill Childs on Sax, Luke Littie on Bass, Quincy Reyes on Piano, Zollie Wariner on drums and Clarence McDuffie III on trumpet.

  • Trolley Dances

    For over 25 years, San Diego Dance Theater’s Trolley Dances™ has transformed transit stops into stages, bringing site-specific dance to the public via the city’s trolley system. Created by Jean Isaacs, this unique annual event features original choreography performed by community and company dancers across unexpected urban locations.