Explore hapa.me – 25 Years of The Hapa Project, Kip Fulbeck’s powerful portrait series on multiracial identity, now expanded at the Museum of Us with updated reflections from original participants.
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Relive the enchantment of the 1920s at Silent Movie Mondays at Balboa Theatre! Celebrate its centennial with classic silent films, brought to life by the rich melodies of the historic Wonder Morton theatre organ for a truly magical experience. 
Write Out Loud’s Story Concerts transform literature into a shared, live experience, featuring curated short stories, poetry, and music performed by professional actors around a central theme. 
Explore the luminous world of cyanotype at the Visions Museum of Textile Art, where four artists—bailey macabre, Shane Booth, Morgan Ford Willingham, and Patricia Gaddis—demonstrate diverse approaches to this historic photographic printing technique. The exhibition highlights how artists transform the deep-blue process into contemporary textile and mixed-media works that blend craft, photography, and storytelling. On […] 
Space Maker examines where art and architecture meet, tracing how creative practices rooted in design influence the shaping of spaces, objects, and communities. Featuring a blend of historic pieces with contemporary works by local artists - including Russell Forester, Robert Irwin, Miki Iwasaki, Irma Sofía Poeter, and others - the exhibition highlights wide-ranging interpretations of […] 
Oceanside Museum of Art presents Sense of Wonder, a playful and inventive exhibition by artist and maker Aaron Kramer. Featuring kinetic sculptures, automata, and drawing machines built from salvaged materials, the show invites audiences to engage with art as motion, mechanism, and discovery. Rooted in curiosity and hands-on experimentation, Kramer’s work blurs the line between […] 
The California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Unrolling Paradise, an exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Maryam Bayat that examines the Persian garden as a living design tradition carried through textiles, memory, and everyday objects. Working at the intersection of craft and design, Bayat transforms traditional Persian rugs into sculptural forms, including furniture, abstract trees, and […] 
Inspired by Diane Wilson’s novel The Seed Keeper, this exhibition explores the concept of seeds as both a material presence and a powerful metaphor—an archive of memory, resilience, and future. Presented in collaboration with the Oceanside Public Library as part of the community-wide program The Big Read, the exhibition extends the novel’s themes into a […] 
Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into an aristocratic family in the South of France in 1864. Growing up as a child with a disability that caused his legs to stop developing, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to drawing rather than the sports his […] 
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, […] 
As the first comprehensive mid-career survey of San Diego artist , this exhibition traces more than 25 years of a creative practice defined by a persistent exploration of what it means to inhabit a human body in an era of perpetual image culture and accelerating technology. Curated by Mark Quint of in La Jolla, the […] 
Dreamlike imagery, subconscious symbolism, and uncanny visual worlds collide at Surrealism Exhibition: THE LIFE, opening May 15, 2026 at the Broker’s Building Art Gallery Board in downtown San Diego. This free exhibition invites audiences into a thought-provoking exploration of identity, perception, memory, and the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination through contemporary surrealist works. Expect […] 
Presented at Gallery 21 in Balboa Park, Spectrum 2026 is a collaborative exhibition produced by The Studio Door in partnership with the Village Arts and Education Foundation. Curated by RD Riccoboni, the exhibition features nine local LGBTQ+ artists working in stained glass, oil painting, acrylic, mixed media, and stoneware. This off-site presentation expands The Studio […] 
Heart and humor take center stage in this award-winning comedy that inspired the hit Netflix series. Korean-born Mr. Kim runs a Toronto convenience store while raising his Canadian children with traditional values. As the neighborhood gentrifies and generational tensions rise, one family’s everyday struggles become a metaphor for a changing society. Written by and starring […] |
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Queer Mvmnt Fest showcases artists who identify as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ dance community from San Diego and beyond. The festival features queer-focused spaces as well as events open to the general public, including performances, workshops, panel discussions, and movement-based short films. Queer Mvmnt Fest addresses inequity through an intersectional lens by centering the work […] |
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Decoding DaVinci is an immersive theatrical adventure inspired by the pulse-pounding world of The Da Vinci Code and the bestselling thrillers of Dan Brown—a thrilling race against time where the audience becomes part of the story. Participants are plunged into a real-life conspiracy, tasked with infiltrating a powerful secret society before ruthless enemies destroy it […]
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Step into the glamour, passion, and drama of Tango Elite — The Show, a breathtaking live production inspired by the golden age of Argentine tango and the cinematic elegance of […] |
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José Hugo Sánchez: Amoxtlis Amoxtlis—the Nahuatl word for “codices”—centers Sánchez’s large-scale printmaking practice, which draws from the visual language of Mesoamerican codices while engaging the cultural and political conditions of the U.S.–Mexico border. At the heart of the installation is Codex Tonalpohualli, a series of towering printed banners that reference the twenty day signs of […] |
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Sabor Del Barrio is a one-day, self-guided celebration of Chicano food, culture, and community, right in the heart of Barrio Logan. Explore 35+ of Barrio Logan’s best restaurants, bakeries, coffee […] |
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Silent Movie Mondays: Safety Last! (1923) Starring Harold Lloyd, organist Russ Peck Get your tickets now to experience the comic genius of silent film star Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! […] |
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Inspired by Eric Garcia's Uncle Scotchy’s Blues Opera, also known as The Blues Opera, Adult Storytime is a stirring collection of autobiographical monologues that explore the hardships and unexpected humor of caring for those we love across every stage of life. Set against a live blues composition that pulses beneath each story, the piece weaves […] |
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Cat Gunn’s first solo museum exhibition, if only by the light of a new moon, explores the complex terrain of inherited memory and the seemingly impossible nostalgia for a home that one has never known through materials including fabric, ceramics, and cyanotypes. This experience, familiar to immigrants, first-generation children, and anyone displaced by colonialism, war, […] 
Experience an evening of bold, contemporary ballet as Pointeworks returns to The Conrad in La Jolla with Nocturnes, a dynamic program curated by Artistic Director Sophie Williams. Featuring world-class dancers and choreography entirely by women, the performance includes exciting premieres alongside emotionally powerful works exploring love, resilience, and human connection. With live music, immersive storytelling, […]
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Hosted by Arts District Liberty Station, this one-day festival brings together the incredible artists of Liberty Station and art lovers from across San Diego for a vibrant, open-air celebration. Spend the day exploring in-studio workshops, live painting demonstrations, and a curated art market featuring local artists and one-of-a-kind work. Enjoy great food, refreshing drinks in […]
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The 5th Annual East Village Blues Fest- Robin Henkel / Billy Watson, Casey Hensley/Anthony Cullins, Len Rainey , Zavala Sol & The Blitz Bros Get ready to dance at the […] |
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The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival returns for its 38th season, bringing together the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America for an extraordinary summer of music. Running June 17–27, 2026, this six-concert series unfolds at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center and the UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater, culminating in […] |
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In honor of Juneteenth, So Say We All joins forces with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego for I Said What I Said: An Evening of Black Storytelling on […] |
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Ritual:Solstice is an immersive one-night experience where art, music, and movement converge to mark the turning of the season. Gather together on the eve of the Summer Solstice as The […] |
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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 Fête de la Musique, this free, family-friendly event invites musicians and music lovers of all ages to participate in performances, hands-on activities, and community music-making […] |
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An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete, and its ancestor, stone. Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow? […] |
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Shoot The People is a documentary capturing photographer and activist Misan Harriman’s journey documenting global protest movements that drive social change. Renowned for his wide-ranging work — including powerful breakthrough images from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and capturing the Palestinian liberation movement on film — Harriman also made history as the first Black […] |
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Contemporary glass becomes a powerful vessel for Indigenous knowledge, identity, and innovation in Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, on view June 27–September 20, 2026 at Mingei International Museum. This groundbreaking traveling exhibition brings together approximately 120 works by 29 Native American artists, four Indigenous Pacific Rim artists from New Zealand and Australia, and […]
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Discover live music the way it was meant to be heard with Sofar Sounds San Diego, an intimate concert experience that transforms unexpected spaces into unforgettable stages. With artist lineups and venue details revealed shortly before each event, every Sofar gathering invites audiences to step outside the traditional concert format and connect more deeply with […] |
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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 […] |
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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 […] |
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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 piano repertoire. This year’s series, Romantic Fire and the Spanish Soul, explores the music of Franz Liszt alongside works by Spanish masters Isaac Albéniz, Enrique […] |
