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  • San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival

    The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival returns October 2–5, 2024, uniting global and regional artists to celebrate 100 years of rich binational jazz heritage across three unique venues.

  • The World of Hans Zimmer

    The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension makes its North American debut this fall, featuring stunning orchestral arrangements of Zimmer’s iconic film scores, curated by the Oscar-winning composer and synchronized with epic visuals.

  • Mariza

    International fado star Mariza brings the soul of Portugal to the stage. With over 30 platinum albums and worldwide acclaim, she captivates audiences with her powerful voice and emotional artistry.

  • Ten Million Flowers

    Curated by Andrew McIntosh San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present Ten Million Flowers, an evening of immersive contemporary works curated by violinist and composer Andrew McIntosh. Music will include works by Takemitsu, Miller, McIntosh, and Von Schweinitz, performed by McIntosh on violin, Vicki Ray on piano, and Matt Kline […]

  • The Salty Series: Seaweeds

    Blurring the lines between cinema and live performance, Seaweeds reimagines the lost ending of The Toll of the Sea—the 1922 silent film that introduced screen legend Anna May Wong (1905–1961) in the first-ever Technicolor motion picture.

  • Burnout Paradise

    After a sold-out run at WOW Festival 2025, Australia’s Pony Cam brings their international hit Burnout Paradise back to La Jolla Playhouse for one week only in December. A hilarious, high-energy treadmill showdown blurring theatre and endurance, it’s a chaotic, must-see exploration of boundaries, burnout, and collective struggle.

  • Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz

    Celebrate the season with San Diego jazz icon Peter Sprague and Camarada as they reimagine Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. Enjoy timeless classics like “Linus and Lucy” and “Christmas Time Is Here” in a joyous evening of holiday music filled with magic and nostalgia.

  • soundON Festival

    The annual soundON Festival returns! Presented by San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, this year’s lineup showcases cutting-edge contemporary music by a global roster of […]

  • “Sounds & Swells”

    Art of Elan’s popular “Sounds & Swells” series returns with newly commissioned surfing footage created by Jimmy Wilson and others that showcases the natural beauty of the California coastline and […]

  • COTTON

    La Jolla Music Society and San Diego Opera present COTTON, a multimedia song-cycle blending John Dowell’s cotton photography, poetry by celebrated writers, and music by Damien Geter in a powerful exploration of history, resilience, and beauty.

  • The workshop sessions: Flamenco!

    The workshop sessions: curated evenings of music in a unique San Diego industrial space. Flamenco! San Diego's own Flamenco Arana will be performing in the Santa Fe St. workshop. If […]

  • D.K. Harrell

    Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell, one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence, sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, […]