• Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction

    Step into the world of Doctor Who at the Comic-Con Museum’s U.S. premiere of Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder. Explore props, iconic characters, and the science behind the show, starting March 15, 2025, in Balboa Park.

  • The Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project

    “Visual storytelling has been apart of Kumeyaay tradition since time immemorial.” The Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project is an immersive exhibition that brings the two-part comic Our, Past, Present, and Future and Beyond Gaming, written by Kumeyaay Tribal Historians Ethan Banegas, Michael Connolly Miskwish, Lorraine Orosco, and Stanley Rodriguez, to life in three dimensions. “Each of […]

  • SD VAMP: Challenge Accepted

    Don’t miss SD VAMP: Challenge Accepted—a night of bold storytelling at Whistle Stop on June 26, 8–10 PM. True tales of taking risks, wins, and wipeouts.

  • San Diego PoetrySLAM: Gladiator Slam Finals

    Experience the excitement of San Diego’s largest poetry slam—Gladiator Slam Finals—where local poets battle it out in a high-energy live competition.

  • The Show of Hearts

    The Show of Hearts is an interdisciplinary art event celebrating love, creativity, and connection through live music, dance, poetry, and more. Featuring invited artists and a closing dance party, the evening invites audiences to embrace community and the heart in all its forms.

  • Native Voices’ 31st Festival of New Plays

    Celebrate Indigenous storytelling at La Jolla Playhouse’s 31st Festival of New Plays, featuring new works by Sierra Rosetta and Dillon Chitto exploring family and identity.

  • 2025 Staged Reading Festival

    Discover nine original new works at the 2025 Staged Reading Festival, celebrating bold storytelling and diverse voices. Presented by Dorris Staples Theatrical Conservatory apprentices.

  • PechaKucha Night: Reverb: Echoes of Influence

    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.

  • Shuuluk Wechuwvi – Where Lightning Was Born

    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.

  • KPBS San Diego Book Festival

    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.

  • 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.

  • Story Concerts

    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.