THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • 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.

  • 25th Annual LGBTQ Film Festival

    FilmOut San Diego's 25th Annual LGBTQ Film Festival returns Aug. 21–24, spotlighting diverse LGBTQ+ stories through film, events, and community celebration.

  • DEBUTS

    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

    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.

  • Asian American Dance Festival

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 to live, even when it seems life has forsaken us. Black joy is entertainment, therapy, self-love, and salvation. It is the thing that allows us […]

  • 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.

  • 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 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.