Check out the calendar for the most up-to-date park event information. From exhibitions and performances to parkwide and special events, the calendar has it all. Remember to check back often as new and exciting things are always being planned!
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
The exhibit looks at the history of Thomas the Tank Engine, from how Wilbert Awdry came up with the story, to the creation of the beloved television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. It will showcase the trains on which Thomas and his friends are based, allowing people to see how the characters were ...
Comic-Con Museum presents Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman, an exhibition of original art by the award-winning artist Colleen Doran featuring her illustrations of stories by Neil Gaiman including Chivalry; Snow, Glass, Apples; The Sandman; Troll Bridge; American Gods, Norse Mythology; and Good Omens. The centerpiece of the exhibit is 20 lush hand-painted pages from Doran’s ...
Museum of Photographic Art at San Diego Museum of Art
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
The 17th Annual Juried Youth Exhibition, Explorations, showcases the creative perspectives of local youth artists. Students in grades K-12 throughout San Diego County and Tijuana were challenged to respond to the theme of “exploration” through photography and video. This year’s theme inspired a visual exploration of the depths of our imaginations, our individual essence, and ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
The Heikoff Giant Dome Theater welcomes you with new, state-of-the-art seats and enhanced accommodations for an even more extraordinary experience at the Fleet Science Center. Based in Australia and narrated by Russell Crowe, Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. Follow ...
Immerse yourself in the world of POPnology, Comic-Con Museum’s latest interactive exhibit that demonstrates the connection between pop culture and real-world technology! Engage with your favorite science fiction technology such as driverless cars, robots, drones, and more to learn how fantasy becomes reality and explore which science fiction of today will become reality tomorrow. POPnology ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Nestled in northern Tanzania and spanning into the southern edge of Kenya, the vast plains of the Serengeti host one of the largest migrations of mammals on the planet. More than one million wildebeests traverse this ecosystem yearly, encountering lions, zebras, cheetahs, elephants, crocodiles and many other remarkable animals. Nature has orchestrated a perfect symphony ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Follow a team of paleoclimatologists as they unlock the secrets of the Earth's climate in a seemingly unlikely place: caves. Ancient Caves immerses you in these vast underground worlds where you'll see stalagmite samples that are geologic "fingerprints" that reveal clues about our planet's climate history. You'll follow the team to some of the world's most remote ...
San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat)
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States
Dive into the super senses of the ocean’s top predators. December 22, 2023 through December 27, 2024 Shark Kingdom takes you on a thrilling adventure, revealing how the ocean’s top predators use hidden super senses to be vital players in the marine ecosystem. Learn how shark species harness unique powers to adapt to their surroundings and ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists—the kingdom of fungi. December 22, 2023 through December 27, 2024 Dig into the great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Fungi: The Web of Life is an adventure into the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are key in nature’s ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Take a fascinating journey into two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds—Mexico’s Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert. Ocean Oasis mesmerizes audiences as they witness the beauty of life in Baja California's rich waters and seemingly barren land. Fly over sweeping vistas of snow-capped mountains, vast deserts, palm oases, and mangrove swamps—then plunge into astonishing ...
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Deep Sky brings the awe-inspiring images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) to IMAX®—a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes, recently discovered exoplanets and planets around other stars. Follow the global mission to build and launch JWST into orbit in an attempt to answer questions that have haunted ...
Every Sunday at 2 p.m. for one hour, the organ plays. This is the foundation of all concerts. The Spreckels Organ Pavilion for Kids ◦ Family Discovery Days: “An Opportunity to Discover Live Musical Instruments and Dance” ◦ Opera 4Kids: featuring The Enchantel Tail and Message in a Bottle ◦ Young Organists Scholarship Awards Concerts ...