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Save the Dates: 25 big events coming to San Diego in 2025

Whew, 2025 is shaping up to be an eventful year in America’s Finest City.

January 09, 2025 06:35 PM

Monica Garske

A view of the San Diego Air and Space Museum with an airplane flying above in Balboa Park

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Live and learn: Museums in San Diego

Whether you’re a history buff, art aficionado, or science fan, these 28 museums in San Diego have it all.

January 9, 2025

Monica Garske

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45 volunteer opportunities in San Diego

This list includes everything from helping the hungry and mentoring local youth to helping animals and cleaning up local beaches.

November 18, 2024

Monica Garske

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25 murals around San Diego

Explore San Diego’s murals — from images of postcards and celebrities to unforgettable splashes of color.

October 4, 2024

Michael Beausoleil

A view of the stage and one of the reconfigured seating areas at the renovated Jacobs Music Center in San Diego.

Development

San Diego Symphony reopens Jacobs Music Center in downtown SD

The 95-year-old venue on downtown San Diego’s B Street has been fully renovated and its 2024-2025 season is packed with live performances.

September 26, 2024

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Two black and white photos of philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps; the left one shows her holding a book, while the right photo is a close-up of her in her younger years.

History

6 amazing women who helped shape the San Diego Natural History Museum

The Nat’s 150-year-old foundation is solid — thanks in part to these women.

March 1, 2024

Monica Garske

A grassy green hill at Kate Sessions Park overlooking Mission Bay, with many people picnicking and sitting on the grass.

Culture

How to spend your 24 extra Leap Day hours in San Diego

Start your day off with good, local coffee, head to the beach, go on a hike, peruse the city’s marvelous murals — seize the Leap Day, SD.

February 28, 2024

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History

6 ways to see Dr. Seuss’ influence in San Diego

The iconic author lived in La Jolla from 1948 until his death in 1991 — but his local legacy lives on.

February 28, 2024

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The grandstand stage at the San Diego County Fair with the ferris wheel and other rides in the background.

Music

San Diego County Fair unveils Grandstand Stage lineup for summer 2024

The fair — which returns June 12-July 7 — will boast headliners like Ludacris, Jay Leno, Pepe Aguilar, and TLC.

February 21, 2024

Monica Garske

Drapes and construction signs cover the new Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center in Liberty Station; signs wrapped around the site show renderings of the vision for the venue.

Development

It’s showtime: New performing arts center coming to Arts District Liberty Station in 2025

The landmark’s historic Naval Building 178 will become the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center — the future permanent home of Cygnet Theatre.

February 12, 2024

Monica Garske

History

Honoring Black history in San Diego

From murals and public artworks to museums and cultural centers, local Black history is all around us.

February 6, 2024

Monica Garske

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Our favorite things to bring to the park

May 17, 2024
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15 cozy, functional apparel items on Amazon worth the buy

October 21, 2024
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September 13, 2023
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