The KPBS San Diego Book Festival returns August 22 with more than 145 authors, expanded kids activities and free admission at USD.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is opening its normally off-limits restoration shop for guided tours, giving visitors a look at volunteers rebuilding aviation history from the ground up.

San Diego’s free Ho‘olaule‘a returns to Liberty Station Aug. 22-23 with hula, Hawaiian music, cultural exhibits, island food and shaved ice.

Mariachi USA returns to San Diego’s Rady Shell on September 26 with a stacked lineup, folklórico ballet and fireworks over the bay.

Sarah McLachlan says she’s “mad as hell” and finds singing “incredibly cathartic” as she brings her Better Broken tour to the Rady Shell this Sunday. Her new record mixes intimate ballads with pointed, political songs.

The Maritime Museum of San Diego will close HMS Surprise to visitors on Aug. 1, 2027, citing costly structural issues and prohibitive restoration costs.

National City approved a Comic‑Con–backed Meeting of Styles mural festival for July 19 that will turn I‑805 underpasses into public art with temporary road closures.

The Fleet Science Center reopened June 27–28 after a $5.6M renovation, adding a Community Gallery, a rotunda exhibit and a basement show of award-winning astronomy photos.

The Beach Boys headline a seaside summer night at The Rady Shell with the San Diego Symphony and special guest John Stamos on June 27. Tickets span a broad range and the show is all ages.

At 91, Herb Alpert has retooled the Tijuana Brass and is bringing a sold‑out show to San Diego amid a TikTok‑driven streaming surge.

San Diego’s Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off could be scaled back this summer after proposed city budget cuts target arts-and-events grants. Organizers warn the loss of a small city grant would force fee hikes or smaller programming.

San Diego Fringe returns May 12–24 with a new Baja Fringe pilot sending shows to Ensenada and Rosarito. The festival will also add SDSU stages and host the World Fringe Congress.

County supervisors unveiled a $2.75M arts package to back artists, spaces and an Encanto Black Arts District as the city weighs pausing municipal arts grants. The board will vote May 5.