MCASD La Jolla will host Giants this spring, a touring selection from the Dean Collection with 130+ works and a massive Mickalene Thomas installation. Preview April 17.

The 21st San Diego Tết Festival moves from Mira Mesa to Liberty Station this weekend, expanding to a larger waterfront site with free admission and family programming.

For its centennial, the San Diego Museum of Art is unveiling a Foster + Partners concept to remake its west wing — doubling gallery space while stirring preservation debate.

San Diego's WorldBeat Cultural Center held its 45th annual Kwanzaa celebration, featuring nights dedicated to Kwanzaa principles, cultural performances, keynote speakers, and a community feast.

The San Diego Symphony will play John Williams’ Star Wars: A New Hope score live at The Rady Shell on May 1 and 3, 2026. Tickets are on sale and expected to move quickly.

Monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery ended a weeklong North County tour at PHES Gallery, ceremonially sweeping away a four‑day sand mandala as a blessing and lesson in impermanence.

Nearly 60 Flathead Valley students joined San Diego Ballet and Glacier Symphony for a weekend Nutcracker at FVCC's Wachholz College Center.

Martha Gilmer of the San Diego Symphony was named 2026 Impresario of the Year by Musical America for her transformative leadership and community engagement.

A San Diego eighth‑grader who beat leukemia traveled to meet Hugh Jackman and played a song she wrote during treatment, moving the actor to tears.

A Sofonisba Anguissola portrait from the Prado anchors the Timken's Poetic Portraits show in Balboa Park. The compact exhibition runs through March 29, 2026.

The "Art of Banksy: Without Limits" exhibition featuring over 200 pieces of the artist's work, including rare originals and reproductions, is coming to the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego on January 30, 2026.

The San Diego Rodeo faces an uncertain future due to lost financial support from the SDTMD and major sponsors, alongside controversies including animal welfare incidents and internal issues within the Padres organization.

Oceanside Museum of Art is set to expand into the historic former Fire Station 1, with funding support and city council approval for a lease extension.