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• 07/13 - 07/15 - Festival of the Bells
• 06/23 - 06/24 - La Jolla Festival of the Arts
• 07/04 - Fireworks and BBQ - 4th of July on the Berkeley ferry
• 06/09 - 06/10 - Julian Gold Rush Days
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Experience the arts and culture of sunny San Diego on your self-guided ARTventure!

San Diego’s culture scene is rich in colors, flavors, and sounds. See breathtaking waterfront views and one of a kind artwork from a 1898 Berkeley steam ferry, imagine the sounds of military recruits of the past while enjoying artisan chocolates and dance at NTC Promenade, see how art and innovation can transform a neighborhood, taste the original craft beer of North Park after a show at a historic theater, see...

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San Diego Arts and Culture - Positively Passionate!

It may surprise you to know that there are over 30 museums in San Diego, and that only one of them is dedicated to surfing. Here's just a brief look at why this city by the beach is earning a reputation as a vibrant, culturally rich and culture-loving destination.  With 15 museums and 9 theatres and performing arts centers, Balboa Park is San Diego's cultural heart . "The Smithsonian of the West," this...

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A Photo Friendly Tour of Balboa Park in San Diego

Balboa Park is one of the most widely photographed destinations in San Diego, and for good reason: It’s simply stunning! Created in 1868 as a 1,200 acre overlook of the ambitious project that relocated San Diego’s business and political center to its current location, the lush landscaped beauty, with its art and cultural institutions and green-space, is the largest urban cultural park in the United States and...

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Arts Month San Diego September 2011

Arts Month San Diego 2012 will take place during September 2012. Below is the 2011 schedule. Leaders from numerous arts organizations in San Diego joined together to launch of Arts Month San Diego, September 2011. Arts Month San Diego will unite a broad array of the city's arts and performance entities under one marketing umbrella. A diverse cross-section of arts and culture programs will be showcased throughout the...

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Like the stars above, the excitement is endless.

You could choose one thrilling outdoor experience each summer weekend, and still not cover them all. So make your summer plans now and you won't miss out. You'll find great values everywhere, and many events free-of-charge. This truly is "Entertainment that has value." Carlsbad TGIF Jazz in the Parks: FREE The concerts, started in 1986, have truly become a part of the community's life. Join the fun every Friday...

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Performing Arts in Spring

Spring brings exciting, innovative and classic performing arts productions to San Diego Balboa Theatre After a five-year, $26.5 million renovation and restoration, the historic Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego re-opened in January 2008 after 20 years of darkness. The 83-year-old theatre is once again hosting a diverse line-up of performances to entertain guests; it will also be the home for the Mainly Mozart...

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Old Town San Diego Historical Sites and Museums

Visit original and reconstructed buildings that illustrate the ambiance of 1800’s San Diego in Old Town. Old Town San Diego is considered the "birthplace" of California, and today the historic buildings and museums allow you to "go back in time" and visit California's history firsthand. Visitor Center   619-220-5422  Hours: 10am-4pm October-March; 10am-5pm April-September A look at San...

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Footsteps Through Time

The Museum's West Wing houses our fabulous anthropology exhibit, Footsteps Through Time: Four Million Years of Human Evolution. The permanent exhibit - covering 7,000 square feet and featuring five galleries and more than a hundred touchable replicas of early humans, primates, and futuristic cyborgs (part human, part machine) - officially opened to the public on February 9, 2002. This compelling exhibit is the only...

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Coronado Tours

Coronado's beauty and history are best explored leisurely, by foot or by bicycle. Bicyclists can pick up a touring map at the Coronado Visitor Center at 1100 Orange Avenue or at Coronado's bicycle rental shops. Walking tours are available through the Coronado Visitor Center at 619-437-8788 and through Coronado Walking Tours at 619-435-5993. You can explore Silver Strand State Beach:through a guided tour or take a...

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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

The San Diego Natural History Museum will host the hugely popular Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in 2012, during the 100th anniversary year of the Ship’s sinking. This is the first time the Exhibition has been in San Diego. The Exhibition opens February 10, 2012, and will be on view for seven months. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition allows guests to experience the legend of the Titanic like never before. ...

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Queen Califia's Magical Circle

Queen Califia's Magical Circle is one of the most important site-specific art projects realized anywhere in the United States in recent years. This achievement is all the more noteworthy because it has been made possible through an exemplary partnership between an artist of international stature and the City of Escondido, a municipality of relatively small size that has nonetheless funded an active and highly...

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San Diego Air & Space Museum 3D/4D Theater

Visitors of The San Diego Air & Space Museum can now enjoy our new 3D/4D Zable Theater, the first of its kind in Balboa Park! Films currently showing are Jetpack Adventure, Fly Me to the Moon, Robots of Mars--free with paid admission! The 3D/4D Zable Theater uses advanced 3D technologies but takes it to the next level of experience; employing interactive seats and unique special effects built into the theater...

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Mission San Diego de Alcala

San Diego de Alcala, the first of the great California Missions, marks the birthplace of Christianity in the far West. It is California's first church. This remarkable and significant historical shrine provides an understanding and appreciation of the beginning of Catholicism in this corner of the world, so remote from the Mother Country of Spain and yet so similar. Today the Mission, which was founded in 1769,...

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Ancient Egypt

The culture of ancient Egypt holds a universal appeal and fascination for adults and children alike. The Museum of Man is fortunate to have one of the most important ancient Egyptian collections in the United States. This is due to the rare gift of over 400 objects from the Egyptian Exploration Society and the generosity of Ellen Browning Scripps in the 1920s and 1930s. These artifacts are from the ancient city of...

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Panda Trek

Enter into the world of pandas at the San Diego Zoo’s newest experience - Panda Trek! The bamboo forests of China are home to our black-and-white bears, but there are other colorful creatures that live there, too. Gold-colored takins seem to have the horns of a wildebeest, the nose of a moose, and the body of a bison! Their new Panda Trek exhibit has rock outcroppings for these goat-antelope to scamper up and...

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What's New

What if geometry meant climbing inside giant 3D shapes, or watching yourself in a big curved mirror as you try to play hopscotch? The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center's new “Geometry Playground” exhibition opens in June 2011 and will change the way you think about geometry, letting you use your hands, brain, and body to engage in physical demonstrations of this often "textbook subject."