Spring Attraction Action

When: Open March 15, 2025
With its walk-through archway habitat and giant viewing wall, SeaWorld San Diego’s newest aquarium is bound to be a jelly good time for visitors. The exhibit features four separate species of the delicate, tentacled invertebrates. And while you might not actually be able to hug a jellyfish, you can count on a hands-on component to the experience.

Seven Seas Food Festival

When: March 7 - April 27, 2025
Sip and sample your way through international street-food traditions, craft beers and wines, and enjoy live musical performances along the way. Waves of flavor will tantalize the taste buds, with gourmet offerings created by SeaWorld's expert culinary team. The festival features fresh cuisine with local, sustainable ingredients and signature flavors from around the world.  

Viva la Musica

When: May 2-18, 2025
Get into the rhythm of irresistible Latin music and cuisine in this festive celebration, featuring a live concert series, dance performances and a family-friendly party atmosphere in SeaWorld’s Zócalo zone. Enjoy fish tacos, traditional pupusas and more as you take in the tunes and good times at this one-of-a-kind happening.

When: Year-round
A local and national treasure for more than a century now, the San Diego Zoo is the most-visited zoo in the United States, and for good reason: This beautiful wildlife sanctuary enchants visitors with some 12,000 animals from around the world, as well as tens of thousands of botanical wonders. Zoo visitors of all ages will love experiencing all the excitement and taking a veritable round-the-world trip through this internationally renowned gem in the heart of San Diego’s Balboa Park.

When: Water rides open late March, 2025 (weather permitting)
Not only is Sesame Place San Diego the only the only “Sesame Street”-themed park on the West Coast, but its 18 rides include 11 aquatic attractions — and those watery wonders reopen for the season in early spring. Don’t miss the half-million-gallon wave pool as well as the park’s newest aquatic feature, the Count’s Splash Castle.

Elmo’s Eggstravaganza

When: March 22 - April 20, 2025
The Easter holidays will get hoppin’ at Sesame Place with rides, a stage show, a Golden Egg Hunt and the Sesame Street Party Parade. The fun happenings also include an interactive Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, a Furry Friends Bunny Hop Dance Party and much more.

Elmo’s Springtacular

When: April 26 – May 18, 2025
Don’t miss the spring fun during Elmo’s Springtacular at Sesame Place, featuring the Sesame Street Party Parade, a Furry Friends Dance Party, a craft station, character meet-and-greets and a whole lot more.

When: Spring 2025
As LEGOLAND® California gets ready to celebrate its 26th birthday (aka “brickday”), the park also marks the first anniversary of its newest themed area, Dino Valley. The fun prehistoric zone offers three rides, an interactive LEGO build-and play-area and costume characters, as well as 30 LEGO models.

LEGOLAND Water Park 

When: March 28
As spring heats up, the LEGOLAND Water Park reopens in late March, offering an array of seven slides plus sandy beaches and the Build-A-Raft River. In all, the water park offers more than 10 million gallons of fun.

When: Spring/Summer, 2025
The Safari Park’s elephants are getting brand-new stomping grounds with the opening of Denny Sanford Elephant Valley — the world-renowned park’s biggest project since it opened more than 50 years ago.

Butterfly Jungle

When: March – May, 2025
Don't miss the park's Hidden Jungle aviary, which teems with colorful butterflies. With a ticketed reservation, visitors ages 3 and up can take in the delicate majesty of these fluttering wonders and learn all about the park’s conservation efforts along the way.

When: Opens March 27, 2025 (Padres' home opener)
Petco Park — home of the pennant-contending Padres and their contingent of phenomenal young ballplayers — brings big-league excitement right to San Diego's East Village, with views of the skyline and sparkling waterfront. And not only does the park offer some of the best dining options of any baseball stadium in the country, but it's barely a bunt's length away from the restaurants and nightlife of Downtown's historic Gaslamp Quarter.

When: Spring 2025
The USS Midway Museum has partnered with the Port of San Diego on this exciting addition to San Diego’s Embarcadero: a 10-acre park paying tribute to America’s military veterans. It'll be the largest veterans park on the West Coast and will help tell the stories of everyday heroes who served our country. It will also be conveniently close to the Midway, a one-of-a-kind floating museum, which offers amazing views of San Diego as well as flight simulators, climb-in aircraft and more.

When: Year-round
Make your way to the sparkling Embarcadero under San Diego’s balmy springtime skies and explore a fascinating fleet of vintage vessels at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Take a tour of the Star of India — the world's oldest active sailing ship, and a proud San Diego landmark — and then check out the stately, Victorian Era steam ferry Berkeley, the USS Dolphin submarine, a replica of the 16th-century galleon replica San Salvador and more. April 27 will also see a classical-music performance onboard the Berkeley as part of the museum’s concert series.

When: Spring 2025
A San Diego icon, Belmont Park has been a vibrant part of the Mission Beach boardwalk since 1925. And this spring and throughout the year, Belmont marks its centennial with a series of special events, including a lifetime-pass giveaway. It’ll be the perfect time to visit the park’s awesome beachfront restaurants and rides, including the classic Giant Dipper roller coaster.

When: Year-round
No place captures the heart and soul of San Diego quite like Balboa Park, the 1200-acre oasis of art, culture, recreation and reflection just minutes from downtown. With its rich history, eye-catching architecture and bounty of museums and beautiful green spaces, the park is a must for any visitor.

The Gardens of Balboa Park

When: Spring
Balboa Park’s beautiful gardens come alive in springtime, from the fragrant blooms of the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden to the formal, ornate delights of the Alcazar Garden. And the Japanese Friendship Garden – symbol of city sisterhood between San Diego and Yokohama, Japan — is renowned for its spring Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs March 13-16, 2025.

Botanical Building is Back 

When: Year-round
One of the most striking architectural sights in Balboa Park, the domed, wood-lath Botanical Building — built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition — is open again after a complete rebuild. Visitors can once again enjoy the structure’s hundreds of rare, tropical and indigenous plants, or soak in the views of the serene Lily Pond that stretches out in front of the building.

Balboa Park Explorer Pass

When: Year-round
There’s so much to discover in Balboa Park — in spring and throughout the year — that investing in an Explorer Pass can be a great option. Offered at three price levels, the Explorer Pass provides admission to as many as 16 of the park’s museums and attractions, at big discounts compared with buying individual admission tickets.

When: Spring/Summer 2025
With fascinating, in-depth explorations of three diverse habitats — the California Coast, the Pacific Northwest and the Tropical Pacific — Birch Aquarium's new Living Seas exhibit will immerse visitors in the wonders of the ocean world. Living Seas will offer sweeping views of the habitats and the creatures that reside in them, along with next-generation digital signage and other features.

When: Throughout Spring 2025
For more great discounts on activities and attractions around San Diego, check out such excellent deals as the San Diego CityPASS, which can save you up to 40% on visits to SeaWorld San Diego, Legoland California, the San Diego Zoo and more; and Go City, with all-inclusive passes offering discounts of up to 45% on 50-plus attractions and happenings.