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San Diego Fringe
The 2026 San Diego International Fringe Festival runs for 12 days with new venues from Poway to Ensenada, international artists and the World Fringe Congress coming to San Diego.
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San Diego once had a streetcar network connecting downtown to neighborhoods including North Park, City Heights, Mission Beach and La Jolla. We explore how the rise of the automobile reshaped development in the region and changed how people move through the city today. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe book, "Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See" is releasing a new edition with updated stories and interviews examining the city's political and social transformation. Then, your weekend arts preview.
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Set in Russia in the years following the fall of communism, The Wizard of the Kremlin doesn't always work dramatically. But you leave with a better understanding of how Vladimir Putin came to power. -
In Aleshea Harris' fiery feature debut, men are men, and women pay the consequences.
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A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast. -
On three new albums — Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti — the streaming era's defining star doubles down on a strategy of abundance, no matter the creative cost.
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Survivor is a sport, a metaphor for society and yes, entertainment. As its 50th season ends, NPR critic Stephen Thompson ranked every season so far. -
FIFA's official 2026 World Cup song is "Dai Dai" from Shakira and Burna Boy. There are a number of factors that shape which songs define a tournament — and endure beyond it.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: India Thompson's "Looks Like Home" at the Mingei; affordable local art at The Museum School Art Auction; experimental short films about marine life at Scanners Archive; Project [BLANK]'s "Algorithmic Rave"; Fringe and more. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Jimmy Dorantes at The Photographer's Eye; San Diego River Park art in Santa Ysabel; Brisk One at Woo Studios; Lauren Gunderson's "A Room in the Castle" at Moxie; Hi-Res storytelling; Mother's Day at the library and more.
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Reading text of a book while listening to the audiobook is gaining steam among online book communities. -
At ballparks all across the country, groups consisting of mostly young men are joining in on the trend: Go to the section where the party is happening, take off your shirt and start twirling it above your head. -
The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. -
Ward learned the term "respair" — meaning the recovery of hope after despair — during the pandemic. Her new book On Witness and Respair is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival. -
A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.
Latest Arts Events
Scripps Research Front Row Lecture
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 4 PM to 6 PM
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Scripps Research Auditorium
Free
Film Forum Coronado: 'Local Hero'
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Breadmaking Class at Societe Brewing
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
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Societe Brewing Company
$61.50
Yungblud: Idols World Tour
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$83-$280
SD Early Music Showcase
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 7 PM to 9 PM
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Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church
Free
Neoni
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 8 PM
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Music Box
$32.55
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair's Culinary Competitions
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 31, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
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