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WorldBeat Cultural Center's Juneteenth celebration features the unveiling of a community quilt and honors the artistry, history and deeper meaning behind African American quilting traditions.

The Art Glass Guild located in Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park will be hosting their Fall Patio Show and Sale on October 11 and 12. The patio and Studio 25 will be filled with local San Diego glass artists. See beautiful art representing many techniques, including blown, fused, torch, stained, cast, etched and mosaic art. There will be demonstrations and a free mosaic make and take. Art Glass Guild - Balboa Park San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Hundreds of broken streetlights in Balboa Park are waiting for repairs, which will likely come much faster once the city's paid parking plan is in effect.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Dozens of buildings were part of the 1915 Exposition but only a handful were meant as permanent structures. Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she visits the historic Administrative Building where the architects, engineers and other staff worked from during the Expo's construction. Also, find out who is responsible for the idea of creating a Botanical Building in Balboa Park and more.

The Trees For Health garden in Balboa Park introduces San Diegans to the medicinal uses of plants growing all around them.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Kaori Fukuyama, Kelly Nipper and Kim Manfredi at Et Galerie; the San Diego-Tijuana Jazz Festival; "Suffs” the Musical; San Diego Symphony's “French Fairytales”; Joy Guidry; Kids Free October; Small Press Nite and more.

San Diego Climate week is Oct. 1 through 8. It features more than 100 community-led events around the county, most of which are free.

Nearly half of Balboa Park’s 450+ species of trees come from Australia and New Zealand. This tour provides an overview of the park’s collection of trees from down under, which includes a variety of gums, wattles, bottlebrushes, paperbarks, and banksias. We will discuss why we have so many in the park, their unusual properties, how they are able to survive so far from their native habitats, and why some are regarded as the most valuable trees in San Diego. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Tour Balboa Park’s iconic Botanical Building—completely restored to its original 1915 appearance, while upgraded for today’s accessibility and sustainability needs. The history of the building is one of perseverance, transformation, and citizen love, resulting today in a magnificent collection of over 1,000 plants, representing more than 180 species from subtropical and tropical environments around the world. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Balboa Park is home to desert plants from around the world. Some are strikingly beautiful in their symmetry, while others appear alien looking. Each has found ways to survive in arid environments where most life forms are unable to thrive. This tour focuses on the clever adaptations and beauty of many fascinating cacti and succulents in the recently revitalized Kate O. Sessions Cactus Garden. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram