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Opening September 25 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. The San Diego History Center, in partnership with the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art, presents the exhibition "San Diego’s Lost Neighborhoods" at our Balboa Park museum. Using augmented reality, oral histories, and archival materials, the exhibition examines how discriminatory policies—including redlining, freeway construction, and gentrification—displaced communities and documents the human impact of that loss. Featured neighborhoods include Julian, City Heights, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla, Chollas View, Southcrest, and MLK Way; the exhibition invites citywide reflection on this often overlooked chapter of our city’s past. Visit: sandiegohistory.org San Diego History Center on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the 24th Annual Father Joe’s Villages Thanksgiving Day 5K in Balboa Park on Thursday, November 27, 2025. With your support, we will raise crucial funds to feed the homeless through Father Joe’s Villages’ meal program. Join us for the 2025 Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, San Diego’s original and longest-standing event dedicated to this cause. Together, we can give back to our community and make a lasting impact on those in need! Visit: Father Joe's Thanksgiving Day 5k Father Joe's Villages on Instagram and Facebook

Join thousands of San Diegans at Balboa Park on Saturday, October 18, 2025 for Walk4ALZ, the region’s largest annual fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care and research, hosted by Alzheimer’s San Diego. The 2.75-mile walk begins at 8 a.m. (festival area opens at 6:30 a.m., opening ceremony at 7:45 a.m.) and raises critical funds to support the 100,000 local people living with dementia and their caregivers. Registration is free, and every dollar raised stays in San Diego County to provide support groups, caregiver resources, educational classes, and research funding. Participants can register individually or as part of a team, and anyone outside San Diego can also join virtually by walking “anytime, anywhere” that weekend. Alzheimer's San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is proud to announce the opening of "Interpretations 2025," the museum’s 26th international juried exhibition. Exhibition jurors, Holly Brackmann, Luisa Gil Fandino, and Paula Kovarik examined over 400 submissions of innovative textile artworks that explore the form and technique of 2D artworks, 2D art quilts, and 3D pieces that highlight fiber. Many of the juried pieces explore themes of transformation - whether related to gender identity, cognitive shifts, family dynamics, environmental devastation, or community change. Using recycled materials, natural dyes, and inventive techniques, the artists interpret their lived experiences with originality and courage. This exhibit is presented alongside "Fiber Art Now's juried ARTwear" exhibit featuring art that was designed to be featured on the body, created and constructed with textile materials and techniques. Visit: www.vmota.org

A celebration of global flavors and culinary innovation! - food and beverage samples - chef demonstrations - artisan marketplace - live DJ's and games Visit: https://balboapark.org/event/san-diego-food-festival/ Balboa Park Cultural District on Instagram and Facebook

Disputes over redistricting continue in both Texas and California. A San Diego political scientist breaks down these efforts and the statewide impact.

Two exhibitions at Mingei International Museum celebrate Midcentury folk art, craft, and design. “Inside the Design Center” brings to life a vignette of mid-twentieth century interior, lighting, and furniture design from Ilse Ruocco’s 1950 showroom in Hillcrest, San Diego. “Boundless” showcases nearly 150 objects from Mingei’s permanent collection, exploring Southern California landscapes through the work of mid-twentieth century ceramicists. Visit: https://mingei.org/exhibitions

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.

Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.

Blast off into the universe and introduce little ones to astronomy, astronauts, and aerospace! Join the Children’s Museum of Discovery for an after-hours event and watch the Museum transform to host hands-on activity booths featuring science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math (STREAM). Plus, you won’t want to miss a glow in the dark, space jam dance party! Fill your rumbling stomach by visiting the gourmet food truck, Big Oven Pizza, for delicious wood fired pizzas. Tickets: Non-Members: $17 Museum Members: $12 Visit: https://visitcmod.org/events/spacenight/ Children's Museum of Discovery on Instagram and Facebook