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San Diego is home to a robust theatre scene. Learn about the latest national tours to small intimate performances from local theatre companies.

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Top 5 weekend arts picks in San Diego: Book festival, Filipino folk dance, punk music and more
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Tally Sessions and Eden Espinosa as Benedick and Beatrice are shown in The Old Globe's 2026 production of "Much Ado About Nothing."
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Shakespeare's OG enemies-to-lovers story gets a modern, musical twist at the Globe
Julia Dixon Evans
Brandon Hensgens is a San Diego improviser who will be offering
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New ImprovCon brings together improvisational theater of all kinds
Beth Accomando
Margaret Noble
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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: Queen Califia's Magical Circle at night, 'Lovers in a Park' and more
Julia Dixon Evans
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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: Cat videos, John Cage and an Okinawan guardian beast
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Julia Masli performs her one woman show, "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha" through Sunday at La Jolla Playhouse. (2026)
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'Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha' closes on Sunday
Beth Accomando
Delia Mejia as The Princess in Riot Production's "The Fairy Tale Monologues." (2026)
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A horror comedy and feminist musical bring new twists to San Diego theater this weekend
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Aja Monet
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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: aja monet, St. Vincent, dance and more
Julia Dixon Evans
Detail of artwork by May-ling Martinez is shown. The piece is part of "Within the Context of Time" at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla, closing Saturday, July 25, 2026 with a sound journey event.
Courtesy of Athenaeum Music & Arts Library / graphic: KPBS
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Top 10 arts events in San Diego this weekend: Sound bath art, 'The Family Album' and opera
Julia Dixon Evans
A bicyclist riding in front of the Carlsbad Theater, July 20, 2026.
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Carlsbad explores options to save historic 99-year-old theater
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Pastelle
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Top 10 arts events in San Diego this weekend: Skateboarding at the border, 'Final Fantasy' and Pride
Julia Dixon Evans
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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: Signpainting as resistance, Black Pride and sitar
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San Diego weekend arts events: AI-informed art, Tomeka Reid, Kelsey Brookes and more
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San Diego weekend arts events: Maps, storms, tango and electrification
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Sergio Hernández's "Anteater" painting is shown in a Jan. 25, 2023 photo at San Diego Museum of Art, in his solo exhibition, "Embers of Oaxaca." The work depicts the artist's longtime fascination with the animal he refers to as his "nahual," an animal spirit guide in Mesoamerican indigenous culture. SDMA executive director Roxana Velasquez said the artist has gifted this piece to the museum's permanent collection.
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San Diego weekend arts events: A Oaxacan festival, piano music, hygge, 'The Ferryman' and more
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San Diego weekend arts events: Wearable sauce packets, Poe, trash and blues
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'A Silent Voice'

Film Screening: 'A Silent Voice' (2016)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 7 PM
MiraCosta College Oceanside
Free
'10 Good Men'

'10 Good Men'

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 7 PM
Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular | $11 Students & Seniors | $9 Members
'The Big Cheese'

'The Big Cheese'

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ongoing until August 27, 2026
Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular | $11 Students & Seniors | $9 Members
'A Sad and Beautiful World'

'A Sad and Beautiful World'

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Ongoing until August 27, 2026
Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular | $11 Students & Seniors | $9 Members
'The Samurai and the Prisoner'

'The Samurai and the Prisoner'

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ongoing until August 30, 2026
Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular | $11 Students & Seniors | $9 Members
'The Phantom of the Opera'

'The Phantom of the Opera'

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 7 PM
Ongoing until September 13, 2026
San Diego Civic Theatre
Free for everyone
Coming in September: "Animal Crackers" and "Carnival of Souls"

Film Forum Coronado: 'Carnival of Souls'

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Coronado Public Library
Free
Free for everyone
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Film Forum Coronado: 'Animal Crackers'

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 6 PM to 8:25 PM
Coronado Public Library
Free
Free for everyone
Outdoor Screening of 'The LEGO Movie'

North City Hosts Free Outdoor Screening of 'The LEGO Movie'

Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 5 PM
North City
Free
'Advanced Persistent Teenagers' - A Play by Deepak Kumar

'Advanced Persistent Teenagers' - A Play by Deepak Kumar

Friday, August 28, 2026 at 7 PM
Ongoing until September 6, 2026
Dottie Studio Theater - The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center
$25-$40

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Check out can't-miss local events
The Soto Six Plays the Music of Jeff Lorber

The Soto Six Plays the Music of Jeff Lorber

Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8 PM
Dizzy's Jazz
$15-20
Super Girl Surf Festival Concert

Super Girl Surf Festival Concert

Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 12 PM
Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre
0-$268.29
Free for everyone
A toast to the Spreckels Organ

Spreckels 38th Annual Summer Organ Festival Presents Piano & Organ Concert

Monday, August 24, 2026 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Free
Women In Music Night

Women in Music SD

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7 PM
Ongoing until December 24, 2026
The Music Company
Free for everyone

Golden Island Presents: Charlie Arbelaez SD Quartet - Dim Sum & Jazz CCLXVII

Friday, August 28, 2026 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine
Free
Free for everyone
North City’s Dancing in the Street Series - Salsa Night

North City’s Dancing in the Street Series Returns with Salsa Night

Friday, August 28, 2026 from 6 PM to 8 PM
North City
Free
'the wulfeater'

'the wulfeater' - interactive musical theater experience

Friday, August 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Ongoing until September 18, 2026
Tenth Avenue Arts Center
$36 to $62
Muse

Muse: The Wow! Signal Tour

Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 7 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
From $67
Pacific Soul Jazz Festival

Pacific Soul Jazz Festival

Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 12 PM
Ongoing until September 6, 2026
UC San Diego's Epstein Family Amphitheater
$40 - $275
Brandi Carlile: The Human Tour

Brandi Carlile: The Human Tour

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 6 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$92-$614
Surfer's Point LIVE Pop-Up Concert Series at Del Mar Fairgrounds

Surfer's Point LIVE Pop-Up Concert Series

Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 6 PM
Ongoing until October 2, 2026
Del Mar Fairgrounds
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