San Diego

Become the proud homeowner you've always dreamed of being at the 33rd annual San Diego Spring Home/Garden Show, which features everything you need to turn your house or yard into an enviable showpiece... [more+]

Become the proud homeowner you've always dreamed of being at the 33rd annual San Diego Spring Home/Garden Show, which features everything you need to turn your house or yard into an enviable showpiece. Come to the Del Mar Fairgrounds and browse displays featuring state-of-the-art products and services, and take part in hands-on demonstrations and educational seminars to help you beautify both the inside and outside of your home. Stroll through 15 beautiful gardens in the Garden Masters Exposition created just for the show and its judged design contest, picking up ideas for a lush and beautiful outdoor space. The Spring Home/Garden Show includes a home products/services marketplace and garden marketplace where you can purchase items that will add that extra "wow" to your abode. [less-]

Promoter Kelly McGarry brings the best alt-metal cover bands in town to the House Of Blues San Diego, including the Deftones tribute known as Digital Bath, Soundslave (Soundgarden and Audioslave), Tow... [more+]

Promoter Kelly McGarry brings the best alt-metal cover bands in town to the House Of Blues San Diego, including the Deftones tribute known as Digital Bath, Soundslave (Soundgarden and Audioslave), Township Rebellion (Rage Against the Machine), Up the Irons (Iron Maiden), DJ Professor CC and more. [less-]

Why has Fan Halen played the songs of Van Halen to sold-out crowds across the United States and Canada, and even performed live in Costa Rica and Japan? The answer is simple: no tribute band looks and... [more+]

Why has Fan Halen played the songs of Van Halen to sold-out crowds across the United States and Canada, and even performed live in Costa Rica and Japan? The answer is simple: no tribute band looks and sounds more like Van Halen. Sporting the band's looks down to the smallest detail, these four skilled musicians with a passion for the good-time hard rock sound of Van Halen revive the classic tunes and party atmosphere of the group's David Lee Roth era. Lead guitarist Derek Fuller does his best Eddie Van Halen impression, complete with screaming solos, finger tapping and wild improvisations. Lead singer Ricky McCoy nails the signature moves of Roth, including his jumps, twists and turns. You'll feel like you're spending the evening with Dave, Eddie, Alex and Michael themselves! [less-]

Whether you're an accomplished rider, or just a fan of the beauty and grace of horses, mark your calendar for The Del Mar National Horse Show, held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the beautiful seaside ... [more+]

Whether you're an accomplished rider, or just a fan of the beauty and grace of horses, mark your calendar for The Del Mar National Horse Show, held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the beautiful seaside town near San Diego. This spectacular annual equine extravaganza showcases the bravery, smarts and athleticism of one of nature's most magnificent creatures. Casual horse fans will love the Night of the Horse, a glamorous, colorful theatrical performance filled with action-packed entertainment and gorgeous horses that will perform for you as you chow down on good grub in the stands. If you've never seen dressage (or if you're a fan), you'll want to check out the Evening of Musical Freestyles. Olympic and World Champion pairs will demonstrate the intricate choreography and awe-inspiring collaboration between horses and riders that's required to compete at the highest levels. And don't miss out on the crown jewel, the $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar, an action-packed evening filled with exciting show-jumping, speed and agility competitions. Don't be late for this one, the Ride & Drive opener is full of laughs every year, as riders attempt to take a horse and then a car through the same agility course, with hilarious results. [less-]

Circus Vargas is back with an all-new show that's sure to spark joy in the hearts of adults and kids alike. America's favorite traveling big top circus journeys back to the golden era of circus with "... [more+]

Circus Vargas is back with an all-new show that's sure to spark joy in the hearts of adults and kids alike. America's favorite traveling big top circus journeys back to the golden era of circus with "The Greatest of Ease" in Escondido. Jam-packed with aerial feats, acrobatics and clowning, not to mention a colorful cast of characters, world-class performers, music, comedy and more, "The Greatest of Ease" has plenty of treasures for the whole family to enjoy. Before the show, kids have the chance to step into the ring and learn cool circus skills. After the show, stick around to meet and take pictures with the cast. [less-]

Fiddle Fest will be the celebration of fiddle tunes, with Holst´s St. Pauls Suite.... [more+]

Fiddle Fest will be the celebration of fiddle tunes, with Holst´s St. Pauls Suite. [less-]

Hawaiiana, featuring Kunia Galdiera and Matt Akiona in a musical voyage celebrating the people and culture of Hawaii with the 8 violins of the Hutchins Consort. Phillip Kunia Galdeira was raised in Wa... [more+]

Hawaiiana, featuring Kunia Galdiera and Matt Akiona in a musical voyage celebrating the people and culture of Hawaii with the 8 violins of the Hutchins Consort. Phillip Kunia Galdeira was raised in Waianae on the island of Oahu. Kunia is named after his late Grandfather Gabby Pops Pahinui, a respected legend in Hawaiian music. He is both a versatile vocalist and outstanding Ukelele player, equally at home singing the traditional songs his grandfather made famous 70 years ago as well as current rock, blues, reggae and many other styles. Kunia's 1996 debut album won Hawaiian Music Awards Best Hawaiian and Contemporary Album of the Year. He has played with some of Hawaiis finest musicians as well as performed on recordings for several artists and projects, including the 2013 Pahunui Hawaiian Band album which was nominated for a Na Hoku Hano Hano Group of the Year award and Hawaiian music album of the year. He has traveled all over the United States and Japan, loves playing and teaching the ukulele and has been performing for over 25 years. [less-]

With more than 100 speciality martinis to choose from, an array of delicious food, and top live acts from L.A., New York and beyond, Martinis Above Fourth | Table + Stage is the ultimate supper club e... [more+]

With more than 100 speciality martinis to choose from, an array of delicious food, and top live acts from L.A., New York and beyond, Martinis Above Fourth | Table + Stage is the ultimate supper club experience. On any given night, you'll enjoy entertainment ranging from jazz to pop to American standards, and even acts like an expert Dame Edna impersonator, comedians like Alec Mapa, movie and Broadway stars like Molly Ringwald and country musicians like Ty Herndon. Sit back and relax over a martini and treat yourself to a meal or a snack while you bask in the sounds of live music, comedy and more. Martinis Above Fourth | Table + Stage offers a hip, eclectic dining and entertainment experience in an upscale yet decidedly unstuffy environment. [less-]

Winner of the first (and, sadly, last) Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production, F.W. Murnau’s "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" (1927) is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential ... [more+]

Winner of the first (and, sadly, last) Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production, F.W. Murnau’s "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" (1927) is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential films of the Silent Era, with modern movies as diverse as "The Last Jedi" and "La La Land" paying direct homage. A highly symbolic story of one eventful and terrifying night in the lives of an American everyman and his wife (George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor, the first Best Actress Oscar winner for this role), "Sunrise" contains bold gestures of Murnau’s famous German Expressionist style married to the vivid cinematographic innovations of 1927 Hollywood. Russ Peck appears on the organ to accompany this Fox Theatre Film Series Presentation at San Diego’s Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall. [less-]

Lovably wacky and filled with catchy tunes, "The Pirates of Penzance" has all the ingredients for the perfect farce: a damsel in distress, a pirate king, an adorably dopey Major-General, and a series ... [more+]

Lovably wacky and filled with catchy tunes, "The Pirates of Penzance" has all the ingredients for the perfect farce: a damsel in distress, a pirate king, an adorably dopey Major-General, and a series of delightfully absurd mix-ups. Expecting to be released from servitude on his 21st birthday, pirate apprentice Frederic falls for the beauteous young Mabel. But due to a leap-year technicality, the poor lad soon discovers that he must be away from the love of his life and continue his apprenticeship for another 63 years. Will he ever be free? Will he win the hand of the (supposedly) beautiful Mabel? Find out when "The Pirates of Penzance Jr." comes to Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center in San Diego. [less-]

It's 1985, and rock star wannabe Robbie Heart, who still lives in his grandmother's basement, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his fiancee leaves him at the al... [more+]

It's 1985, and rock star wannabe Robbie Heart, who still lives in his grandmother's basement, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his fiancee leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie is so distraught that he makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. When he meets Julia, an admiring young waitress, Robbie falls madly in love. The only problem is that Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark — and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the '80s, "The Wedding Singer" takes you back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just have been the coolest guy in the room. Enjoy this fun musical, based on the hit Adam Sandler film, at San Diego’s Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center. [less-]

Circus Vargas is back with an all-new show that's sure to spark joy in the hearts of adults and kids alike. America's favorite traveling big top circus journeys back to the golden era of circus with "... [more+]

Circus Vargas is back with an all-new show that's sure to spark joy in the hearts of adults and kids alike. America's favorite traveling big top circus journeys back to the golden era of circus with "The Greatest of Ease" in National City. Jam-packed with aerial feats, acrobatics and clowning, not to mention a colorful cast of characters, world-class performers, music, comedy and more, "The Greatest of Ease" has plenty of treasures for the whole family to enjoy. Before the show, kids have the chance to step into the ring and learn cool circus skills. After the show, stick around to meet and take pictures with the cast. [less-]

Though Michel Briar is a certified master hypnotist, he's never once put a crowd to sleep. They're too busy laughing at his mesmerizing feats where fellow audience members become the stars of the show... [more+]

Though Michel Briar is a certified master hypnotist, he's never once put a crowd to sleep. They're too busy laughing at his mesmerizing feats where fellow audience members become the stars of the show. Briar has traveled the country performing his mind-boggling mental tricks, bringing hypnotized volunteers to the stage to speak made-up languages, act our bewildering roles and more. If you have ever tried hypnosis and found it lacking, this show at the Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center will turn turns doubters into slack-jawed believers. The early show is for all ages, while the late show is for mature audiences only. [less-]

K1 Speed's nationwide indoor go-kart racing lets you race your friends, family, colleagues, or race the clock in a fun and friendly environment. Arrive and Drive is perfect for groups who want to expe... [more+]

K1 Speed's nationwide indoor go-kart racing lets you race your friends, family, colleagues, or race the clock in a fun and friendly environment. Arrive and Drive is perfect for groups who want to experience the competition, thrills, adrenaline and excitement of racing in a convenient and accessible package. With each race, you'll receive a Race Result Sheet based on the K1RS system, allowing you to compare your times and rank against other drivers; you can even check your results and standing online. Whether you're hosting a corporate event, birthday party or visiting on your lunch break, K1 Speed is the perfect spot for indoor entertainment. [less-]

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, "Monty Python’s Spamalot", begins its search for the Holy Grail in the Fall of 2018. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic ... [more+]

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, "Monty Python’s Spamalot", begins its search for the Holy Grail in the Fall of 2018. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez. "Spamalot" tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences worldwide are eating up "Spamalot"! Don't miss iat at California Center for the Arts in Escondido. [less-]

Dedicated to revealing and exploring the inherent complexities of street and social dance forms, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) creates original contemporary work that straddles dance and theater. EAD deb... [more+]

Dedicated to revealing and exploring the inherent complexities of street and social dance forms, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) creates original contemporary work that straddles dance and theater. EAD debuts "Odeon" at San Diego's Balboa Theatre, an original dance work set to the music of Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth, known for mixing early 20th-century romantic music with samba and other popular Afro-Brazilian rhythms. The piece delves into what happens when you bring together the extended family of street and club dances — including breaking, hip-hop, house and vogue — remix them, pick them apart and challenge them to inhabit unfamiliar spatial and choreographic contexts. [less-]

Grab your friends, don all your green accessories and get ready for a rip-roaring time celebrating St. Paddy's day in the Gaslamp. This annual St. Paddy's Day specially-guided bar tour kicks off at Sa... [more+]

Grab your friends, don all your green accessories and get ready for a rip-roaring time celebrating St. Paddy's day in the Gaslamp. This annual St. Paddy's Day specially-guided bar tour kicks off at San Diego's Tipsy Crow and is sure to satisfy all your "Luck o' the Irish" needs this St. Patrick's Day. With exclusive drink specials, no cover charges, expedited entry and enough green party favors to make a leprechaun jealous, this is one pub crawl you won't want to miss. Plus, everyone ends the evening at a wild and energy-packed party with live DJ and drink specials. [less-]

Called by playwright Edward Albee "the greatest American play ever written," this dramatization of small-town life has been adored by audiences ever since its debut. Performed by high-school aged acto... [more+]

Called by playwright Edward Albee "the greatest American play ever written," this dramatization of small-town life has been adored by audiences ever since its debut. Performed by high-school aged actors, it's the story of young lovers George and Emily -- as well as their families, friends and neighbors -- as they grow up, fall in love and discover the inevitable darker sides of life in Grover's Corners. Narrated by the nameless Stage Manager and performed with minimal props or set, this groundbreaking play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938. Don't miss Wilder's classic illustration of the value of appreciating life's small moments. [less-]

Since 1987, Los Angeles-based band Cubensis has carried the torch in celebration of one of America’s most beloved touring bands, the Grateful Dead. Cubensis sets out to re-create the Grateful Dead e... [more+]

Since 1987, Los Angeles-based band Cubensis has carried the torch in celebration of one of America’s most beloved touring bands, the Grateful Dead. Cubensis sets out to re-create the Grateful Dead experience by emulating the spirit of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and the rest of the legendary San Francisco jam band. They're appearing in concert at Ramona Mainstage. [less-]

The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. "Spring Awakening" explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that ... [more+]

The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. "Spring Awakening" explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. [less-]