16 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: April 24–27
Spring is in full swing, the sun is shining bright, and several of San Diego’s biggest events are back for another year—all the necessary ingredients for a perfect weekend. Catch iconic happenings like WOW Festival, Art Alive, the La Jolla Concours d’Élégance, and Adams Avenue Unplugged, or celebrate another facet of San Diego history: Fans of the Top Gun franchise can see both films for free at the historic Brooks Theater.
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Food & Drink Events in San Diego This Weekend
Taste of La Mesa Village
April 24
Enjoy unlimited food and drinks at the inaugural Taste of La Mesa Village. This Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., the La Mesa Village Association’s event will feature several restaurants, cafés, and bars, plus a number of “sip stops” for alcoholic and non-alcoholic libations in Downtown La Mesa. There will also be local artists at work and live music performances to check out. Tickets range from $35 to $45 and have already sold out, but you can still join the waitlist in case there are any openings.
La Mesa Boulevard between Grant Avenue & Acacia Avenue, La Mesa
Wine in the Pines and Celebrate the Craft
April 26–27
North Torrey Pines Road hosts a pair of food- and drink-focused events this weekend. On Saturday at 4 p.m., the Wine in the Pines party returns to the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve with a ’50s rockabilly theme, light bites, wine and beer, a live auction, and more. Tickets are $125, with all proceeds supporting Torrey Pines Conservancy’s preservation efforts. About three miles down the road, Celebrate the Craft takes place on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Lodge at Torrey Pines with a menu of locally sourced food and wine. Tickets are $307 for Celebrate the Craft.
12600 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla | 11480 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla
San Diego Spring Sake Festival
April 27
Grab a glass and say “kanpai” (cheers) to the San Diego Spring Sake Festival. This 21-plus event from the San Diego Sake Club will include international sake selections, live entertainment, and the chance to learn the secrets of sake making from local brewers and sommeliers at the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum. Tickets are $93 and come with admission to the museum, plus unlimited tasting of sake and Japanese beers and a festival tasting cup.
2215 Pan American Road East, Balboa Park
Concerts & Festivals in San Diego This Weekend
WOW Festival
April 24–27
See more than 20 new, out-of-the-box productions (some of them free) at the La Jolla Playhouse’s annual WOW Festival. Taking place at both traditional and unconventional venues across the UC San Diego campus, the lineup from Thursday to Sunday includes a host of unique shows, including a sex ed tour of the US, a puppet procession, and a casino experience where you gamble for a shot at the American Dream. Create your own schedule and enjoy the creativity of artists who are pushing the envelope.
La Jolla
Art Scene West Film Festival
April 25–26
Independent filmmakers hailing from around the country will screen 10 short films (25 minutes or less) at the first-ever Art Scene West Film Festival, happening Friday and Saturday at Seaport Village. Attendees can enjoy live music and activities each night, followed by outdoor screenings in the Lighthouse District beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 per night; a portion of the festival proceeds will help fund ArtReach’s equitable art education programs around San Diego County.
803 West Harbor Drive, Embarcadero
Linda Vista Multicultural Fair & Parade
April 26
Explore cultural exhibits, artistic performances, and carnival rides at the free Linda Vista Multicultural Fair & Parade, taking place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees can enjoy live performances from singers and instrumentalists on the main stage, plus martial arts demonstrations, dance troupe shows, and more on the World Arts Village Stage. Plus, there will be fun activities for the whole family, with inflatable bounce houses, magicians, and face painting for children.
6900 Linda Vista Road between Comstock Street & Ulric Street, Linda Vista
Adams Avenue Unplugged
April 26
Get amped up for Adams Avenue Unplugged, an all-day live music extravaganza on Adams Avenue, stretching from University Heights to Kensington. Roam the neighborhood for 80 performances at 24 venues, including restaurants, cafés, and Normal Heights United Church, from noon to midnight. Entry is free, but $25 VIP beer and food tickets, which come with three craft beers courtesy of Mission Brewing and a taco combo plate from Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant to enjoy by the main stage, are currently on sale.
Adams Avenue from University Heights to Kensington
Encinitas Spring Street Fair
April 26–27
Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association’s twice-a-year block party is back for the springtime with a plethora of San Diego businesses, artisans, and musicians spread out across several blocks of Highway 10. The two-day Encinitas Spring Street Fair features vendors selling creative handmade items, a packed live music and entertainment schedule on five stages, and more than 450 local businesses with booths and pop-up storefronts on the festival grounds. Best of all, entry is free.
South Coast Highway 101 between D & J Streets, Encinitas
Theater & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Weekend
Art Alive at the San Diego Museum of Art
April 24–27
This year’s Art Alive, the San Diego Museum of Art’s flower-full fundraiser and celebration, starts with the black-tie Premiere Dinner Thursday, but it truly gets going with Friday night’s Bloom Bash from 7 p.m. to midnight, with highlights like signature cocktails, art installations, and a massive ferris wheel. Admission to Art Alive is $40 for adults, $5 for youth ages 7 to 17, and free for kids ages 6 and under; separate tickets are required for Bloom Bash ($250 for members, $350 for nonmembers) and the Premiere Dinner ($3,500+).
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park
La Traviata at Civic Theatre
April 25–27
With a live score by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Opera will perform Guiseppe Verdi’s three-act opera, La Traviata. There will be a pre-opera talk 50 minutes prior to each performance and post-opera talk-back 10 minutes after Saturday and Sunday’s performances with members of the cast. La Traviata will be sung in Italian, with English and Spanish subtitles projected above the stage. Tickets start at $141 for this opera production, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Civic Theatre.
1100 Third Avenue, Gaslamp
Mission Fed ArtWalk
April 26 & 27
Peruse unique fine art finds Saturday (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) when the Mission Fed ArtWalk returns to India Street. Over 250 local, national, and international visual artists will have work on display and available for purchase during the event. Attendees can also enjoy four live music stages, street food, and family-friendly art activities at the KidsWalk.
India Street, Little Italy
Because You’re Mine at Brooks Theater
April 27
Because You’re Mine at the Oceanside Theatre Company’s Brooks Theater celebrates the love and hits of country music’s favorite power couple: Johnny Cash (played by Charles Evans Jr.) and June Carter (Caitie Grady). Tickets start at $35 for Because You’re Mine, with this matinee performance beginning Sunday at 2 p.m.
217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside
More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend
Jess Cramp: “The Untold Story of Sharks” at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
April 24
As apex predators who have roamed the oceans for an estimated 200 million years, sharks are essential to the health of the world’s marine ecosystems. But there’s a lot that people don’t know about these sharp-tooth creatures outside of Jaws and “Baby Shark.” This Thursday at 7:30 p.m., certified shark aficionado Dr. Jess Cramp will pull from National Geographic’s archives, including significant findings made by women researchers in the 1900s, to share “The Untold Story of Sharks.” Tickets range from $31 to $53 for this presentation.
7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla
Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick at the Brooks Theater
April 25 & 26
Grab your aviator shades and enter the danger zone with the Oceanside Theatre Company’s free Top Gun marathon at the Brooks Theater. The programming will begin with a Friday night showing of Tony Scott’s 1985 classic (8 p.m.) followed by three Saturday screenings of its 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick (noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.). With sky-high action sequences, infamous beach volleyball games, and a local connection to the real-life Top Gun naval air station in Miramar, these movies are a treat to see on the big screen.
217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside
La Jolla Concours d’Élégance
April 25–27
The La Jolla Concours d’Élégance is made for motorheads, with a weekend of car activities to get your engines humming. It all begins with Friday night’s VIP soiree—a classy evening featuring cocktails, bites, and vintage cars—followed by Porsches on Prospect Saturday night, a free procession of hot rods rolling down Prospect Street. But the crème de la crème is undoubtedly Sunday’s showcase at La Jolla Cove, where over 170 automobiles will be on display overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Tickets range from $39 children’s (11–17) general admission tickets to the $829 VIP weekend package.
1100 Coast Boulevard, La Jolla
San Diego Book Crawl
April 26–28
Keep adding to that TBR pile and support 14 independent bookstores across the city throughout the three-day San Diego Book Crawl. Beginning Saturday, visitors to participating locations can make a purchase of $10 or more to receive a prize (while supplies last) and kick off their crawl adventure. From there, choose your own route (or take a suggested path) to continue filling out the spots on your Book Crawl Passport. More info about the available prizes can be found on the book crawl Instagram.
Citywide
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