Events
Thanking God for the Purpose of The Season
Now that Christmas and the holiday season are upon us, I know that people in our world are having different reactions and experiences with what they should feel and believe. Though I am Catholic and have been since birth, I would be naïve to think that others understand how this season feels to me. Fortunately, […]
Historic San Diego Civic Youth Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker”
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet (SDCYB), founded in 1945 is celebrating almost 75 years as the resident classical ballet school in Balboa Park, and is again presenting “The Nutcracker” from Wednesday, December 11 through Sunday, December 22 at the Casa Del Prado Theater, located at 1800 Village Place. You are invited to take an […]
Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village
Families, friends and neighbors are invited to kick-off the holiday season with festive fun in San Diego’s Little Italy at the 21st Annual Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 7th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year, the Little Italy neighborhood will make exciting enhancements to the event with the reveal […]
Kate Sessions Birthday Celebration in Balboa Park Invites Tree Lovers to “Plant It Forward”
The Balboa Park Conservancy encourages San Diego families and tree lovers of all ages to help Plant It Forward at a new annual event in honor of Kate Sessions’s birthday and Balboa Park’s vital urban forest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, November 9. The family-friendly celebration in Morley Field at Jacaranda Place is the […]
Liberty Station’s Tree Lighting and Holiday Festivities, Nov. 29
Liberty Station invites the community to celebrate the season at its 2019 Salute the Season main event, the Liberty Station Tree Lighting and Holiday Festivities, taking place in the North Promenade on Friday, Nov. 29, from 4 to 9 p.m. Visitors will enjoy a magical evening of the iconic 88-foot Norfolk pine tree lighting as well as live […]
Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station Returns for the Holiday Season
San Diegans are invited to skate their way through the holiday season at the Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station, which begins Thursday, November 14 and runs through Sunday, January 5, 2020. The ice rink will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving and […]
My “La La Land” Experience
I truly feel like Los Angeles is the same anytime I attempt to visit. Things happen; people meet; and it feels like you are constantly on set for a film production experience. Well the weekend of October 11 was a definite “La La Land” moment for me. I got to enjoy some of my bucket-list goals, […]
Winner of the Entrepreneur Pitch Day Competition Announced
This past month, the winner of the Entrepreneur Pitch Day Competition was presented by Union Bank to Kelly Twichel, founder of Access Trax at CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center (CAJC) — Southeastern San Diego’s first business accelerator designed to grow local early-stage businesses. The pitch competition was part of a graduation celebration for the […]
Beachside Fall Fest Festive-Themed Rides and Attractions
Belmont Park, San Diego’s iconic beachfront amusement park, continues its 8th Annual Beachside Fall Fest in November with a special give-back offer for active duty military, veterans and first responders; plus, special deals for all other guests. Festive-themed rides and attractions continue in November with the new hay maze and inflatable obstacle course, the giant […]
Thanksgiving 5k to Fill Balboa Park with Costumed San Diegans
On Thanksgiving morning, more than 6,500 people will participate in Father Joe’s Villages’ Thanksgiving Day 5k, one of San Diego’s longest standing holiday traditions. The event is from 6:30 to 11 a.m., Thursday, November 28 at Spreckles Organ Pavilion & Plaza de Panama (1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101) in Balboa Park. After families […]
