For 30 years Mainly Mozart has been the festival where genius lives. With a core commitment to the exceptional, Mainly Mozart produces a boutique experience which tells the story of genius in all of its varied faces. The fourth annual Genius Weekend consists of an...
Upcoming Events
Come Explore the Architecture of the Gaslamp Quarter!
Open House San Diego is happening this weekend on March 24th and 25th! This free event celebrates the best of our city’s architecture by offering behind-the-scenes access to 40+ iconic sites. Each one contributes in a unique way to the fabric of our city, with...
36th Annual Chinese New Year Fair
Happy Lunar New Year! The San Diego Chinese New Year Fair is coming back! This two-day, family-friendly event celebrating the Year of the Dog, returns February 24-25, 2018. Taking place in the Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District at Third Avenue and J Street, the...
Let the Good Times Roll this Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Quarter!
2018 is officially here and it’s time to let the good times roll, or as the Cajun expression goes, “laissez les bons temps rouler”! The Historic Heart of San Diego is shaking things up by playing host to busking performances from Circus Mafia and lots of specials in...
Mardi Party in the Gaslamp Quarter on Saturday February 10 and Tuesday February 13!
2018 is officially here and it’s time to let the good times roll, or as the Cajun expression goes, “laissez les bons temps rouler”! So why not take in Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Quarter! The Historic Heart of San Diego is shaking things up by playing host to the...
Don’t Miss the Rabbits of Rabbitville at Sparks Gallery Thursday, January 25th 6PM-9PM
The Gaslamp Quarter Association and Sparks gallery, 530 Sixth Avenue, are pleased to announce a special exhibition of ten fiberglass rabbit statues and their artists on Thursday, January 25th from 6PM-9PM. The seven-foot-tall rabbits were commissioned in May 2017 to...
The 17th Annual Fall Back Festival – Sunday, November 5th!
It’s a blast from the past the entire family can enjoy at The 17th Annual Fall Back Festival! Bring the whole gang down for a day of play and educational fun in the historic Gaslamp Quarter. This FREE children’s historical street faire is in the heart of downtown’s...
You’ve got the green light to ride – CicloSDias takes over Downtown on 10/29
What is CicloSDias? CicloSDias is a free Open Street Event that closes streets to cars for the day and opens streets to people on foot, bike, skateboard etc. to create a whole new healthy, sustainable and vibrant city street experience. RECLAIM Reclaim public streets...
CRITICS CHOICE! “Father Comes Home From the Wars” at the Horton Grand Theatre
CRITICS CHOICE! "Riveting and powerfully poetic... Laced with blues tunes and humor, shot through with stories of horror and redemption and steeped deeply in both ancient myth and modern debates about race and privilege, "Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2...
San Diego International Film Festival is Back!
The San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF), produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, is coming back for the 16th year this year from October 4th to October 8th! The San Diego International Film Festival is the region’s premier film event and one of the...
Florent Restaurant & Lounge brings spoken word back to the Gaslamp Quarter with Poetry Slam!
Every third Monday Florent Restaurant & Lounge brings spoken word back to the Gaslamp Quarter with Poetry Slam! In the unique space in it's basement, Florent hosts an insane night of slam poetry, raw emotion, and rhyme. Hosted by Florent's own self-proclaimed slam...
Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story Rocks the Horton Grand Theatre!
Intrepid Theatre Company has teamed up with New Village Arts to bring the beloved rock & roll musical Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story to the Horton Grand Theatre. Buddy tells the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when...
Pop Art Stars Karen and Tony Barone Debut in San Diego at The Chuck Jones Gallery
POP Art stars and long-time Coachella Valley society scene-sters, Karen and Tony Barone, will be the guests of honor at Down the Rabbit Hole, an exhibition of sculpture and recent works on canvas and paper premiering at the Chuck Jones Gallery in the heart of San...
February is Macy’s Museum Month!
Arts, entertainment and culture collide for Macy’s Museum Month in San Diego. This February the San Diego Museum Council and Macy’s have teamed up again for Museum Month, giving patrons a chance to discover what’s new at more than 40 area museums with savings only...
35th Annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair
Lunar New Year may have been on January 28th but now you can celebrate again this weekend at the 35th Annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair! The fair will be take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 11th & 12th, from 10AM - 5PM in San Diego's historic...
Toast of Gaslamp Shopping Deals!
Raise your glasses! It’s time to toast the holidays with the Toast of the Gaslamp, offering delicious cocktail samples and scrumptious bites from 20 of the top Gaslamp Quarter restaurants as well as shopping deals at 10 Gaslamp retailers. On Saturday, December 10,...