What's Happening
Learn about things to do, events, and news before your visit to the Balboa Park Cultural District. You can also see special messages from the Explorer team here, too!
What's Happening
Learn about things to do, events, and news before your visit to the Balboa Park Cultural District. You can also see special messages from the Explorer team here, too!
Things to Do
Tuck and Roll at Mingei International Museum
Borderlands Visions: Anti-Border Futures
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Ongoing
Amazement in the Basement
San Diego Natural History Museum
Opening June 6
Tuck and Roll
Mingei International Museum
Ongoing
NetGen 2025
ICA San Diego
Opening June 21
Events
The following events are included with your Balboa Park Explorer Pass.
Sharp Minds: Our Accelerating Cosmos
Monday, June 2 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Community Art Workshop: Foam Printmaking
The San Diego Museum of Art at May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
Thursday, June 12 | 11 AM - 1 PM
Creation Station: Mural-Making
Timken Museum of Art
Saturday, June 14 | 1:30 PM - 5 PM
Critter Chats
San Diego Natural History Museum
Saturdays, June 14 & 28 | 1:30 PM
Living Lab at San Diego Natural History Museum
News
Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass
Museum Closures
- Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum will close early at 5 PM on 6/14, 6/17 & 6/28.
- ICA San Diego will be closed 6/5-6/20 for exhibit installation.
New Perks for Explorers!
Did you know Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders get a special early access hour at the San Diego Natural History Museum on the first Sunday of every month? Start each month feeding your appetite for adventure by browsing fossils, exploring extinct species, and seeing what's new at The Nat a whole hour before the museum opens to the general public!
Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders also get access to the Fleet IMAX Documentary Film Pass Add-On! For $75 you'll receive 10 documentary film tickets (a savings of $25!) that can be used anytime during regular business hours (special engagements are not included) while your Annual Pass is active. This add-on benefit is only available in person at the Fleet Science Center admissions desk.
Visit the Annual Pass Benefits section of our website to learn more about these new offers.
A Message from Explorer
Explorer Experience at San Diego Automotive Museum
Join us on Saturday, June 21 from 9 AM to 10 AM at the San Diego Automotive Museum for the next Explorer Experience, exclusively for Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders! Beat the heat and the busy summer crowds and start your visit to the Cultural District enjoying an early preview of the Museum's newest exhibit, Lowriders: Low and Slow, opening June 23. The Museum will open one hour early at 9 AM only for Explorers, and docent-led tours will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reservations are required. Click here to save your spot!
San Diego Automotive Museum
Things to Do
Tuck and Roll at Mingei International Museum
Borderlands Visions: Anti-Border Futures
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Ongoing
Amazement in the Basement
San Diego Natural History Museum
Opening June 6
Tuck and Roll
Mingei International Museum
Ongoing
NetGen 2025
ICA San Diego
Opening June 21
Events
The following events are included with your Balboa Park Explorer Pass.
Sharp Minds: Our Accelerating Cosmos
Monday, June 2 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Community Art Workshop: Foam Printmaking
The San Diego Museum of Art at May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
Thursday, June 12 | 11 AM - 1 PM
Creation Station: Mural-Making
Timken Museum of Art
Saturday, June 14 | 1:30 PM - 5 PM
Critter Chats
San Diego Natural History Museum
Saturdays, June 14 & 28 | 1:30 PM
Living Lab at San Diego Natural History Museum
News
Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass
Museum Closures
- Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum will close early at 5 PM on 6/14, 6/17 & 6/28.
- ICA San Diego will be closed 6/5-6/20 for exhibit installation.
New Perks for Explorers!
Did you know Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders get a special early access hour at the San Diego Natural History Museum on the first Sunday of every month? Start each month feeding your appetite for adventure by browsing fossils, exploring extinct species, and seeing what's new at The Nat a whole hour before the museum opens to the general public!
Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders also get access to the Fleet IMAX Documentary Film Pass Add-On! For $75 you'll receive 10 documentary film tickets (a savings of $25!) that can be used anytime during regular business hours (special engagements are not included) while your Annual Pass is active. This add-on benefit is only available in person at the Fleet Science Center admissions desk.
Visit the Annual Pass Benefits section of our website to learn more about these new offers.
A Message from Explorer
Explorer Experience at San Diego Automotive Museum
Join us on Saturday, June 21 from 9 AM to 10 AM at the San Diego Automotive Museum for the next Explorer Experience, exclusively for Balboa Park Explorer Annual Passholders! Beat the heat and the busy summer crowds and start your visit to the Cultural District enjoying an early preview of the Museum's newest exhibit, Lowriders: Low and Slow, opening June 23. The Museum will open one hour early at 9 AM only for Explorers, and docent-led tours will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reservations are required. Click here to save your spot!
San Diego Automotive Museum
