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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

Pause|Play at Fleet Science Center

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Prix Pictet Human
Museum of Photographic Arts @ The San Diego Museum of Art
Closing December 15

Roberto R. Pozos Solo Exhibition
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Closing December 22

Modeling for the Masses: Sculptural Ideals in Nineteenth-Century America
Timken Museum of Art
Ongoing

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Fleet Science Center
Ongoing

Events

The following events are included with your Balboa Park Explorer Pass.

Family Sunday: Create Your Own Perfume with Perfumer Jil Croquet
Mingei International Museum
Sunday, December 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM

Community Art Workshop: Birthdate Star Marker
SDMA May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
Thursday, December 12 from 11 AM - 1 PM

Tianguis de la Raza Artisan Market
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Sunday, December 15 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Polar Express Family Day
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Saturday, December 21 from 10 AM - 4 PM

 

Polar Express Family Day at San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Polar Express Family Day at San Diego Model Railroad Museum

News

December Annual Passholder Offers

December Annual Passholder Offers

Museum Closures
- Timken Museum of Art will close at 2 PM on 12/8 for a private event.
- San Diego Natural History Museum will be closed on 12/11 for a private event.
- The San Diego Automotive Museum will close at 3:30 PM on 12/12, 12/13, and 12/20.
- Museum of Us will be closed on 12/19.
- Centro Cultural de la Raza will be closed 12/23 - 1/4.

Deals for Active Annual Passholders
In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, our Park friends have generously extended exclusive* offers throughout the year for current Explorer Annual Passholders.

San Diego Model Railroad Musem
- 10% discount in the gift shop during the month of December.

Fleet Science Center
- $5 IMAX documentary ticket for each eligible Annual Passholder on the first Sunday of each month all year.

The Prado Restaurant
- 10% off on food and non-alcoholic beverages all year (Cannot be used on holidays or in combination with other discounts, promotional menus, or happy hour)

United Nations Gift Shop
- 10% off any item all year

*Must have valid Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass present to receive discounts.

A Message from Explorer

Get a gift when you buy an Explorer Annual Pass Voucher this December!


Give the gift that anyone in your life can enjoy, from artists to scientists, to model train enthusiasts, and beyond. Purchase an Explorer Annual Pass Gift Voucher and share the gift of exploration with friends and family in 2025. This December, you'll receive a FREE Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar when you buy any Annual Pass Gift Voucher*!

*One calendar per order due to limited supply. Gift vouchers take between 5-7 business days to arrive. Calendars can be shipped to an alternate address. Address must be confirmed in the order notes or with the Explorer Rep if ordering by phone. This offer is valid until December 31, 2024.

 

Get a Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar with your Gift Voucher Purchase!

Get a Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar with your Gift Voucher Purchase!

Things to Do

Pause|Play at Fleet Science Center

Pause|Play at Fleet Science Center

Prix Pictet Human
Museum of Photographic Arts @ The San Diego Museum of Art
Closing December 15

Roberto R. Pozos Solo Exhibition
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Closing December 22

Modeling for the Masses: Sculptural Ideals in Nineteenth-Century America
Timken Museum of Art
Ongoing

Pause|Play
Fleet Science Center
Ongoing

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Events

The following events are included with your Balboa Park Explorer Pass.

Family Sunday: Create Your Own Perfume with Perfumer Jil Croquet
Mingei International Museum
Sunday, December 8 from 10 AM to 3 PM

Community Art Workshop: Birthdate Star Marker
SDMA May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
Thursday, December 12 from 11 AM - 1 PM

Tianguis de la Raza Artisan Market
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Sunday, December 15 from 12 PM to 5 PM

Polar Express Family Day
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Saturday, December 21 from 10 AM - 4 PM

 

Polar Express Family Day at San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Polar Express Family Day at San Diego Model Railroad Museum

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News

December Annual Passholder Offers

December Annual Passholder Offers

Museum Closures
- Timken Museum of Art will close at 2 PM on 12/8 for a private event.
- San Diego Natural History Museum will be closed on 12/11 for a private event.
- The San Diego Automotive Museum will close at 3:30 PM on 12/12, 12/13, and 12/20.
- Museum of Us will be closed on 12/19.
- Centro Cultural de la Raza will be closed 12/23 - 1/4.

Deals for Active Annual Passholders
In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, our Park friends have generously extended exclusive* offers throughout the year for current Explorer Annual Passholders.

San Diego Model Railroad Musem
- 10% discount in the gift shop during the month of December.

Fleet Science Center
- $5 IMAX documentary ticket for each eligible Annual Passholder on the first Sunday of each month all year.

The Prado Restaurant
- 10% off on food and non-alcoholic beverages all year (Cannot be used on holidays or in combination with other discounts, promotional menus, or happy hour)

United Nations Gift Shop
- 10% off any item all year

*Must have valid Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass present to receive discounts.

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A Message from Explorer

Get a gift when you buy an Explorer Annual Pass Voucher this December!


Give the gift that anyone in your life can enjoy, from artists to scientists, to model train enthusiasts, and beyond. Purchase an Explorer Annual Pass Gift Voucher and share the gift of exploration with friends and family in 2025. This December, you'll receive a FREE Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar when you buy any Annual Pass Gift Voucher*!

*One calendar per order due to limited supply. Gift vouchers take between 5-7 business days to arrive. Calendars can be shipped to an alternate address. Address must be confirmed in the order notes or with the Explorer Rep if ordering by phone. This offer is valid until December 31, 2024.

 

Get a Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar with your Gift Voucher Purchase!

Get a Balboa Park Explorer 2025 Calendar with your Gift Voucher Purchase!

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