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Wildfire Panel: Nature, Our Homes & Spaces In Between Casa del Prado	Tue., April 15 6pm-8:30pm	Discussion Groups
New Volunteer Meeting for Balboa Park Rose Garden House of Pacific Relations	Tue., April 15 9:15am-11:30am	Nature
Kokedama Workshop Japanese Friendship Garden	Wed., April 16 10am-3pm	Classes & Workshops
Gilbert Castellanos Jazz Jam Panama 66	Wed., April 16 8:30pm-11:30pm	Music
Soundscapes of Afghanistan: Tradition Reimagined Mingei International Museum	Fri., April 18 7:30pm	Music
San Diego County Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale Casa del Prado	Fri., April 18 12pm-6pm	Nature
Too Darn Hot Old Globe - Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre	Fri., April 18 7pm-9:30pm	Theater
San Diego County Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale Casa del Prado	Sat., April 19 9am-6pm	Nature
San Diego EarthFest Balboa Park	Sat., April 19 11am-5pm	Nature
AXIS: Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare! Copley Plaza	Sat., April 19 11am-1:30pm	For Kids
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., April 19 10pm-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Supercar Exhibition San Diego Automotive Museum	Sat., April 19 10am-5pm	Automotive
33rd Multi-Cultural Earth Day WorldBeat Cultural Center	Sun., April 20 11am-7pm	Special Events
Historic Seventh Avenue Walking Tour Marston House Museum	Sun., April 20 12:30pm-1:15pm	Special Events
33rd Annual Earth Day Celebration WorldBeat Cultural Center	Sun., April 20 12pm-7pm	Music
Supercar Exhibition San Diego Automotive Museum	Sun., April 20 10am-5pm	Automotive
Fleet After Dark Fleet Science Center	Thu., April 24 6pm-9pm	Special Events
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., April 26 10am-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Light Justice & Bird Migration: Call for Environmental Equity WorldBeat Cultural Center	Sat., April 26 6pm-9:30pm	Nature
Sazon Live Centro Cultural de la Raza	Sat., April 26 7pm-8:30pm	Dance
2025 Spring Sake Festival ~Fresh seasonal sake~ Japanese Friendship Garden	Sun., April 27 11am-4pm	Food & Drink
Sazon Live Centro Cultural de la Raza	Sun., April 27 2pm-3:30pm	Dance
Art of Elan: Revelations Mingei International Museum	Tue., April 29 7pm	Music
Food, Wine & Brew Celebration San Diego Zoo	Sat., May 3 6:30pm-10pm	Beer
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., May 3 10am-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Horticultural Tours: Fig Trees & Stranglers of Balboa Park Balboa Park Visitors' Center, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101	Sat., May 3 10am-11:30am	Nature
San Diego Tennis Fest 2025 Balboa Tennis Club	Sun., May 4 11:30am-4pm	Classes & Workshops
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Tue., May 6 11am-4pm	Art
GI Film Festival San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts	Wed., May 7 6pm-10pm	Film
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Wed., May 7 11am-4pm	Art
GI Film Festival San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts	Thu., May 8 5pm-10pm	Film
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Thu., May 8 11am-4pm	Art
GI Film Festival San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts	Fri., May 9 5pm-10pm	Film
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Fri., May 9 11am-4pm	Art
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., May 10 10am-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Project [BLANK] Park Opera Balboa Park	Sat., May 10 4pm-7pm	Music
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Sat., May 10 11am-4pm	Art
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Mon., May 12 11am-4pm	Art
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Tue., May 13 11am-4pm	Art
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Wed., May 14 11am-4pm	Art
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Thu., May 15 11am-4pm	Art
Sounds of the Royal Courts: Gamelan Music & Dance of Java Mingei International Museum	Fri., May 16 7:30pm	Music
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Fri., May 16 11am-4pm	Art
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Sat., May 17 11am-4pm	Art
Historic Seventh Avenue Walking Tour Marston House Museum	Sun., May 18 12:30pm-1:15pm	Special Events
2 Artists 2 Mediums An Art Exhibition Gallery 21 in Spanish Village Art Center	Sun., May 18 11am-4pm	Art
Fleet After Dark Fleet Science Center	Thu., May 22 6pm-9pm	Special Events
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., May 24 10am-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Street Photography Essentials (Six week course) ICA Central San Diego Art Institute	Sat., May 31 10am-1pm	Classes & Workshops
Horticultural Tours: Balboa Park Palms Balboa Park Visitors' Center, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101	Sat., June 7 10am-11:30am	Nature
Samba Roots: An Afro-Brazilian Journey Mingei International Museum	Fri., June 20 7:30pm	Dance
Midsummer Shakespeare San Diego Museum of Art	Sat., June 21 1pm-3pm	Theater
Midsummer Shakespeare San Diego Museum of Art	Sat., June 21 2:30pm-4:30pm	Theater
San Diego County Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale Casa del Prado	Mon., April 20, 2026	Nature