These 69 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 14 at 1am (This weekend)
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla • Free
Artist and Yale professor Meleko Mokgosi takes the stage for the 2026 Russell Lecture at Jacobs Hall, presented in collaboration with the Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego.
November 14 at 10:30am (This weekend)
Mingei International Museum · Banker's Hill
Tiny worlds, stitched by hand. Fiber artist Salley Mavor shares how she builds miniature scenes with needle and thread, from children's books to stop-motion film, then signs copies of My Bed.
November 18 at 5:30am
Mandell Weiss Theatre · La Jolla • Free
The curtain call doesn't have to be goodbye. Stick around after select Tuesday performances for a free talkback where the cast and La Jolla Playhouse crew field your burning questions.
November 18 at 6:30pm
Pali Wine Co · Hillcrest
Laura Mainz cared for her father through nine years of Multiple Myeloma before founding WithinOncology to make cancer science understandable. She and fellow co-founders lead this neighborhood wine bar discussion on prevention, drug development, and family support.
November 18 at 7pm
San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) · Banker's Hill • $12-$15
A dino-obsessed teen and his filmmaker father trace a lifelong passion for prehistoric bones around the globe in this documentary screening and filmmaker talk at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
November 20 at 2am
Duck Foot Brewing Miramar · Miramar
Local researchers leave their laboratories for Duck Foot Brewing Miramar to chat with patrons, answering questions about diverse scientific fields over drinks during this community event.
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Fri Nov 13, 6:30pm
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 4pm
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 3:15pm
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 1pm
Birch Aquarium at Scripps · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 10:30am
Climate Action Campaign · Hillcrest
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
The Westin San Diego Bayview · Core-Columbia
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 10:30am
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 3pm
Mission Valley Branch Library · Mission Valley
Sat Nov 14, 10am
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Sat Nov 14, 10:30am
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla
$20
Sun Nov 15, 6:30pm
Fleet Science Center · Banker's Hill
Sun Nov 15, 11:30am
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla
Mon Nov 16, 2:45pm
Birch Aquarium at Scripps · La Jolla
Mon Nov 16, 4pm
Birch Aquarium at Scripps · La Jolla
Mon Nov 16, 9:30am
Birch Aquarium at Scripps · La Jolla
Tue Nov 17, 6pm
The Diversionary Theatre · University Heights
Tue Nov 17, 7:30pm
Mandell Weiss Theatre · La Jolla
Free
Wed Nov 18, 3pm
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla
Free
Wed Nov 18, 9am
Alliance Française de San Diego · University City
Free for AFSD and ELLES Collective members · $5 for non-members
Fri Nov 20, 6:30pm
Jacobs Music Center · Cortez Hill
Free
Fri Nov 20, 5pm
Barley & Sword Brewing North Park · North Park
Sat Nov 21, 4pm
South Park Yoga and Wellness · South Park
$10
Sat Nov 21, 10:30am
Reading Legacies · Point Loma
Free
Sun Nov 22, 2pm
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla
Sun Nov 22, 1:30pm
Mandell Weiss Theatre · La Jolla
Free
Tue Dec 1, 10:30am
Heikoff IMAX Dome · Banker's Hill
Wed Dec 2, 7pm
Fleet Science Center · Banker's Hill
Wed Dec 2, 10:30am
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla
Free
Fri Dec 4, 10am
Alliance Francaise de San Diego · University City
Sun Dec 6, 11am
Timken Museum of Art · Banker's Hill
Free
Mon Dec 7, 10:30am
Heikoff IMAX Dome · Banker's Hill
Mon Dec 7, 10:30am
Heikoff IMAX Dome · Balboa Park
Mon Dec 7, 10:30am
Fleet Science Center · Banker's Hill
Free
Tue Dec 8, 4pm
Mission Valley Branch Library · Mission Valley
Free
Wed Dec 9, 6pm
Alliance Française San Diego · University City
Members $35 / Non-members $45
Sun Dec 13, 11am
Mingei International Museum · Banker's Hill
Sun Dec 13, 11am
Fleet Science Center · Balboa Park
Sun Dec 13, 12pm
Mingei International Museum · Banker's Hill
$35
Wed Dec 16, 11:30am
KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center · Montezuma Mesa
$45
Thu Jan 14, 1pm
Mingei International Museum · Balboa Park
Thu Jan 14, 7pm
Ocean Beach Elementary School · Point Loma
Sun Jan 24, 3pm
Balboa Theatre · Gaslamp Quarter
Tue Jan 26, 7:30pm
Balboa Theatre · Gaslamp Quarter
Thu Jan 28, 7:30pm
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall · La Jolla
Sat Feb 13, 6:30pm
Balboa Theatre · Gaslamp Quarter
Thu Feb 18, 7:30pm
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall · La Jolla
Sat Mar 6, 6:30pm
Balboa Theatre · Gaslamp Quarter
Sat Mar 20, 6pm
Mingei International Museum · Balboa Park
Members $25 / Non-members $35
Thu Mar 25, 7:30pm
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center · La Jolla
Tue Mar 30, 7pm
Balboa Theatre · Gaslamp Quarter
Sat Apr 17, 6:30pm
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center · La Jolla
Thu Apr 22, 7:30pm
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall · La Jolla
Sat Apr 24, 6:30pm
Jacobs Music Center · Core-Columbia
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