Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: Year-round
Cost: $29+ Per Show; Cheaper with Subscriptions; $20 Tickets for those Under 30
Features: Tony Award Winning Theatre is “Home to the Most Acclaimed National Artists, Designers, Directors and Playwrights in the Theatre Industry”. Twenty Productions have gone on to Broadway including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Damn Yankees, and A Catered Affair.
Location: UCSD (13 Miles/ 20 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: Individual Tickets from $25 to $75
Features: Dozens of Tony Award Winning Broadway Productions started at the La Jolla Playhouse, a Non-Profit Theatre started by Gregory Peck
Location: Downtown San Diego (Horton Plaza / Core District)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: Ranges from $15 to $200
Features: Home to One of the Top Opera Companies in the Country; See Pop-Stars in Concert; View Productions from Broadway San Diego, the Classical California Ballet, and Tour Companies from Around the World.
Location: Downtown San Diego (Gaslamp Quarter)
Performances: Wednesdays through Sundays
Cost: $36 – $46; ($5 off for Seniors 65+ and Half Off for Ages 29 and Under and Active Military Members)
Features: Popular Theatre for Long-Running Crowd Favorite Musicals
Location: Downtown San Diego (Horton Plaza / Core District)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: Ranges from Free to $70+
Features: View Productions from Broadway San Diego, the Classical California Ballet, and Tour Companies from Around the World in a Brand New Facility.
Location: Downtown San Diego (Horton Plaza / Core District)
Performances: September through March
Cost: Theatre – $34 and Up ($18 for Students); Ballet – $40 ($20 for Students)
Features: Home to the Progressive San Diego Repertory Theatre and the Contemporary San Diego Ballet
Location: Downtown San Diego (Core District)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: Copley Hall Tours are Free; Performance Tickets Range from $20 – $93 (Some $10 tickets available for Students)
Features: Watch the San Diego Symphony and other International Music Acts Perform in one of the Most Elegant Theatres on the West Coast. You can also Take Tours of the Historic Copley Symphony Hall, which was an Original Fox Theatre where Walt Disney Premiered his Movies.
Location: Downtown San Diego (Gaslamp Quarter)
Features: Shopping, Restaurants, Nightlife, Performing Arts, Historical Tours
Location: Coronado (6 Miles / 15 Minutes South of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: Year-Round
Cost: $20 – $56; Discounts for Seniors, Military, and Under 30
Features: Leading Theatre Company in Coronado
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego) & College Area (12 Miles East of Downtown San Diego)
Performances: Year-Round; Generally Alternate between Both Locations
Cost: $22 and Up
Features: Award Winning Local Theatre Company.
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: June to September at 7:30PM
Cost: Ranges from $10 – $75
Features: Musicals Performed Outdoors by Well-Known Actors from Hollywood and Broadway
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: Six Performances Each Year in Balboa Park with More in Additional Locations
Cost: $10 – $15
Features: Watch Performances of Future Academy Award and Tony Award Winners. Past Alumni Include Dennis Hopper, Raquel Welch, Annette Bening, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Christian Hoff. This is the Oldest Youth Theatre Program in the Country.
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: Generally Wednesdays – Sundays at 11AM, 1PM, and 2:30PM. (More details below.)
Cost: $5 ($3 for Kids 2 and up; $4 for Seniors 65+)
Features: Nation’s Longest Running, Full-Time Puppet Theater
Location: Mission Bay (6 Miles Northwest of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Hours vary by day. Ranges from 10AM – 5PM during Winter to 9AM – 11PM during Summer.
Cost: Several options starting at $65 ($55 for Kids ages 3-9). Parking is $12.
Features: Shamu, Shows, Amusement Rides, Aquariums, Dolphins, Polar Bears, Penguins, Sesame Street Rides
Location: Borrego Springs is surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert (93 Miles/ 2 Hours East of San Diego Coastal Areas)
When to Visit: October through May
Features: Desert Town Providing Hospitality to Guests of the Anza-Borrego Desert; Includes Resorts, Spas, Stargazing, Adventure Activities, Life-Size Pre-Historic Animals, and Cultural Events.
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: $17 – $20 (Discounts for Seniors, Students, & Military)
Features: Community Theatre is home to Plays, Musicals, and Concerts; Just a Few Blocks from the Oceanside Pier
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