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- Free + Ticketed

+ OMA Plein Air Festival
Artists of all skill levels are invited to come paint Oceanside in the open air this summer.

+ Decoding Portraits from Antiquity: Greece
Art historian Dr. Katherine Schwab traces how portraits in the Greek world evolved from idealized visions of cultural icons to individualized, multisensory depictions of everyday people across a growing Mediterranean world.

+ Decoding Portraits from Antiquity: The Roman World
Art historian Dr. Katherine Schwab explores how Roman portraiture—from imperial propaganda to provincial traditions—used style, symbolism, and cultural fusion to assert authority and craft identity across a vast empire.

+ DDX'25 San Diego - UX & Innovation - Conference
The global innovation and design conference.

+ The Silo Room: Trip 9
An improvised soundscape where technology, memory, and identity intertwine. Live electronic explorations by Myles Ortiz-Green.

+ The Silo Room: Trip 10
An intimate evening of spoken word, poetry, and song with Bauhaus’ David J, unveiling his most personal works to date.

+ Mashup 2025: A Creative Industry Symposium
Vanguard Culture’s 2-day creative industry symposium explores the role of the arts in fostering a more livable and inspiring future.

+ Art Beat of San Diego
Homegrown ArtBeat — a living, breathing experience of San Diego’s creative pulse.

+ Decoding Portraits from Antiquity: Mesopotamia and Egypt
Art historian Dr. Katherine Schwab explores how rulers from Mesopotamia to Egypt used portraiture, both typical and exceptional, to craft enduring symbols of power, kingship, and identity across centuries.

- Murals of La Jolla Guided Tour
Explore La Jolla’s vibrant public art scene on a free 90-minute walking tour of the Murals of La Jolla, featuring works by internationally acclaimed artists.

+ Yoga in the Gallery
Join Sarah Stieber for a unique opportunity to practice yoga in her gallery.

- Opening Reception | Helena Westra: Lying Fallow
A golden field brought indoors, Lying Fallow invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and consider what can only grow in stillness.

- Art Exhibiton: Prometheus II
Upcoming show of the movie Jason Sherry started in 2016. Completely made inside the walls and parking lot of Bread + Salt.

- Lowtide Market
Lowtide Market returns August 3 with vintage treasures, art, ceramics, live clothing customization, and more.

- An Artist's Duty: Art Exhibition
A powerful double exhibition at Centro Cultural de la Raza exploring barrio lettering, cultural memory, and anti-border resistance through Chicano, Indigenous, and Latinx art.

- A Night At Panorama Studios
A night filled with photography, music, art, food and drinks. Meet other creatives and take photos in the exclusive sets.
- Street Level x Art Walk
Street Level transforms OMA into a stage to discover musicians, artists, and craftspeople from all across Southern California.

+ SDMA Art Party
Celebrate the opening of Eduardo Chillida: Convergence with an evening of art, performance, bites, and unexpected delights at The San Diego Museum of Art.

- 5 Year Block Party
Get ready to celebrate five years of fun, food, and music at BLK Box Gallery’s epic 5 YEAR BLOCK PARTY.

+ The Silo Room: Trip 7
An intimate evening of spoken word, poetry, and song with Bauhaus’ David J, unveiling his most personal works to date.

- Group Gallery Show - The Surrealist Lens
Surrealism evokes the unconscious mind, or dreams.


+ Makers Arcade Summer Fair
Discover over 120 unique handmade vendors with crafting opportunities and delicious food and drinks.

- 33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Selected artists will exhibit their work in our galleries, receive excellent exposure, and mingle with both artists and art lovers at an opening reception.

+ Lamp at Sh!ft Gallery
“Lamp” is an immersive sonic gathering where your lamp becomes part of the performance—shaping the atmosphere as ambient sound, light, and movement blur into one hypnotic experience.

- Art Exhibition: COCOA BUTTER 'N CASH
A vibrant summer showcase that radiates luxury, leisure, and unapologetic self-indulgence.

- Another Itsy Bitsy Teeny Tiny Art Show
A celebration of small-scale creativity, featuring postcard-sized works by local artists. Big ideas, tiny canvases, and a playful dose of community connection.

+ Spotlight Series: A Celebration of Design and Cross-Border Creativity
Spotlight Series: A Celebration of Design and Cross-Border Creativity Presented by WDC San Diego Tijuana 2024 & Design Forward Alliance

+ San Diego Wellness Week
San Diego Wellness Week 2025 is a citywide celebration of movement, mindfulness, and modern wellness, culminating in a day-long immersive experience and closing party at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

- Exhibition: Artist Reception
Meet the artists, explore new works, and enjoy a welcoming atmosphere in the heart of Hillcrest.

- Art Exhibition: Alchemy of Form
A unique exploration between three Scandinavian women artists L.in Utzon, Anne-Sophie Øgaard and Laura Lappi.

- Art Exhibition: Infinite Rivers
A gathering of intergenerational artists from Indigenous, Latin American, and border communities to honor ancestral crafts and evolving traditions through ceramics, textiles, and cultural memory.

- Art Exhibition: Hiding In Plain Site
Hiding In Plain Site is the first major solo exhibition of Joseph A. Henseler, showcasing over 80 works spanning three decades of multidisciplinary, found-material-based art that redefines where and how we see creativity in everyday life.

- Cats and Castles: A Studio Ghibli Fan Art Show
Come wander through forests with spirits, soar through the skies on broomsticks, and lose yourself in dreamy worlds brought to life through art.


- Free Day at OMA
Enjoy extended hours at OMA on July 11 from 11:00am-8:00pm with free admission.
+ Consequential Dances at Art Produce
An intimate dance performance unfolding inside and beyond the gallery walls, where movement, memory, and morning-after musings blur for audience and passerby alike.