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Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free

Garden

Roaming

Step into a garden, and take your ease wherever you please: these giant sculptures are for sitting!

Free
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Town Square, Price Center

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Price Center

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series Tale Travelers

Tale Travelers

Geisel Library

Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover the magic of storytelling alongside lost characters from some of literature’s timeless classics.

$12
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Price Center - Theater

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Town Square, Price Center

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Price Center - East Ballroom

Four performers. Four treadmills. A test of mind, body, and spirit. You, the audience, set the challenges: will the performer's optimism prevail? Or will they land in Burnout Paradise?

$37
Event Series FIREBIRD

FIREBIRD

Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego

The most out-of-this-world concert experience you've never seen, presented by Amsterdam-based arts collective Touki Delphine.

Free
Event Series when my body talks

when my body talks

Price Center- Triton Steps

when my body talks explores our first-time queer experiences—the myriad moments of discovery, secrecy, and love in a celebration of music, monologue, and music.

Free
Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Town Square, Price Center

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Price Center

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Price Center - Theater

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Town Square, Price Center

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Price Center - East Ballroom

Four performers. Four treadmills. A test of mind, body, and spirit. You, the audience, set the challenges: will the performer's optimism prevail? Or will they land in Burnout Paradise?

$37
Event Series FIREBIRD

FIREBIRD

Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego

The most out-of-this-world concert experience you've never seen, presented by Amsterdam-based arts collective Touki Delphine.

Free
Event Series when my body talks

when my body talks

Price Center- Triton Steps

when my body talks explores our first-time queer experiences—the myriad moments of discovery, secrecy, and love in a celebration of music, monologue, and music.

Free
Event Series Black Magic Variety Hour

Black Magic Variety Hour

The Loft

Black Benatar invites you to an immersive late-night variety experience for adults where drag, magic, and spectacle take center stage. Expect high-energy performances, live music, and unpredictable moments. This is not just a show—it is an electrifying, queer celebration of creativity and chaos.

$12
Event Series Creation Station

Creation Station

Warren Mall

Launch your creativity and make an alien head band to celebrate the 2025 POP Tour, The Weatherbusters of Beachcastle!

Free
Event Series Tale Travelers

Tale Travelers

Geisel Library

Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover the magic of storytelling alongside lost characters from some of literature’s timeless classics.

$12
Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Warren Mall

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series Bev and Blanche’s Care-a-Van

Bev and Blanche’s Care-a-Van

Roaming

Meet Bev & Blanche, “The Rough Draft Sisters”—quirky, unfinished marionette twins navigating mental health journeys. In their roaming pop-up show, they explore anxiety, grief, and inadequacy, offering mindfulness and connection. Can you find their Care-a-van?

Free
Event Series Goldilocks Screentime

Goldilocks Screentime

Bear – Qualcomm Institute Courtyard

Will snail mucin give me perfect skin? Which TikTok workout guarantees bulletproof abs? If we follow the internet's advice, will we finally see ourselves as 'just right'?

Free
Event Series Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Price Center - East Ballroom

Four performers. Four treadmills. A test of mind, body, and spirit. You, the audience, set the challenges: will the performer's optimism prevail? Or will they land in Burnout Paradise?

$37
Event Series Layers

Layers

Warren Mall

A journey of imagination into how we create: together, we'll grow a single idea into a whole world of animated characters, driven by what inspires us.

Free
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Shifting Horizons

Shifting Horizons

Warren Mall

What happens when a shining star falls far from home? Shifting Horizons is a movement journey from isolation and displacement to community and peace, created by students from San Diego.

Free
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Warren Mall

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Qualcomm Institute - Auditorium

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free
Event Series Tale Travelers

Tale Travelers

Geisel Library

Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover the magic of storytelling alongside lost characters from some of literature’s timeless classics.

$12
Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free
Event Series Goldilocks Screentime

Goldilocks Screentime

Bear – Qualcomm Institute Courtyard

Will snail mucin give me perfect skin? Which TikTok workout guarantees bulletproof abs? If we follow the internet's advice, will we finally see ourselves as 'just right'?

Free

THE JUMP UP!

Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego

An interactive percussive experience! THE JUMP UP! moves through the world around us, gathering in the audience until the entire crowd merges into a single communal orchestra. Join Red Fish Blue Fish and Sandbox Percussion in creating a musical tapestry unique to WOW Festival 2025.

Free
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Warren Mall

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Warren Mall

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free

Audience Lip Sync Spectacular

Warren Mall

Join the legendary Black Benatar for an interactive, high-energy event featuring drag, lip sync battles, surprise guest performances, and playful puppetry. Whether performing or cheering, everyone is invited to celebrate and have fun in this family-friendly showcase!

Free
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Qualcomm Institute - Auditorium

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free
Event Series Layers

Layers

Warren Mall

A journey of imagination into how we create: together, we'll grow a single idea into a whole world of animated characters, driven by what inspires us.

Free
Event Series Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Price Center - East Ballroom

Four performers. Four treadmills. A test of mind, body, and spirit. You, the audience, set the challenges: will the performer's optimism prevail? Or will they land in Burnout Paradise?

$37
Event Series FIREBIRD

FIREBIRD

Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego

The most out-of-this-world concert experience you've never seen, presented by Amsterdam-based arts collective Touki Delphine.

Free
Event Series when my body talks

when my body talks

Price Center- Triton Steps

when my body talks explores our first-time queer experiences—the myriad moments of discovery, secrecy, and love in a celebration of music, monologue, and music.

Free
Event Series Black Magic Variety Hour

Black Magic Variety Hour

The Loft

Black Benatar invites you to an immersive late-night variety experience for adults where drag, magic, and spectacle take center stage. Expect high-energy performances, live music, and unpredictable moments. This is not just a show—it is an electrifying, queer celebration of creativity and chaos.

$12
Event Series Tale Travelers

Tale Travelers

Geisel Library

Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover the magic of storytelling alongside lost characters from some of literature’s timeless classics.

$12
Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Warren Mall

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series Creation Station

Creation Station

Warren Mall

Launch your creativity and make an alien head band to celebrate the 2025 POP Tour, The Weatherbusters of Beachcastle!

Free
Event Series Bev and Blanche’s Care-a-Van

Bev and Blanche’s Care-a-Van

Roaming

Meet Bev & Blanche, “The Rough Draft Sisters”—quirky, unfinished marionette twins navigating mental health journeys. In their roaming pop-up show, they explore anxiety, grief, and inadequacy, offering mindfulness and connection. Can you find their Care-a-van?

Free
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Goldilocks Screentime

Goldilocks Screentime

Bear – Qualcomm Institute Courtyard

Will snail mucin give me perfect skin? Which TikTok workout guarantees bulletproof abs? If we follow the internet's advice, will we finally see ourselves as 'just right'?

Free
Event Series Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Price Center - East Ballroom

Four performers. Four treadmills. A test of mind, body, and spirit. You, the audience, set the challenges: will the performer's optimism prevail? Or will they land in Burnout Paradise?

$37
Event Series Escape the Box

Escape the Box

Matthews Quad

Can you escape the box? In this time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, teams need to use the clues around them to solve puzzles and get back to the present. If you fail, you'll be lost in time—forever.

$27
Event Series Shifting Horizons

Shifting Horizons

Warren Mall

What happens when a shining star falls far from home? Shifting Horizons is a movement journey from isolation and displacement to community and peace, created by students from San Diego.

Free
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Warren Mall

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Qualcomm Institute - Auditorium

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free
Event Series Green Memories

Green Memories

Qualcomm Institute

Take your time to experience an installation by artist Shahrokh Yadegari, inspired by Forough Farrokhzad's poem "I Pity the Garden". Through the metaphor of a garden, Farrokhzad’s poem delves into themes of life, death, and the passage of time.

Free
Event Series Artists Everywhere

Artists Everywhere

Qualcomm Institute - Showcase

Artists Everywhere brings stories from formerly incarcerated writers to life through films adapted from plays by Playwrights Project teaching artist Chris Boyd. Presented on five screens with headsets, you curate your own gallery experience.

Free
Event Series Layers

Layers

Warren Mall

A journey of imagination into how we create: together, we'll grow a single idea into a whole world of animated characters, driven by what inspires us.

Free
Event Series Tale Travelers

Tale Travelers

Geisel Library

Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover the magic of storytelling alongside lost characters from some of literature’s timeless classics.

$12
Event Series I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

I SEE YOU LIKE THIS

Town Square, Warren Mall

See yourself through the eyes of your child's imagination as they create a one-of-a-kind artwork using your face as the canvas!

Free
Event Series Summer Break

Summer Break

Warren Mall

Join Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s troupe as they transform a school bus into a stage for a fun-filled adventure that takes you back to your summer camp days!

Free
Event Series Goldilocks Screentime

Goldilocks Screentime

Bear – Qualcomm Institute Courtyard

Will snail mucin give me perfect skin? Which TikTok workout guarantees bulletproof abs? If we follow the internet's advice, will we finally see ourselves as 'just right'?

Free
Event Series How to Put On a Sock

How to Put On a Sock

Qualcomm Institute - Auditorium

Sex ed can have it all, if sex ed is taught at all. How to Put On a Sock takes you on an interactive sex ed tour of The United States.

Free