San Diego Arts Scene Buzzes With Diverse Weekend Offerings

San Diego, CA, September 24, 2026 — San Diego is set to host a vibrant weekend packed with cultural events across various disciplines, offering residents and visitors a wide array of artistic experiences. From visual arts and music to theater and film, the city’s cultural calendar is rich with programming this weekend.

In the realm of visual arts, San Diego State University (SDSU) will feature the exhibition “Edgeless: In the Expanded Field of Painting.” Art enthusiasts can also visit the Oceanside Museum of Art to see an exhibition by Rupinder Kaloti. Additionally, Bread & Salt is scheduled to host Project [BLANK]’s event, “Art Attack 2026,” which is described as an auction.

Music lovers have several notable events to choose from. Quartyard will present “Latinx Heritage x Coltrane 100.” Meanwhile, the Normal Heights United Church is hosting “Songwriter Sanctuary.”

The theater scene offers a diverse selection of performances. Audiences can experience “Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center” at various locations throughout the city. The La Jolla Playhouse is presenting “A Black-billed Cuckoo,” while The Old Globe features the production “Topdog/Underdog.”

For film aficionados, the “2026 Sundance Short Film Tour” will be screened at the Digital Gym Cinema. Complementing the arts programming, a book event is also scheduled to take place at The Book Place in La Mesa, rounding out the weekend’s cultural offerings.

Specific details regarding event times and ticketing were not provided in the summary.

Story summarized from the original created by Julia Dixon Evans on www.kpbs.org, see more information here.

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