Celebrate the Holiday Season at the San Diego History Center Balboa Park. Discover San Diego’s connection to the world’s favorite holiday flower and special family activities

Grab your mat, some friends and come join us for a Pints + Pilates class in the heart of Balboa Park at the San Diego History Center. After class, guests 21+ may enjoy a pint or a flight featuring Little Miss Brewing. 

Please join us at 5pm on Wednesday October 25th for the Annual Members Meeting of the Members and Board of Trustees of the San Diego History Center. We are meeting in-person this year!

The San Diego History Center presents San Diego’s New Deal Renaissance:

An Artists Experience with an exclusive opening reception October 26th at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park.

Craft Beer Conversations scheduled for Thursday November 2, 2023 is being postponed and will be rescheduled in early 2024.

Join award-winning author and historian Richard Carrico for a presentation and book signing for his newest book, Monsters on the Loose: The True Story of Three Unsolved Murders in Prohibition Era San Diego.

In conjunction with the San Diego History Center exhibition, The Sensuous Environment: Sim Bruce Richards, Architect, architectural historian Keith York has completed the first monograph of the work and career of San Diego modernist Sim Bruce Richards.

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Experience the beauty and culture of Spanish Flamenco dance and live music while taking in the the spectacular views of the ocean and sunset from the Junípero Serra Museum in Presidio Park.

Come and celebrate Kate Sessions’ Birthday month with us at the San Diego History Center and make botanical bookmarks.

Celebrate festivals of light from around the world at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park!

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In this San Diego 101 presentation, Kari Koskinen will reveal the lasting impact of Pear Pearson and her personal, decade-long project to document, preserve and promote the history of his imprint on the San Diego region. 

Join us during the first three weekends in January as we host Girl Scout Audrey Weishaar, who will be organizing engaging programs for kids as part of her Gold Award project.

Join us during the first three weekends in January as we host Girl Scout Audrey Weishaar, who will be organizing engaging programs for kids as part of her Gold Award project.

Dr. Mallios and Jamie Bastide will discuss the recent rediscovery of Harrison's lost shotgun and place this extraordinary find in the context of self-armament, masculinity, and identity in late 19th-century San Diego County

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