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Join us on Dec. 1 and 2 for the City of San Diego's largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. The family friendly event brings San Diegans together to enjoy the lights, the sounds, the attractions and of course, the amazing food.

The Maritime Museum of San Diego is proud to announce the International Guild of Knot Tyers North American Chapter will bring the Art and Craft of Knot Tying to visitors and members of the Maritime Museum of San Diego Saturday, October 5th from 10:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. A Registered Educational Charity, the International Guild of Knot Tyers was founded, with twenty-five members, in April 1982, as an association of folks with interests in knots and knotting techniques of all kinds. In succeeding years, the Guild has grown beyond all expectations and now has over one thousand members worldwide.

For one day only, Maritime Museum of San Diego visitors and members can view IGKT NA members’ work, meet the artisans, learn the art of ropemaking, witness knot tying demonstrations and more. This unique opportunity is included with general admission.

Familiar holiday traditions take on a wild twist at the Zoo’s Jungle Bells celebration. The Zoo will be aglow with holiday cheer and decorations, with music filling the air, joyful roaming entertainers, and special food items and sweets available.

Jingle Jets provides visitors with a holiday-themed experience throughout the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck, hangar deck and 2nd deck to include an extensive and spectacular holiday lights displays, holiday decorations, Christmas trees, and Santa Claus meet & greet to create a shipboard winter wonderland.  The experience will also include carolers, holiday music DJ and dance floor, seasonal culinary items and merchandise, opportunity to write letters to military service members, and various photo and interaction opportunities. Jingle Jets will run on 21 selective nights from Nov. 22 to Dec. 23, 2024.