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San Diego offers a fun and inexpensive getaway, for kids and adults, any time of year

SeaWorld San Diego

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park

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LEGOLAND® California Resort

Let your imagination lead the way with these 8 awesome adventures

Sesame Place San Diego

Splash around at the Sesame Street® inspired theme park

Join us Dec. 6 and 7 in beautiful Balboa Park for the City of San Diego's largest free holiday festival. The family-friendly December Nights celebration brings visitors and locals together to enjoy the lights, the sounds, the attractions and, of course, the amazing food.

Kids love trick-or-treating during this daytime event as they explore our decorated trail and meet all sorts of colorful characters. And that's just the beginning! From a Halloween dance party to a pumpkin scavenger hunt, and more, this is immersive family fun you'll only find here. SeaWorld Spooktacular runs on select days starting September 6.  

This will be special evening at the Bali Hai Restaurant in Point Loma complete with a delicious Polynesian meal, music, fanfare, drinks, dancing, and more.
Join us as we honor Raymond Ashley, Ph.D., K.C.I., President/CEO, Maritime Museum of San Diego. Tickets to this year’s event will help raise funds to support Maritime Museum Association of San Diego.

In 2014, Dr. Ashley was recognized with lifetime achievement awards by both the Maritime Alliance in San Diego, and the International Maritime Heritage Alliance, for the construction of the Galleon San Salvador. In recognition for his efforts in building the San Salvador, Dr. Ashley was knighted in 2016 with the rank of Knight Commander, Order of Isabella la Catholica by direction of his majesty, King Felipe VI of Spain.

Maritime Museum of San Diego invites you to enjoy the 54th Annual Parade of Lights Dinner staged aboard the elegant Victorian-era 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley Sundays, December 8 and 15, 2024. Parade judges will be nested at the Maritime Museum as the brightly decorated boats cruise by the Museum fleet located at Star of India Wharf between Grape and Ash Street. The procession of boats starts at 5:30 p.m. and will follow a predetermined parade route. The parade route organizers project the parade to pass the north embarcadero and Maritime Museum of San Diego at approximately 6:20 p.m.

Maritime Museum of San Diego has been known for years as the best place on the waterfront to view the annual Parade of Lights on San Diego Bay.