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Acrobats perform high-level balancing acts at a Circus Vargas show. (Wednesday Aja)<\/p>\n
Circus:\u00a0<\/strong>Circus Vargas is bringing a new production to National City. Masquerade is described by event organizers as a show that transports guests to an \u201calternate, other-worldly dimension.\u201d Performances and stunts are delivered by international acrobats and clowns during music and light shows. After National City, the circus will move on to Escondido from March 13 to April 6, Temecula from April 10 to 27 and San Clemente from May 1 to 18.\u00a0Friday\u00a0through Monday, Wednesday through March 9. 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City. $25-$90.\u00a0circusvargas.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Bingo Loco:<\/b>\u00a0The interactive live game show and concert Bingo Loco returns to San Diego. The event is packed with lip sync battles, prizes and giveaways, dance competitions, a comedian and DJs playing club classics from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Bingo Loco is an ages 21-and-older gathering.\u00a05:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Quartyard, 1301 Market St., San Diego. $35.\u00a0us.bingoloco.com\/san-diego<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n San Diego Symphony Brahms Festival:\u00a0<\/strong>The orchestra, under the baton of Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare, will present five concerts from Fridayt through March 7 celebrating the works of German composer Johannes Brahms. This weekend, Brahms\u2019 A German Requiem will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Also, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Brahms\u2019 Symphonys Nos. 1 and 2 wil be performed.\u00a0Jacobs Music Center, 750 B. Street, downtown. $30-$108. 619-235-0804,\u00a0sandiegosymphony.org<\/a><\/p>\n Final weekend for Museum Month: <\/strong>Throughout February, locals can visit over 70 museums, gardens, aquariums, parks and historic sites at a discounted rate. The public can receive their 50% admission discounts by picking up free printed museum passes at about 80 public libraries throughout San Diego County.\u00a0 Digital passes can be downloaded directly to smartphones on the San Diego Museum Council website: sandiegomuseumcouncil.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSomewhere Over the Border\u201d: <\/strong>Cygnet Theatre presents the San Diego premiere of Brian Quijada\u2019s musical about a young Salvadoran woman\u2019s journey to America, with characters and situations inspired by \u201cThe Wizard of Oz.\u201d 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through March 15. The Joan, 2880 Roosevelt Road, Arts District Liberty Station, San Diego. $44 and up. 619-337-1525,\u00a0<\/strong>cygnettheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe \u201970s! The Golden Age of the Album\u201d:<\/strong> Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre is bringing back its hit 2025 music revue of the greatest songs of the 1970s. 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 2 Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Through April 12. Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego. $49-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Book of Will\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Lamplighters Community Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson\u2019s historical fiction comedy about William Shakespeare\u2019s friends and fellow actors John Heminges nad Henry Condell who collected and published his plays in the First Folio after the Bard\u2019s death.\u00a0Opens Friday and runs through March 22. 7:30 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m. Sundays; select performances on Saturdays. 5915 Severin Drive, La Mesa. $28-$30. 619-303-5092,\u00a0lamplighterslamesa.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHedda Gabler\u201d:<\/strong> The Old Globe presents Katie Holmes in Henrik Ibsen\u2019s classic drama, in a new version by playwright Erin Cressida Wilson. 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through March 22. The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. $61 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org<\/a><\/p>\n Winter Olympics poster display:<\/strong> In honor of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortino, Italy, Point Loma Nazarene University has installed in its Ryan Library a temporary exhibit of historical artists\u2019 posters from its Carolyn W. Thomas Memorial Olympic Poster Collection. The display features Winter Games posters from the same region of Italy from both 1956 and 2026. The exhibit will be on display at least through March. Ryan Library, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego. 619-849-2385, pointloma.edu<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Gin Game\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Music&Arts@3rd&Ash will present a concert reading of D.L. Coburn\u2019s tragicomedy \u201cThe Gin Game.\u201d\u00a07 p.m. Friday. First Lutheran Church, 1420 Third Ave., San Diego. $20 donation. 619-234-6149.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Trip to Bountiful\u201d:\u00a0<\/strong>Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre presents\u00a0 Horton Foote\u2019s drama about an elderly woman who takes a trip back to her childhood hometown to reconnect with fond memories from her past.\u00a07 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $39-$78. 619-437-6000,\u00a0lambsplayers.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Recipe\u201d:<\/strong> La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere of Claudia Shear\u2019s play about the life of chef and author Julia Child before she rose to TV fame. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Extended hrough March 29. La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, UCSD campus. 858-550-1010,\u00a0lajollaplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cA Conversation with Edith Head\u201d:<\/strong> Moxie Theatre presents La Jolla actor-playwright Susan Claassen in her play about the Hollywood legency, who won eight Academy Awards and 35 nominations for her movie costume designs. 7:30 p.m. today; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Moxie Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Stuite N, Rolando, San Diego. $20-$51. 858-598-7620, moxietheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d:\u00a0<\/strong>This national touring production of this comedy musical is about a demon trying to trick a family into freeing him from death. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown. $47-$245. broadwaysd.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u201d: <\/strong>San Diego Musical Theatre presents the 1961 Frank Loesser satirical workplace about a wily window-washer who schemes his way to the top of a company. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. San Diego Musical Theatre, 4650 Mercury St., Kearny Mesa. $49-$69. 858-560-5740, sdmt.org<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday<\/p>\n San Diego Bird Festival: <\/b>Learn all about local birds and their habitats during two free community days at the San Diego Bird Festival. Guests will get to see some of the various bird species that live and roam in our region via workshops, classes and keynote speakers. Some of the programs include talks about bird species, flight paths, light pollution, bird watching and a live painting demonstration. There will also be exhibitors with information about San Diego\u2019s wildlife, live music and food vendors. 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Saturday. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Marina Village Conference Center, 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego. Free. sandiegobirdfestival.org\/free-days<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n San Diego\u2014North County Lunar New Year Festival:\u00a0<\/strong>The Hong Konger Club and Oceanside Public Library are collaborating on a new Lunar New Year celebration for North County. The event will feature a lion dance, giveaways, live performances, crafts and other activities.\u00a0Noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 28. Oceanside Civic Center Library Community Rooms. Free.\u00a0thehongkongclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n San Diego Chinese New Year Fair:\u00a0<\/strong>The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association has been hosting this fair since 1983. This year\u2019s theme is: \u201cWhen ten thousand horses move as one, everyone rejoices.\u201d Locals can enter an art contest through Feb. 18.\u00a010 to 5 p.m. Feb. 28-March 1. 428 3rd Ave., San Diego. Free.\u00a0SDCNY.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cStraddle\u201d:<\/strong> Diversionary Theatre presents the world premiere of Harrison David Rivers\u2019 play about a long-married lesbian couple who are struggling to get their romantic spark back. Opens Saturday and runs through March 15. 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., University Heights. $11.50-$61.50. 619-220-0097, diversionary.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u201d<\/strong>: Backyard Renaissance Theatre presents Edward Albee\u2019s 1962 drama about a New England college professor and his wife invite who a young faculty member and his wife over for a night of drinking, dancing and debauchery. Previews Saturday through March 6. Opens March 7 and runs through March 21. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tenth Avenue Arts Center. 930 Tenth Avenue, San Diego. $50.\u00a0 backyardrenaissance.com<\/a><\/p>\n SACRA\/PROFANA:\u00a0<\/strong>This professional choral ensemble will present \u201cThe Infinite and the Divine,\u201d a concert program of choral works from different cultures and eras. 7 p.m. Saturday. San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. $15 \u2013 $40. sacraprofana.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Camarada Tango Quartet presents \u201cThe Art of Tango\u201d:\u00a0<\/strong>The San Diego ensemble performs the music of Piazzolla and many others with bandoneon player Pablo Jaurena, tango historian Ignacio Varchausky and tango dancers Carolina Jaurena and Anton Domansky. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. \u00a0Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $28-$98. \/theconrad.org\/events\/25-26-camarada_art-of-tango-ii\/<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday<\/p>\n Carlsbad Flower Fields:<\/b> Flower enthusiasts can rejoice once again as the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch opens for its 10-week spring showcase this week. New this year to the 55-acre venue are weekly local pop-up vendors selling drinks and sweets, a 1,000 square foot greenhouse filled with butterflies and an outdoor music concert series featuring bands and singers such as Michele Lundeen, Cool Rush and Bayou Brothers. Attractions coming back this year are meditation and sound healing classes, wine tasting, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, blueberry picking and yoga classes. Sunday through May 10. 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad. $17-$57. 760-431-0352, theflowerfields.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, Feb. 27…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":615960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,3549,7264,1072,7289,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-615959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-america","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-san-diego","tag-sandiego","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-sdut","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116133325174766449","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Celeste](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sut-l-stage-heddagabler3-01.jpg\")
Celeste Arias as Thea Elvsted and Katie Holmes as Hedda Gabler in The Old Globe\u2019s \u201cHedda Gabler.\u201d (Rich Soublet II)<\/p>\n![\""Beetlejuice](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sut-l-stage-beetlejuice.jpg\")
\u201cBeetlejuice The Musical\u201d will return to the San Diego Civic Theatre next week, with performances Feb 24 through March 1. (Michelle Grace Hunder)<\/p>\n