Discover our Park Social schedule of performances, activations, and installations. Park Social is free and open to all. Check back for updates!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
All dates/times/locations are subject to change.
Musical Playground
2:00PM to 6:00PM - Views West Neighborhood Park View Map
2:00PM to 6:00PM
Views West Neighborhood Park View Map
The Honeycomb Harmonies - Keenan Hartsten
Park Social artist Keenan Hartsten hosts a drop-in musical playground in the park. Park-goers can creatively express themselves through music and chalk drawing in an immersive environment inspired by bees.
Reading to Strangers
12:00PM to 3:00PM - Canyon Hills Open Space View Map
12:00PM to 3:00PM
Canyon Hills Open Space View Map
Reading to Strangers - Allison Wiese
Listen as Park Social artist Allison Wiese hosts a marathon reading of novels. During the readings, park-goers can come informally, staying to hear as little or as much as they like.
Dance Performance
4:00PM to 6:00PM - Olive Grove Community Park View Map
4:00PM to 6:00PM
Olive Grove Community Park View Map
Choreo & Kickball - Zaquia Mahler-Salinas
Join Park Social artist Zaquia Mahler Salinas and dance-based organization DISCO RIOT at this performative event to explore sports while watching dances crafted around the theme of the park space, community, and team sport.
Dance Performance
4:00PM to 6:00PM - Olive Grove Community Park View Map
4:00PM to 6:00PM
Olive Grove Community Park View Map
Choreo & Kickball - Zaquia Mahler-Salinas
Join Park Social artist Zaquia Mahler Salinas and dance-based organization DISCO RIOT at this performative event to explore sports while watching dances crafted around the theme of the park space, community, and team sport.
Exhibition
Time TBD - Otay Valley Regional Park Ranger Station View Map
Time TBD
Otay Valley Regional Park Ranger Station View Map
In Collaboration with the Passerby - Ingram Ober and Marisol Rendón
Park Social artists Ingram Ober and Marisol Rendón host a culminating project retrospective, providing an opportunity for project reflection and discussion with park goers.
Drawn Together Workshop
2:00PM to 6:00PM - Kensington Park View Map
2:00PM to 6:00PM
Kensington Park View Map
Barely Touching - Trevor Amery
At this hands-on Drawn Together workshop, Park Social artist Trevor Amery demonstrates how to make rubbings from the Barely Touching sculptures and shows park-goers how to make collages from their rubbings. An exhibition at the culmination of the installation will highlight artworks made during the workshop.
Community Celebration
11:00AM to 4:00PM - Kennedy Neighborhood Park View Map
11:00AM to 4:00PM
Kennedy Neighborhood Park View Map
Paletas Communal Social Club, a mobile lab - Mario Mesquita
Park Social artist Mario Mesquita hosts a culminating event to celebrate the community and share expressions collected during his Mobile Lab days, providing an opportunity for further reflection, listening, and looking towards the future.
Reading to Strangers
12:00PM to 3:00PM - Canyonside Community Park View Map
12:00PM to 3:00PM
Canyonside Community Park View Map
Reading to Strangers - Allison Wiese
Listen as Park Social artist Allison Wiese hosts a marathon reading of novels. During the readings, park-goers can come informally, staying to hear as little or as much as they like.
Community Celebration
1:00PM to 3:00PM - Chollas Lake Park View Map
1:00PM to 3:00PM
Chollas Lake Park View Map
The Park Social at Chollas Lake - Brian & Ryan
Celebrate with Brian & Ryan as they conclude their time at Chollas Lake Park. Indulge in ice cream treats and grab a copy of the publication that documents their project in the park.
Drawn Together Workshop
2:00PM to 6:00PM - Kensington Park View Map
2:00PM to 6:00PM
Kensington Park View Map
Barely Touching - Trevor Amery
At this hands-on Drawn Together workshop, Park Social artist Trevor Amery demonstrates how to make rubbings from the Barely Touching sculptures and shows park-goers how to make collages from their rubbings. An exhibition at the culmination of the installation will highlight artworks made during the workshop.
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Past Events
Past Events
Memory Collection Workshop
3:00PM to 5:00PM - San Ysidro Community Park View Map
3:00PM to 5:00PM
San Ysidro Community Park View Map
Collective Memory - Sheena Rae Dowling and Yvette Roman
Park Social artists Sheena Rae Dowling and Yvette Roman invite community members and visitors to a drop-in memory collection workshop in preparation for their community event and picnic to be held this summer.
Remote Controlled Flotsam
3:00PM to 5:00PM - Chollas Lake Park View Map
3:00PM to 5:00PM
Chollas Lake Park View Map
The Park Social at Chollas Lake - Brian & Ryan
Join Brian & Ryan for their intervention "Remote Controlled Flotsam" as they pilot remote objects in the Chollas Lake.
Opening Reception
4:00PM to 8:00PM - Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
4:00PM to 8:00PM
Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
Toltec Totems - Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon
Artists Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon temporarily deploy their Toltec Totems, which feature influential Chicano artists, in brightly colored images. Join the artists for an opening reception at the Centro Cultural de la Raza.
Park Social Exploration Day
Numerous Parks
Explore art and parks during our free roving public Park Social Exploration Day. Park-goers will meet many Park Social artists and experience pop-up events and installations in the following City parks: Balboa Park (Plaza de Panama), John P. Baca Park, Kate Sessions Park, Mira Mesa Community Park, North Park Community Park, Plumosa Park, Rolling Hills Park, San Ysidro Community Park, and Standley Park. Learn more about Park Social Exploration Day.
Toltec Totems Pop-up
9:00AM to 7:00PM - South of Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
9:00AM to 7:00PM
South of Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
Toltec Totems - Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon
Artists Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon temporarily deploy their Toltec Totems, which feature influential Chicano artists, in brightly colored images.
Toltec Totems Pop-up
9:00AM to 7:00PM - Plaza de Panama (Balboa Park) View Map
9:00AM to 7:00PM
Plaza de Panama (Balboa Park) View Map
Toltec Totems - Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon
Artists Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon temporarily deploy their Toltec Totems, which feature influential Chicano artists, in brightly colored images.
Toltec Totems Pop-up
9:00AM to 7:00PM - North of Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
9:00AM to 7:00PM
North of Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park) View Map
Toltec Totems - Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon
Artists Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon temporarily deploy their Toltec Totems, which feature influential Chicano artists, in brightly colored images.
Toltec Totems Pop-up
9:00AM to 7:00PM - Plaza de Balboa and the Bea Evenson Fountain (Balboa Park) View Map
9:00AM to 7:00PM
Plaza de Balboa and the Bea Evenson Fountain (Balboa Park) View Map
Toltec Totems - Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon
Artists Mario Torero and Sarah Bella Mondragon temporarily deploy their Toltec Totems, which feature influential Chicano artists, in brightly colored images.
Community Event
10:00AM to 1:00PM - John P. Baca Park View Map
10:00AM to 1:00PM
John P. Baca Park View Map
Treeline - Kasi Muñoz and Kline Swonger
Park Social artists Kasi Muñoz and Kline Swonger host this a one-day community event where park goers can participate in a variety of fun, line explorations and engagements, culminating in an installation the artists will later hang between existing trees in the park.
Temporary Installation
11:00AM to 6:00PM - Kate Sessions Park View Map
11:00AM to 6:00PM
Kate Sessions Park View Map
Essential San Diego - David White
Experience a pair of "scenic overlook" style binoculars like no other. In this temporary installation by Park Social artist David White, park-goers can see a different view of the city.
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