Top 7 Things To Do In San Diego This Week

May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility
— Mary Anne Radmacher

1. Sunday, December 4– The Nutcracker Ballet

Co-produced with the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra & Master Choral.
Leaping Cossacks! Flurries of Snowflakes! and a Legion of Rats! See them all swoop and soar across San Diego stages in America’s Favorite Holiday Event! In its 22nd year, this ballet fantasy features a cast of over 100 beautifully costumed dancers, reveling in Tchaikovsky’s beloved score

2:00p
Birch North Park Theatre

2. Monday, December 5– Hipcooks

Hipcooks provides hands-on cooking classes for the novice and seasoned cook alike. Measuring implements are banned, tasting is encouraged, and your inner chef is invited to play. The best part? Every class ends with a dinner party!

7p
Hipcooks, San Diego

3. Tuesday, December 6– The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller

Whether you couldn’t wait for your math classes to be over or couldn’t wait for them to begin, “Geometry Playground” offers a lesson in geometry like you’ve never had before. Through hands-on exhibits that will have you climbing, building, drawing and playing, you’ll learn about the ways in which mathematical principles affect how you move, see and fit things together in the world around you.

Join Grammy Award Winner, Chip Davis. The Christmas Music of MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER has been America’s favorite holiday celebration for over 25 years.

4. Wednesday, December 7– Geometry Playground

Whether you couldn’t wait for your math classes to be over or couldn’t wait for them to begin, “Geometry Playground” offers a lesson in geometry like you’ve never had before. Through hands-on exhibits that will have you climbing, building, drawing and playing, you’ll learn about the ways in which mathematical principles affect how you move, see and fit things together in the world around you.

Thursday, December 8– Theater: It’s a Wonderful Life

Don’t miss the Final Year of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Join Cygnet as we make our last visits Studio A of WCYG Radio for the annual telling of this heartwarming classic about a man who wished he had never been born and the apprentice angel who helps him see why his life is so important.

7:30p

6. Friday, December 9– Jungle Bells

What kind of exotic animal gets its wings every time a jungle bell rings? Find out for yourself during our Jungle Bells celebration, when the San Diego Zoo is transformed into a magical winter wonderland. You’ll find a nightly tree-lighting ceremony, bell ringers filling the air with music, and lighted animal figures dotting the grounds.

4p
San Diego Zoo

7. Saturday, December 10– 91X Wrex The Halls Night 1

Featuring Florence and the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, Cage the Elephant and more.

6:15p
Valley View Casino Center

Cygnet Theatre