For the weekend of Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2026: on Sunday the La Jolla Open Aire Market fills Girard Avenue at Genter Street from 9 am to 1 pm with more than 120 vendors, and it opened on October 25, 1998, so Sunday marks 28 years. On Saturday at 10 am, La Valencia runs its historic property tour from the lobby ahead of the hotel’s 100th birthday on December 15. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Prospect Street has two shows up, and GRIM, a world-premiere musical, opens at La Jolla Playhouse on Tuesday, October 27.
Every weekend
La Jolla Open Aire Market: Sundays 9 am to 1 pm at Girard Avenue and Genter Street; proceeds go to La Jolla Elementary.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: the La Jolla museum at 700 Prospect St.
Birch Aquarium: open daily at 9 am at 2300 Expedition Way.
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library: concerts and exhibitions in the Village.
This weekend: October 24 and 25
Saturday, October 24: La Valencia’s Historic Property Tour starts at 10 am in the hotel lobby. It runs every Saturday, and guests can have a glass of champagne or cider on the way round; La Valencia opened as an apartment hotel on December 15, 1926.
Sunday, October 25: the La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 am to 1 pm at the corner of Girard Avenue and Genter Street, with more than 120 vendors. It opened on October 25, 1998 with 14 farmers and one artisan, and it raises money for La Jolla Elementary.
All weekend: the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at 700 Prospect St. shows Visiones Nocturnas: Queer Nightlife in Contemporary Art (through January 17, 2027) and The Dean Collection Presents: Hometown Heroes, which closes November 8.
Coming up this fall
La Jolla Playhouse: GRIM, a world-premiere musical, runs October 27 to December 6. The Playhouse extended it due to demand and lists the best availability from November 24.
La Valencia: a murder mystery dinner on Thursday, November 5 (tickets required), and the 1926 Social Club on the Med Patio on Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
The Marine Room: Thanksgiving dinner on November 26 from 1 to 8 pm, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 4:30 to 9 pm, and New Year’s Eve from 5 to 10 pm.
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FAQ
Is there a farmers market in La Jolla?
Yes, every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm at Girard Avenue and Genter Street, with more than 120 vendors.
What’s on at La Jolla Playhouse?
GRIM, a world-premiere musical, from October 27 to December 6, 2026.