Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, Aug. 25 to Sunday, Aug. 27. Jurassic Beach: Dinosaurs are taking over the cliffs above South Carlsbad State Beach at a Jurassic Beach activation. This free event is an interactive exhibit showcasing life-sized animatronic dinosaurs. There are 13 public stations featuring 14 dinosaurs, including 4.9-foot-tall dinosaur eggs, a 4.4-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex skull, fossils and an animated 5.2-foot-tall volcano. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Now through May 5. The Camp Store, 7201 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad. Free. jurassicbeachexhibit.com Automobile showcase: More than 170 classic and modern cars will be showcased at the 19th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance. This three-day event features free and ticketed activities. It all kicks off with a VIP ticketed party that highlights food from over 20 local restaurants and chefs, cocktails, live music and vintage cars on display at the Ellen Browning Scripps Park. On day two, the public can visit the event free of charge and see classic and contemporary cars on display on Prospect Street in the La Jolla Village. Sunday brings more than 120 rare automobiles, such as American hot rods and historic race cars to Ellen Browning Scripps Park for a ticketed event. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Various locations. lajollaconcours.com WOW Festival: La Jolla Playhouse’s eighth immersive Without Walls Festival will return to the campus of UC San Diego next week with 25 different shows of theater, music, visual art, puppetry, dance and children’s entertainment presented over four days. Most of the shows are free and require no reservations. Others have tickets ranging from $12 to $37. 4 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Friday. 10 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. wowfestival.org Lakeside Rodeo: Rodeo fans can grab their chaps, boots and cowboy hats to get ready for the 61st Annual Lakeside Rodeo. The event features competitions such as bull riding, barrel racing and team roping. There will also be themed events, including childhood cancer awareness night, patriotic night, denim night and first responders appreciation day. The Lakeside Rodeo started 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and Friday. 1 p.m. Sunday. Lakeside Rodeo Arena, 12584 Mapleview St., Lakeside. $15-25. 619-561-4331, lakesiderodeo.com “La traviata”: San Diego Opera closes its 2025 season with Giuseppe Verdi’s classic operatic tragedy about a dying Parisian courtesan who unexpectedly finds love with a younger man, but must decide whether to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of his family’s reputation. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. San Diego Civic Theatre. $35-$260. sdopera.org Meta4: ArtPower at UC San Diego presents this Finnish Quartet will perform works inspired by the Arctic Circle, including Amy Beach’s Inuit themes and several works by Finnish and Nordic composers. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UCSD. $40 and up. artpower.ucsd.edu/event/meta4 American Patchwork Quartet: La Jolla Music Society presents this vocal Americana and jazz-folk Americana ensemble. 6 and 8:30 p.m. Friday. The JAI at Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $66.50-$83. theconrad.org “Gruesome Playground Injuries”: Loud Fridge Theatre Group presents Rajiv Joseph’s play about the complex 30-year relationship between two people who initially meet as children. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 Tenth Ave., downtown. Free, donations of any amount encouraged. loudfridge.com “Mary’s Wedding”: Scripps Ranch Theatre presents Stephen Massicotte’s romantic dream-play about a young woman and an Army recruit who meet and fall in love on the eve of World War I. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Legler Bengough Theatre, Alliant International University, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego. $29-$49. 858-395-0573, scrippsranchtheatre.org “Regency Girls”: The Old Globe presents this world premiere musical from the writers of “Veep,” “Scrubs” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” about four young women in Regency-Era England on a road trip for reproductive freedom. 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through May 11. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego.$45 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org “Peril in the Alps”: North Coast Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of Steven Dietz’s new play based on Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through May 18. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $57-$69. 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org “The Hot Wing King”: Cygnet Theatre presents the San Diego premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall’s comedy about an extended family’s squabbles at their community’s annual hot wing cooking competition. 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Through May 2. Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego. $34 and up. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.org “Bright Star”: Lamplighters Theatre presents this Broadway musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell about an unexpected relationship between a woman editor and WWII soldier. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. Through May 18. 5915 Severin Drive, La Mesa. $27-$30. 619-303-5092, lamplighterslamesa.com Encinitas Spring Street Fair: Musicians, artists, food vendors and businesses will showcase their talents and services at the Encinitas Spring Street Fair. Three stages will feature bands, singers, dance teams and DJs. A beer garden and kid-friendly activities are also part of the fair. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. South Coast Highway 101. Free. encinitas101.com/events/2024-encinitas-spring-street-fair Mission Fed ArtWalk: In Little Italy, the 41st edition of the Mission Fed ArtWalk is taking place this weekend. This celebration of fine art fills India Street with more than 250 visual artists, interactive art for families, food vendors and four music stages. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with artists, who travel to this show from across the U.S. and Mexico, and can purchase their artwork. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. In Little Italy, along India Street. artwalksandiego.org/missionfed Escondido Renaissance Faire: Take a trip back to the 16th century and enjoy activities, food and drinks from the Elizabethan Era for the next two weekends at the Escondido Renaissance Faire. Guests with tickets can see archery and jousting tournaments, battle reenactments, knights, pirates and various characters from the 16th century. There will also be live musical entertainment, clothing vendors, turkey legs, ale beer, wine, mead and weapon and trinket shops. Costume attire is encouraged, but not required. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 3. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4. ​Felicita County Park, 742 Clarence Lane, Escondido. $12-$85. oldetymeproductions.com Art Alive 2025 kicks off in Balboa Park: San Diego Museum of Art’s annual Art Alive exhibition returns next week, where guest floral designers create more than 100 botanical displays inspired by the art in the Balboa Park museum’s collection. This year, for the first time in 44 years, the designers will also be creating botanical art inspired by architecture. The central creation will be a large-scale floral design created in the museum’s rotunda by husband and wife artists Natasha Lisitsa and Daniel Schultz. Art Alive draws about 13,000 visitors each year, so visiting slots book up fast. Noon to 4 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, $5-$40. sdmart.org/artalive Tequila, tacos and music: Musicians Timbaland and B.o.B headline the Tequila and Taco Music Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Attendees can sample various tequilas, eat tacos, drink margaritas and listen to music from various bands, musicians and DJs. Other featured artists include Smooth Sounds of Santana and Adelaide with a tribute to Latin divas. 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. $45-$100. tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com/san-diego San Diego Symphony presents “The Mountain that Loved a Bird”: Conductor Tristan Rais-Sherman leads the orchestra in this concert for families with children ages 6 to 12, featuring storytelling musical works by Caroline Shaw, Lili Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla and John Williams. 11 a.m. Saturday. Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St., downtown. $29-$52. sandiegosymphony.org “Threads of Time”: Visions Museum of Textile Art at Liberty Station will host its annual spring auction event and wearable art show. There will be hands-on engagement activities, food and drink and live and silent auctions. 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday. 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 11, San Diego. $30. vmota.org Brahms Requiem: San Diego Master Chorale will present this choral masterpiece in the composer’s arrangement for two pianos featuring pianists Bryan Verhoye and Jessie Chang. 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, 2128 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego. $15.99-$30.99. sdmasterchorale.org/brahms-requiem “The Show Tune Show”: The 150-member San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus presents its spring chorus of Broadway showstoppers from “Wicked,” “Book of Mormon,” “Hairspray” and more, plus an audience sing-along.. 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., downtown. $45-$98. sdgmc.org “Lach Malweider!” The German Theater Group San Diego presents a German cabaret show with skits and music about relationships and the chance to play along in act two. This show will be performed entirely in German and will have some adult content. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. German American Societies, 1017 S. Mollison Ave., El Cajon. $12-$25. germantheatergroupsandiego.org Marine Science Day: The Marine Ecology and Biology Student Association (MEBSA) at San Diego State University is hosting a family-friendly, free educational event for the public. At MEBSA’s Marine Science Day, there will be interactive activities, games, water tanks with marine life that the public can touch, scuba diving demos, research talks, seminars from scientists, raffle prizes and a food truck. MEBSA is a student-run organization that raises awareness about current research and conservation issues in marine science. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. San Diego State University Coastal and Marine Institute, 4165 Spruance Road, San Diego. Free. mebsa.wordpress.com/marine-science-day-2025 Live music brunch: Barleymash is introducing its Wake ‘n Bacon Brunch on Sundays with live music. Rotating live musicians will come in and play music for three hours. The brunch is created by chefs Kevin Templeton and Rose Lane. It contains dishes such as chilaquiles, French toast, chicken in a biscuit, a bourbon barbecue burger, a pretzel Benedict and poke nachos. The beverage menu features a Bloody Mary, a spicy michelada, champagne and cold brew coffee. Brunch starts at 10 a.m. and live music starts at 11 a.m. on Padres home games and at noon on away games. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. 600 Fifth Ave., San Diego. 619-255-7373, barleymash.com Hausmann Quartet’s Haydn Voyages’ “Obsession”: The San Diego quartet will perform works by Beethoven, John Adams and Haydn aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Maritime Museum of San Diego, 1492 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego. $35-$60. 619-432-2314, hausmannquartet.com