Best things to do in San Diego this weekend
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Take a ride on the new space-themed Galacticoaster at Legoland. Photo: Courtesy of Legoland
Never fear, the weekend is here.
The big picture: From elephants to a galactic roller coaster to the flower fields, there are lots of big openings this weekend, but also lower-key things to do.
🧱 Legoland Galaxy Grand Opening — Legoland California debuts its new land, Lego Galaxy, with the Galacticoaster, a space-themed indoor roller coaster, plus other new rides. This is the park's first new roller coaster in more than 20 years.
- Opens Friday.
🏀 ⚾️ San Diego State University Aztecs men's basketball and baseball teams play at home this weekend.
- Wear white to the SDSU men's basketball regular season finale and senior night on Friday night at Viejas Arena.
- The baseball team hosts Saint Mary's at Tony Gwynn Stadium on Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 1pm.
🍺 SeaWorld Seven Seas Craft Beer & Food Festival — Try craft beer from local breweries paired with international cuisine.
- It runs weekends through April 26 at SeaWorld San Diego.
🔬 San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering — Hands-on science experiments, K–12 student contests, college and career connections and presentations come to Petco Park.
- Saturday, 10am–5pm.
🩰 City Ballet of San Diego: "Rhapsody in Blue" — City Ballet performs at the Balboa Theatre.
- Shows on Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm.
🏄🏽♀️ Camp Shred — Check out and try out surfboards, wetsuits and other gear at this massive two-day demo festival at the San Elijo campgrounds in Cardiff with live music, a beer garden and local food trucks.
- Saturday and Sunday, 8am-4pm
🌈 HOLI festival — Dance in explosions of color at this family-friendly celebration with a Bollywood DJ, Indian food and other activities at Hourglass Field Community Park.
- Saturday, 11am-3pm
🌸 Carlsbad Flower Fields — 50 acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus in full spring bloom.
- Open daily through May 10.
🏒 San Diego Gulls vs. Rockford IceHogs — The Gulls host Rockford at Pechanga Arena.
- Saturday, 6pm.
😂 "An Act of God" — The Roustabouts Theatre Co. — David Javerbaum's Broadway comedy imagines God descending to Earth with two beleaguered archangels.
- Opens Saturday at Scripps Ranch Theatre, runs through March 29.
🎶 Hot in Herre: 2000s Dance Party — Break out the Von Dutch hats for a throwback night at Music Box.
- Saturday, 9pm.
🎻 Allegro Con Brio — Finest City Wind Orchestra — San Diego's Finest City Wind Orchestra, an ensemble of 50 woodwind, brass and percussion musicians, performs at Calvary Lutheran Church in Solana Beach.
- Sunday, 3:30pm.