Spreckels Organ Pavilion
San Diego, San Diego County
The Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego's Balboa Park is a venue for organ concerts, and it has free family-friendly programming coming up this November and December. Upcoming shows include an opera for kids, a Nutcracker highlights performance with the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, and a December sing-along.
Reviews & write-ups
- Los Angeles Times ↗ — “When the Spreckels Organ Pavilion was dedicated on New Year’s Eve, 1914, in Balboa Park, it was hailed the largest outdoor instrument in the world. A magnificent machine, superbly maintained, it still”
- The Best Place Ever ↗ — “The Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park is the largest outdoor organ in the world. It creates an incredible wall of sound. The organ has 5,000 pipes and is over 100 years old.”
Upcoming events
- Raúl Prieto Ramírez is joined by Victoria Robertson and Bernardo Bermudez from Opera4Kids, as they present The Enchanted Tail, an opera for kids! Families arriving early (1:30pm) are invited to participate in “Build a Pipe Organ,” a hands-on educational activity.Spreckels Organ PavilionSan DiegoClassical
- Raúl Prieto RamírezSpreckels Organ PavilionSan DiegoClassical
- Raúl Prieto Ramírez is joined by the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet for highlights from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.Spreckels Organ PavilionSan DiegoClassical
- Raúl Prieto Ramírez is joined by Victoria Robertson and Bernardo Bermudez from Opera4Kids, as they present The Bear and the Pear Tree, an opera for kids! Our annual Sing-Along led by Lauren Leigh will follow. Families arriving early (1:30pm) are invited to participate in “Build a Pipe Organ,” a hands-on educational activity.Spreckels Organ PavilionSan DiegoClassical