by Balboa Park Conservancy | Apr 16, 2020 | Park History, Horticulture, Gardens, Visitor Experience
What’s your rank? Summer Intern or Park Ranger? Think you know Balboa Park? Test your park knowledge with our insider- approved Stuck-At-Home, Whaddya-Know-About-Balboa Park Quarantine Quiz. Score yourself with the answer key below. City Park, which later was...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Mar 19, 2020 | Horticulture, Gardens, Visitor Experience
[Please save this itinerary until Balboa Park reopens.] If you think social distancing means not going out and visiting public places, think again. Balboa Park offers 1,200 acres worth of open space, plenty of room to spare to keep a safe distance from others. We can...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 4, 2020 | Gardens, Visitor Experience
Need a plan to dazzle your valentine? We’ve got you covered. Balboa Park is the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable romantic excursion. What you’ll need: walking shoes, picnic blanket, and a little nosh. 1. Tour a Garden Balboa Park features 20 distinct public...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Sep 20, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Botanical Building, Horticulture, Gardens
We are pleased to report that the restoration of the welcome gallery of Balboa Park’s iconic Botanical Building will be funded in part by a $257,668 grant from the federal Save America’s Treasures grant program, which requires a dollar-for-dollar match in private...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jul 29, 2019 | Enhance, Partners, Volunteers, Community, Horticulture, Gardens
San Diego lawyer Joe Fisch has always loved Balboa Park, but it wasn’t until he retired about four years ago that he and his wife, Joyce Axelrod, began spending more time there. The Mission Hills resident moved to San Diego in 1959 and practiced law for 55 years....
by Balboa Park Conservancy | May 25, 2018 | Enhance, Balboa Park Events, Partners, Community, Gardens
This weekend’s Founder’s Day celebration, as part of the annual Fiesta Botanica event on Saturday, May 26, brings together hundreds of Balboa Park enthusiasts from a broad spectrum of the community to create a truly historic event. They are inspired by the park’s vast...
