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Monday 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm Thursday 10am - 4:30pm Friday 10am - 4:30pm Saturday 10am - 4:30pm Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

San Diego Air & Space Museum

Name: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Address: 2001 Pan American Plz, San Diego, CA, 92101, US
Telephone: +16192348291
Price range: $$
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We are proud to be California's official air and space museum and education center located in Balboa Park. Preserve, Inspire, Educate, Celebrate!
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We respect all views, and we prefer to keep our religious and political opinions out of air and space. We ask that you do the same, and note that any disrespectful or excessively negative comments will be deleted.

10/13/2026

Lend a Hand Friday, October 16th! Donate blood and get a special-edition t-shirt featuring Thing from the Addams Family.🫳 All donors will also receive free admission ticket to the San Diego Air and Space Museum. 🎟️ Schedule your appointment today!

📍 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego CA, 92101 (Lower Parking Lot)
📆 Friday, October 16th
⏰ 10:30am-4pm

10/12/2026

We are OPEN during construction! 🚧✈️ Visit us Monday–Sunday, 10am–4:30pm, and explore the wonders of air and space at Balboa Park. Your adventure awaits—see you soon!

10/09/2026

Get ready for a smashing good time—Pumpkin Chunkin is TOMORROW! 🎃✨ Wear your wildest costume and join us for flying pumpkins, laughter, and fall fun from 10am to 1pm. Don’t miss out on the action!

10/08/2026

to October 8th, 1929 when the first movies were shown on a passenger airplane. “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” was among the two films shown at 5,000 feet on board a Transcontinental Air Transport Trimotor. We have a Trimotor in our Pavillion of Flight similar to the one on which Oswald strutted his stuff.

10/06/2026

October is Kids Free month! 🚀 Bring your little astronauts to the San Diego Air & Space Museum for out-of-this-world fun and hands-on learning.

Don’t miss our spooktacular Pumpkin Chunkin’ event this Saturday, October 10th! 🎃 Click the link in our bio for all the details.

10/03/2026

At the San Diego Air & Space Museum our collection contains many models, including tethered, gas powered ones. The tethered design was patented in 1940 by Jim Walker and introduced on his “Fireball” model. Many other models used this design, thrilling generations of future pilots.

10/02/2026

Join us October 24th for Movie Night! Featuring Toy Story 5. 🧸 Bring your best Toy Story costume for a chance to win a prize. Free with museum admission.

10/01/2026

to 1920 when Clyde Pangborn attempted a car to plane transfer on Coronado Beach. Although, he bit the dust, he would survive and would go on to co-pilot the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean. You can see barnstorming aircraft like the Curtiss Jenny and Lincoln Standard at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

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09/30/2026

Get ready for a day of engineering, coding, creativity, and flying pumpkins! 🎃 Pumpkin Chunkin’ is returning to the San Diego Air & Space Museum on October 10, from 10 am to 1 pm bringing hands-on STEM challenges and plenty of Halloween fun for kids and families.

Activities will include:
Build a Catapult: Design and construct a catapult, then see how far you can launch a candy pumpkin!
Pumpkin Parachutes: Create a parachute designed to help a pumpkin make a safe landing.
3D Pen Spider Webs: Experiment with 3D pens to create creepy-crawly spider webs.
Code a Mouse: Program a robotic mouse to navigate its way through a maze.
Create a Monster: Use if-then statements to design a monster that reacts to different situations.

And, of course, the highlight of Pumpkin Chunkin’ is the moment everyone waits for the PUMPKIN DROP! Watch as pumpkins take flight in a spectacular finale that combines a little Halloween fun with a lot of physics and engineering.🎃🍬

Address

2001 Pan American Plz
San Diego, CA
92101

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:30pm
Friday	10am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16192348291

Website

https://linktr.ee/sdasm, https://sandiegoairandspace.org/

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