Organ Concert Every Sunday at 2pm Rain or Shine!
A relaxed and fun way to enjoy one of the most iconic venues in San Diego. These concerts are played all year round and about 1 hour long.
Please note, parking at Balboa Park has recently changed. Free parking is still available in the Lower Inspiration Point lot on Presidents Way for up to three hours, and a free shuttle is available to take visitors to other areas of the park. You can learn about parking passes or resident deals. Click here →
Organ Concert Every Sunday at 2pm, Rain or Shine!
Sunday concerts are always free and open to the public.
A relaxed and fun way to enjoy one of the most iconic venues in San Diego. These concerts are played all year round and about 1 hour long.
Please note, parking at Balboa Park has recently changed. Free parking is still available in the Lower Inspiration Point lot on Presidents Way for up to three hours, and a free shuttle is available to take visitors to other areas of the park. You can learn about parking passes or resident deals.
Sunday concerts are always free and open to the public.
38th Annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival
Every Monday Night | Jul 13 - Sept 7 | 7:30PM
Every Monday Night | Jul 13 - Sept 7 | 7:30PM
Spanning nine weeks of spectacular concerts, this festival showcases world-class international artists across a diverse range of genres. Audiences will enjoy grand productions including a Symphony Orchestra, a Large Rock Band, a captivating Silent-Movie Night, and exciting collaborations with cultural icons.
Spanning nine weeks of spectacular concerts, this festival showcases world-class international artists across a diverse range of genres. Audiences will enjoy grand productions including a Symphony Orchestra, a Large Rock Band, a captivating Silent-Movie Night, and exciting collaborations with cultural icons.
A relaxed and fun way to enjoy one of San Diego´s most iconic venues. Join us for one-hour performances, all year round, rain or shine. All concerts are open to the public and free of charge.
Organ Concert Every Sunday at 2pm
Organ Concert Every Sunday
at 2pm
A relaxed and fun way to enjoy one of San Diego´s most iconic venues. Join us for one-hour performances, all year round, rain or shine. All concerts are open to the public and free of charge.
Who We Are
The Spreckels Organ Society
The Spreckels Organ Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1988 to preserve, program and promote the Spreckels Organ as a world treasure for all people.
All concerts on the Spreckels Organ are free to the public in accordance with the 1915 Deed of Gift whereby the brothers John and Adolph Spreckels gave the organ and pavilion to the City of San Diego. The organ itself was built in 1915 by the Austin Organ Company.
To this day, the Spreckels Organ Society works cooperatively with the City of San Diego in order to fulfill and expand upon this promise of live music for all.
What We Do
Preserve, Program and Promote
Through the City of San Diego and its Division of Cultural Affairs, the Spreckels Organ Society provides fifty-two Sunday organ concerts a year. We also preserve the instrument and support the San Diego Civic Organist position, held by Raúl Prieto Ramírez since 2018.
We present the largest organ festival in the United States, along with educational programs for children and scholarships for young organ students. We also present special holiday concerts and events, and offer tours of the interior of the Organ. We have collaborated with the San Diego Opera, San Diego Youth Symphony, San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, and the Scripps Ranch High School Full Orchestra, among many others.
We believe in the transformative power of music, and we want to ensure that the Spreckels Organ will continue to offer everyone the chance to experience it.
Keep the Music Playing
Your one-time or reoccurring donation as a company or individual provides vital support needed to present more than 90 concerts annually and ensure that we achieve our mission “to preserve, program, and promote the Spreckels Organ as a world treasure for all people.”
Thank you for considering a donation today.
Artistic Director and San Diego Civic Organist
Raúl Prieto Ramírez
Raúl Prieto Ramírez is only the 8th artist to have dedicated themselves as the Civic Organist, a role curated and maintained by the Spreckels Organ Society. Raúl Prieto Ramírez has been in this role since 2018.
With words such as “sizzling,” iconoclastic,” “impeccable,” and “transcendent” used to describe his performances, San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez is the first Spanish organist in recent times to establish himself among the elite of the international organ scene. He enjoys a successful international concert career with appearances at major concert halls all over the world, master classes at universities like Indiana University, Graz University, Eastman School of Music, Baylor University and Moscow Conservatory, and is regularly invited to serve as a jury member at international organ competitions.
Click here to read more about Raúl Prieto Ramírez.
Join Our Musical Community
Become A Member
At the Spreckels Organ Society, music plays a profoundly meaningful role in our lives, helping us connect with a larger community. If music matters to you, the Spreckels Organ Society is a place to share that passion. We welcome everyone who values music and wants to be part of a like-minded community. Join us and become a part of our musical family of members and volunteers!
With your membership and commitment, we can invite more students, boost scholarships, and partner with our Balboa Park neighbors to produce more programs that make quality music available to everyone in San Diego and beyond.