Mainly Mozart

A cultural icon celebrated for its imaginative and thoughtfully curated programming, artistic excellence, and distinguished history of acclaimed performances, San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival is one of North America’s top music destinations.

Mainly Mozart’s mission is to enrich the lives of today’s and tomorrow’s passionate music lovers by connecting them to the genius and innovation of Mozart and the Masters, to world-class musicians and music-making, and to each other.

We produce the largest Summer music festival in the region – The May/June San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival – and produce Spotlight Series from January through April, and more intimate concerts year-round for members Club Amadeus, our aficionado group made up of some of San Diego’s most committed and passionate music lovers.

Mainly Mozart’s venues are eclectic – from the brilliantly restored historic Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego to the acoustically superb Auditorium at The Scripps Research Institute (formerly The Neurosciences Institute) – from the striking St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Carlsbad to Tijuana’s contemporary El Cubo – Centro Cultural Tijuana to the exquisite Timken Museum in Balboa Park to the elegance and intimacy of The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club in Rancho Santa Fe – we produce the greatest music in the world throughout the delightfully diverse regions of San Diego county.