SummerFest Learning and Engagement
Nearly 50 FREE Activities
SummerFest 2025 will feature a wide variety of endless opportunities to learn something new.
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Open Rehearsals
Observe the intricate rehearsal process that goes into every SummerFest performance and engage in conversation with the artists during post-rehearsal Q&As. No registration required.
Coaching Workshops
Watch our Fellowship Artist Ensembles prepare for their SummerFest performances in a series of master classes. No registration required.
Encounters
Intriguing lectures, discussions, and performances that reveal insights into the ways music is created, influenced, interpreted, and performed. Registration required.
Artist Lounges
Intimate in-depth conversations with musicians hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Registration required.
Preludes
Ticket holders are invited to join us in The JAI an hour prior to performances to hear musical and historical insights through engaging interviews and fascinating lectures by our esteemed roster of scholars.
Fellowship Artists
Fellowship Artists will participate in Coaching Workshops, perform in Encounters and Musical Preludes, and share the stage with other SummerFest artists during their four-week residencies in La Jolla.
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Reserve Your Seat
Encounters and Artist Lounges have limited seating and require FREE advance online registration to reserve your spot. Walk-ups are welcome, subject to availability.
How to Register
- Click Events & Tickets
- Find the Encounter or Artist Lounge you’d like to attend and click Register
- Select the Quantity and click Tickets
- Click Continue Shopping to register for more activities
- From your cart, click Check Out to complete your registration
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- Visit our website’s Top Navigation
- Click Learning & Engagement
- Click Stream SummerFest Activities