Balboa Park (San Diego) an outdoor amphitheatre. The Casa Del Prado Theater is the home of San Diego Junior Theatre, the country's oldest children's theatre program. The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages collected on El Prado offer free entertainment shows. The Botanical Building, designed by Carleton Winslow, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. It contains large specimen palms and other plants and sits next to a long reflecting pool on the El Prado side. Located in the eastern third of the park is the Morley Field Sports Complex, which includes
Balboa Park (San Diego) was attended by more than 150,000 people. In 2016, WikiConference North America was held at the park. A cherry blossom festival is also celebrated annually in March in the Japanese Friendship Garden. Each summer, free outdoor concerts are performed Mondays through Thursdays at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. Free organ concerts are held each Sunday at 2:00 p.m., yearround. Several races and marathons include the park in the courses. The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships are held in Balboa Park annually. First started in 1979, the race is held in Morley Field. Marathons such as the San Diego Rock 'n Roll