Experience How to Train Your Dragon 2 With the San Diego Symphony Live at the Rady Shell

If you’ve seen How to Train Your Dragon 2, you already know how good it is. If you haven’t, this is a genuinely great way to watch it for the first time.

The San Diego Symphony will perform John Powell’s thrilling score live to picture as the film plays in HD at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – and trust us, it hits completely differently when the music is happening right in front of you.

A Film Big Enough for a Live Orchestra

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is one of those rare sequels that actually delivers.

Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave filled with wild dragons and a mysterious Dragon Rider, and what follows is an epic battle to determine the future of man and dragons.

The story is bigger, the animation is stunning, and John Powell’s score is some of the most beautiful film music written in the last decade.

Hearing it performed live by a full orchestra makes every soaring flight sequence and emotional moment land in a way that the home viewing experience just can’t replicate.

The Difference a Live Orchestra Makes

There’s something about watching a film you love under the open sky with San Diego Bay in the background and a live orchestra in front of you that feels genuinely magical.

The Rady Shell is already one of the best outdoor venues in the city – add a beloved animated film and a full symphony performance and you’ve got one of the best family nights of the summer.

See you there!

Hiccup, Toothless, a live orchestra, and a summer evening at the Rady Shell – this one is worth getting tickets for sooner rather than later.

📆 Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego
🎟️ Secure your spot here
ℹ️ Find all the details here

See you there, San Diego!