Events

Currently showing at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum is an exhibition of the art of Andrea Rushing and his Scenes and People of the Frontier American West. You can visit the […]

  Meet Jim Daniels! Olaf Wieghorst Museum Foundation President Jim Daniels will be speaking to the Friends of the Santee Library. Jim provides an engaging look at the life Olaf […]

Capture the Moments at our holiday art show. The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center in El Cajon proudly presents talented young artists: Lydia Jenson  ⦁  Noah Sandberg  ⦁  […]

America on Main Street is in Downtown El Cajon on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Admission and most activities are free of charge. America on Main Street is a celebration of […]

  ARTIVÁL San Diego is coming to El Cajon. Artivál San Diego is shaping up to be the art event of the year in East County.  Over fifty (50) artists […]

It is a Spring Garden Show! Join us for a Spring Garden Show at the Olaf Wieghorst Botanical Garden. This year we are celebrating spring with both indoor and outdoor […]

Meet the Artist - Gail Nellans Meet the artist - Gail Nellans - the artist behind Vivid Art by Gail. You enjoyed her work at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum Botanical […]

You are invited to attend the Downtown El Cajon Business Partners' District Identity & Placemaking Committee Meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 1:30pm. The meeting will be held in […]

The etchings of Olaf Wieghorst were created between 1936 and 1940. In all there were forty-seven (47) produced. Twenty-six (26) original etchings along with one original copper etching plate are […]

Come Join us for the Alley Cat Artwalk 2025 and the opening of an exhibition of The Etchings of Olaf Wieghorst at the Alley Cat Artwalk 2025 venue: the Olaf […]