North County and San Diego events in November bring lots of fall fun! We’ve got Fleet Week, a Día de los Muertos celebration, beer week, hikes and bike rides, holiday fairs, Del Mar racing, a jazz fest, turkey trots and Christmas tree lighting. Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County events!
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There’s lots of fall fun in North County and San Diego in October! Along with Oktoberfests and wine and food festivals, there are lots of great kids’ activities too. See a tractor show, go for a run or walk, get scared, watch Ultimate, see a great movie, and so much more. Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County fun events!
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North County and San Diego Events in March welcome spring with lots of fun, outdoor events like runs, walks, golf tournaments, even a busker festival. Try a concert, movie or play. Don’t miss the spring home and garden show. Check out the hot rods or start a koi pond. Keep reading for more great North County and San Diego events in March!
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North County and San Diego Events in February include something for everyone! It’s Museum Month! Get half-off admission at over 40 San Diego Museum Council member museums. Take the kids to a fishing derby. See a movie. Go for a fun walk or run. Try tide pooling, or enjoy concerts and art exhibits. Keep reading for more great San Diego and North County events!
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North County and San Diego events in November are full of fun options! We’ve got holiday activities like Día de los Muertos celebrations and turkey trots. Plus November brings beer week and food festivals, street fairs and film festivals. If you need to work off all the great food and drink, there are runs, walks, bike rides, even kayaking. That’s not all. Keep reading to find the best North County and San Diego events in November!
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North County and San Diego events in August bring the best of summer with the Del Mar racing season, concerts, music, beer and film festivals, great plays, surf contests, art, barbecue and even an event for your dog! Keep reading to find the best North County and San Diego events!
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Annual Spring Home/Garden Show
March 1 – 3
Location: Del Mar, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
Now in its 34th year, the Spring Home/Garden Show returns to Del Mar Fairgrounds for a three-day extravaganza. There’s inspiring real "Garden Masters" landscapes, hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, educational seminars, plant sales, and face-to-face consultations with top experts. Plus you get easy, one-stop shopping for everything pertaining to home and garden, inside and outside.
The show focuses on San Diego-area experts, services, products, and businesses. Visitors find everything they need to save time and money improving, refreshing, or remodeling their home and outdoor surroundings. You’ll find the latest in appliances, garden lighting, fencing, security systems, baths and sunrooms. Tickets purchased online are $5. Regular admission is $8.
Artist-in-Residence Courtney Mattison
January 26 – March 23
Location: Encinitas, Lux Art Institute, 1550 S El Camino Real
Courtney Mattison’s passion for discovering what lives in the ocean and her fascination with the diverse, colorful, and the sometimes venomous world has led her to the coral reefs. As an artist and activist Mattison is using the power of art to evoke an emotional response to advocate for the oceans.
Mattison creates dazzling and incredibly detailed ceramic coral reef installations that start of with vibrant colors and spirals out to solid white. The haunting beauty of the white corals is a reference to the bleaching of the coral reefs. The white ceramic is a representation of the skeletal remnants left behind by warming oceans.
Please join us for Courtney Mattison’s Reception & Studio Series on February 8th. Experience a unique opportunity, as Artist-in-Residence Courtney Mattison leads an engaging discussion about both her work and artistic process. Guest cost is $10.
Día de los Muertos
November 1
5 PM
Location: Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Come and celebrate el Día de los Muertos with art, ballet folklórico and more! This year we celebrate our 23rd annual Festival, and it is going to be better than ever. As always, attendees will be able to create altars to remember lost loved ones in a special area created by artist Eloy Tarcisio. For the children, we will have face painting, arts and crafts, and more. Food and handmade goods will be available for purchase.
This year we will also be starting out the festivities with a parade led by artist Luis Ituarte. The parade will begin at 5pm, circle Grape Day Park, and end at a special ofrenda created in the Center’s Museum.
The two following days will also be filled of events for you to celebrate. Friday, November 2, join us for Cultura Fest SD Noche de Muertos where you can watch Pixar’s Coco and enjoy vendors and live music. Saturday, November 3, join us for the finale of our Levitt AMP Escondido Music Series. It will feature Las Cafeteras and Dueto Dos Rosas.
Del Mar Racing Season
July 18 – September 3
Location: Del Mar, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
San Diego horse racing takes place where the “turf meets the surf” at the Del Mar Racetrack. Fans flock to the track each summer to wager on their favorite horses during the popular, annual Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racing season, mid-July through early-September. Be part of the magic and nostalgia of this long-time horse race tradition dating back to 1937. That was when Bing Crosby greeted the first guests, and Seabiscuit won by a nose in the infamous race in 1938. This season features the nation’s top race horses, trainers and jockeys, and plenty of fun in the sun.
Don’t miss the Del Mar Summer Concert Series. Concerts are free with racetrack admission purchased prior to the last race.