11/5 – Curie’s 33rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair | Marie Curie Elementary School, 4080 Governor Dr | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | One of the largest holiday craft fairs in San Diego with over 100 booths | Free Parking

11/5 – FAAN Walk for Food Allergies| East Mission Bay – De Anza Cove, 3000 East Mission Bay Dr | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Proceeds provide education and advance research for those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis

11/5 – Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast| Oceanside Pier, Oceanside | 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Expo opens at 9:30 a.m. | 7-mile or 25-mile non-competitive bike ride on the Pacific Oceans coastline beginning at Oceanside Pier

11/5 – 9th Annual East County Cruisers Car Show & Toy Drive| Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Rd, Valley Center | 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | New & Classic Cars, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, games, music & more

11/6 – 16th Annual Komen San Diego Race for the Cure 5k Run/Walk| 6th Avenue & Palm St, Balboa Park | 8:00 a.m. | Proceeds go to fund breast cancer education, screenings and treatment in San Diego County

11/6 – Carlsbad Village Street Faire| Village of Carlsbad, Carlsbad | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Largest 1-day street fair in California with over 900 vendors, international food, live entertainment, pancake breakfast, children’s rides, beer garden and more | More information 760-945-9288

11/6 – 11th Annual Gaslamp Fall Back Festival |Gaslamp Quarter, Island Avenue and 4th, Downtown San Diego| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Entertainment, food and demonstrations

11/11 – 9th Annual San Diego Veteran’s Day Parade | Cedar Street & Pacific Hwy, Downtown | Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. | A salute to our Veterans and military men and women

11/11 – 11/13 – Head to Toe Women’s Expo| Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | Fri 12:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Everything for women

11/16 – 11/20 – 8th Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival | Embarcadero Marina Park North, 500 Kettner Blvd, Downtown | Refer to website for schedule | Southern California’s largest wine and culinary event with 170 world class wineries, 70 of San Diego’s top chefs, celebrity chefs, classes, auction and more

11/20 – 65th Annual Mother Goose Parade | Magnolia Ave & Main St, El Cajon | 10:00 a.m. | Largest, single-day event in San Diego County & one of the biggest parades of its kind in the US

11/23 – 11/27 – 32nd Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival| Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley | Wed & Thurs 7:00 – 11:00 p.m., Fri 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., Sun 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Bands from throughout the US bring the sounds of traditional jazz, Dixieland and swing

11/24 – Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5k | Archway at Museum of Man, Balboa Park| 8:00 a.m. | Proceeds from this 5k event go to help underprivileged persons through the St. Vincent De Paul Village

11/24 – 1/1/2011 – Holiday of Lights – Del Mar Fairgrounds| Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | Sun – Thurs 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. , Fri & Sat 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. | More than 400 spectacular lighted scenes

11/26 – Surfin’ Santa at Seaport Village | Seaport Village, 849 Harbor Dr, Downtown | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Santa will arrive via pirate ship, live entertainment, treats, face painting and more