11/2-11 – San Diego Beer Week | See website for dates, times and locations | Ten-day festival celebrating Craft Beer in San Diego

11/3 – 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

11/3 – 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

11/3 – 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

11/3 – 10th 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

11/4 – 17th 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

11/4 – 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

11/4 – 12th 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

11/12 – 26th 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

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

11/14 – 11/18 – 9th 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

11/18 – 66th 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

11/21 – 11/25 – 33rd 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

11/22 – 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

11/22 – 1/1/2013 – 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., Closed Mondays | More than 400 spectacular lighted scenes

11/24 – 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