Nov7Sat
El Brewjo Burgers
A food and beer pairing at Stereo Brewing in Placentia. Details and tickets through Hi-fidelity-beer.squarespace.com.
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ESCAPE - Tribute to JOURNEY
A Rock music event at Gaslamp Long Beach. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov7Sat
Fall Tasting Festival
A culinary festival at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Tickets.sbnature.org.
Nov7Sat
Family Wildlife Day
A nature education event at Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve in Murrieta. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Nov7Sat
Fields of Valor
A veterans day festival at Cathedral City Community Amphitheater in Cathedral City. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov7Sat
Halloween Spooktacular
A marionette puppet show at Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Viagogo.com.
Nov7Sat
Holiday Brunch & Fashion Show
A charity fashion show at Coyote Hills Golf Course in Fullerton. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov7Sat
Holiday Faire
A seasonal festival at Irvine Fine Arts Center in Irvine. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov7Sat
Irvine Holiday Faire
The City of Irvine's holiday arts and gift fair at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex.
Nov7Sat
Irvine Holiday Faire 2026
The 44th annual Holiday Faire from Arts in Irvine turns the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex into a festive art and gift marketplace.
Nov7Sat
Keller Williams plus Sunstroke Serenaders
An Other music event at Ivan'z House at Mozambique. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov7Sat
Laurie Berkner LIVE – Part of Great Big Family Play Day
A family music festival at Liberty Station in San Diego. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
Nov7Sat
Live Music with Vinny Berry
A live music performance at The LOCAL Pub & Grill in Valencia. Details and tickets through Thelocalpubgrill.com.
Nov7Sat
Los Angeles Pregnancy & Baby Expo
Fifth annual expo for registry-building, education, shopping and baby shower games.
Nov7Sat
Love Irvine: Citywide Serve Day
A day of volunteer projects at locations around Irvine.
Nov7Sat
Merry Macabremas
An alternative holiday market at The Mystic Museum in Burbank. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Nov7Sat
Newberry Springs Pistachio Farm Festival
An agriculture festival at Newberry Springs Park in Newberry Springs. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov7Sat
Noche de Altares
A day of the dead festival at Calle Cuatro Plaza in Santa Ana. Details and tickets through Wknd.app.
Nov7Sat
North Park Community Fair
A community street fair at NORTH PARK VEGAN FOOD POPUP @ North Park Mini Park (2nd Saturdays 12-4pm) in San Diego. Details and tickets through Outgoing.world.
Nov7Sat
NovemberFest
A craft beer and wine festival at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens in Vista. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Nov7Sat
OC Family Expo
A children's business marketplace at Outlets at San Clemente in San Clemente. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Nov7Sat
OC Kids Expo
A family educational expo at The Great Park Realty in Irvine. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov7Sat
OC Wine Fest
A wine tasting festival at OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Details and tickets through Ocfair.com.
Nov7Sat
Orange County Wine Fest
Three hours of unlimited wine tastings from a wide range of styles and regions.
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"Hallowe’en Greetings and Tricks, Treats, and Traditions" at Muzeo
A museum exhibit on how Halloween began and how Anaheim has celebrated it for a century, timed with the Anaheim Fall Festival's 100th anniversary.
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20 Years Later: The Great Picture
A City of Irvine exhibit at Irvine City Hall marking 20 years since The Great Picture.
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American Red Cross Blood Drive at MainPlace
A monthly blood donation drive at MainPlace Mall, noon to 6 PM.
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Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes and farm animals.
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular
A family-friendly hour-long boo-sical revue with 100+ puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence. (Start date shown as September.)
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Candlelight Concerts
Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.
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