National Gratitude Month • Family Literacy Month • Military Family Appreciation Month
NOVEMBER
Still looking for last month’s events? Check out the digital edition of our October issue at SanDiegoFamily.com
Jennifer A. Burman
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friday | 1 Candy Buy Back at The Super Dentists. Bring in wrapped Halloween candy and receive $1 in cash for every pound of candy donated. Today until Nov. 8. Also, local schools can get $1 for every pound of candy they collect. For details, email schoolrep@thesuperdentists .com. Offices located in Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, EastLake, Kearny Mesa and Oceanside. www.thesuperdentists.com FREE Old Town Dia de los Muertos. View more than 50 altars and join the traditional candlelight procession (tomorrow, 6 pm) starting at the entrance of the Old Town State Historic Park. Today until Nov. 3. www.oldtownsandiego.org/diade-los-muertos FREE Beachside Fall Fest. Belmont Park takes part in the season of giving by offering special promotions for local community groups and organizations like first responders, military veterans and more. Also, check out the Hay Maze, festive-themed rides and attractions, live entertainment and free activities. Fri.-Sun., today until Nov. 30, 5 pm until closing. 3146 Mission Blvd. www.belmontpark.com Veterans Day Celebration at USS Midway Museum. Includes free admission for activeduty military and veterans plus up to three additional family members (today until Nov. 17), a NJROTC drill competition (Nov. 10),
Plan fun family adventures with Out & About with Kids! Access the digital edition at www.sandiegofamily.com. the NBC7 & Telemundo 20 Salute to Service Festival (Nov. 11) and more. 910 N. Harbor Dr., downtown San Diego. www.midway.org Carlsbad Pumpkin Patch. Enjoy pumpkins, hay rides, pumpkin painting, corn maze and more. Until tomorrow; visit website for hours and admission. Carlsbad Strawberry Fields, Cannon Rd. & Interstate 5. www.carlsbadstrawberrycompany.com. FREE Dia de los Muertos at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. A community altar, face painting, food and music, and sugar skull painting. Tonight, 5-9 pm; tomorrow, 11 am-5 pm; Nov. 3, 9 am-1 pm. 4005 Normal St., San Diego. www.sjesandiego.org Junior Theatre Presents “School of Rock.” Tonight, 7 pm; tomorrow & Nov. 3, 2 pm. Casa del Prado Theater, Balboa Park. www.juniortheatre.com FREE Escondido Celebrates Dia de los Muertos. Traditional altars, sugar skulls, ballet folklorico and food trucks. 6-9 pm. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. www.artcenter.org
FREE Young People’s Concert. A great introduction to the symphony! 7-8 pm. UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla. To RSVP, visit www.lajollasymphony.com/otherperformance-events
saturday | 2 Day Out with Thomas: The Steam Team Tour. Grab this exciting opportunity to ride with Thomas, meet Percy and Sir Topham Hatt, and participate in themed activities with the family! Today, tomorrow, Nov. 9, 10 & 11; visit website for hours and tickets. Southern California Railway Museum, 2201 South A St., Perris, California. www.oerm.org FREE Studio by the Bay Family Days: Dia de los Muertos. Celebrate the Day of the Dead with art projects using skulls, paper flowers, paint and other colorful materials. 10 am-2 pm. Seaport Village, 809 W. Harbor Dr., downtown San Diego. www .seaportvillage.com; www.thinkplaycreate.org
Photo courtesy of Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation
Indulge in extra helpings of family fun! Check out this month’s calendar “stuffed” with an abundance of Thanksgiving and holiday events.
FREE Fall Back Festival
The Gaslamp Quarter transforms into a western town of the past at this annual children’s historical street faire where you can pan for gold, saddle up for a pony ride, join spaghetti- and pie-eating contests, watch historical demonstrations and participate in hands-on activities. Nov. 3, 11 am-4 pm. In front of the Davis-Horton House on 4th & Island Ave., downtown San Diego. www.gaslampfoundation.org; www.gaslamp.org/events