11/3:  Taste of Little Italy | Throughout Little Italy | 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | $35 in advance, $40 day of | Lots of restaurants, entertainment & more!

11/5:  Light the Night | Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. | 2-mile walk benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

11/6:  Curie’s 23rd 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

11/6:  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

11/7:  Komen Race for the Cure 5k Run/Walk | 6th Avenue & Palm St, Balboa Park | 5:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Proceeds go to fund breast cancer education, screenings and treatment in San Diego County

11/7:  10th Annual Gaslamp Fall Back Festival | Island Avenue between 4th & 5th, Downtown | 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Entertainment, food and demonstrations

11/8:  Carlsbad Village Street Faire | Grand Avenue, Carlsbad | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Largest 1-day street fair in California with hundreds of exhibitors, international food, live entertainment, children’s rides

11/10:  Taste of Coronado | various locations in Coronado | 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | $35 tickets in advance | Handmade gelatos, wines, barbecue, spicy Thai, Irish Pub grub, Mexican and fresh seafood

11/11:  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

11/13:  Del Mar Mud Run | Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 5k course with multiple mudpits and challenging military-style obstacles

11/17 – 11/21:  San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival | Embarcadero Marina Park North | Refer to website for schedule | Gourmet food, celebrity chefs, wine tasting, Big Bottle Auction & cooking demonstrations

11/21:  64th 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

11/24 – 11/28:  31st Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival | Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley | Over 25 bands from throughout the US and Canada

11/25:  Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk for the Hungry | Petco Park East, Downtown, 13th & Imperial | 7:10 – 9:30 a.m. | 5k or 10k, dog friendly | Proceeds to San Diego Food Bank and Jewish Family Science Program – Canned goods welcome