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A bartender pulls a beer from a long row of taps under a bright green TASTE sign and chalkboard beer menus at a San Diego brewery

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San Diego Beer Week 2026 Guide: Ten Days of Rare Releases, Pairings, and Taproom Events Across the County

San Diego Beer Week returns November 6 to 15, 2026, with events at breweries, bars, and restaurants across the county. Here is…Sep 20, 2026

Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California

Conventions & Fan Culture

Anime Pasadena 2026 Guide: A Free Day Zero, 60-Plus Guests, and an Eighth Year at the Pasadena Convention Center

Anime Pasadena turns eight November 6 to 8, 2026, with a free Day Zero on Friday, 400-plus vendors, 60-plus guests, and an…Sep 20, 2026

The field and packed seating bowl of Petco Park with the downtown San Diego skyline behind it

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Día de los Deftones 2026 Guide: Deftones, The Neighbourhood, and AFI at Petco Park

Deftones host the seventh Día de los Deftones at Petco Park in San Diego on November 7, 2026, with The Neighbourhood, AFI,…Sep 20, 2026

Castaic Lake surrounded by dry golden hills under a blue sky with scattered clouds

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Dial Up Festival Castaic Lake 2026 Guide: Nelly, Sugar Ray, and a Y2K Day by the Lake

Nelly headlines the first Dial Up Festival at Castaic Lake Park on November 7, 2026, with Sugar Ray, Lit, and Alien Ant…Sep 19, 2026

Rows of green grapevines on a dry slope with rolling hills and Oak Mountain under a clear blue sky in Temecula wine country

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De Portola Wine Trail Harvest Celebration 2026 Guide: 11 Temecula Wineries, One Ticket, and a Harvest Bite at Every Stop

The De Portola Wine Trail Harvest Celebration returns Sunday, November 8, 2026, with wine and small bites at 11 Temecula Valley wineries.…Sep 19, 2026

The back of the Hollywood Sign letters on Mount Lee, looking out over the Los Angeles basin

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NFMLA DocuSlate 2026 Guide: Sergio & Mirta, Mountainfilm Shorts, and a Documentary Sunday Downtown

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles runs its DocuSlate documentary program November 12 to 15, 2026, in Hollywood and downtown L.A. Here are the films,…Sep 19, 2026

A speaker at a podium on a purple-lit TwitchCon stage, shown on a large screen, with an audience seated on the floor of the San Diego Convention Center

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TwitchCon San Diego 2026 Guide: Twitch Rivals, the Glitch Theater, and a Saturday Night Party

TwitchCon returns to the San Diego Convention Center November 13 to 15, 2026. Here are the hours, pass prices, the party, kids…Sep 19, 2026

A wide view across central Mission Valley in San Diego from a brushy hillside, with buildings and freeways on the valley floor under a clear blue sky

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San Diego Anime Con 2026 Guide: Voice Actors, a Midnight Saturday, and a $55 Weekend in Mission Valley

San Diego Anime Con's third year runs November 13 to 15, 2026, at the DoubleTree in Mission Valley. Here are the voice…Sep 19, 2026

The sun setting over the Pacific Ocean at Huntington Beach, with waves rolling onto the sand

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Darker Waves 2026 Guide: Morrissey, The Smashing Pumpkins, and a Day of New Wave on Huntington Beach

Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins headline Darker Waves on Huntington City Beach, November 14, 2026. Here is the full lineup, ticket tiers,…Sep 18, 2026

Dodger Stadium at golden hour with the downtown Los Angeles skyline rising behind it

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Camp Flog Gnaw 2026 Guide: Tyler, the Creator, Future, and a Carnival Weekend at Dodger Stadium

Tyler, the Creator headlines Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium on November 14 and 15, 2026, with Future, Don Toliver, Turnstile, and…Sep 18, 2026

The pagoda-style facade of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on a sunny day

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LA Skins Fest 2026 Guide: 20 Years of Native Cinema at the TCL Chinese Theatre

The largest Native American film festival in the U.S. marks its 20th edition in Hollywood, November 18 to 22, 2026. Here is…Sep 18, 2026

The Queen Mary ocean liner lit up with strings of lights at night along the Long Beach waterfront

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Dreamstate SoCal 2026 Guide: Above & Beyond, 70-Plus Trance Acts, and Two Nights at the Queen Mary

Dreamstate SoCal brings Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, and more than 70 trance acts to the Queen Mary Waterfront…Sep 18, 2026