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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro smiling in glasses, a black sweater, and a dark blazer at a photocall

Festival Guides

GuadaLAjara Film Festival 2026 Guide: GLAFF Turns 16 in Los Angeles, With the Lineup Still to Come

GLAFF, the Los Angeles sister festival of Guadalajara's FICG, returns November 5 to 7, 2026. Here is the $75 pass, how reservations…Sep 21, 2026

The white arched Spanish Colonial Revival arcade along Ojai's main street, with a traffic signal and a banner over the road

Festival Guides

Ojai Film Festival 2026 Guide: Theodore Melfi Takes the Reins for a 27th Edition in the Valley

The Ojai Film Festival's 27th edition runs November 6 to 9, 2026, under new Artistic Director Theodore Melfi. Here is what's confirmed,…Sep 20, 2026

San Clemente Pier stretching into the ocean past a sandy beach, framed by tall palm trees and a flowering hedge

Festival Guides

Taste of San Clemente 2026 Guide: Local Bites, a Cover Band, and a Night in a 1937 Dance Hall

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce's 35th Taste of San Clemente is Friday, November 6, 2026, at the historic Casino San Clemente.…Sep 20, 2026

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

Festival Guides

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

Buena Park City Hall on Beach Boulevard

Buena Park’s Cops N’ Goblins Offers Free Trunk-or-Treating at City Hall on October 28

Buena Park police and the city's Community Services Department host Cops N' Goblins, a free Halloween afternoon at City Hall on October…Sep 20, 2026

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

Festival Guides

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

Festival Guides

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

Festival Guides

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

Festival Guides

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

Conventions & Fan Culture

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 Día de los Muertos altar at Grand Park in Los Angeles with City Hall in the background

Long Beach’s Día de los Muertos Festival Returns to Rainbow Lagoon on November 1

The City of Long Beach holds a free Día de los Muertos festival at Rainbow Lagoon on Sunday, November 1, with cultural…Sep 19, 2026