California Events Calendar
Friday, November 7, 2025
BIG SUR: Big Sur Food & Wine Festival November 6-8, 2025, held at various locations throughout Carmel and Big Sur $, bigsurfoodandwine.org
BUELLTON: Buellton Fall Fest November 7-9, 2025 at Avenue of the Flags. Fun for the Whole Family with Concerts on 2 Stages, Carnival Rides and Games Including Ferris Wheel on Avenue of the Flags! Street Faire & Food Vendors. Free admission, buelltonfallfest.com
CAPITOLA: Capitola Plein Air November 3-9, 2025. See 40 artists paint the town! Art exhibition & sale November 9, 2025, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at New Brighton Middle School, 250 Washburn Ave., Capitola, CA. cityofcapitola.org
CLAREMONT: Festival at Pilgrim Place November 7-8, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Over 65 booths offering Jewelry, Fabric Creations, Children’s Activities, Woodworking, Paintings, Metal Sculpture, Stained Glass, Jams/Jellies, Vintage Clothing, Antique Items, Furniture. Location: Pilgrim Place, 625 Mayflower Road, Claremont, CA. pilgrimplace.org
COSTA MESA: Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival November 6-8, 2025 at OC Fairgrounds. Location: 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA. $ sugarplumfestivals.com
FOLSOM: Folsom Ice Rink November 7, 2025-January 2026 in Historic Downtown Folsom. Come have fun at the circular, 7,000-square-foot rink with REAL ice. Enjoy fire pits, Santa's Cottage and more! $, historicfolsom.org/ice-rink/
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Oktoberfest September 7-November 9, 2025 at Old World Village. German Beers & Bands, Brats & Kraut, Shot Girls, and the Chicken Dance at every event! Hosting SoCal's biggest party since 1978, the indoor/outdoor Bavarian Biergarten features free admission nights Wed & Thu; adult nights Fri-Sat; and daytime family Sundays. oldworldhb.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara August 28-November 9, 2025 at Lakewood Center Mall. Over 5 million lights create a fantastical landscape of larger-than-life Creatures and Dragons. Location: 326 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA. $23-up, imaginarium360.com
LA PUENTE: Suave the Band, 6-10 p.m. La Puente Farmers Market Live Location: 15900 Central Avenue, La Puente, CA. Free, lapuentelive.com
ONTARIO: Imaginarium September 5-November 9, 2025 at Ontario Mills. Millions of lights in colorful displays just in time for the holidays at the Alice in Wonderland themed attraction! Location: Ontario Mills Mall, 4377 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA. $27-up, imaginarium360.com
SAN GABRIEL: Dia de Los Muertos November 7, 2025, 5:30-8 p.m. at Mission Playhouse. Community Altar, Live Performances and Refreshments Available. For altar contributions visit sangabrielcity.com/ DiaDeLosMuertos
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 6-November 9, 2025. It's like going to a fair with fun foods and drinks, barnyard animals, carnival rides, hayrides, firepits, entertainment and free admission! Location: 1415 Pumpkin Lane, Wheatland, CA. Free, parking fees select days, bishopspumpkinfarm.com
WOODSIDE: Spooky Nightfall October 3-November 10, 2025 at Filoli is a Gothic dream. The fantasy 16-acre estate & 54,000 sq. ft. mansion in Santa Cruz mountains has surprises - Shadow Creatures, Blacklight Mushroom Forest, Witches Apothecary, Pumpkin Meadow, Hay Maze and more. $, filoli.org
WHITTIER: Gordon D. Crowell Observatory Public Nights 8-10 p.m. at Rio Hondo College. Meade 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, one of the largest in Southern California, is open to the public, free on special nights. Location: 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA. Free, gorio.page/observatory-nights | additional dates: November 21, and December 5, 2025
Past events
BELLFLOWER: Veteran's Memorial Ceremony 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Help honor our military veterans with a ceremony and resource fair at Veteran's Memorial, 9918 Flower St., Bellflower, CA. Free, bellflower.org | veterans
DIAMOND BAR: Veterans Celebration November 7, 2024, 9-11 a.m. at Diamond Bar Center, 1600 Grand Ave. includes patriotic musical performances and light refreshments. Attendance is free and open to everyone, diamondbarca.gov/specialevents | veterans
LAWNDALE: Annual Field of Honor November 7-12, 2024 at Lawndale Civic Center, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260 Flags fly in tribute to Veterans, those currently serving in the Armed Forces and those who died defending our nation on battlefields far from home. healingfield.org
LOOMIS: Cowpoke Fall Gathering November 7-9, 2024 at Blue Goose Event Center, 3550 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA 95650 $55 approx. cowpokefallgathering.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square Ice Rink November 6, 2024-January 20, 2024
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