SD Weekend: Botanic Garden 'Lightscape' Stroll; Belmont Polar Plunge

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Diego region — from the southern border, to East County, through beach towns, to the uppermost points of North County and communities in between.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 19.

Always double-check with organizers to confirm events are proceeding as planned.

• ALSO SEE: San Diego County Thanksgiving Turkey Trots: Guide To 2023

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Junior Jive w/Parent, The Lullabar, Carlsbad

Daneen Wilburn & Friends: Together and Thankful, Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad

Yachtley Crew, The Sound, Del Mar

Art Night at The Cottage: Live Painting With Guest Artist Carlos Castrejón, Encinitas

Game Night/ Parents Night Out, Encinitas Karate, Encinitas

Holiday 'Lightscape' Walk-Thru: San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas

Open House at Community Resource Center, Encinitas

Sunset Pier Walks: Birch Aquarium At Scripps, La Jolla

Garden Pilates & Mimosas, La Jolla

Drive-Thru Food Distribution, Lemon Grove

Lions Club Fundraiser Cornhole Tournament, Lemon Grove

'Winter Wonderland Polar Plunge': Plunge, Belmont Park, Mission Beach/San Diego

Exhibition Celebration at Museum of Art, Oceanside

Sea Lions Club 'Bowl For The Blind': Oceanside

Listening Session on Hate Crimes - United Against Hate Week, MiraCosta College Community Learning Center, Oceanside

Poway Symphony Orchestra Concert: 20th Anniversary Season Opener, Poway

'Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show': The Old Globe, San Diego

'Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!': The Old Globe, San Diego

2nd Annual Pacific Rim Park Friendship Walk, San Diego

Winter Wonderland, Holiday Ice-Skate Rink: Julian Farm & Orchard, Santa Ysabel

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• Inland Empire Weekend: Outdoor Ice Rink; Turkey Trots; Holiday Home Tour & Market
• OC Weekend: Turkey Trot; Swedish Christmas Fair; Cook's Corner Toy Run
• LA Weekend: 'Lightscape' Winter Walk; Doo Dah Parade; Turkey Trots
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Great Dickens Fair; Turkey Trots; Holiday Bazaars

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