Some things-to-do in San Diego are always free so check out my top 5 list. Others free events come and go so this monthly helps. It’s also growing each day.
Do you have a free event you’d like listed? Please let me know, and although I can’t guarantee your event will be listed, I’ll do my best to include as many as I can. ~~Sheri McGregor
November 4, 2011
Who doesn’t like a little dance, a little art, a little music … and a lot of free fun? Nobody. So get down to Liberty Station and check out what’s going on. Friday Night Liberty is a free, first-Friday event with free parking. Find out more, and get a little culture, gain a lot of rich experience.
November 5, 2011
Children’s Historic Street Fair: Fall Back. You and your children can check out what it might have been like to live back in another era, when ice cream socials and pie-eating contests were all the rage, and a blacksmith was an every day sight. The San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation hosts this fun free event. (You’ll pay a small fee to do some of the activities, but a lot of it is completely free.) Plan on taking the kids out to this olden day event Saturday. Find out the hours and other details for the Children’s Historic “Fall Back” Street Fair.
November 6, 2011
Trade your old tools for somebody else’s at the “Old tool swap meet” 6 a.m. to noon at the Rockler Woodworking parking lot, 8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Kearny Mesa. Buy, sell or trade hand tools, woodworking machinery, wood, hardware, antiques, collectibles and other items. Admission is free. Call for more info: (619) 440-6598.
November 7, 2011
The Joshua White Trio performs in concert. Free concert in La Jolla at 1008 Wall Street (noon).
November 12, 2011
Gluten-Free Expo at the Scottish Rite Center from noon to 4pm. Find out about and sample tasty and gluten-free foods.
November 17, 2011
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego offers free admission from 5pm to 7pm on the third Thursday of each month.
November 19, 2011
Free homeowner and homebuyer clinic. Discover and explore all your legal options, refinancing, bankruptcy, etc. Walk-in and family members are welcome. Registration recommended: Email name, address, and telephone number to HOMEClinic@housingcollaborative.org, or call (619)283-2200 or 800-HOC-0503 to register. Find out more about HOC visit www.housingcollaborative.org
Downtown San Diego noon to 4pm. At the New Children’s Museum, 200 W. Island Ave., downtown. The Platt Brothers present comedic dance and acrobatics. Also enjoy usic from a DJ and face painting for kids. It’s free. Get more info at: The Children’s Museum
Clairemont, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School at 4133 Mt. Albertine Ave., offers a free craft fair. 100+ crafters with their beautiful and useful works for sale. Chrismas gifts?!
Ocean Beach 11am to 4pm. People’s Organic Food Store Fall Craft Fair.
November 21, 2011
5 a.m. Point Loma. Denny’s 3920 W. Point Loma Blvd. “Pancake and Presents.” Donate a toy to Toys for Tots and get a free Grand Slam breakfast. There will also be holiday activities. More info: (619) 226-2233.
12 noon. Poway, Art in the Park.
November 22, 2011
Balboa Park Museums’ FREE Tuesdays. See what’s up and where to get free entry into some Balboa Park Museums on Tuesdays. It’s a rotating schedule, so check it out.
Novembeer 26, 2011
1pm – Seaport Village Santa event. Old St. Nicholas travels most places via reindeer-led sled … but not in San Diego. He gets to our beautiful San Diego coast via pirate ship, and has fun with everybody at Seaport Village. Find out more about Santa’s visit to Seaport Village.
November 27, 2011
2pm, in the Spreckels Organ Pavillion in Balboa Park, free concert (every Sunday).
