Even though the days are shorter and colder this time of year, there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of fun things to do in San Francisco, Marin County, the Wine Country and other surrounding areas.  Remember as you take a look, this is only a sampling!  This is a GREAT place to call home!

If you have any events to add, please do so in the comments section at the bottom of this post!

November 2 – It’s Election Day: VOTE!  (the“VOTE” link tells you where your polling place is)

November 1 thru 7 – Petaluma’s 10^th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Fine Art Exhibits and Altars

November 2 – Mark Pitta and Friends Stand-Up Comedy at the 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

November 4 thru 7 – Big Sur Wine and Food Festival

November 6 – Stinson Beach Marathon, 25K and 7 Mile starting at Stinson Beach Park at 9am

November 6 & 7 – Fall Bulb Planting Party at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma

November 6 & 7 – 12^th Annual “Wine and Food Affair” in the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys

November 6 & 7 – Santa Cruz Sea Glass and Ocean Art Festival at Coconut Grove on The Boardwalk

November 7 – Mill Valley Children’s Garden 20^th Annual Haunted Harvest Festival at Edna Maguire Elementary School in Mill Valley from 12-4pm

November 7 – Sunday Salon at the Lark Theater in Larkspur

November 8 – Willie Brown will be speaking at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael

November 9 – Mark Pitta and Friends Stand-Up Comedy at the 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

November 11 – Veteran’s Day Boat Parade on the Petaluma River

November 12 – Will Durst is performing live at the Lark Theater in Larkspur

November 12 – 2^nd Fridays Art Walk on Fourth Street in Downtown San Rafael

November 12 thru 14 – San Mateo County Harvest Festival and Original Art and Craft Show at the San Mateo County Event Center Expo Hall

November 12 thur 14 – The Great Monterey Count Wine Escape Weekend throughout Monterey, Cannery Row, Carmel Valley and Salinas Valley

November 13 – Mill Valley Philharmonic Orchestra is performing at Cavallo Point, Fort Baker, Sausalito

November 13 & 14 – Napa Valley Film Festival Launch Celebration at the Napa Valley Opera House

November 16 – Mark Pitta and Friends Stand-Up Comedy at the 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

November 17 – Ronn Owens and Joan Ryan at 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

November 19 – Tree Lighting Ceremony at Northgate Mall in San Rafael (couldn’t they wait until after Thanksgiving?)

November 19 – Wonder Bread 5 is performing at the Napa Valley Opera House

November 19 & 20 – Tamalpais Valley Fine Arts and Crafts Fair at the Tamalpais Valley Community Center in Mill Valley

November 20 & 21 – “Holiday In Carneros” throughout the Carneros Region of Sonoma and Napa Valleys

November 23 – Mark Pitta and Friends Stand-Up Comedy at the 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

November 26 – Union Square Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony from 6-6:30pm (click on the link to see how you can sponsor a light!) in San Francisco

November 26 – 46^th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco

November 26 – Healdsburg’s Downtown Holiday Party

November 26 – 16^th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Cannery Row in Monterey

November 26 & 27 – 31^st Annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland—including FREE snow sledding on A Street, between 4^th and 5^th Streets—in happenin’ Downtown San Rafael 

November 26 & 27 – The Heart of Sonoma Valley Winery Association is having their 27^th Annual Holiday Open House

November 26 & 27 – Gualala’s 7^th Annual Festival of Trees

November 26 thru 28 – The 32^nd Annual Great Christmas Dickens Fair and Victorian Holiday Party at the

November 26 thru 28 – Santa Cruz Annual Tree Walk and Holiday Lights Train

November 27 – Santa’s River Boat Arrival on the Petaluma River in Petaluma

November 27 – Surfin’ Santa arrives on the Main Beach in Capitola at noon; visit and get photos with Santa after!

November 27 & 28 – 23^rd Annual Great San Francisco Crystal Fair in Building A at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco

November 29 – Bob Newhart (one of my childhood favorites) will be performing at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael

November 30 – Mark Pitta and Friends Stand-Up Comedy at the 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley

And, of course, there’s pretty much always something going on at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

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