🌊 What's Happening in North County This Weekend

Opening weekend of the Bing Crosby Season at the Del Mar track

Fifty years of Dini's By The Sea, with a party to match

Craft beer, mead and wine in Vista's botanical gardens at Novemberfest

An equestrian circus opening night at the Del Mar Horsepark

A bigger Monroe Street Pool reopens, and a Baja Mediterranean spot in Solana Beach turns one

San Diego Beer Week at Pure Project | Pure Project Carlsbad, 2825 State St, Carlsbad | All day
Beer Week opens on International Stout Day, with $5 pints of the Nitro Dry Stout, Milagro, plus a stout slushie. A 7pm kickoff toast and a new small-batch pilsner in cans follow Friday at every Pure taproom, Vista too. details

Sunset Market | Pier View Way & North Tremont Street, Oceanside | 5-9pm
The free weekly street fair, with up to 240 booths of food and shopping, live music and a kids' zone. details

Día de los Muertos Artists Reception | Civic Center Gallery, 200 Civic Center Dr, Vista | 4:30-6:30pm
Meet the 26 local artists behind the city's Día de los Muertos show of photography, painting, sculpture, graphite and more. The Wabi Sabi Players, seniors from the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, open with La Llorona in story and song. details

Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars | MiraCosta College Theatre, 1 Barnard Dr, Oceanside | 7pm
Preview night for a collection of short stories from John Cariani, who wrote Almost, Maine. It's on for two weekends, through Nov. 15. details

Bingo at Belching Beaver | Belching Beaver Brewery, 1334 Rocky Point Dr, Oceanside | 6-9pm
Weekly bingo rounds paired with growler specials on the house beer, so you can take a fill home after the last card. details

Karaoke at Tap That | Tap That Taproom, 3207 Roymar Rd, Suite E, Oceanside | 7-11pm
DJ Strikeout runs the mic every week, and singers get $1 off pints while they're up. details

Bing Crosby Season Opening Day | Del Mar Racetrack, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | 12:30pm
Fall racing is back for its 13th season, three days a week through Nov. 29. Weekends add free handicapping seminars at noon, and Sundays are free to get in, with discounted food and drinks. details

42nd Street | Star Theatre, 402 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside | 7:30pm
The closing weekend of the backstage musical with Lullaby of Broadway and We're in the Money in the score, plus 2pm shows Saturday and Sunday. Tickets run $25 to $35. details

Cirque Ma'Ceo | Del Mar Horsepark, 14550 El Camino Real, Del Mar | 7pm
Opening night for the traveling equestrian circus, with acrobats, aerial dancers and riders on galloping horses, all to Spanish guitar. There are two shows each on Saturday and Sunday, and it's here through Nov. 22. details

Ozomatli | Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach | 9pm
Billed as the soundtrack of Los Angeles, the band mixes Latin, hip-hop, funk and reggae. SeaPoodle opens, and general admission is $37 ahead or $40 at the door. details

San Diego Clippers vs. Valley Suns | Frontwave Arena, 3475 Hero Dr, Oceanside | 7pm
The LA Clippers' G League affiliate is home against the Valley Suns, and the next home game isn't until Nov. 20. details

Free Spirits Go West | New Village Arts, Ray Charles Stage, 2787 State St, Carlsbad | 11am
Senior improvisers ages 59 to 90 from UCSD's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute build a Western on the spot from audience suggestions. They're three-time winners of the Sunday Night Smack-Down at Mockingbird Improv. details

Exposure Skate | Encinitas Community Park, 425 S Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas | 9am
The 15th annual women's skateboarding contest brings pros like X Games MVP Mizuho Hasegawa to the bowl, vert and street courses, free to watch. Food trucks, learn-to-skate clinics for all ages and a vendor village fill out both days, and proceeds support survivors of domestic violence. details

Taste of Windmill | Windmill Food Hall, 890 Palomar Airport Rd, Carlsbad | All day
All 14 vendors serve small bites for $5 to $10 each, like Lobster Lab's lobster slider, choripán from Asado Gaucho and three tacos from El Puerto. Dogs are welcome, and it runs through Sunday. details

12th Annual Novemberfest | Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista | 12-4pm
$15 to $60 gets you craft beer, mead and wine tastings with live music, food and vendor booths, and every dollar goes back to the garden. details

The Old Globe's Macbeth | Oceanside Public Library, 330 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside | 1pm & 5pm
Nine actors bring Shakespeare's tragedy to the library's community rooms on the theater's free Globe for All tour, with light refreshments 30 minutes before each show. details

Twilight Poetry Night | Queen Califia's Magical Circle, Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy, Escondido | 3-5pm
Spoken word and poetry from Angela Narciso Torres, Tammy C. Greenwood and Darius Degher among the mosaic sculptures, free and open to all ages. Bring a picnic blanket or a rubber-tipped chair. details

Dini's 50th Anniversary Party | Dini's By The Sea, 3290 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad | 7pm
Dini's has been collecting old photos and memorabilia from longtime regulars for the night, and the party runs until close. details

Vuori x Yoga Barre Yoga Flow | Vuori Del Mar, Del Mar Highlands Town Center, 12843 El Camino Real, Suite 101, San Diego | 8-10am
Katrina from Yoga Barre leads an hour of yoga flow, then everyone heads into the store for shopping and refreshments. The free spots are already claimed on Eventbrite, so check back for openings, and bring a mat. details

3rd Annual Sublime Life Sobriety Festival | Pier View Way & Freeman Ave, Oceanside | 11am-4pm
A free, family-friendly day of live music, art, wellness, recovery resources and local vendors, all substance-free, from the Nowell Family Foundation in honor of Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. details

Wellness for Every Body Healthy Living Expo | Encinitas Community & Senior Center, Encinitas | 10am-1pm
Forty-plus local doctors, fitness instructors and nutrition experts in one room, with food, drinks and activities for kids. Admission is free. details

Bluegrass 101 | Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad | 1pm
Keith Little and Joy Louise play bluegrass classics from the 1940s on, then lead a hands-on workshop with plenty of singing. All ages, no experience needed, and general admission includes museum entry. details

Bushwalla | New Village Arts, 2787 State St, Carlsbad | 7pm
For $30 online or $35 at the door, Billy Galewood, who performs as Bushwalla, mixes music and comedy and has been known to breathe fire and juggle onstage. details

The Psychedelic Furs | The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar | 8pm
Love My Way, Pretty in Pink and The Ghost in You, live, with We Are Scientists opening. The show moved from May and original tickets are honored, all ages, from $55 ahead. details

Last Day at the Pumpkin Patch | Carlsbad Strawberry Company, 1050 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad | 9am-5pm
The final day of the farm's pumpkin season, and the patch is open daily until then. details

Wed Carlsbad, State Street, 2:30-7pm details

Thu Oceanside, Pier View Way, 9am-1pm details

Fri San Marcos, N City Drive, 4-8pm details

Sat Vista, Courthouse lot, 8am-12pm details

Sat Cardiff, MiraCosta Campus, 10am-2pm details

Sat Del Mar, Civic Center, 12-4pm details

Sun Rancho Santa Fe, Del Rayo Center, 9:30am-2pm details

Sun Leucadia, Oak Crest Middle School, 10am-2pm details

Sun Solana Beach, Cedros Avenue, 12-4pm details