Thanksgiving Activities

Parades, Turkey Trots and More in San Diego

Wondering what Thanksgiving activities are available in San Diego? Here are November events to get you and your family in the holiday and Christmas spirit!

Holiday Skating

We won’t get snow in San Diego, but you can welcome the Christmas season by ice skating at the following outdoor rinks:

Viejas directory Downtown’s Fantasy on Ice
Opens mid-November - mid-January
Open daily from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (closed on Thanksgiving)
Adults $12, Kids $10
Located on Broadway, adjacent to Horton Plaza.For more information, call Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary at 858-966-5887.

Viejas Outlet Center Park
Opens Mid-November
Monday - Friday, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 12:00 pm – 10:00 p.m.
$12 including skates
Viejas is located at 5005 Willows Rd., Alpine,www.shopviejas.com

64th Annual Mother Goose Parade
Always the Sunday before Thanksgiving, 10:00 am in El Cajon
Free

Start the holiday season with this fun parade of decorated floats, marching bands, equestrians, clowns and even an Air Force Fighter jet flyover. And Santa will be there too!

Pre-show concert starts at 9:30 am. Parade starts at Magnolia Ave and Main St., and ends at Madison Avenue. www.mothergooseparade.org

O’side Turkey Trot and Pier to Pier Run
Thanksgiving Day, registration opens at 6:15 am.

This annual 5K walk/run offers a 5K run/walk for adults and also a Pier-to-Pier Kids’ Race. The race starts at Oceanside Civic Center, 330 N. Coast Hwy., and ends at the Oceanside Pier. Call 760-434-7706 for more information.

Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
November 23-27, 2011
$5-$35, Kids 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult
Town & Country Resort and Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego
www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

Bring in Thanksgiving with some great music from more than 30 bands, international guest artists and solo pianists.

Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk
Thanksgiving Day at 8:00 AM
Balboa Park, starting at the Museum of Man, ending beyond the Balboa Fountain
$15-30, Kids 5 and under are free

Bring your family for a fun morning of fitness in beautiful Balboa Park. After this 2.5 mile run/walk, head to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion for breakfast, a free concert, pie samples and more. So much for burning off those calories! When we participated, it rained! It poured! But as you can see, it was still fun.
Sponsored by Father Joe's Villages and St. Vincent de Paul Village.

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