Tijuana week ahead, Nov. 9–15: FeLiNo, Restaurant Week’s last days, Buen Fin and a packed weekend of shows

This is a week that starts quiet and ends busy. Midweek belongs to books, with the free FeLiNo festival at CECUT; Restaurant Week’s set menus run out on Thursday; and from Friday, El Buen Fin and Monday’s Revolution Day holiday turn the weekend into a long one on the Mexican side. Xolos don’t play this week because of the international break; their last regular-season game is Friday, Nov. 20. All times are Tijuana time, which matches San Diego.

Monday to Thursday

• Restaurant Week, last call: the two- and three-course set menus at 199, 399 and 799 pesos, drink included, run through Thursday, Nov. 12, per the Canirac figures reported by Opinia. Our Restaurant Week planner lists the places we’ve profiled.
• Tuesday, Nov. 10: CECUT’s program lists FeLiNo from today, and the Domo IMAX has a free 7 p.m. screening of the documentary Oro rojo with its director, Jesús Salazar.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: FeLiNo’s official opening at 6 p.m., with novelist Enrique Serna; the day-by-day program runs to Saturday, and entry is free.
• Thursday, Nov. 12: Don Aitor at Foro Nebraska (doors 7 p.m., from 288 pesos), or Julio Bracho’s one-man comedy show at Entono at 9 p.m. (600 pesos in presale, adults only).

Friday, Nov. 13

• El Buen Fin starts and runs through Tuesday, Nov. 17; our Buen Fin explainer has the dates and the bank holiday.
• Indie rock: Jardín at Tijuana Rock Bar, celebrating ten years of its first album, Todo es Temporal (doors 8 p.m., 150 pesos presale, 18+).
• Norteño: Grupo Clasificado with Banda La Oculta at Las Pulgas (8 p.m., 400 pesos presale, adults only).
• Comedy: Daniel Beltrán at Antigua Bodega de Papel (8 p.m.).
• Free: CECUT stages Diarios de guerra at 7 p.m. (capacity 114), and the UABC student show Caos 6 opens at the Casa de la Cultura in Playas at 6 p.m. (see our free art shows roundup).

Saturday, Nov. 14

• Daytime: the free Feria del Vinilo at Pasaje Rodríguez (11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday) and the free Conexión Folké folk festival on Avenida Revolución; check the start time before you go.
• Early evening, free: Noche de las Estrellas at El Trompo (6 to 9 p.m.) and the Ghibli vs. Disney piano concert at CEART (7 p.m.).
• Theater and books: Todos Somos Job at CECUT (7 p.m.), while FeLiNo’s last day brings Elma Correa and a closing toast at 8 p.m.
• Four concerts, all with 7 p.m. doors per Songkick: Jacinto at Black Box, Rubytates at Marko Disko, Batopilas at Bar Espina and Unperro andaluz at La Maquila.

Sunday, Nov. 15

• With kids: El Mundo de Fede Vigevani, the content creator’s live show, at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Playas (6 p.m.), or Cholomanía, a family lucha libre card at Las Pulgas (doors 5 p.m.).
• Dance and music: the inclusive Gala Borboleta at CECUT (5 p.m., 350 pesos) and Arcano at El Foro, a family show mixing mariachi, orchestra and folkloric ballet (7 p.m.).

Good to know

• Monday, Nov. 16, is Mexico’s Revolution Day holiday, so bank branches close (ATMs keep working); it’s a regular workday in the U.S. That night, Beéle plays the Estadio Caliente esplanade.
• Weather: this weekend’s Santa Ana winds should ease by Sunday morning. Southern California forecasters have mentioned a possible atmospheric river around Nov. 13–14, Infobae reported, but the details were uncertain, so check the forecast before outdoor plans.
• Crossing back: a long holiday weekend plus Buen Fin can mean busy roads and lines; give yourself extra time and check current wait times before you leave.

More dates are on the calendar and in our November guide, and if you’re already planning Thanksgiving, start with our Thanksgiving weekend planner.