This weekend in Tijuana (Nov. 13–16): Buen Fin, a record fair, lucha libre and a rainy Friday night

It’s a long weekend in Mexico: Monday, Nov. 16, is the Revolution Day holiday, and El Buen Fin, the country’s big sales event, runs Friday through Tuesday (dates). Rain is due too, most widespread late Friday into Saturday morning (forecast), so keep an umbrella handy for Friday night and Saturday’s daytime plans. Here’s what’s on, day by day; everything we track is on our calendar.

Friday, Nov. 13

• Buen Fin in Tijuana: Canaco’s free Expo Cooperativas runs Friday to Sunday, noon to 6 p.m., at the business chamber’s facilities (our story).
• Rock: Jardín marks ten years of its first album, Todo es Temporal, at Tijuana Rock Bar: doors 8 p.m., show 9; 150 pesos in presale; 18+. The band is also on the first lineup for next July’s Tijuana Rockea, whose presale runs through Sunday.
• Also Friday: Grupo Clasificado with Banda La Oculta at Las Pulgas, 8 p.m. (400 pesos in presale; adults only), and Daniel Beltrán’s stand-up show Animales que Hablan at Antigua Bodega de Papel, 8 p.m. (350 pesos in presale, 400 on the day; adults only).

Saturday, Nov. 14

• Daytime: the autumn Feria del Vinilo fills Pasaje Rodríguez with records from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, free; the Casa de la Cultura’s Circuito de Talleres Artísticos runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (100 pesos per workshop); and UABC tourism students stage Conexión Folké, a free folk festival on Avenida Revolución (start time not published).
• Last day: CECUT’s free literature festival, FeLiNo, and France Week at the Alliance Française both wrap up Saturday.
• Family night: Noche de las Estrellas, free astronomy talks, workshops and music at El Trompo, 6 to 9 p.m., and a free Ghibli vs. Disney piano concert at CEART Tijuana at 7 p.m.
• Theater: Todos Somos Job at CECUT, 7 p.m.; 400 to 600 pesos.
• Concerts (doors 7 p.m.): Jacinto at Black Box (from 400 pesos), Rubytates at Marko Disko (from 400), Batopilas at Bar Espina (from 200) and Unperro andaluz at La Maquila (from 250).

Sunday, Nov. 15

• Early start: the Puerto Nuevo 21K half marathon starts at 6:30 a.m. in Rosarito’s lobster village (about Puerto Nuevo), and Vía Recreativa closes Bulevar Las Joyas in Los Álamos to cars from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free street festival.
• Tickets: José Madero’s November 2027 show at El Foro goes on general sale at 10 a.m. Tijuana time (our story).
• Lucha libre: Cholomanía, a family card at Las Pulgas; doors 5 p.m.; 270 to 680 pesos plus fees.
• Dance: Gala Borboleta, an inclusive dance gala with artists with and without disabilities, at CECUT, 5 p.m.; 350 pesos.
• Big shows: El Mundo de Fede Vigevani at the Plaza de Toros Monumental, 6 p.m. (550 to 3,300 pesos), and Arcano, with mariachi, orchestra and folkloric ballet, at El Foro, 7 p.m. (800 to 2,000 pesos).

Monday, Nov. 16 (holiday)

• Beéle plays the Estadio Caliente esplanade; doors 9 p.m.
• Bank branches close for the holiday, but ATMs and card payments keep working (our story). Looking for something to do with kids? Our family guide has ideas.

Before you go

Allow extra time on the roads if it rains; the city has listed the spots most prone to flooding (our story). Border lines have been long lately: last Sunday, San Ysidro’s car lanes hit four hours (our story), and at 6 a.m. Thursday, general car lanes were at 70 minutes at San Ysidro and 90 at Otay Mesa, according to Tijuana en Línea. Check the wait bar at the top of this site before you head back, bring ID to anything 18+, and confirm times with the venue. More ideas are in our guides.