Tijuana week ahead, Nov. 2–8: Restaurant Week, a free Macbeth, a big Friday of concerts and a 5K

The storm should ease on Monday across most of Baja California, according to the state civil protection forecast (our update), and the week that follows is a good one to eat out and catch a show. Here’s the week, day by day, with links to the details. Everything we track is on our calendar.

Monday, Nov. 2: Día de Muertos

• Tijuana’s municipal cemeteries are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the second day of the city’s Día de Muertos operation (our story).
• Last free night of México Eterno: Noche de Ánimas at Parque Morelos, 6 to 11 p.m., according to Tijuana Eventos and San Diego Red.
• Bank branches are closed nationwide, though ATMs and banking apps keep working (details).
• Tijuana Restaurant Week begins: about 80 restaurant brands serve two- or three-course menus at 199, 399 or 799 pesos through Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the restaurant chamber, Canirac. The participant directory is at tijuanarestaurantweek.mx (our story).

Tuesday to Thursday

• Tuesday, Nov. 3: the Fondo de Cultura Económica’s Librobús, a bookstore on wheels with titles from 12 pesos, is due in Tijuana; the stop’s location and hours hadn’t been announced when we last checked (our story).
• Thursday, Nov. 5: The Old Globe brings its free, 80-minute Macbeth to CECUT’s Sala de Espectáculos at 6 p.m. (our story).

Friday, Nov. 6: four concerts

• Dying Fetus at Dragón Rojo, 7 p.m., tickets from 800 pesos on Arema.
• Los Vaguens at La Maquila, 7 p.m., from 500 pesos on Passline.
• Ominess with In Shame at Tijuana Rock Bar, 7 p.m.
• Leire Martínez at El Foro, 9 p.m., from 770 pesos on Super Boletos.
• Casa de la Cultura’s night tours of history and legends run their final two nights, Friday and Saturday, with departures every 45 minutes from 7:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tickets are 130 pesos in presale and 160 on the day, sold at the Casa de la Cultura and at the city culture institute’s (IMAC) offices, according to Tijuana Eventos.

Saturday, Nov. 7

• The city’s borough race series stops in Presa Este with a 5K at Cerro de las Abejas park, starting at 7:15 a.m.; online registration for new runners closes Friday, Nov. 6, according to Zeta (our story).
• Emo Night with Mi Mascota Leila at La Maquila, doors 7 p.m., from 200 pesos on Eventbrite, per Songkick.
• Last night of the Casa de la Cultura night tours.

Sunday, Nov. 8

• UABC’s 21K half marathon starts at 6:30 a.m. at the university’s Facultad de Deportes, according to El Imparcial.
• Last day of the autumn season at Mictlán’s marigold fields south of the city; admission is 180 pesos on weekdays and 200 on weekends, and children under 3 get in free, according to Tijuana Eventos.

All week

• The immersive exhibition Desafío Dalí continues at CEART Tijuana; listings differ on its closing date, so check before you go.
• New in our directory: Malbouche, a piano bar on Avenida Revolución, and Casa Tijuana, a breakfast and tasting-menu house in Lomas Hipódromo that’s on the Restaurant Week list.

Before you go

Bring ID to anything 18+, plan your ride home from late shows and check border wait times before you cross back (alert kit). Taking altar flowers or fruit north? Read what CBP allows. Times can change, so confirm with the venue or organizer, and find more ideas in our guides.