Tijuana week ahead, Oct. 19–25: book fair, Tecate Península, free Amigos Invisibles and a chance of rain

After a hot, windy end to last week, Tijuana heads into one of its busiest stretches of the fall: the book fair opens at Parque Morelos, Friday is packed with concerts, and Saturday brings both Tecate Península and a free street concert downtown. Here’s the week day by day, with links to our listings. Times and prices are as published by organizers and ticket sites, so confirm before you go.

Monday, Oct. 19: two border changes

• Otay truck bypass. Empty cargo trucks can start using a new 5.8-km route between Otay I and Otay II, and loaded trucks from Oct. 30. Our story has the route and hours.
• No drones near the line. The FAA’s formal notices banning unauthorized drone flights within a nautical mile north of the border take effect at 5 p.m., according to DroneXL, though the FAA called the restriction effective last Friday. Details in our drone story.

The weather: cooler, with rain chances midweek

The Meteored forecast that San Diego Red published on Friday had temperatures easing from Sunday and an 80% chance of rain on Wednesday and Thursday, with highs around 21 to 22 °C. NBC 7 San Diego’s forecast also pointed to a West Coast storm cooling the region by midweek. Forecasts change, so keep our alert kit handy, and if it does rain, our rainy-day plans are ready.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22

• Gregorio Luke’s Dalí talk at CEART Tijuana (Wednesday, 6 p.m.) pairs well with the Desafío Dalí exhibition, which San Diego Red lists at 297 pesos Monday to Thursday and 340 pesos Friday to Sunday.
• Xolos play at Toluca midweek; the tournament calendar lists Wednesday. Our match story has the standings.
• Lete, entes en el río at CEART Tijuana (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.).

Friday, Oct. 23: the big night

• Book fair opens. The Tijuana Book Fair runs Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 at Parque Morelos, and Julieta Venegas opens it at 2 p.m. with her memoir “Norteña.” Background in our book fair story.
• International Mile at the CREA track; see our story.
• Concerts: Yuridia at Toros Mobil Park (7 p.m.), Zxmyr at Foro Nebraska (doors 7 p.m., from MX$400) and the Orquesta de Baja California’s 70s and 80s symphonic night at CECUT (7 p.m., 250 pesos).
• Theater: Una Eva y Tres Galanes at El Foro (6:30 and 8:45 p.m.).
• Free jazz on Revolución: the Festival de Octubre guide published by Tijuana Eventos lists A ritmo de jazz (5:30 p.m.), Man and Machine (7 p.m.) and 60 Miles (8 p.m.) at the Foro Central, on Avenida Revolución between Calles 4ta and 5ta.

Saturday, Oct. 24: pick your stage

• Morning run: the Corre contra el cáncer de mama 5K starts at 7 a.m. at the Hipódromo de Agua Caliente (300 pesos).
• Tecate Península at the Estadio Caliente esplanade, from noon to about 1:30 a.m. Read the rules on bags, re-entry and parking before you go.
• Free downtown: Los Amigos Invisibles headline the Festival de Octubre street concert on Avenida Revolución between Calles 1ra and 2da, which runs from 5 to 11 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25

• The Binational Race runs from San Diego to the Playas de Tijuana lighthouse in the morning; see our race story.
• The mascot costume race at the Kumiai adventure park, south of Tijuana.
• Ópera de Tijuana’s free afternoon concert at Plaza Paseo del Parque (3 p.m.), near the book fair.
• Xolos host Santos at Estadio Caliente; FutbolTotal lists an 8 p.m. kickoff Tijuana time (11 p.m. Eastern), so confirm with the club.

All week

• Mercado Hidalgo’s Day of the Dead altar, free, through Nov. 2.
• New in our directory: Museo del Taco on Avenida Revolución, a good stop before the Saturday concert downtown, and Wendlandt’s tasting room in Cacho.

Looking further ahead, Halloween and Day of the Dead plans are in our fall planner and our Día de Muertos story, and next month’s shows are on our November calendar. Everything else is on the calendar.