Travel Reference
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November
Temperatures drop everywhere in California, as scattered winter rainstorms
begin. Coastal areas are less busy, except around the Thanksgiving holiday.
Día de los Muertos
Mexican communities honor deceased ancestors on November 2 with costumed parades,
sugar skulls, graveyard picnics, candlelight processions and fabulous altars, including in
San Francisco, LA and San Diego.
December
Winter rains start to drench coastal California. Christmas and New Year's
Eve are extremely busy times, with a short-lived lull in travel between them.
Parade of Lights
Spicing up the Christmas holiday season with nautical cheer, brightly bedecked and illu-
minated boats float through many coastal California harbors, most famously at
Newport
