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Glow In The Park; Seven Seas Food Festival​: SoCal Weekend

Looking for things to do this weekend in Southern California? Patch has you covered.

See what's slated this weekend from Saturday, March 26 to Sunday, March 27, including Glow in the Park: A Spring Lantern Festival at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California.
See what's slated this weekend from Saturday, March 26 to Sunday, March 27, including Glow in the Park: A Spring Lantern Festival at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California. (Image courtesy of The Living Desert)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California — from the southernmost part of San Diego, through Orange and Riverside counties, to the beaches and valleys in Los Angeles.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, March 26 to Sunday, March 27.

Find out what's happening in Encinitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.


LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Find out what's happening in Encinitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Butterfly Season and Caterpillar Adoptions: Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena

Christopher McBride: Make Jazz Culminating Concert: Virtual via 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica

Cirque du Soleil OVO: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles

Exhibition Walkthrough with Curator Maru García: "Radical Propagations": 18th Street Arts Center | Propeller Gallery, Santa Monica

Her Story: Virtual via Towne Street Theatre, Los Angeles

"Iolanta": Aratani Theatre, Los Angeles

Live Music @ RUNWAY: Emma Jane Thommen: Runway Playa Vista, Playa Vista

Live Music @ RUNWAY: Sawyer Auger: Runway Playa Vista, Playa Vista

Live Music on the Green: Jonny Zye: Bella Terra, Huntington Beach

Oscar Viewing Party for 94th Academy Awards: The Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles

P.C. Pitstop: Cars and Coffee: Runway Playa Vista, Playa Vista

Pasadena Spring Home Show: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena

Playa Vista Farmers Market: Runway Playa Vista, Playa Vista

Spring Celebration: Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

"Spring Into Art" Exhibition: The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

Torrance Antique Street Faire: Street Faire Antiques, Torrance


ORANGE COUNTY:

Author Barbara Pronin: Book Carnival, Orange

Bunny Photo Time: The Shops at Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo

Easter Eggstravaganza: Irvine Park Railroad, Orange

Easter Fiesta!: D & J Custom Crafts, Yorba Linda

Peter Furler Live: Calvary Chapel Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo

Reaching for the Cure Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1K Kids Fun Run: Irvine Valley College, Irvine

Saturday Night Live Music: TRADE Marketplace, Irvine

Sawdust Spring Fling: Sawdust Art Festival, Laguna Beach

School Readiness Fair: Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine

Spring Tea: St. Isidore Historical Plaza, Los Alamitos

Symphony "On the Lawn": Musco Center for the Arts, Orange

"The Pajama Game": Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, Huntington Beach

We Are Sāmoa Diamond Gala: Fete The Venue, Costa Mesa

Whale Tail Scavenger Hunt: Dana Point Habor, Dana Point


RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Art, Music and Mayhem: Private residence, Palm Springs

Bad Chemistry: Peltzer Winery, Temecula

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Diamond Taproom, Lake Elsinore

Cathedral City LGBT Days: Cathedral City

Festival of Creatives: Miles Avenue and Smurr Street, Indio

Glow in the Park: A Spring Lantern Festival: The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert

High Tea on the Patio: Cottage Tea Parties, Temecula

Indio Elks Lodge Pancake Breakfast: Elks Lodge, Indio

Karaoke: Texas Lil's Mesquite Grill, Temecula

Latin Kings of Comedy: Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium, Lake Elsinore

Multicultural Festival: Central Park, Menifee

Plant & Sip: CREATE. Studios, Lake Elsinore

Pour Decisions: Baily's Old Town Temecula, Temecula

Sip n' Swing: Lake Elsinore Storm, Lake Elsinore

Soulful Sundays with Keisha D: Camelot Theatres, Palm Springs

Southwest Women's Chorus Concert: Relationships: Grace Presbyterian Church, Temecula

Stand-Up Comedy with Mark Christopher Lawrence: The Merc, Temecula

Trivia Night: HoBo's BBQ & Tavern, Temecula

Tropical Fiesta with Ruben V. & The Latin Sounds: Somerset Vineyard & Winery, Temecula


SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

All-Bach Music Concert: Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience: Wyland Center, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar

Collie Buddz, Stranger, DJ Richie$ & E-Dub: Music Box, San Diego

Concert For Peace To Benefit Ukraine: Vision Center, San Diego

Flower Flow: Yoga at the Flower Fields: The Flower Fields, Carlsbad

Great Outdoor Shabbat: Coastal Roots Farm, Encinitas

Jazz Guitarist Peter Sprague: Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad

Rebecca Jade & The Cold Fact, North Morlan, The Gravities, B Sections: Music Box, San Diego

Seven Seas Food Festival: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego

Sing for Hope: Westfield UTC, San Diego

Spring Safari Featuring Butterfly Jungle: San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido

Super Diamond: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

"Surface Tension" Exhibition Opening Reception: ICA San Diego/Central, San Diego

The Art of Nature: Sketching in the Garden with Marjorie Pezzoli: Water Conservation Garden, El Cajon

The Flower Fields: The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch, Carlsbad

Traditional Composting and Bokashi Workshop: ICA San Diego/North, Encinitas

Volunteer Restoration Event: San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, Cardiff


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