Fireworks Shows​​; ​​Anime Expo; Nighttime Zoo: SoCal Weekend

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California – from the southernmost tip 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 on tap this weekend from Saturday, July 7 to Sunday, July 8.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Boulder Creek Habitat Restoration Project – Descanso

Cupcake Extravaganza – San Diego

Little Italy Summer Film Festival – San Diego

McAlister Institute's Walk for Sobriety 5K – San Diego

Nighttime Zoo at San Diego Zoo

San Diego Champagne Jazz Brunch Cruise – San Diego

Taste of San Diego – San Diego

"The Pride Collection: Introspection" Exhibition – San Diego

The Prosecco Players Present "Bending Broadway" – San Diego

Touch A Truck – San Diego

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Lake Elsinore Casino's Summer Concert Series – Lake Elsinore

Summer Health & Safety Fair – Lake Elsinore

Patti Gallagher in "Memories" with Wayne Abravanel on Piano – Palm Desert

Desert Film Society Presents "The Last Suit" at Camelot Theatres – Palm Springs

Cozy Cup Crafters Guild – Perris

Live Musical Show: Back Down Memory Lane with Gina Carey & Horace Miller – Rancho Mirage

Pechanga's Post-July 4th Patriotic Fireworks – Temecula

ORANGE COUNTY

Summer Concert Series – Aliso Viejo

Grow Your Own…in July with David Rizzo – Corona del Mar

Parent & Child Miniature "Dino Den" Workshop – Corona del Mar

Orange County Market Place – Costa Mesa

Kids Free Fishing Clinic & Trip – Dana Point

Summer of Music – Dana Point

Concerts on the Green – Laguna Beach

Family Art Day – Laguna Beach

Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters – Laguna Beach

Art-A-Fair – Laguna Beach

Sawdust Art Festival – Laguna Beach

Pop-Up Summer Chamber Music – Laguna Niguel

The Coast Vintage Market at Saddleback College – Mission Viejo

Summer Concerts – Rancho Santa Margarita

Casa Romantica's Music Festival and Academy – San Clemente

Family Carnival – San Juan Capistrano

MissionFest: Wine, Craft Beer, Food and Music Festival – San Juan Capistrano

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Free Concert & Fireworks – Agoura Hills

Summer Concert Series – Altadena

The Wallis' The Sorting Room Nightclub – Beverly Hills

Music in the Park – La Cañada Flintridge

A Faery Hunt Enchanted Adventure – Los Angeles

Anime Expo – Los Angeles

Dirtybird BBQ – Los Angeles

Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival – Los Angeles

Summer Concert Series – Monrovia

Music Under the Stars – Pasadena

Old Pasadena Summer Cinema – Pasadena

The Cellar Sessions: A Night of Vocal Harmony – Pasadena

Shakespeare by the Sea's The Merry Wives of Windsor – Rancho Palos Verdes

Shakespeare by the Sea's The Winter's Tale – San Pedro

Morgan-Wixson Theatre Presents "Mary Poppins, The Broadway Musical" – Santa Monica

WhiteFire Theatre Presents "The Blade of Jealousy" – Sherman Oaks

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• K9 Gladiators Mud Run; Art & Garden Festival: NorCal Weekend

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