Harvest Festivals​; La Gran Fiesta; SurftoberFest: 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 slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 13.

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Quartetto di Cremona Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts – Beverly Hills

Susan G. Komen LA County 5K Fun Walk and Pancake Breakfast – Commerce

Amazon's Treasure Truck – Glendale

A Local, Bold, & Social Brewfest – Los Angeles

Calavera LGBTQ Festival – Los Angeles

Concert: Max Richter – Los Angeles

DTLA Oyster Festival – Los Angeles

El Velorio Dia De Los Muertos Cultural Celebration and Art Exhibit – Los Angeles

Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival – Los Angeles

Le Dîner en Blanc – Los Angeles

Samin Nosrat In Conversation with Lindy West – Los Angeles

The First Horror Movies: A Halloween Special at Heritage Square Museum – Los Angeles

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band – Long Beach

Long Beach Camerata Singers Present "Peace Project III: Beyond the Golden Door" – Long Beach

Concert: Non Duo – Pasadena

Synchromy, Autoduplicity, and Boston Court Pasadena Present "Game Night" – Pasadena

Young African American Males Conference – Pasadena

Steel Beach BBQ at Battleship USS IOWA Museum – San Pedro

Oktoberfest – San Pedro

Concert: Chris McKhool – Santa Monica

Concert: Sultans of String – Santa Monica

IndieCade at Center for Media and Design – Santa Monica

Santa Monica Playhouse Presents "The BFF: Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre" – Santa Monica

ORANGE COUNTY:

Kids Fun Zone Event – Anaheim

Oktoberfest at Phoenix Club – Anaheim

Pumpkin City Pumpkin Farm – Anaheim

Knott's Spooky Farm – Buena Park

An Out of This World FUNdraiser at SOCO’s Chuck Jones Center – Costa Mesa

Camera Lucida – Costa Mesa

Girls Inc. of Orange County's Love Your Body, Period – Costa Mesa

Orange Coast College's Mesa Dance Festival – Costa Mesa

Pet Adoption Weekend – Costa Mesa

The Grateful Table – Costa Mesa

Casa Youth Shelter's Youth Leadership Conference – Cypress

The 17th Door Haunted House – Fullerton

Oktoberfest with Pacific Symphony – Irvine

The Help Group's STEM3 Academy Very Special Innovation Fair – Irvine

Children's Craft Open House at Laguna Beach Library – Laguna Beach

Blessing of the Animals – Laguna Niguel

Haunt at Heritage Hill – Lake Forest

The Coast Vintage Market – Mission Viejo

Together4Teens – Mission Viejo

Newport Beach Farmers' Market – Newport Beach

Succulent Pumpkin Workshops with Onita Castillo – Newport Beach

Mostly Blues Festival – Orange

San Clemente Garden Club Fall Plant Sale – San Clemente

San Clemente Historic Home Tour – San Clemente

Pumpkinpalooza at Zoomars Petting Zoo – San Juan Capistrano

Savor Santa Ana – Santa Ana

National Public Lands Day at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge – Seal Beach

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Banning Woman's Club's Autumn Lunch & Fashion Show – Banning

Stories from the Porch at Beaumont Library – Beaumont

A Day to Share Basketball Coaching Clinic – Murrieta

Oktoberfest Party at Inland Wharf Brewing – Murrieta

La Gran Fiesta at The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens – Palm Desert

Paint El Paseo Pink Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness – Palm Desert

Pumpkin Patch Express – Perris

Pumpkin Playland and Corn Maze – Redlands

Tombstone Cinema at Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery – Riverside

Big Horse Corn Maze and Harvest Festival – Temecula

Live Music: Bodie – Temecula

Live Music: Crosstown Blues Duo – Temecula

Live Music: James Wells – Temecula

Live Music: The Bad Dancers – Temecula

Temecula Fright Farm – Temecula

Temecula Greek Food Festival – Temecula

Oktoberfest Acoustic: Concert for Autism Benefit – Thousand Palms

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:

Brewcaipa Brewery Oktoberfest – Yucaipa

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

River Valley Fest – Del Mar

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos – Encinitas

Helix High Annual All-Class Picnic – La Mesa

Howl-O-Ween Hounds Adoption Event – La Mesa

SurftoberFest – Oceanside

Taste of Ramona – Ramona

Party Arty: Tacos & Tequila – Rancho Santa Fe

EdUCate! Oktoberfest – San Diego

OktoBeerFest – San Diego

Sharp HealthCare Disaster Preparedness Expo – San Diego

Studio by the Bay Family Days – San Diego

Taste of North Park – San Diego

Women Empowered: Local Action for Global Impact – San Diego

San Marcos Harvest Festival – San Marcos

VENTURA COUNTY:

Monthly Makers Market at The Collection – Oxnard

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Fleet Week; Film Festivals; Pow Wow; DOGtoberfest: NorCal Weekend

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