KAABOO; Dog Paradise; Off The Hook; Western Days: 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, Sept. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 15.

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Pasadena POPS Presents: MGM Movie Classics – Arcadia

Mexican Independence Day Fiesta – Baldwin Park

Face Forward International Gala – Baldwin Park

"Louis Vuitton X" Exhibition – Beverly Hills

Paley Center for Media Presents PaleyFest Fall TV Previews – Beverly Hills

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band – Hollywood

Kiddie Academy of La Verne Celebrates Storytime LIVE! – La Verne

Doggie Paradise at The Queen Mary – Long Beach

Celebration Expo – Los Angeles

"Downton Abbey" Grand High Tea Experience at The Grove – Los Angeles

Happy Little Trees Paint & Play Event – Los Angeles

Little Easy Sunday Brunch Series Presents: Matt Cohen – Los Angeles

Pleadings (Plaidoiries) with Richard Berry – Los Angeles

Waxing Poetic: Stand-Up and Spoken Word Poetry Show – Los Angeles

Marina Movie Nights – Marina Del Rey

World's Largest Grad School Tour – Marina Del Rey

Monrovia Station Beer Wine & Music Festival – Monrovia

Pasadena Society of Artists' "Artist's Choice Exhibition" Reception – Montrose

Documentary Screening: "Tucson Salvage" at KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival – North Hollywood

Monthly Makers Market at The Collection – Oxnard

Pittance Chamber Music Presents Nate's World – Pasadena

Saturday Night Music Presents Rumbankete – Pasadena

Touch-A-Truck Truck Month at Southern California Children's Museums – Pasadena

Jet to Jetty Beach Run – Playa del Rey

An Evening of Art & Celebration at 18th Street Arts Center – Santa Monica

Coast Open Streets Event – Santa Monica

Hands on History: Free Children's Workshop at Santa Monica History Museum – Santa Monica

Off The Hook Seafood Festival – Santa Monica

Porsche Club LA Hosts 58th Annual Concours – Santa Monica

Samohi All Class Alumni Day – Santa Monica

Santa Monica Preschool Fair – Santa Monica

Win with Warren Beach Cleanup – Santa Monica

Rock 'N' Talk – South Gate

Jazz Champagne Brunch – Venice

Moon Festival Gathering – Walnut

Gelato Festival Medici Classroom – West Hollywood

Veterans Resource Fair – Whittier

ORANGE COUNTY:

Raised Bed Gardening with David Rizzo – Corona del Mar

Tillandsia Pumpkin Workshop with Kathleen Nestell – Corona del Mar

Moon Festival – Fountain Valley

Club DV8 Saturdays Presents Neon Wonderland – Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts' Dinner Theater Fundraiser "Don’t Tell Mother!" – Huntington Beach

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

American Cancer Society's Coastal Communities 5k Fun Run/Walk – Laguna Niguel

Restaurant Week – Mission Viejo

Celebration of Global Friendships Masquerade Ball – Newport Beach

Concert on the Green: Flashback Heart Attack – Newport Beach

Fashion Island's StyleWeekOC – Newport Beach

Meet the Masters at Lahaina Galleries – Newport Beach

Newport Beach Farmers' Market – Newport Beach

Seascape Village Community Garage Sale – San Clemente

Weden Grand-Opening Celebration – Santa Ana

Parisian Bistro Cooking Class – Yorba Linda

Yorba Linda Pet Fair – Yorba Linda

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Shine Bright Like Sip & Paint – Moreno Valley

Crafting for a Cause – Murrieta

Free Child's Admission with Paid Adult at Living Zoo – Palm Desert

ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – Palm Desert

Desert Film Society Presents "Sink or Swim" – Palm Springs

Blessing of the Harvest – Temecula

Cadenza String Orchestra – Temecula

Free Backyard Composting and Green Cleaning Classes – Temecula

Second Saturday at Temecula Valley Museum – Temecula

South Coast Winery Resort & Spa's Grape Stomp – Temecula

Western Days – Temecula

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:

Kiddie Academy of Chino Hills Celebrates Storytime LIVE! – Chino Hills

Kiddie Academy of Fontana Celebrates Storytime LIVE! – Fontana

Oktoberfest – Lake Arrowhead

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Village H Trail Clean-Up – Carlsbad

Yappy Hour at Carlsbad Luna Grills to Benefit Humane Society – Carlsbad

Vegetable Gardening 101 – Coronado

"Climate Change, San Diego & You" with SDSU Professor – Del Mar

KAABOO Del Mar – Del Mar

Art Secrets of the Masters: Learn Printmaking – Fallbrook

El Corazon Nature Park Volunteer Habitat Restoration – Oceanside

Oceanside Noche Mexicana – Oceanside

Mission Beach Athletic Club's Surf Contest – Pacific Beach

"Workin' on the Railroad" Family Fun Day – Poway

Bastyr University Clinic Family Wellness Fair – San Diego

Full-Moon Hike at Lake Hodges – San Diego

Haydn Voyages: Music at the Maritime at Maritime Museum of San Diego – San Diego

Ponce's Mexican Restaurant's 50th Anniversary Party – San Diego

Studio by the Bay Family Days – San Diego

Uptown Rhythm Makers Concert and Dance – San Diego

Women's Venture Summit – San Diego

Taste of San Marcos – San Marcos

The CADO Avocado Museum Experience – San Marcos

Bluegrass Festival – Santee

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Bay Area Pet Fair; Kidchella; Autumn Moon Fest: NorCal Weekend

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