Mother Goose Parade; Fa La Land; Tree Lightings: 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, Nov. 17 to Sunday, Nov. 18.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Poway Symphony Orchestra Concert – 4S Ranch

Mother Goose Parade – El Cajon

Holiday Street Fair – Encinitas

LITVAKdance Fall Concert – Encinitas

Winemaker Dinner with Hess Winery at San Diego Zoo Safari Park – Escondido

Kingston Trio – Poway

Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement – Poway

Radically Inclusive Holiday Gift Fair – Rancho Bernardo

Coastal Habitat Restoration – San Diego

Doggie Street Festival – San Diego

Unravel The Night! Unravel Pediatric Cancer Benefit – San Diego

Tree Lighting at Las Americas Outlets – San Ysidro

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Victoria Gardens' Fall-tastic Kidz Club Event – Rancho Cucamonga

Basketball Turkey Shoot – Redlands

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

"Food for Fines" at Beaumont Library – Beaumont

A Miracle on El Paseo – Palm Desert

Star Party at the Monument – Palm Desert

Moreno Valley Road Runners Club Turkey Trot Run – Perris

Estate/Moving Sale – Temecula

ORANGE COUNTY

DesignerCon – Anaheim

Hoot N' Howling Night Hike – Brea

Mom Made Market Orange County – Costa Mesa

Swedish Christmas Fair – Huntington Beach

Your Next Step is the Cure Kite Fly – Huntington Beach

The Shine Movement Orange County – Irvine

Whisker Wonderland Craft Bazaar – San Juan Capistrano

Tree-Lighting Ceremony – Seal Beach

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

"Bali: Beats of Paradise" Film Screening – Beverly Hills

Glendale Youth Orchestra's 30 Anniversary Season – Glendale

Barnsdall Art and Craft Fair – Hollywood

Fa La Land – Los Angeles

Holiday Marketplace – Los Angeles

Latin American Film Festival at CSU Northridge – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 – Los Angeles

Monthly Film Festival: InFocus: American Indian, Aboriginal & Inuit Cinema – Los Angeles

National Geographic Photo Ark at Annenberg Space for Photography – Los Angeles

On Deck Comedy Show – Los Angeles

Turkey Trot – San Gabriel

Santa Monica Playhouse & Group Theatre Presents "Aleichem Sholom: The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem" – Santa Monica

Susan Moss: "Translucent Pond" at bG Gallery – Santa Monica

Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood – Universal City

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Ice Rink; HornetCopia; Turkey Trot; Tree Lighting: NorCal Weekend

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Photo courtesy of Mother Goose Parade. Credit: R. Jordan Photography