Mother Goose Parade; Turkey Trot; Doo Dah Parade:​ 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. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 19

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Artist Alliance Exhibition Reception at Front Porch Gallery – Carlsbad

Carlsbad Cinema Series: "Guatemala: The Land of the Maya" – Carlsbad

New Village Arts Theatre presents "The Secret Garden" – Carlsbad

Carmel Valley Artists Annual Winter Show– Carmel Valley

FOCUS Holiday Boutique – Coronado

Mother Goose Parade – El Cajon

Holiday Street Fair – Encinitas

Cornucopia Making – La Mesa

MiraCosta College presents "Heaven Can Wait" – Oceanside

Alex Woodard's "Love Letters from Vietnam" – Poway

Christmas Bazaar – Poway

Bay Park Holiday Boutique & Craft Fair – San Diego

SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration – San Diego

Palomar College presents "The Nutcracker" Ballet – San Marcos

Comedy Night – Santee

Craftapalooza – Santee

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Blood Drive – Beaumont

Holiday Boutique – Canyon Lake

National Public Lands Day – La Quinta

Turkey Giveaway – Lake Elsinore

Desert Film Society presents "The Second Time Around" – Palm Springs

Turkey Trot – Perris

Art + Vino Painting Class – Temecula

Holiday Boutique & Open House Vendors – Temecula

International Games Day Celebration – Temecula

ORANGE COUNTY

Nutcracker Craft Boutique – Brea

Cooking with Chef Mead: Holiday Sides – Corona del Mar

St. Mikes Gift Fair – Corona del Mar

Holiday Craft Show – Cypress

Village Christmas Craft Fair – Garden Grove

Christmas Fair at Old World – Huntington Beach

Festive Lantern Parade at Old World – Huntington Beach

Sawdust Art Festival's Winter Fantasy – Laguna Beach

The Durban Room's "Speakeasy" – Laguna Beach

Gifts & Goodies Boutique – Mission Viejo

Fashion Island's Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony – Newport Beach

Christmas Tree Lighting – Seal Beach

Holiday Craft & Gift Fair – Yorba Linda

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Elves' Faire at Pasadena Waldorf School – Altadena

Holiday Sidewalk Festival – Hermosa Beach

Enchanted: Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens – La Canada Flintridge

Full-Circle Festival – Los Angeles

On Deck Comedy Show – Los Angeles

Show Us Your Kitties Comedy Benefit – Los Angeles

Snow Day L.A. – Los Angeles

The Roger Wagner Chorale – Los Angeles

Turkey Quest – Manhattan Beach

Doo Dah Parade – Pasadena

Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair – Pasadena

Mozart Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" – Pasadena

A Faery Hunt – Santa Monica

Holiday Craft Fair – Santa Monica

Los Angeles MG Walk – Santa Monica

Morgan-Wixson Theatre presents "A Winter's Tale" – Santa Monica

Santa Monica Playhouse presents "A Love Affair" – Santa Monica

New West Symphony presents "Mauceri and Bernstein's 100th" – Thousand Oaks

Stouts N Staches Brew Crawl – Venice

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Holiday Ice Rink; Turkey Trot; Holiday Boutique: NorCal Weekend

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