This Weekend In SoCal: Black-Light Desert Tour; Pepper Tasting; Mariachis; Celebrity Jazz!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and quirky events throughout Southern California -- from the southernmost tip of San Diego, through Orange and Riverside counties, to the beaches and valleys in L.A. Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, do see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, Aug. 20 to Sunday, Aug. 21.

Have fun!

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Gelson’s Host Seasonal Hatch Chiles Roasting Festival - Long Beach, Newport Beach, Pacific Palisades, Silver Lake

Simi Valley Music in the Park- Led Zepagain

Latin Jazz and Music Festival - Los Angeles

Eastside Sol Festival Los Angeles

Concerts in the Park (Lady Zep) - Manhattan Beach

Jazz on the Lawn 2016 - Santa Monica

SHINE Storytelling: "Music" - Santa Moncia

Break a Leg (or don't) at South Bay Breakers Tryouts! - Redondo Beach

free outdoor music - The Courtyard at One Colorado -Pasadena

Valley Cultural Center’s 'Movies on the Green' In Woodland Hills

Valley Cultural Center’s Concerts on the Green in Woodland Hills

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ORANGE COUNTY:

Mariachi Divas: St. Isidore Historical Plaza, Los Alamitos

Summer Music and Movies Night in Los Alamitos

Annual Tomato and Pepper Tasting - Corona Del Mar

Newport Beach Concert on the Green

Relay For Life of Laguna Niguel & Aliso Viejo

Lord of the Strings Concert: Laurence Juber - Costa Mesa

Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach

Pageant of the Masters - Laguna Beach

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Festival

Shakespeare In The Vines - Temecula

Night Adventures in the Monument: Palm Desert

Celebrity Jazz Jam in Palm Desert

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Flamenco Dance Classes With Carlos Villatoro - San Diego

Annual Family Beach Party at YMCA Camp Surf - Imperial Beach

Thirsty Thursdays : Foodie Fridays : Sonic Saturdays - La Jolla

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation Native American Gathering Night - Carlsbad

Free Little Library Grand Opening - Lemon Grove

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad Annual Fundraiser

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Heading to Northern California, by chance? Then see: This Weekend In NorCal: Art-Wine-Beer, Sister City Fests; Love Story Slam; Free Shakespeare; Flapjack Fundraisers

--Photos: Morguefile; Friends of the Desert Mountains; Roger’s Gardens