LA Weekend: The FRIENDS Experience; Pier 360 Beach Fest; Venice Fest

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout Greater Los Angeles — from the Westside, South Bay and beaches, through DTLA, the East Side, San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys to the Ventura County line.

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, June 24 to Sunday, June 25.

Among standout events are: the opening of "The FRIENDS Experience" in Lakewood/Long Beach; the Santa Monica Pier 360 Beach Festival; and Venice Summer Fest in downtown Mar Vista.

Always double-check with event organizers that events are proceeding as planned when posted on Patch.

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Southern California Women's Caucus for Art: Ancestral Connections, Highland Park

Pop-Up Art Exhibit "Breaking Imagination: Earth's Properties" by John Boudreau, Highland Park

Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks, Leimert Park, Los Angeles

Los Angeles Carnival: "100 Drums, 100 Flags" - Los Angeles

El Sereno Concert & Fireworks: Los Angeles

Annual 'Delicious Little Tokyo': Los Angeles

Inner Engineering Completion Program by Sadhguru In Person, Convention Center, Los Angeles

Family Fun Day, Lynwood

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Peaceful Protest - Animal Rights, Downey

Block Party & Fireworks: Lakewood

OPENING: 'The FRIENDS Experience': Lakewood/Long Beach

Cultural Dance & Performing Arts Festival, Long Beach

Ultimate Drag Brunch @ Bamboo Club’s Pride Celebration, Long Beach

Honest Goodness Comedy Show with Jerry Garcia & Jesus Sepulveda, Harvelle's, Long Beach

Ripple Effect: Walk for Suicide Prevention, Long Beach

Native Plant Sales, White Point Nature Education Center, San Pedro

Evening with Lucia Micarelli & Leo Amuedo, Grand Annex, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

Independent Opera Company: The Love for Three Oranges - Canoga Park

Youth Night Out!- Free Community Event, Drag & IN-N-OUT- North Hollywood

Outdoor Market, San Fernando

FREE Movies in the Park - SONC Summer Series, Sherman Oaks

Join Stevie Sister for Afternoon of Music, Shopping & Bubbly, Studio City

Fred Segal’s Saturdays with “Summer Somewhere Wines”-Studio City

Board & Brew Specialty Sandwiches Grand Opening, Westlake Village

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

Meet Me in St. Louis, Mudd Theater, Claremont

5th Annual Scouting for Bingo for Scouts at the Verdugo HIlls Council, Glendale

STREET FOOD CINEMA: The Goonies, Glendale

Shop with a Mission 20th Anniversary Celebration, Glendora

Tablin’ at the MAP Block Party, Monrovia

Summer Dreams: The Rough Riders Art & Music Festival, Monterey Park

Pride Month ' Love, Loud & Proud' Celebration: City Hall, Pasadena

Pop-Up Adoption Event, PetSmart Hastings Ranch, Pasadena

Summer Sounds at One Colorado, Pasadena

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Manhattan Beach Cars & Coffee, El Segundo

Blood Drive, Hermosa Beach

Summer Sunday Sounds Free Concert Series: Abby Posner Trio, Palos Verdes Estates

LWD CAMP - Kids' Track & Field Camp, Palos Verdes Estates

Free Seminar: Wills, Trusts, and Probate: Everything You Need to Know, Redondo Beach

Riviera Village Summer Festival: Redondo Beach

PureBread: A Tribute to David Gates & Bread, Grand Annex, San Pedro

Antique Street Faire, Torrance

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VENTURA COUNTY:

New West Summerfest - Best Outdoor Festival in Town, Moorpark

Auschwitz Exhibition: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, Simi Valley

A Faery Hunt Astonishing Adventure, Simi Valley

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WESTSIDE:

Artist-at-Work: Medieval Sword Play, Getty Center, Los Angeles

Medieval Board Games: Family Workshop, Getty Center, Los Angeles

LMU’s Shakespeare on Bluff Summer Festival: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” - Los Angeles

"Let's Start the Conversation" with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Malibu

Venice Summer Fest, Downtown Mar Vista/Venice

Live Bewitching Comedy "Bell Book & Candle" - Pacific Palisades

Grand Opening of JOHN REED Santa Monica

The Imagination Nation Super Station, Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica

Fine Art Landscape Photographer Ken Dapper Gallery Show, Pier, Santa Monica

Pier 360 Beach Festival: Santa Monica

Your Dead Grandma & Friends with Clairvoyant Medium Leisa Mills, Santa Monica

Sophie B. Hawkins at Summer Sounds, Plummer Park, West Hollywood

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Hitting The Road This Weekend? See ...

• San Diego Weekend Guide: OB Street Fair; Ice Cream Fest; Independence Parade
• Orange County Weekend Guide: U-Pick Sunflowers; Ocean Encounter; 'Old Laguna' Art
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: 3 Fireworks Shows; U-Pick Lavender; Wine & Music Festival
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Vette-O-Rama Car Show; Beaver Festival; SF Pride

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