LA Weekend: Easter Egg Hunts; Sunrise Services; Zoo 'Wild For Planet'

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — To keep your weekend interesting, 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, April 8 to Sunday, April 9.

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

Hop & Shop Family Fun Day, Citadel Outlets, Commerce

An Adventure in Ice Cream, Eagle Rock

Easter Sunrise Service: Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills

Olvera Street's Blessing Of The Animals: Los Angeles

'Wild For The Planet' Weekends: LA Zoo, Los Angeles

Community Spring Festival with Easter-Themed Activities, Los Angeles

Easter Egg Hunt, Petting Zoo & More: Lynwood

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Spring Eggstravaganza, Egg Hunt & Public Safety Expo: Artesia

Celebrate Easter at Cafe Sevilla, Long Beach

Hoppin' Photos with Bunny, 2ND & PCH, Long Beach

Easter Sunrise Service: Forest Lawn, Long Beach

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

Community Easter Egg Hunt, Garden Church, Chatsworth

Children's Easter Festival, North Hollywood

Easter Sunrise Service: Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park, Westlake Village

Giant Easter Egg Hunt, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Winnetka

Zoom Room Doggy Easter Egg Hunt: Woodland Hills

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY:

The Bunny Museum: Hoppy Easter: Altadena.

Santa Anita Park Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Carnival, Arcadia

Spring Egg-Stravaganza & Egg Hunt, Arcadia

World's Biggest Bounce Park, Arcadia

Spring Fest, Egg Hunt & Arbor Day: Baldwin Park

Monster Truck Wars, City of Industry

Spring Celebration, Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast: Claremont

Easter Sunrise Service: Forest Lawn, Covina

Easter At The Stadium & Egg Hunt: High School, Diamond Bar

Easter Egg Hunt & Free Pancake Breakfast: Finkbiner & Gladstone Parks, Glendora

26th Annual Easter in the Park, La Cañada Flintridge

'Rose Bowl Egg Bowl' Egg Hunt & Spring Festival, Pasadena

Egg Hunt & Spring Fun on Farm/Canceled Due to Wet Weather, Pomona

The Great San Marino Egg Hunt: Lacy Park, San Marino

Community Easter Sunrise Service, Sierra Madre

Spring Eggstravaganza, Egg Hunt & Bunny Photos: South Pasadena

Ophelia's Jump "Native Gardens," Comedy by Karen Zacarías, Upland

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Hope Chapel's Easter & Sunrise Services: Hermosa Beach

Mickey’s Deli Celebrates 70 Years in Business, Hermosa Beach

Easter Sunrise Service On The Beach: Manhattan Beach

Easter Sunrise Service: Green Hills LA, Rancho Palos Verdes

Outdoor Volunteer Day at Agua Amarga, Rancho Palos Verdes

Celebrate Easter with Us, Peninsula Community Church, Rancho Palos Verdes

Easter Story Walk for Families, Redondo Beach

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VENTURA COUNTY:

Springtime Easter Festival: Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark

Easter Egg Hunt: Arroyo Vista Park, Moorpark

Easter Brunch at Moorpark Country Club, Moorpark

Spring Conejo Hunt, Stagecoach Inn Museum, Newbury Park

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

Happy Resurrection Day, Ventura Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Ventura

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WESTSIDE:

Easter Sunday Brunch, Egg Hunt & Petting Zoo, Century City

Kentwood Players "Baskerville, a Sherlock Holmes Mystery" -Culver City

MUMC Sunrise Easter Service: Zuma Beach, Malibu

Revive LA's Easter Sunrise Service: Will Rogers State Beach, Pacific Palisades

Photos With The Easter Bunny: Runway Playa Vista, L.A.

Easter Sunday Services at UMC & Sunrise Service, Santa Monica

Easter @ St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Santa Monica

Easter at Sola Church, Santa Monica

Spring Festival & Egg Hunt: Rustic Canyon Rec Center, Santa Monica

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• Orange County Weekend: Easter Egg Hunts; Sunrise Services; Boysenberry Festival
• San Diego Weekend: Easter Fun & Egg Hunts; Sunrise Services; World Of Orchids
• Inland Empire Weekend: Easter Egg Hunts; Tram Sunrise Service; Circus Vargas
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Easter Parades; Egg Hunts; 'Hunky Jesus' Contest

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