LA Weekend: St. Paddy's Fun; Meet A Mermaid; Aquarium Children's 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, March 18 to Sunday, March 19.

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

• AND DON'T MISS: St. Patrick's Day LA Guide To Corned Beef & Irish Specials

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

The Alphabet Market: Local LGBTQIA+ Vendor Pop-Up, Hollywood

Easter Bunny HOP, Broadwater Second Stage, Hollywood

StruggleBus Run Club Hosts - Ovation Community Run, Hollywood

St. Patrick’s Day & Weekend: The 1917 Wine Bar & Bistro, San Antonio Winery, Los Angeles

LATINAFest, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles

A Week of French Language Cinema, Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, Los Angeles

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Luck Be a Lady Female Maker Market, Long Beach

Kayak in the Wetlands, Long Beach

International Children's Festival: Aquarium Of Pacific, Long Beach

Cambodian Restaurant Week: Long Beach

Artful Rhythms: Silent Disco & Craft Fundraiser for MS Warriors & Friends, Long Beach

Gaelic & GarlicParty, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

St. Patrick's Day Popup, Burbank

Lucky Leprechaun's Treasure Hunt: Calabasas

Parking Lot Sale For Itara Missions, Chatsworth

"Church Discipline Redeemed," Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre, North Hollywood

Felix & Friends Comedy Hosted by Aaron Yankosky, Comedy Chateau, North Hollywood

Bockbierfest w/ Bavarian Food & Live Music by Carrera, North Hollywood

Charles Lloyd 85th Birthday Celebration, Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Performing Arts, Northridge

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY:

Mt Lowe Chamber Players, Altadena

Symphony Orchestra Plays Brahms & Korngold’s ‘The Sea Hawk’ - Claremont

STEM Adventures, Kiddie Academy, La Verne

Symphony's Beethoven & Rachmaninoff, Pasadena

Hardboiled: Live Comedy @ 1881 Bar Pasadena

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Fair Trade Rug Event, Manhattan Beach

Palos Verdes Symphonic Band Concert, Rancho Palos Verdes

Special Demonstration by PV Painter Don Crocker, Rancho Palos Verdes

South Bay Summer Camp Fair, Redondo Beach

Why Baptize Babies? (Mini-Series Discussion), Branch of Hope Church OPC, Torrance

Pet Photos With Easter Bunny, Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance

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VENTURA COUNTY:

Winter Whale Watching: Channel Islands/Oxnard & Ventura Harbors

Mermaid Meet-N-Greets, Crafts & Dance Party: Harbor Village, Ventura

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WESTSIDE:

Royal Talk (RSVP needed – in Private Home), Brentwood

Walk 'n Rollers 11th Anniversary Celebration, Culver City

Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers: Louise Reichlin & Dancers, Culver City

LMU Innovation Symposium: Disruptive Technologies & Education, Playa Vista

Broadway Elementary School Gala Night, Playa Vista

St. Patrick's 'Luck Of Irish' Ferris Wheel: Pacific Park Pier, Santa Monica

Art At The Airport, Santa Monica

Ken Ludwig's "Baskerville, A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" - Westchester

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• Inland Empire Weekend: St. Paddy's; Stadium Worship Fest; Civil War Reenactment
• San Diego Weekend: St. Paddy's O'Beach Party; Mission San Luis Rey Art Fest
• OC Weekend: Swallows Return; Boysenberry Fest; Family Night Hike
• SF Bay Weekend: Dublin St. Paddy's; Marin Pow Wow; Wine Barrel Weekend

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