LA Weekend: Festive Zoo Lights; Holiday Parades; Aquarium Santa

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, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 3.

Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Holiday Ceramics & Crafts Market: Highland Park/LA

Holiday Ice Skating Rink: Pershing Square, Downtown Los Angeles

Holiday 'L.A. Zoo Lights': Los Angeles

Universal Studios Hollywood 'Grinchmas' & 'Harry Potter Christmas': Los Angeles

'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Cerritos Towne Center Holiday Celebration & Santa: Cerritos

Breakfast With Santa: Parkers' Lighthouse, Long Beach

Aquarium Holidays & Santa: Aquarium Of Pacific, Long Beach

Love In The Mirror's Holiday Toy Drive: Drop-Off Sites, Long Beach.

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:

'Holidays On The Hill' Boutique, Crafts & Photos With Santa: Agoura Hills

'Holiday Road LA' Immersive Experience: King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

'Holiday Roundup' Crafts & Santa: Leonis Adobe Museum, Calabasas

Merry Gnomes Market (Children Only) & Winter Walk: Chatsworth

Volunteer Wrapping Day, Chatsworth

40th Annual Holiday Parade: Granada Hills

Our Lady Of Malibu School Christmas Marketplace & Santa Photos: Malibu

Malibu Art Association Holiday Boutique & Sale: Malibu

'The Queen's Cartoonists: Holiday Hurrah' Concert: Smothers Theatre, Malibu

Turkeys! The Musical, North Hollywood

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' Holiday Show: El Portal Theater, North Hollywood

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: The Soraya, Northridge

Merry Vibes Holiday Market: Collection At RiverPark, Oxnard

Outdoor Holiday Market: San Fernando

13th Annual Toy Drive Benefitting LA Family Housing, Sherman Oaks

Redbird's 28th Annual Blanket Drive and Mini Powwow, Simi Valley

Breakfast with Santa And Tree Lot Opening At Simi YMCA, Simi Valley

Sunshine Maker’s Market, Studio City

Swing Tones' Rat Pack Holiday Tribute, The Write-Off Room, Studio City

'Holidays At The Cube' Events: Discovery Cube LA Children's Museum, Sylmar

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets Of The Sewer': Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar

Universal Studios Hollywood 'Grinchmas' & 'Harry Potter Christmas': Universal City

'The Great Junk Hunt' Flea Market: Fairgrounds, Ventura

Holiday Sing-Along: Shoppes At Westlake Village

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

Holiday 'Lightscape' Winter Walk: Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia

The Storytellers: Bluegrass, Songs & Stories, Covina

'Christmas Is...' Holiday Spectacular: Haugh Performing Arts Center, Glendora

'Enchanted Forest Of Light': Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

South Lake Avenue Holidayfest & Santa's Village: Pasadena

Love In The Mirror's Holiday Toy Drive: Drop-Off Sites, San Gabriel Valley

Ophelia's Jump World Premiere of “SEALED ORDERS”- Upland

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY:

'Holiday In The Park': Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valenica

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

'A Very La Venta Holiday' Dinner & Family Fun: La Venta Inn, Palos Verdes Estates

'Astra Lumina' Holiday Lights Night Walk: South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Estates

A Concert for All - Bobby Jo Valentine, Redondo Beach

Palos Verdes Symphonic Band Free, 'Festive Joy' Concert: Redondo Beach

Palos Verdes Peninsula 'Holiday Parade Of Lights': Rolling Hills Estates

'Ice Fantasy' Holiday Skating Rink: Torrance
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WESTSIDE:

'Holidays At Greystone': Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills

'Love Actually Live': The Wallis Center, Beverly Hills

'Unwrap The Magic' Holiday Light Show & Jolly Trolley: Beverly Hills

A Faery Hunt Enchanted Adventure, Brentwood

Photos With Santa: Brentwood Country Mart, Brentwood/Santa Monica

WYO December Concert - BACK TO CLASSICS, Culver City

Free Rain Barrel Giveaway Event (Pre-Registration Req.), Culver City

Our Lady Of Malibu School Christmas Marketplace & Santa Photos: Malibu

Malibu Art Association Holiday Boutique & Sale: Malibu

'The Queen's Cartoonists: Holiday Hurrah' Concert: Smothers Theatre, Malibu

Friends of Library Book Sale, Mar Vista

Free Screening of ELF, AMC Marina by Reimagine Church, Marina del Rey

'A Walk Through Pier History' Walking Tour: Santa Monica

'Ice At Santa Monica' Outdoor Skating Rink: Santa Monica

Friends Book Sale, Library, Venice

'Sunset Strip, True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood

Kentwood Players 'A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder': Westside LA

CAP UCLA Presents Nathalie Joachim and Alyssa Pyper: Alarm Will Sound: Westwood

Angel City Chorale Holiday Concert: UCLA Royce Hall, Westwood

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• Inland Empire Weekend: 'Magic Lights' Drive-Thru; Living Nativity; Polar Express
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Après Village Skate Rink; Holiday Parades; 'Blippi'
• Orange County Weekend: Santa Village By Sea; Chanukah Pier Fest; Tree Lightings

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