LA Weekend: Japanese Fest; Pop-Up Water Park; 'HollyShorts' Film 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, Aug. 12 to Sunday, Aug. 13.

Among standout events are: the Nisei Week Japanese Festival & Grand Parade in Little Tokyo; a free All Thrills Water Park in North Hills; and the HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood.

Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Free Library Concert, Edendale Library, Echo Park

HollyShorts Film Festival: Hollywood

Shakespeare Festival 'Midsummer Night's Dream': Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Nisei Week Japanese Festival & Grand Parade: Los Angeles

'Explore Vatican' Immersive Experience: Los Angeles

Butterfly Pavilion: Natural History Museum Of LA County, Los Angeles

LA Bubble World: An Immersive Experience: Los Angeles/Montebello

'Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience': Los Angeles/Montebello

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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Summer Luau at Descanso Beach Club, Avalon

'The FRIENDS Experience': Lakewood/Long Beach

Arts & Crafts Fair, Marina Shipyard, Long Beach

Free Youth Tennis Play Day, Long Beach

‘Tianguis del Arte en el Hotel Maya’; 25 Latin American & Guest Artists, Long Beach

Silkscreening the Pacific Electric Red Car, Long Beach

Autism Families Morning: Aquarium Of Pacific, Long Beach

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:

Free 'All Thrills Water Park': NVCS, North Hills

'Encanto' Free, Outdoor Movie: North Hollywood

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

Ventura County Fair: Ventura

Unity of Ventura Service: Denials & Affirmations in Prayer, Ventura

A Faery Hunt Amazing Adventure, Orcutt Ranch, West Hills

Saturday Concert in the Park, Westlake Village

'Coco' Free, Outdoor Movie: Warner Ranch Park, Woodland Hills

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

Quartermania FOE Fundraiser, Altadena

Hatch Chile Live Roasting & Tastings: Gelson's Market, La Cañada Flintridge

'The Sound Of Music': Highlands Church, La Crescenta

Ramona Drama Society Yard Sale & Pop Up Boutique, La Verne

Catfish Derby: Ontario, San Bernardino & Victorville

Nourishing the Mother Mini-Retreat, Pasadena

Exotic Bird Mart & Expo: Fairplex, Pomona

Swap Meet & Classic Car Show: Fairplex, Pomona

Bike Fest Vol. 8 at SkyPark, Santa's Village: Skyforest

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY:

'Flavors Of The World' Food Festival: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia/Santa Clarita

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Outdoor Volunteer Day at Alta Vicente Reserve, Rancho Palos Verdes

Summer Luau, First United Methodist Church, Redondo Beach

Barn Dance Bop, Music Rhapsody, Redondo Beach

Guided Nature Walk at George F Canyon Preserve, Rolling Hills Estates

Native Plant Sales, George F Canyon Nature Center and Preserve, Rolling Hills Estates

Don Crocker - Painting The Peninsula, Library, Rolling Hills Estates

Master Acoustic Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto Solo Concert, San Pedro

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WESTSIDE:

Child's Dream-CA Annual Back-to-School Outreach, Culver City

URGENT Need for Volunteers, Teen Center, Culver City

Getty Center Garden Concert: Los Angeles

Kids Hip Hop Open House, Los Angeles

Annual Beach Bonfire (Venice HS Swimmers), Playa Del Ray

626 Night Market Mini: Downtown Santa Monica

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

'World Of Barbie' Immersive Experience: Santa Monica

Chess Sundays: Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica

Champagne & Chocolate,LouLou, Santa Monica

Thor's Reptile Show, Library, Venice

Kentwood Players 'Moon Over Buffalo': Westchester/Westside LA

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HITTING THE ROAD?

• San Diego Weekend: Lemon Festival; Barbie Dreamhouse Pop-Up; StarFest
• Orange County Weekend Guide: Elton John Candlelit Tribute; Volcom Warehouse Sale
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: Butterfly Daze; Kidchella; Catfish Derby; Bike Fest
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Old-Timey Apple Fair; 4 Cultural Festivals

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