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LA Weekend: 'Lightscape' Winter Walk; Doo Dah Parade; Turkey Trots
Looking for some cool things to do this weekend, Nov. 18-19, throughout Los Angeles County? Patch has you covered.

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, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 19.
Find out what's happening in Los Angelesfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.
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Find out what's happening in Los Angelesfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
DTLA & EAST SIDE:
Holiday Magic, L. Ron Hubbard Way, Hollywood
5th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow, Los Angeles
Holiday Ice Skating Rink: Pershing Square, Downtown Los Angeles
Celebrate Season 5 of Fargo at Smorgasburg, Los Angeles
'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles
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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:
Cookie Plug Grand Opening, Lakewood
Circus Vargas 'Bonjour Paris!' Under The Big Top: Lakewood
Free Youth Tennis Play Day, Long Beach
Long Beach Symphony Presents Bernstein and Hindustani Violinist, Long Beach
Guided Family Nature Walk at White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro
DIY Holiday Gift Event/Artisan Market, San Pedro
L'ANZA Early Black Friday Warehouse Sale, Santa Fe Springs
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:
"Always Tina and Friends"- Big Oak Theatre, Chatsworth
'(OUT) WEST: Malibu' Dinner Event, Malibu
MALEVOLENT ENTITY: The Baby Doll Session, Zombie Joe, Underground Theatre, North Hollywood
Holiday Boutique, Sherman Oaks
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets Of The Sewer': Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar
Evening Of Symphonic Music: Wind Ensemble & String Symphony: Thousand Oaks
Topanga Actors Company Short-Play Festival: Topanga
AFSP Annual Survivor Day for Suicide Survivors, Westlake Village
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:
70th Annual Festival of Bands, Arcadia
Holiday 'Lightscape' Winter Walk: Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia
Author Appearance: Chris Erskine, "What the Bears Know"- Flintridge Bookstore, La Cañada Flintridge
MDBAA Annual Scholarship Gala, Monrovia
Hardboiled: Live Comedy @ 1881 Bar Pasadena
Open House Event at ChapCare Fair Oaks Clinic, Pasadena
The Occasional Doo Dah Parade: Pasadena
Artazan - Handcraft Market, Convention Center, Pasadena
'Delusion' Interactive Horror Theatre: Phillips Mansion, Pomona
Annual Turkey Trot 5K, 10K & Kids' Run: San Gabriel
Thanksgiving 5K Turkey Dash & 1K Trot: South El Monte
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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:
Hermosa for the Holidays, Hermosa Beach
'Astra Lumina' Holiday Lights Night Walk: South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Estates
"Cruise At The Beach!" Car Show & Food Drive - Redondo Beach
Guided Family Nature Walk at White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro
DIY Holiday Gift Event/Artisan Market, San Pedro
'Ice Fantasy' Holiday Skating Rink: Torrance
South Bay Conservatory 'Sweeney Todd': Torrance
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WESTSIDE:
'Consciousness Unlocked' Channeling Event w/ Trance Channel Riz Mirza, Culver City
Waterways + Dwellings, Culver City
One Body Dance Company "ELEMENTS," Robert Frost Theater, Culver City
ACE Trio (Classical Chamber Music Concert), Westside Music Conservatory, Los Angeles
The House of Baluyot: A Filipino Oresteia, The Getty, Los Angeles
Hadassah "Under the Jello Mold" & Pre-Show Optional, No Host Dinner, Pico Playhouse, Los Angeles
'(OUT) WEST: Malibu' Dinner Event, Malibu
'A Walk Through Pier History' Walking Tour: Santa Monica
WestEdge Design Fair, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica
'Ice At Santa Monica' Outdoor Skating Rink: Santa Monica
Topanga Actors Company Short-Play Festival: Topanga
"Art Against Racism LA" Exhibit, Venice
'Sunset Strip, True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles
Kentwood Players "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" - Westchester/Los Angeles
Multilingual Kids R Us Bloc Party, Westwood
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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?
- San Diego Weekend: Botanic Garden 'Lightscape' Stroll; Belmont Polar Plunge
- Inland Empire Weekend: Outdoor Ice Rink; Turkey Trots; Holiday Home Tour & Market
- OC Weekend: Turkey Trot; Swedish Christmas Fair; Cook's Corner Toy Run
- San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Great Dickens Fair; Turkey Trots; Holiday Bazaars
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