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Outdoor Adventure Hunt; Vintage Car Cruise: SoCal Weekend

Looking for things to do virtually and in person this weekend in Southern California? Patch has you covered.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA β€” Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California β€” from the southernmost tip of San Diego, through Orange and Riverside counties, to the beaches and valleys in Los Angeles.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home, a mini day trip or a virtual event, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, April 24 to Sunday, April 25.

Find out what's happening in San Diegofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities were updated since posted on Patch. Please be mindful of social distancing guidelines while you do your part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. See the latest guidance from the CDC here.


Find out what's happening in San Diegofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

ACROSS CALIFORNIA

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Participating locales throughout California

Race Through America Virtual Race Series: Virtual via Virtual Run Events


ACROSS SOCAL

Ronald McDonald House Charities of SoCal Virtual Walk for Kids: Virtual via Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California


LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Animal Adventure Workshop: Pet-Themed Jewelry: Virtual via Pasadena Humane

Campus Walks Day of Action for Suicide Prevention: Virtual via American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Earth Day Virtual Fundraiser: Virtual via Planet Rehab

Food 4 the Soul Fundraiser: Virtual via Hands4Hope LA

Galerie Xii LA Presents Mona Kuhn: "Works Exhibition, A Retrospect": Bergamot Arts Center, Santa Monica

Gloriane Harris Exhibit: bG Gallery, Santa Monica

Helen Hunt and Mak's Housewarming Party: Virtual via St. Joseph Center

Pacific Opera Project: Leonard Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti": Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles

Pacific Park Onsite Job Fair: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica

Paul Cornish: Make Jazz Culminating Concert: Virtual via 18th Street Arts Center

Soundwalk: An Auditory Safari: Merry Go Round Lot Two, Los Angeles

Taqueando Presents: Chef John Sedlar's Rivera Pop-Up: Church & State LA, Los Angeles

Team Riley Walks for Suicide Prevention: Baja Cantina, Marina del Rey

Torrance Antique Street Faire: Torrance

Two New Solo Shows: Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles

Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles: Virtual via Echo Theater Company


ORANGE COUNTY:

Community Garage Sale: La Paz and Veterans Way, La Paz and Olympiad, Olympiad and Jeronimo, Jeronimo and Arbolitos, Mission Viejo

Community Garage Sale: Cascada, Rancho Santa Margarita

Happy Hour for Literacy with Author Marla Jo Fisher: Virtual via Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy

Imaginology Goes Virtual: Virtual via OC Fair

Imaginology Time Travel Virtual Run: Virtual via OC Fair

Knott's Taste of Boysenberry Festival: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park

Outdoor Adventure Hunt: Virtual via OC Fair

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet: RenΓ©e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa

Poppi Seed Market: Mother's Day Edition: SOCO + The OC Mix, Costa Mesa

#stopasianhate with Toast Kitchen + Bakery: Toast Kitchen + Bakery, Costa Mesa

"Tributes" Art Show: Kaleidoscope, Mission Viejo

Vintage Car Cruise: Old Town & The Hill, Seal Beach


RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Live Music: Bad Chemistry: Old Town Blues Club, Temecula

Palm Springs Animal Shelter Film Festival: Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs

Spontaneous Speakers Toastmasters Meeting: Virtual via Spontaneous Speakers Toastmasters

Spring Paint Party: Banning Community Center, Banning

Windows Into the Past: An Outdoor Evening at the Museum: Western Science Center, Hemet


SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Arts and Crafts Fair: Encinitas Historical Society, Encinitas

Clinical Advances in Heart Failure and Arrhythmias: Virtual via Scripps Health

CRC Tea Fundraiser: Hope From Home: Virtual via Community Resource Center

Creek to Bay Cleanup: Across San Diego County

Dinner Detective Interactive Mystery Show: Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego

Earth Day Market: March and Ash, San Diego

Flower Fields: Flower Fields, Carlsbad

Human Library: Virtual via Carlsbad Reads Together

LUNAFEST: Virtual via Soroptimist International Oceanside/Carlsbad

Mobile Adoption Meet and Greet: Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center

Sharp Women's Health Conference: Virtual via Sharp

Sweat Week: Virtual via Padres Pedal the Cause

Tabletops and Tea: Virtual via Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary Poway Unit

The Heartbeat Happening Classic Car Show: Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center

Veterans Village Benefit Day: Nothing Bundt Cakes, Point Loma

Yard Sale: Springvale Street, Poway


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