SoCal Famventures

09/20/2025

Happening today, Saturday, 9/20!

The annual Disneyland lost-and-found sale will once again offer thousands of unclaimed souvenirs at ridiculously cheap prices. It will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Goodwill of Orange County Marketplace in Santa Ana.

You can buy items at 90% or more off retail prices that you’d pay at Disneyland, Disney California Adventure or Downtown Disney during the blowout sale that’s regularly held at the thrift store a short drive away from the Anaheim theme parks.

Read Brady MacDonald’s story here: https://trib.al/yQDPOBg

📷: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG

09/20/2025

⭐️ WEEKEND HAPPENINGS | September 20 - 21, 2025 ⭐️

Been super busy and exhausted with work and life, but wanted to make sure we got our roundup of events posted. Have a great weekend!

🇬🇷 Greek Fest in Pasadena
🫶🏻 I Love Downey Festival
🎶 Los Angeles Ukulele Festival in Torrance
🪅 Mariachi Fest in Lake Elsinore
🇯🇵 Nikkei Children’s Book Festival in Little Tokyo
🇩🇰 Solvang Danish Days
🏄🏻 Super Girl Surf Festival in Oceanside
🇹🇼 Taiwan Carnival in Anaheim
🇹🇭 Thai Festival in Santa Monica
🚂 Union Station Train Festival
🌊 Coastal Cleanups (various locations)
… and many more!
[Scroll through all flyers to see.]

‼️ Please refer to each flyer’s host directly for specific details and up-to-date information, including possible reschedules and cancellations. Furthermore, be mindful that some events may require RSVPs, registration or advanced purchase. Should I come across anymore I’ll add them to the comment section. So be sure you have it sorted by “All comments”.

09/18/2025

🚨🍔 DEAL ALERT! 🍔🚨

September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day. Check out all these awesome deals in celebration of today. 🧀🍔

09/16/2025

I was excited that we finally made it to a Creep It Real event at the Heritage Museum of Orange County this past weekend. But then disaster struck within 10 minutes of our arrival. I got hit with a gnarly stomach bug 👾. I suppose it had been brewing on the drive, but it didn’t really affect me until we got there. Bad timing! I felt horrible that we barely saw anything.

The event theme was horror 🧟‍♂️ meets beach vibes 🌊. It was creative and clever with points of interests dubbed Pacific Ghost Highway, Hauntington Beach, Booport 👻 Beach and the like. There were plenty of vendors, cool photo ops, live music, folks in costumes, and lots more. I was super bummed about the situation, especially for kiddo whose evening got ruined because of me.

Their next event is Creep It Real Festive🎄, scheduled for November, and it’s a mashup of Halloween 🎃 and Christmas 🎅🏼. Hoping we make it out to that one without a hitch.🤞🏼

09/13/2025

Barely…

[Illustration by Wonder Doodles]

09/11/2025

🇺🇸 We Shall Never Forget! 🦅

09/11/2025

⭐️ WEEKEND HAPPENINGS | September 12 - 14, 2025 ⭐️

There’s a lot of neat events happening this weekend throughout the Southland, including several Fiestas Patrias 🪅. And while our list isn’t intended to be exhaustive, we hope to provide you with a variety of options to choose from both big and small.

[For September 11th commemorations and remembrances 👨🏻‍🚒👮🏽, please refer to our separate post. 🇺🇸🦅]

🐴 Boots on Main Country Festival in Yorba Linda
🚎 Bus Fest in Long Beach
🧟‍♂️ Creep it Real OC at HMOC in Santa Ana (R.L. Stine Meet & Greet on 9/14)
🇭🇷 Croatian Festival and Picnic in Compton
🦖 Dino Fest at NHMLA in Los Angeles
🍇 Escondido Grape Day Festival
🇵🇭 Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture in San Pedro
⚔️ Idyllwild Renaissance Faire
👨🏻‍🌾 Irvine Harvest Heroes at Tanaka Farms
📚 Los Angeles Libros Festival
🧜🏼‍♀️ Maritime Festival in Dana Point
✈️ Plane Pull at Long Beach Airport
🏮 Rosemead Moon Festival
🎨 Ventura Art & Chalk Festival
… and many more! (Scroll through all flyers to see.)

‼️ Please refer to each flyer’s host directly for specific details and up-to-date information, including possible reschedules and cancellations. Furthermore, be mindful that some events may require RSVPs, registration or advanced purchase. Should I come across anymore I’ll add them to the comment section. So be sure you have it sorted by “All comments”.

09/10/2025

HAPPY 175th BIRTHDAY TO OUR BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN STATE! 🎉🐻

09/10/2025

👨🏻‍🚒👮🏾‍♀️👨🏼‍✈️ WE SHALL NEVER FORGET! 👨🏼‍✈️👮🏽🧑🏼‍🚒

Here are some flyers of 9/11 commemorations happening this week. 🇺🇸🦅

09/10/2025

🦖🦕 10TH ANNUAL DINO FEST 🦖🦕
Natural History Museum of L.A. Co.
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

It's that time of year again when dinosaurs roam the earth. Dino Fest returns to the NHMLAC on Sept. 14th for its 10th year. The festival celebrates dinosaurs, their prehistoric past, and the science that brings them back to life. Meet world-renowned paleontologists from the museum's Dinosaur Institute and beyond, visit exhibitors, catch a glimpse of rare specimens, dig into hands-on activities, explore the Dino Hall, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this event that’s millions of years in the making!

📆 Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025
⏰ Time: General Admission, 10AM to 5PM
🎟️ General Admission Tickets:
👩🏻 Adult: $18.00
👴🏾 Senior (62+): $14.00
👦🏻 Student (13-17): $14.00
👧🏼 Child (3-12): $7.00
👶🏽 Child 2 & under: Free
*Dino Fest is included with paid general admission and to museum members.
*Members receive exclusive early access from 9AM to 10AM.
*Advance reservations recommended.

09/09/2025

There’s a FREE Sesame Street exhibit happening right now in the OC.

09/06/2025

⭐️ WEEKEND HAPPENINGS | September 6 - 7, 2025 ⭐️

Here’s our roundup of events for this Grandparents’ Day weekend. While our list isn’t intended to be exhaustive, we hope to provide you with a variety of options to choose from both big and small.

🎉 Grand Park Block Party in DTLA
⛑️ First Responders Weekend at Sesame Place
🎷 Harbor City Jazz Festival
📚 Kids Book Festival in West Hollywood
🦞 Lobster Festival in Fountain Valley
🇮🇷 Mehregan Family Festival at Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
🎮 Next-Gen (Gamer) Summit at CSDH
🌸 Plumeria Festival at Balboa Park, San Diego
👟 SneakerCon at Anaheim Convention Center
… and many more! (Scroll through all flyers to see.)

‼️ Please refer to each flyer’s host directly for specific details and up-to-date information, including possible reschedules and cancellations. Furthermore, be mindful that some events may require RSVPs, registration or advanced purchase. Should I come across anymore I’ll add them to the comment section. So be sure you have it sorted by “All comments”.