Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.
We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.
If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.
Tickets are now on sale for The Beach Boys concert at the 24th Family Music Festival on Sunday, June 26, 2015 at the Arboretum. Tickets may be purchased online or at the Arboretum Gift Shop. The Festival is presented Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation and the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation.
Gates open at 2 pm. The concert begins at 4:00 pm on the Bauer Lawn. The Arboretum is located at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007. Children under 12 are admitted free to this concert and must be accompanied by an adult. Food, soft drinks and water will be available for purchase onsite or you may bring a picnic. There will be food trucks. Beer and wine will be available for purchase at the Arboretum Library’s Beer for Books/Wines for Spines booth.
Lawn Seating: All seating for the concert is lawn seating. Please bring your own chair or blankets. The concert last about 2 1/2 hours. Please dress comfortably and bring a jacket or sweater for the evening as it will get cool. Please be aware that for safety reasons open flames (candles, lanterns, etc.) are not permitted. Smoking is not permitted. Guests can use umbrellas before the concert, but umbrellas must be put away prior to the start of the concert. Assistance dogs are allowed but no pets please. The performance will occur rain or shine. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.
Parking: The fee is $10 for the Arboretum lot; $6 for parking at the Santa Anita Park (racetrack) where free shuttles will operate to and from the Arboretum. A limited number of accessible parking spaces are available. Parking is only sold onsite, on the day of the concert. Please arrive early to ensure availability.
Drop Off: A zone for dropping off passengers and food items is located at the main entrance to the Arboretum. Please enter at Arboretum Way.
NOTE: Children 12 and under free and must be accompanied by an adult.
Join TREE MUSKETEERS Tree Team on Wednesdays to care for trees in El Segundo's urban forests!
Activities include watering, mulching, weeding, pruning and litter abatement. Tree Musketeers provides the tools and know-how, you just need to come ready to "dig in" to your community.
Youth 10-17 unaccompanied by parents must submit a parent consent form online here: https://treemusketeers.org/parental-consent-form/. Youth under 10 must be accompanied.
Email Volunteer Manager Charming to register.
Join TREE MUSKETEERS Tree Team and youth leaders on the second and fourth Saturday of the month to care for trees in El Segundo's urban forests!
Activities include watering, mulching, weeding, pruning and litter abatement. Tree Musketeers provides the tools and know-how, you just need to come ready to "dig in" to your community.
Youth 10-17 unaccompanied by parents must submit a parent consent form online here: https://treemusketeers.org/parental-consent-form/. Youth under 10 must be accompanied.
Join Investing in Place and Impact Hub LA for a reception celebrating LA's social change makers! This is an open house where all are welcome! Expect a fun night alongside advocates from community-based organizations, philanthropy partners, community members, and passionate Angelenos!
RSVP here.
During the month of May, Big Sunday is hosting a massive food drive —10K in May — in an effort to collect 10,000 units of food for the hungry! Feel free to donate unexpired, nonperishable food items at Big Sunday during our office hours M – F, 9 am – 5 pm.
On May 31 from 10 am – 5 pm, join us for our "A Month of Big Sundays" day-long open house, which will feature our biggest End of the Month Club ever. Help sort, pack and distribute all the food donated during the month and any other final donations. Feel free to help jump-start our beach towel collection for June. Volunteers can look forward to great food, good music, fantastic company and lots of ideas on how you can be involved in upcoming months! Food will be sorted in the morning and our nonprofit friends will pick up their items in the afternoon. Sign up for the May 31 End of the Month Club project here.
