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.

Big Sunday Event Giving Opportunity! One-time Volunteer Opportunity Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
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1st Annual HIP through Science Fair 10:00 am
1st Annual HIP through Science Fair @ Bradley Milken Center
Sep 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
NOTE:  To participate, please email Dimitrios Jones for a Science Fair application. HIP through Science is a science initiative to help increase the interest of science in the urban and undeserved community. The People of[...]
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Autry Explorers: Sounds of Southern California 1:30 pm
Autry Explorers: Sounds of Southern California @ The Autry Museum of the American West
Sep 11 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Shhh, do you hear that? Could it be a bird chirping, a truck honking, or a catchy tune on the radio? Take time to hear the sounds of Southern California, learn popular songs of the[...]
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Coastal Cleanup Day 9:00 am
Coastal Cleanup Day
Sep 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Help Clean up Alpine Creek – Saturday, Sept. 17 Did you know that they majority of trash and debris on our coast comes from our inland waterways? Join Back Country Land Trust (BCLT) and their[...]
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 9:00 am
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 @ 40 locations across LA
Sep 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 @ 40 locations across LA
Don't miss the world's biggest beach cleanup! On Saturday, September 17, more than 10,000 volunteers from all over Southern California will do their part to clean up their local beaches, rivers, creeks and parks. And[...]
READY Long Beach 2016: A Community Emergency Preparedness Expo 10:00 am
READY Long Beach 2016: A Community Emergency Preparedness Expo @ Heartwell Park
Sep 17 @ 10:00 am – Sep 17 @ 5:00 pm
READY Long Beach 2016: A Community Emergency Preparedness Expo @ Heartwell Park | Long Beach | California | United States
The Long Beach Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is proud to announce the 3rd Annual READY Long Beach Community Preparedness Expo. Please join the Long Beach Fire Department, the City of Long Beach[...]
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Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer 6:00 am
Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer @ Palisades Park
Sep 18 @ 6:00 am – 11:30 am
Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer @ Palisades Park  | Los Angeles | California | United States
View and sign up for a volunteer assignment here:  http://tinyurl.com/wonderwomanvolunteer The Jessica M. Berman Wonder Woman Walk for Breast Cancer is looking for 100+ volunteers to help  on Sunday, September 18th, 2016. Volunteer assignments include registration, water stations, expo, start/finish line and kids zone. The Jessica M. Berman WONDER WOMAN WALK for Breast Cancer benefits Tower Cancer Research Foundation, which provides funding for  important and innovative breast cancer research and patient support services. The Walk celebrates breast cancer survivors and honors those who  have lost their battle with the disease. You're invited to help support this great event! For questions about volunteering, or to register a group (10+), please email ​michelle@socalvolunteers.com.
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Lecture: Fueling Extremism in a Wired World 7:30 pm
Lecture: Fueling Extremism in a Wired World @ Skirball Cultural Center
Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm
Public Program United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Nazis used radio; today’s extremists use social media. Then as now, new technology provides extremists with unchecked ability to spread hate and prey upon disenfranchised audiences to realize[...]
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WAM Block Party: Emerson Avenue Community Garden 10:00 am
WAM Block Party: Emerson Avenue Community Garden @ Emerson Avenue Community Garden
Sep 24 @ 10:00 am – Sep 24 @ 8:00 pm
WAM Block Party: Emerson Avenue Community Garden @ Emerson Avenue Community Garden | Los Angeles | California | United States
The Emerson Avenue Community Garden Club is hosting the first annual Westchester Arts & Music (aka WAM!) Block Party, a free, day-long celebration filled with live music/dance, art, food and community. They’re closing down the[...]
What Is A Western? Film Series: Duck, You Sucker! (1971) 1:30 pm
What Is A Western? Film Series: Duck, You Sucker! (1971) @ The Autry Museum of the American West
Sep 24 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading[...]
6th Annual Playing for Change Day 2:00 pm
6th Annual Playing for Change Day @ Torres-East LA Performing Arts Magnet (Torres Auditorium)
Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Don’t miss the 6th Annual Playing for Change Day on Sept. 24 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm featuring a live performance by Youth Musicians of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura and a preview of the[...]
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Volunteer: Alive & Running 5k Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention 6:30 am
Volunteer: Alive & Running 5k Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention
Sep 25 @ 6:30 am – 11:00 am
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is holding the 18th Annual Alive & Running 5k Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention on Sunday, September 25th, and they are currently looking for volunteers and participants. Alive and Running is a 5K Walk/Run to raise[...]
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Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office
Sep 26 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 - $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office | Pasadena | California | United States
Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]
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Unsilent Cinema 5:00 pm
Unsilent Cinema @ FIGat7th
Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm
Unsilent Cinema @ FIGat7th | Los Angeles | California | United States
UNSILENT CINEMA Produced by David Spelman and Rum & Humble HAPPY HOUR in TASTE Courtyard: 5:30 pm DJ Raul Campos: 7 pm SCREENING & LIVE PERFORMANCE: 8 pm Presented by Arts Brookfield, UnSilent Cinema pairs outdoor screenings of[...]
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How it Works

You can SEARCH by scrolling through the Months or by selecting different Categories or Tag functions. For a totally different view, try the Posterboard or Stream options! Feel free to submit an item for the calendar by clicking the “Submit Your Event / Opportunity” button above at the right-hand side of the page. Questions? Email calendar@bigsunday.org.