Big Sunday: Our Really Big Community Calendar – Support & Volunteer with our Nonprofit Partners every month!

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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All-day						YALLWEST YALLWEST Apr 29 – Apr 30 all-day Tickets YALLWEST is a Young Adult Literary Festival held in Santa Monica. This year they are bringing in over 125 authors for a weekend of panels, signings, and fun. They also bring in over 800 students[...]
12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 10:00 am Los Angeles Times Festival of Books @ USC Los Angeles Times Festival of Books @ USC Apr 23 @ 10:00 am – Apr 23 @ 6:00 pm Tickets The Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: Bring together the people who create books and the people who love to read them. The Festival was an immediate success and has become[...] 3:00 pm Get Lit: Classic Slam @ Orpheum Get Lit: Classic Slam @ Orpheum Apr 23 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 300 Poets. 50 Schools. 1 Champion. Join Get Lit at the largest youth classic poetry festival in the world! Judges include Neil Hilborn, Duckwrth, Demi Adejuyigbe, & more! A few happy, helpful volunteers are needed[...]	9:00 am Jamaica Awareness Assoc. Celebrity Golf Classic @ Mountain Gate Country Club Jamaica Awareness Assoc. Celebrity Golf Classic @ Mountain Gate Country Club Apr 24 @ 9:00 am Tickets Don’t miss the Jamaica Awareness Association Celebrity Golf Classic annual charity event held to raise funds for JAAC’s ongoing projects, particularly its annual Health and Education mission to Jamaica and scholarship funding! Registration starts at[...]		6:30 pm Wings Over Malibu @ Casa Escobar Wings Over Malibu @ Casa Escobar Apr 26 @ 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets Don’t miss “Wings Over Malibu,” a fundraising event benefitting The Emily Shane Foundation. The fabulous evening includes live entertainment, dancing, hand-crafted cocktails, a sumptuous dinner and dessert, live/silent auctions featuring a curated selection of one-of-a-kind[...] 7:30 pm PATH Comedy Show @ The Comedy Store PATH Comedy Show @ The Comedy Store Apr 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Join PATH for a night of laughs at the historic Comedy Store in Hollywood. The lineup will include 8 international headliners and all proceeds go to PATH to help end homelessness. Get your tickets here! Comedians: Neal[...]	9:00 am Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Tai Chi @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Instructor: Master Arnold Chien Tai Chi is a martial art based on the theory of an ancient classic called “I Ching”. Kinetic Tai Chi is created by Master Chien based on this foundation coupling[...] 6:00 pm Kendra Gives Back Party for Create Now @ Kendra Scott - Century City Westfield Mall Kendra Gives Back Party for Create Now @ Kendra Scott - Century City Westfield Mall Apr 27 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Kendra Scott is a fashion lifestyle brand with 60 stores across the country. Founded on Family, Fashion and Philanthropy, the company is committed to giving back to local communities in a meaningful way. This Thursday,[...] 6:30 pm LA Family Housing 2017 Annual Awards @ The Rooftop @ The Lot LA Family Housing 2017 Annual Awards @ The Rooftop @ The Lot Apr 27 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Don’t miss the LA Family Housing 2017 Annual Awards on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at The Rooftop @ the Lot in West Hollywood. Enjoy celebrity chefs, specialty cocktails, entertainment, silent & live auctions, and help end[...] 6:30 pm Volunteer: Back on My Feet Annual Foothill 5K Challenge Race @ Please register for address details. Volunteer: Back on My Feet Annual Foothill 5K Challenge Race @ Please register for address details. Apr 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Back on My Feet Annual Foothill 5K Challenge Race isn't your average 5K. Feel the burn as you climb more than 1,000 feet on course, then reward yourself with spectacular 360 degree views of[...] 7:00 pm Silent NO MORE @ Little Theatre (at California State University, Northridge) Silent NO MORE @ Little Theatre (at California State University, Northridge) Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets After a sold-out production at Carnegie Hall, Silent NO MORE returns to California on Thursday, April 27 at 7 pm! Join the cast for an inspiring, emotional, and educational evening, as individuals with hearing loss[...]	10:00 am Conference: “Sistahs, Sexuality, and Mental Health Wellbeing” @ Department of Water and Power Conference: “Sistahs, Sexuality, and Mental Health Wellbeing” @ Department of Water and Power Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Take part “Sistahs, Sexuality, and Mental Health Wellbeing,” a conference that will take place on Friday, April 28th 2017, from 10 am – 2 pm at the Department of Water and Power located at 4030 Crenshaw Blvd., Los[...]	8:00 am Summit on Food Recovery @ USC PRB Performance Café Summit on Food Recovery @ USC PRB Performance Café Apr 29 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Join Food Forward and RESULTS for a day of discussion around food justice, access, and gleaning strategies. Keynote speakers include Robert Egger (LA Kitchen) and Rachel Sumekh (Swipe Out Hunger). RSVP by April 22! Learn more here. 8:30 am Autism Speaks Walk @ Pasadena Rose Bowl Autism Speaks Walk @ Pasadena Rose Bowl Apr 29 @ 8:30 am Tickets Don’t miss your chance to register today for The Los Angeles Autism Speaks Walk! Once you sign up, encourage your friends and family to join you. All are welcome! The more who fundraise, the greater[...] 8:30 am School Beautification: Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology @ Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology School Beautification: Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology @ Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology Apr 29 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets On Saturday, April 29, Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology needs a few hardworking volunteers to pitch in on various tasks (i.e. painting, clean-up and gardening) and the school’s beautification day. Mayall Academy of Arts[...] 9:00 am Great LA River CleanUp @ Varied LA locations Great LA River CleanUp @ Varied LA locations Apr 29 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp is the nation’s largest urban river CleanUp drawing over 9,000 of volunteers to fifteen sites over three weekends in April. This Earth Month do your part – go to http://folar.org/cleanup –[...] 10:00 am Downtown Burbank Arts Festival @ San Fernando Blvd. between Magnolia Blvd. and Angeleno Ave., Burbank, CA Downtown Burbank Arts Festival @ San Fernando Blvd. between Magnolia Blvd. and Angeleno Ave., Burbank, CA Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Head over to the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival to experience more than 200 original fine artists and world famous animators, whose work is found among the highest grossing animated films of all time. Free and open to[...] 1:00 pm Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Apr 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Oil Painting: Capture the Beauty of Nature Saturdays, (6 week sessions): January 14 – February 18 February 25 – April 1 April 8 – May 13 May 20 – June 24 1:00pm – 3:30pm Ron[...] 6:00 pm DIY Screen-printing with Dewey Tafoya @ Self Help Graphics & Art DIY Screen-printing with Dewey Tafoya @ Self Help Graphics & Art Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Fee: $30 Instructor: Dewey Tafoya On March 24, don’t miss DIY Screen-printing with Dewey Tafoya at Self Help Graphics & Art! Attendees are required to bring two transparency copies of an original black and white[...]

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