This Weekend Will Be Heaven For Westside Bargain Hunters!

It’s a grassroots marketplace weekend as both Venice and Playa Vista hold huge community yard sales this weekend. Along with the opening of Playa Vista’s recurring summer-long night farmers market, these events are a great platform for neighborhood bonding over free entertainment, fun activities for the kids and killer deals for bargain hunters.

The Playa Vista Community Yard Sale will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Concert Park. Previous sales have included jewelry, bikes, tools, furniture, collectibles, antiques, toys, clothing, gym equipment, sporting goods, kitchen wares, appliances and all kinds of rare and unusual items. Sanrio is sending the decked out "Hello Kitty Guy" to cart around all sorts of Hello Kitty products that he will be selling for super cheap, and there will be a balloon-maker and face-painter to entertain the kids.

The 2nd Annual Venice Neighborhood Yard Sale is organized by a local realtor and is a well organized affair with 70+ families participating and maps, and directional signs posted throughout the Penmar Park area will make navigating the neighborhood extra easy.  This event will take place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, and the neighborhood's Penmar Recreation Center always has a lot of fun activities going on for the family when you are done with your yard sale browsing.

By the way, the Playa Vista Night Farmers Market I mentioned starts its summer run next Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. In addition to fresh produce, pastries, coffee and typical farmers market fare, the night market offers an array of live entertainment for kids and adults, a Dancercise class led by Olympian Althea Moses and a variety of ready-to-eat foods including artisanal pizzas from Urban Oven, Middle Eastern breads and cakes by Bakeshack and the homemade flavors of Big Cup Soup.