🚗 Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday, Car Shows

Welcome to your weekly San Fernando Valley update: November 27–December 3, 2025.

In this week’s NoHo Nick:

• 🦃 Thanksgiving

• 🛍️ Small Business Saturday

• 🚗 Car Shows

It’s Thanksgiving, you hooligans!

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(That’s what I’m doing). NoHo Nick will be a little short this week, but back in full swing next Thursday.

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Here’s what’s happening:

⛳️ Woodland Hills Country Club to be redeveloped into 398 homes. The project includes 175 single-family homes, 126 rental apartments, and 97 affordable units. The golf course will cease operations. The clubhouse may be preserved as a community amenity. (Urbanize LA)

🏫 San Fernando Middle School is getting a new name. It’s consolidating with the SF Institute of Applied Media. The three name options are San Fernando Charter Academy, San Fernando Valley Charter, and San Fernando Legacy Charter. Voting is in January. (San Fernando Sun)

These are my favorite upcoming events:

Ongoing

⛰️ Top walks and hikes in the San Fernando Valley to escape from your in-laws or walk off the pumpkin pie.

🧹 Toluca Lake’s volunteer neighborhood cleanup is on the last Saturday of the month. The next one is Saturday, November 29, at 7:45 AM, at Priscilla’s Coffee.

🏎️ Supercar Sunday (Woodland Hills): Weekly car show where enthusiasts and drivers meet and talk shop. The next one is Sunday, November 30, at Porsche Woodland Hills.

Friday, November 28

🚗 Bob's Big Boy Classic Car Show (Burbank): Southern California's legendary weekly car meet brings hot rods, big-block Chevys, and chrome-filled nostalgia to the Bob's Big Boy parking lot. Free. Every Friday, from 4 PM to 10 PM at Bob's Big Boy.

Saturday, November 29

Saturday, November 29, is Small Business Saturday.

🍷 “Shop Small Saturday” at Haley's Wines (North Hollywood): Support LA-made businesses while sipping organic wines by the glass: live beats, baked goods for sale, and a chance to discover small business gems. Free. Saturday, November 29, from 1 PM to 4 PM at Haley's Wines.

👻 Small Business Saturday (Granada Hills): Check out Ghoulish Delights' Small Business Saturday for your holiday shopping. Ghoulish Delights is offering 25% off in-store. Saturday, November 29, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at Ghoulish Delights.

🎮 Retro Vintage Market (Van Nuys): Video games, vintage gear, and VHS finds at this retro pop-up. Smash Brothers and Mario Kart tournaments, Pokémon cards, sports memorabilia, and food and drinks. Free. Saturday, November 29, from 10 AM to 4 PM at 14533 Gilmore St.

🛍️ Small Business Saturday Market (San Fernando): The Midnight Hour Records is hosting. 25+ local vendors, including clothing, food, art, and music businesses. Support small businesses instead of corporations. Free. Saturday, November 29, from 12 PM to 5 PM, at 1101 San Fernando Road.

Happening Soon

🍸 Cocktail Class (Studio City): Learn to craft your own cocktails. Mix two cocktails while discovering traditional tequila-making methods in this hands-on demo. $25 for two cocktails. Wednesday, December 3, at 7 PM at Brews Brothers Studio City.

🧶 “Fiber Art” Demonstration (Sherman Oaks): Hands-on demos (pom pom making, latch hooking, weaving, needle felting) with food trucks on site. Tuft House LA leads a tufting demo where you can try the tufting gun on a collaborative piece—hosted by StitchStop LA. Free. Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 4 PM to 9 PM at StitchStop LA.

📚 Van Nuys Library Book Sale (Van Nuys): Stock your shelves with bargain books, CDs, and DVDs—most items priced at just $0.50 or less, with many books only $0.10. Bring exact change and your book bag to support library programming. Saturday, December 6, from 9:30 AM to 12 PM at Van Nuys Library Branch.

🦃 Thanksgiving Dinner at Tallyrand (Burbank): Not going anywhere for Thanksgiving? Pick up or dine in at Tallyrand. Turkey, potatoes, stuffing, yams, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. $30. Thursday, November 27, from 11 AM to 7 PM.

🍂 Nibbletown Vegan Market (Studio City): A post-Thanksgiving reset. Local makers, food vendors, and crafts. Cozy Sunday market. Browse handmade goods while sipping drink specials. Free. Sunday, November 30, from 12 PM to 5 PM, at Brews Brothers Studio City.

🚗 LA Auto Show (Downtown LA): 1000+ cars on display. New releases, concept cars, supercars, and more.

⚽️ The LAist guide to the 2026 World Cup. Schedule, tickets, and teams.

🎾 Carmel, CA, might issue a “city-wide ban” on pickleball.

📌 Black in the Valley is a hub for Black businesses, cultural events, and resources in the SFV.

🎙️ This is a podcast about the women doing cool stuff in the San Fernando Valley.

❓️ What year did the gold rush start in California?

Last week’s question: Which Spanish king was the San Fernando Valley named after?

Answer: Ferdinand III

Thank you for reading. See you next week!

PS I’m grateful for all of you who read my silly weekly newsletter!

PPS Some of you have told me my Event Submission form is broken. I’m working on fixing it.

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