We here at Mommy Poppins love all our holiday events equally. The Christmas lights, the boat parades, the holiday-themed train rides. What's not to love? It's just that we love some a little more equally than others.

Like Disney on Ice. The touring ice show is the perfect match of world class athleticism and stunning artistry, paired with the most beloved characters known to childhood. Call us un poco loco, but we simply love Disney on Ice.

And the Lythgoe Family Panto productions: Broadway caliber showmanship paired with absolute inability to take anything, least of all itself, seriously. Laughs and awestruck gasps and goosebumps from all the talent on stage.  Mirror, mirror on the wall, what's our most wanted ticket of all? That would be Snow White, headlined this year by Disney Channel star Olivia Sanabia.

Do we love the latest Disney Animation feature, venturing into the unknoooooown and ruling the box office? Or do we love the many ways our SoCal kids can venture into the snow without getting frozen? Do we love the unique spins local venues put on holiday celebrations? Or do we love the fact that we can start celebrating Hanukkah 8 crazy days early (give or take—you do the math)? Which is our favorite? How do we choose? Why should we? If there's one thing we've learned as mothers, it's that there is more than enough love to go around.

Keep reading for our choices for this weekend, all equally loved, including the ones that are loved more.

It's not Thanksgiving; that's the first thing you need to know. No turkey, no punkin pie—instead we're serving up hot cars, icy princesses, and great white whales. Not a holiday, no celebration, just the usual doo dah in the City of Angels.

Speaking of, time to get started on your yuletide cheer, with Santas (both surfing and landbound), Nutcrackers, and tree lightings galore. We've a roundup chock full o' holiday jubilation, but I have to tell you the title is an outright lie. While, yes, it is the ultimate list, don't buy into the claim that there are only 50 celebrations listed. In fact, it's more like 58, or maybe 60, or possibly 6 zillion. But we're definitely not stopping at 50.

Thankfully, we have several more weeks to work on our truthfulness skills, which is pretty important if you want to stay off the naughty list. So we'll start with the following verified statement: 

Keep reading for our most festive picks for weekend fun. For reals.

As I write this, Halloween is before us. We're still putting the finishing touches on our costumes and greedily anticipating the bounty of treats that awaits us. It's the one night of the year when we let our kids take candy from strangers (and might even grab a few pieces for ourselves).

But what about the weekend ahead? Some weekends would have a hard time living up to such a world-class Thursday, but not November 2-3, 2019, nosirree. Because this weekend we celebrate another holiday of otherworldly import: Día de los Muertos. It's marigolds from here to Sunday, and Los Angeles offers endless opportunities to honor dearly departed loved ones. We're particularly fond of the celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which is why we're a proud media partner.

And as if two holidays in close succession weren't enough, this weekend offers an additional gift that we all can appreciate: an extra hour of sleep. It’s the end of Daylight Savings Time for 2019, so in the wee hours of November 3, the clock “falls back” an hour. Make sure to reset your clocks (and it’s a good time to check the batteries in your smoke alarm, as well).

Keep reading for events so good you're gonna need an extra hour of sleep and several pieces of your kids' candy...