Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Festival. Sol de Mexico, the all-female Reyna de Los Angeles, Mariachi Tlaquepaque and the Tonantzin Dance Company present 3 1/2 hours of festive music, Dec. 27, 5 p.m. at the Cerritos Center, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. $22 to $37. (562) 916-8500.

* Music. The annual Los Angeles County holiday celebration will be held in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Dec. 24, from 3 to 9 p.m. and will include four different approaches to the “Nutcracker Story.” The Clara Ward Singers, the L.A. Citywide Children’s Choir, Agua Luna Dance Company and the Bobby Rodriguez Band are among performers taking part in the celebration. Free. (213) 974-1396.

* Festival. The annual Kwanzaa Gwaride festival will be held Dec. 26 to 29 with most of the activities taking place in Leimert Park Village, Leimert and Crenshaw boulevards, beginning at 10 a.m. A procession will start at Adams and Crenshaw on Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. and proceed to the park. Traditional dancers, drill team competition, jazz and reggae will be part of the event. (323) 965-0935.

* Family. Disney on Ice presents “Happily Ever After--Featuring Hercules,” premiering at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Dec. 25 to Jan. 3; the Sports Arena, Jan. 6 to 10; and the Long Beach Arena, Jan. 14 to 18. Troy Goldstein of Los Angeles stars as Hercules. $11.50 to $30. (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000.