If you're in the Los Angeles area, don't forget to check out the Frugal Fe$tival this Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. The Frugal Fe$tival is hosted by Julia Scott, a popular LA bargain blogger.

The festival is free and open to the public. Guests can bring coupons to exchange, get free professional financial advice, recycle old electronics, get frugal cooking recipes, exchange books, participate in a free swap meet, and enter our free raffle to win prizes like

• 3 copies of 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget by Wise Bread
  
• One-hour professional financial consultation with Wealth Pilgrim
• A grocery gift basket from the 99 Cent Only Stores
• A gift basket worth $100 from the thrift boutique Lucky You Resale
• 2 – $20 gift cards to Gelson’s, courtesy of BargainBabe.com
• 2 – $25 gift certificates to the discount ticket seller Goldstar.com
• 1 copy each of of Free Fun LA and Free Fun OC
• 2 copies of The Scavengers’ Manifesto
• 2 copies of the not-yet-released DVD Fabulously Frugal Feasts by Christiane Jory, author of the 99 Cents Only Stores Cookbook.
  
• 3 copies of the 99 Cents Only Stores Cookbook
• 5 gift bags from Starbucks worth approx $20 each
  
• 8 copies of Retail Anarchy, a humorous and snarky take on consumer culture
  
• 8 copies of Your Mileage May Vary, a DVD about coupon clipping
  
• 10 Frugal Fe$tival T-shirts
• A Toshiba laptop, courtesy of Savings.com
• $100 in cold, hard CASH, courtesy of BargainBabeLA.com!

You can find more details on the Frugal Festival blog at FrugalFestival.Wordpress.com.

Directions to the festival:

The Frugal Fe$tival is located in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, about 1 mile from the Victory Exit off the 405. It is also 1/3 mile walk from the Woodley stop on the Orange Line.

Directions by car: From the 405, exit at Victory Blvd. Drive west on Victory approximately .8 miles to Woodley. Turn LEFT onto Woodley to enter the park. About 1/4 mile down the road turn left into the parking lot. There are two entrances into the parking lot so drive a bit further for the second entrance.

Get directions with a map. Check traffic on Sigalert.

Directions by Metro: Take the Orange Line to Woodley.  Walk 1/3 mile south on Woodley, away from Victory Blvd. The festival is on your left. Metro fares start at $1.25 one way. A day pass is $5.