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Titanic in Photographs: The Exhibition
Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA11 a.m.-6 p.m. through July 31, 2018. One great ship is saluting another in this exhibit. On display at the Queen Mary is nearly 100...
06/01/2017 - 07/31/2018: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e Inspiración Exhibit
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 1-June 3. The lowrider car is an icon symbol of both Chicano and Southern California culture. This exhibit examines the lowrider...
07/01/2017 - 06/03/2018: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tattoo: An Exhibition
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Nov. 23, Dec. 25, Jan. 1) Nov. 19-April 15. Did you that the history of tattoos goes back some 5,000 years?...
11/19/2017 - 04/15/2018: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sidewalk Speedsters: The Grown-Up World of Children’s Cars Exhibit
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 16-Oct. 31. Children have longed loved to pretend that they are driving fast cars. Sometimes, kids' toy cars are so cool...
12/16/2017 - 10/31/2018: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Oxnard Whale Watching Season
Channel Island Harbor, Oxnard, CAWhale watching season is back. A journey through the Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary provides visitors with the unique opportunity to experience...
12/26/2017 - 04/16/2018: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rainforest Adventure Exhibit
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Get lost in an exploration of the world's tropical rainforests. Guests can pretend to be research assistants - complete with costumes, binoculars,...
01/20/2018 - 09/09/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 27-May 13. The first North American traveling exhibit for children inspired by Eric Carle's art, this play-and-learn experience takes visitors into...
01/27/2018 - 05/13/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Porsche Effect Exhibit
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 3-Jan. 27, 2019. The Petersen Automotive Museum's new exhibit "The Porsche Effect" celebrates the worldwide impact of the car company's legendary...
02/03/2018 - 01/27/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Genghis Khan: The Exhibition
Reagan Library, Simi Valley, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 16-Aug. 19. While Genghis Khan has an age-old reputation of a conqueror and a barbarian, he also was a law-maker, democratizer, and...
02/16/2018 - 08/19/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CATimes vary March 2-April 12. Families can go on a foodie adventure in California Adventure as the park will serve up a menu of celebrated...
03/02/2018 - 04/12/2018: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sin Censura: A Mural Remembers L.A.
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 9-Aug. 18 (closed July 4). How rare is it to see the mural L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective? This marks the...
03/09/2018 - 08/18/2018: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Underwood Family Farms' Springtime Easter Festival
Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark, CA9 a.m.-6 p.m. March 24 through April 8. Whether you are exploring the Easter Story Labyrinth and the hay pyramid, watching Farmer Craig's Chicken Show and...
03/24/2018 - 04/08/2018: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Bubblefest
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 24-April 8. Bubblefest pops up at the Discovery Cube OC for the 22nd year. This bubble universe will feature bubble zone,...
03/24/2018 - 04/08/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Exhibit
California Science Center, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 24-Jan. 6. Celebrating the centennial of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, this immersive exhibition (presented by the Egyptian Ministry of...
03/24/2018 - 01/06/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Knott’s Boysenberry Festival
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CATimes vary March 26-April 8. Oh, boy, it's, boysenberry time again at Knott's Berry Farm. Now expanded to 24 days, this annual festival serves up...
03/26/2018 - 04/08/2018: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Butterfly Pavilion
Natural History Museum, L.A., CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 13-Sept. 3. Butterflies are taking flight again at NHMLA! Get up close to beautiful butterflies in its new Butterfly Pavilion. This...
04/03/2018: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit
FIDM Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Feb. 6-April 7. For the 26th year, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising’s museum honors the imagination and achievement of...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World Exhibit
Getty Center, L.A., CA10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri., Sun., 10 a.m-9 p.m. March 27– Sept. 9. This exhibition is the first to provide a comprehensive examination of Egypt’s interactions...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Caterpillar Adoption Days
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. March 17-April 29. Become a butterfly breeder by adopting a Painted Lady Caterpillar from the Busy Bee Learning Store. Take care...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China Exhibition
Children’s Museum at La Habra, La Habra, CA10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Jan. 23-May 27. This highly interactive exhibit presents the lives of four Chinese children in...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles Exhibit
California African American Museum, L.A., CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Feb. 8-Aug. 26. The California African American Museum presents this exhibit which explores Los Angeles' religious history,...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The VOID and ILMxLAB's Hyper-Reality VR Experience
Glendale Galleria, Glendale, CAStar Wars: Secrets of the Empire will transport guests deep into the Star Wars universe allowing them to walk freely and untethered on an interactive...
04/03/2018: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan Exhibit
LACMA, L.A., CA11 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.-Tues., Thur., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. March 25–July 15. This exhibit presents recent findings from Mexican national and...
04/03/2018: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Stories of Almost Everyone Exhibit
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CA11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (closed Mon.) Jan. 28-May 6. This group exhibition spotlights the work of more than 40 international artists...
04/03/2018: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kids Club at the Waterside
Waterside Marina del Rey, Marina del Rey, CA11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. April 3, 10, 17, 24. Spring starts with some stringed entertainment as the Bob Baker Marionettes perform on April 3. Children can...
04/03/2018: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
The Museum of Selfies
The Museum of Selfies, Glendale, CAnoon-8 p.m. Tues.-Thur., Sun.; noon-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.. April 1-May 31. This interactive pop-up museum explores the history and cultural phenomenon of the selfie, which actually...
04/03/2018: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kidspace's Free Family Night
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CATonight's program examines how we explore and communicate science with art. There will be art programming specially designed by the teaching students from Cal State...
04/03/2018: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kids Club at The Commons
The Commons At Calabasas, Calabasas, CA6-7 p.m. April 3, 10, 17, 24. April gets off to a merry start on April 3 with a puppet show from the Bob Baker...
04/03/2018: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Family Storytime
South Pasadena Public Library, South Pasadena, CAOn Tuesday evenings, children’s librarians read age-appropriate stories and share fingerplays, flannelboard stories, and book-related videos with children in a group setting. Participating families will...
04/03/2018: 7:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Spring Choral Concert
Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CAThe Cal Lutheran Choir and Women’s Chorale present their annual spring concert with works that they will later perform during a concert tour of Spain...
04/03/2018: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm