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Rise Up L.A. - A Century of Votes for Women
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County celebrates the 19th Amendment’s centennial year with this exhibition. With an online component and the video premiere...
08/18/2020 - 12/31/2020: All Day
‘Deep Connections’ Passageway Photo Exhibit at Union Station
Union Station, Los Angeles, CA“Deep Connections,” a new photo exhibition featuring black-and-white photos of the people and machines who do the underground construction of the Metro, is in the...
09/22/2020 - 01/31/2021: All Day
Halloween at Descanso
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada-Flintridge, CAFind seasonal surprises including socially distanced, pumpkin-filled spooky (but not scary) displays in the forest, and great fall photo ops. Explore a twisting hay maze and...
10/01/2020 - 10/31/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Haunted Aquarium Remix
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CAThis celebration at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego takes the spooky science fun that the traditional Haunted Aquarium is known...
10/01/2020 - 10/31/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Underwood Fall Harvest on the Farm
Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark, CAThis annual celebration offers more than 40 acres of pumpkin patch and pick-your-own harvest. Meet the animals and enjoy roaming entertainment (at a distance). Included...
10/01/2020 - 10/31/2020: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Mr. Jack O’Lanterns Pumpkin Patch
Mr. Jack O’Lanterns Pumpkin Patch, L.A., CAThis patch in Hollywood will offer in-person shopping, online ordering, delivery and contactless curbside pick-up Oct. 3-31. Mr. Jack O’Lanterns’ Pumpkin Decorating Kit is $10...
10/03/2020 - 10/31/2020: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Hauntoween LA
Hauntoween LA, Woodland Hills, CAThis drive-through experience is happening outside the former Promenade in Woodland Hills. The kid-friendly adventure from award-winning Hollywood experience providers Experiential Supply is full of...
10/09/2020 - 10/31/2020: 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ghoulish Gardens at the Arboretum
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CAExperience the spooky side of the Arboretum throughout the month of October by exploring our Ghoulish Gardens path! While engaging in a safe, self-guided tour...
10/19/2020 - 10/31/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Read with Mrs. R
Mrs. R. wants to inspire your child with a love of reading! Her read-alouds are interactive, entertaining, and educational (shh, don't tell the kids!) Your...
10/24/2020: All Day
Scarium of the Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CaliforniaDiscover the creatures lurking in the depths at the Aquarium of the Pacific as it hosts a Scarium-themed weekend. Enjoy the spooky décor, wear a...
10/24/2020 - 10/25/2020: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dance Class for Toddlers with Special Needs
These easy dance classes, conducted over Zoom, are a great opportunity for kids to have fun and get some exercise. 9:30-10 a.m., ages 8-12 10-10:30...
10/24/2020: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Cayton Outdoor Community Programming
Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica, CACayton Children’s Museum at Santa Monica Place is bringing the museum outdoors with “Cayton Creators” Outdoor Community Program. Activities are designed around social distancing and...
10/24/2020: 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic Exhibition
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Enter the wonderful of Disney as this amazing exhibit presents over 400 items of Disneyana, including props, artwork, costumes, and many...
10/24/2020: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch
Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine Regional Park, Orange, CAYou'll find activities for kids of all ages located just behind the train station. It is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and until 6...
10/24/2020: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tina's Pumpkin Patch
Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, CAThis family favorite has moved this year to Westfield Sherman Oaks Fashion Square parking lot off Woodman Avenue. In addition to pumpkins of all sizes,...
10/24/2020: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
A Faery Hunt Show and Fairy Halloween Party - Online
It's that time of year again! Time for some gentle, silly Halloween fun in Fairyland. First, join A Faery Hunt Company for an enchanted recorded...
10/24/2020: 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Zumba for Kids with Lula and Bianca
Kids can Zumba with Lula and Bianca via Zoom, and feel like they're dancing right along with her thanks to the Mid-Valley Regional Library. Email...
10/24/2020: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Absolutely Halloween
The Santa Monica Playhouse (www.santamonicaplayhouse.com) brings this sweet tradition right to you. Enjoy the musical story of “Candy,” who learns surprising lessons about life, love,...
10/24/2020: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Knott's Taste of Fall-O-Ween
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAKnott’s Taste of Fall-o-Ween comes to the Buena Park theme park’s California Marketplace. Guests of all ages can dress in costume – with protective face...
10/24/2020: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Textural collage
In this all-ages workshop with artist Grace Denis, students will heighten their awareness of the surrounding environment through the process of documentary textures in their...
10/24/2020: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Haunted Museum at Home: Slime Lab
The Natural History Museum is materializing in your home this year for a virtual Haunted Museum at Home: Slime Lab. We'll explore the science of slime...
10/24/2020: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Grand Park's Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Grand Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe eighth annual Grand Park's Downtown Día de los Muertos features a mix of digital programs, including an online arts-based workshop, digital ofrendas and audio storytelling, along with socially...
10/24/2020 - 11/04/2020: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Happy Halloween, a Family Drive-Thru Experience
This fun family experience includes a monster ally, a Jurassic adventure with life-size dinosaurs, strolling magicians and illusionists, a Dia de los Muertos zone, drive-through...
10/24/2020: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
L.A. Zoo Drive-In: The Lorax
The Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CASee this PG-rated film at the Zoo, with tasty movie-theater fare available through mobile ordering, and a special preshow video presentation with the Zoo’s biggest...
10/24/2020: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm