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Spooky Science: The Great Haunt
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 5-Nov. 3. The Discovery Cubes (in both L.A. and the O.C.) will both be concocting some Spooky Science during the Halloween...
10/05/2019 - 11/03/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Castle Builder: Build Your Kingdom
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12-Jan. 27. Kids can learn how to be the master of their castle, but building one and finding out run it...
10/12/2019 - 01/27/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Haunted Little Tokyo Pumpkin Patch
Japanese Village Plaza, L.A., CAnoon-6 p.m. Oct. 18-20. The Japanese Village Plaza's outdoor marketplace will be the site for this plentiful pumpkin patch. You can purchase and decorate one-of-a-kind...
10/18/2019 - 10/20/2019: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
10th Annual OC Japan Fair
OC Fair & Events Center, Costa Mesa, CA5-11 p.m. Oct. 18, noon-10 p.m. Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 20. It’s big! It’s cultural! It’s entertainment! And, most definitely, it’s fun! Southern...
10/18/2019 - 10/20/2019: 5:00 pm
OLG Carnival Encino
Our Lady of Grace School, Encino, Ca5 p.m.-11 p.m. Oct. 18, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 20. Carnival Encino is the most fall fun you can have in...
10/18/2019 - 10/20/2019: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Annie
James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, CA7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19, 2 p.m Oct. 20. The sun will come out at the in the James Armstrong Theatre when Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network/MET2...
10/18/2019 - 10/20/2019: 7:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Kidspace's Pumpkin Festival
Brookside Park, Pasadena, CA9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 20-21. Kidspace will again turn Brookside Park into a pumpkin paradise. Now in its 25th year, the Pumpkin Festival presents a...
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Calabasas Pumpkin Festival
Juan Bautista de Anza Park, Calabasas, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19-Oct. 20. You'll find two days of pumpkin-related fun - like pumpkin painting and professional pumpkin carving - in Calabasas, which...
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free DÃa de los Muertos Community Celebration
Ford Amphitheatre, L.A., CA10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 19-20. The Ford Theatres welcomes the public to this two-day extravaganza that honor the traditions of Mexican and native Mesoamerican cultures...
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Los Angeles Printers Fair
International Printing Museum, Carson, CA10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 19-20. The largest annual celebration of letterpress, book arts, and the paper in the West returns for the 11th year. Fair-goers...
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Petersen Youth Workshop: The Science of Cars
Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A., CAOne of the most important technological innovations in history, the automobile exemplifies the intersection of art, society, and science. Cars serve as excellent demonstrations of...
10/19/2019 - 10/27/2019: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
HB APA Presents: Gypsy
Huntington Beach Historic Theater, Huntington Beach, CA7 p.m. Oct. 19, 24-26, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, 27. The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts' Musical Theatre Department is presenting "Gypsy." Based...
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019: 7:00 pm - 4:00 pm
LA Cancer Challenge 5K Walk/Run
Wilson Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, CAThe 22nd annual LA Cancer Challenge 5K Walk/Run, the signature fundraising event of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, is held on the UCLA...
10/20/2019: 7:30 am - 11:30 am
AIDS Walk Los Angeles
Grand Park, L.A., CASince 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has raised vital funds and built support and awareness of the continuing need to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This...
10/20/2019: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Knott’s Spooky Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 28-Oct. 27. Knott's weekend and daytime alternative to the nighttime, fright-filled Scary Farm, the Spooky Farm is geared for families...
10/20/2019: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Melrose Mornings' Kids Events
Melrose Trading Post, L.A., CAThe popular Melrose Trading Post has a special series designed just for kids and parents. The weekly entertainment will include kid-friendly bands and entertainers, arts...
10/20/2019: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Southern California Railway Museum's Pumpkin Patch Express
Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27. The trip to the Pumpkin Patch is only part of the fun. At the Patch, families can try...
10/20/2019: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
St. Charles Borromeo School Open House
St. Charles Borromeo School, North Hollywood, CACelebrating 80 years of excellence, St. Charles School invites you to come meet its teachers, take a campus tour and see its classroom exhibits during...
10/20/2019: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Families Belong Together Benefit Event
Meri Cherry Art Studio, Encino, CAThe Meri Cherry Art Studio hosts a family-friendly event that support reuniting the families who have been separated and jailed at the U.S. border. Parents...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fantasy World: Italian Americans in Animation Exhibition
The Italian Museum of Los Angeles, L.A., CA10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues.-Sun. through Jan. 26. Spanning a century of animation history, this exhibit focuses the lives and work of Italian American artists, writers,...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Halloween at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Hollywood, CA10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Oct. 1-Nov. 1. Halloween is all about costumes and frights, and you can get both at Madame...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley Exhibit
The Autry Museum of the American West, L.A., CA10 a.m.–4 p.m. Tue.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. March 31-Jan. 5. A Minnesota Chippewa, artist David Bradley has explored questions regarding identity, self-determination and the...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue Fall Festival
Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue, Chatsworth , CAThe largest guinea pig rescue in America is open for families, animal lovers, and children of all ages - and you can bring your own...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Louis Vuitton X Exhibition
Louis Vuitton X Exhibition, Beverly Hills, CA10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sun. through Nov. 10. Explore the fashion house’s 160-year history of collaborations. This temporary installation features over 180...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pumpkinliner
Fillmore & Western Railway Co., Fillmore, CA10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Oct. 5-27. Climb aboard a vintage train for an old-fashion ride to a private pumpkin patch at Loose Caboose...
10/20/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm