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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
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
Carved
Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA6:30–10:30 p.m. Oct. 23–27. Debuting at Descanso this Halloween season is this new jack o’lantern extravaganza. Lining a mile-long path through the Camellia Forest and...
10/23/2019 - 10/27/2019: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
HB APA Presents: "Gypsy"
Huntington Beach Historic Theater, Huntington Beach, CA7 p.m. Oct. 24-26, 2 p.m. Oct 27. The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts' Musical Theatre Department is presenting "Gypsy." Based on the...
10/24/2019 - 10/27/2019: 7:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday Night Disco & Karaoke
Snooknuk Play Arts Cafe, Los Angeles, CAA kids DJ, music, lights, games, bubbles, karaoke and sometimes even character performers - they are all part of this Friday night fun! It's a...
10/25/2019: 12:00 am - 6:30 pm
Mommy & Me Class
Hogg’s Hollow Preschool, La Canada , CAFamilies with young children 18-30 months may join the free fun interactive class at this Mommy/Daddy & Me Class. Parents help engage their tots in...
10/25/2019: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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,...
10/25/2019: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday Fun
Madrona Marsh Nature Center and Preserve, Torrance, CaliforniaThis class involves a story time, a craft and some science followed by a tour of the Preserve. Pre-registration is required as the class is limited...
10/25/2019: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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...
10/25/2019: 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...
10/25/2019: 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...
10/25/2019: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Olvera Street's Day of the Dead Festivities
El Pueblro Historical Monument, L.A., CA4-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Oct. 25-Nov. 2. For over 30 years, the merchants on Olvera Street have celebrated Dia de los Muertos....
10/25/2019 - 11/02/2019: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present Exhibit
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Oct. 10–March 8. Explore the history of aerial photography - from its origins in the 19th century to the boundary-pushing technologies...
10/25/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
WestEdge Design Fair
Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, CA10 a.m.–6 p.m. Oct. 25-26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 27. The seventh edition of this modern design showcase offers a chance to see, and be...
10/25/2019 - 10/27/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sensation City
Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica, CAFrom smooth sandy beaches to a colorful carnival craze, this class celebrates diverse textures through sensory exploration in a new “city” each week. The class,...
10/25/2019: 10:15 am - 11:00 am
Hallowe’en Spooktacular
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, L.A., CA7:30 p.m. Thur., 10:30 a.m. Fri., 11:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 21-Nov. 3. Over 100 Halloween-inspired puppets, from glow-in-the-dark skeletons to “xylo-bone” playing ghouls,...
10/25/2019: 10:30 am - 8:30 pm
123 Farm Pumpkin Patch
Highland Springs Ranch & Inn, Cherry Valley, CA11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oct. 18-20, 25-27. This event offers a autumnal array of family-style fun: a child-friendly, Madhatter-themed afternoon tea, festive food and drinks,...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Air Land Sea: A Lithographic Suite by William Crutchfield
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAnoon-5 p.m. Mon., Wed.-Thur., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 19-Nov. 4. Just one look at a Crutchfield lithograph and you know he...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art Exhibition
LACMA, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 22-Dec. 8. Lions, dogs, horses, oxen, cats, fish, insects, birds,...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CA11 a.m.–8 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 21-Jan. 19. This immersive installation, which is Schneider's first solo museum show, reveals his background in...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Lakewood Center Kid's Club
Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CAAt this special Harvest/Halloween themed Kid’s Club, Hostess Kiddle Karoo will lead preschool children in songs, dancing, crafts, face painting, and Autumn activities! Halloween costumes...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence Exhibition
Hammer Museum, Westwood, CA11 a.m.–8 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 29-Jan. 5. The Hammer is presenting the most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Museum of Monsters
Museum of Monsters, L.A., CA11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.- Sun. Oct. 6-Nov. 18. Enter a world of benevolent monsters, furry encounters and interactions with Monster Slime when you venture into...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
October Monthly Party: Halloween Spooktacular
Southern California Children’sMuseum, Pasadena, CAAt the Southern California Children's Museum's Halloween Spooktacular, youngsters can visit the indoor pumpkin patch and decorate their own pumpkin to take home! Love dressing...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Thomas Joshua Cooper: The World's Edge Exhibition
LACMA, L.A., CA11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Sept. 22-Jan. 26. Thomas Joshua Cooper is a photographer who is...
10/25/2019: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm