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L.A. Kings Holiday Ice at Westfield Valencia Town Center
Westfield Valencia Town Center, Valencia, CA5-8 p.m., 8:30-10:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 4-6 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m. 9-11:30 p.m Sat.-Sun. Nov. 21-Dec. 13; 4-6 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m. 9-11:30 p.m. Dec. 14-Jan. 12 (closed...
11/21/2019 - 01/12/2020: 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Knott's Merry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CATimes vary. Nov. 22-Jan. 6 (closed Dec. 25). Joy is in season at Knott's during the holidays. Returning seasonal favorites include "A Peanuts Guide to...
11/22/2019 - 01/06/2020: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Plaza West Covina's Photos With Santa
Plaza West Covina, West Covina, CAnoon-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun. Nov. 22-Dec. 10; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun. Dec. 11-17; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m....
11/22/2019 - 12/24/2019: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Holidays at Legoland
Legoland, Carlsbad, CAtimes vary. Where else but Legoland can you get a photo with LEGO Santa and his LEGO reindeer? Or see a 30-ft. LEGO Christmas tree?...
11/23/2019 - 12/31/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration
SeaWorld, San Diego, CATimes vary. Nov. 23-Jan. 7. Santa, sea lions, a million holiday lights, and a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph are all part of SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration....
11/23/2019 - 01/07/2020: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Six Flags Magic Mountain's Holiday in the Park!
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CAtimes vary Nov. 23-Jan. 5. Six Flags' holiday party features thrilling rides, thousands of colorful lights, exciting family entertainment, and tasty treats like hot chocolate,...
11/23/2019 - 01/05/2020: 5:00 pm - 1:00 am
Pip & Pop Installation at the Pier
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CAThe Santa Monica Pier's historic merry-go-round windows will look a little different this holiday season. And you will want to pop by to see the...
11/27/2019 - 01/06/2020: All Day
Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CAtimes vary, Nov. 28-Dec. 29. Universal CityWalk welcomes holiday guests with a majestic 40-foot tall Christmas tree glistening with 200,000 LED icicles that are choreographed...
11/28/2019 - 12/29/2019: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Science Of Gingerbread
Discovery Cube L.A., Sylmar, CA10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 29-Jan. 5 (closed Dec. 25). What is the formula for a perfect gingerbread house? You can get some valuable tips by...
11/29/2019 - 01/05/2020: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Holiday Train Rides In Griffith Park
Griffith Park and Southern Railroad, L.A., CA5-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 5-9 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Nov. 29-Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 24-25). Families can have a rail ride to remember courtesy of the Griffith Park...
11/29/2019 - 12/30/2019: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mission Inn’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Mission Inn, Riverside, CAFor the 27th year, the Mission Inn will create an especially illuminating holiday display. The highly popular, and widely praised, Festival of Lights utilizes 4.5...
11/29/2019 - 01/03/2020: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm
L.A. Kings Holiday Ice at L.A. Live
L.A. Live, L.A., CA5-7 p.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight Nov. 30-Dec. 16; 4-7 p.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight Dec. 17-Jan. 12. The public can skate on this outdoor...
11/30/2019 - 01/12/2020: 5:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Marina Lights
Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey, CA4-10 p.m. Dec. 1-31. Folks can spend an evening strolling around Marina del Rey's Burton Chace Park and be warmed up by the colorful holiday...
12/01/2019 - 12/31/2019: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA7 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m. Sat.; 2:30 p.m. Sun. Dec. 4-8. One man wrote "A Christmas Carol," why can't one man act it...
12/04/2019 - 12/08/2019: 7:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Debbie Allen's 10th Anniversary "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker"
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach, CA7:30 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 1 p.m. Dec. 7; 2 p.m. Dec. 8. In this adaptation - written, directed and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner Debbie Allen...
12/05/2019 - 12/08/2019: 7:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Pomona Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show
Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 6-7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 8. The Fairplex will be filled with over than 24,000 American handmade creations, providing folks with...
12/06/2019 - 12/08/2019: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Grand Park’s Winter Glow
Grand Park, L.A., CA6-10 p.m. Dec. 6-25. Winter Glow has expanded across Grand Ave to include the newly renovated Music Center Plaza. L.A.-based artists, including multimedia artists Cassandra...
12/06/2019 - 12/25/2019: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Aquarium Holidays
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7-23. During the holiday season, the Aquarium of the Pacific present a variety of special seasonal attractions, from snowfall in the...
12/07/2019 - 12/23/2019: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Epic NERF Challenge
Event Deck at L.A. Live, Los Angeles,Times vary. NERF Challenge is a groundbreaking live attraction that brings the action and competitive fun of the NERF brand into full focus via a...
12/07/2019 - 01/05/2020: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Weekend Tidepool Walk
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, CATake a CMA naturalist-led tour of the Point Fermin Tidepools and see marine life in their native habitat. Before heading out on the walk, you...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Candy Cane Corners and the Almost Un-Christmas
Haugh Center for the Performing Arts, Glendora, CA1:30, 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 1:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Citrus Theatre Arts Department presents this light-hearted, family-friendly play about the Christmas-loving inhabitants of Candy Cane...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Inland Pacific Ballet's The Nutcracker
Lewis Family Playhouse, Rancho Cucamonga, CA2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Dec. 8. For the 25th year, Inland Pacific Ballet presents its critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker,...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 2:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Ventura County Ballet's “The Nutcracker”
Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA2 p.m. Dec. 7-8. Ventura County’s premiere regional ballet presents its Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic for the 21th year. Bound to capture the imagination of young...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet: "The Nutcracker"
The Soraya, Northridge, Ca3 p.m., 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 3 p.m. Dec. 8. The acclaimed Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to The Soraya to share their version of...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lamplight Holiday Tours
Heritage Square Museum, L.A., CA4-8 p.m. Dec. 7-8. Step back in time as you walk around Heritage Square's historic houses and get immersed in a fictionalized re-telling of Dickens’...
12/07/2019 - 12/08/2019: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm