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SOAR at South Coast Botanic Garden
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CASouth Coast Botanic’s butterfly experience SOAR features a new pavilion with live tropical butterflies. The SOAR experience begins outside with South Botanic’s new garden area...
04/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lygia Pape. Tupinambá
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAOpening April 24, ‘Lygia Pape. Tupinambá’ is the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles dedicated to Brazilian artist Lygia Pape whose wholly original language favors the primacy of the viewer’s sensorial experience...
04/24/2021 - 08/01/2021: All Day
Barnsdall Virtual Art Fair
Barnsdall Art Center’s annual art fair shifts online due to temporary closure of the park. The 3-month long virtual art fair is a fundraiser that...
05/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: All Day
Pick Your Own Blueberries
Somis Farm Center, Somis, CAUnderwood Family Farms’ blueberries are in season at its Somis Farm Center location where you can pick your own. Blueberries are $5.29/lb. Strawberries are still...
05/15/2021 - 07/10/2021: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
RECONNECTING: A Vision of Unity by Kengo Kito
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAOne of Japan’s most innovative contemporary artists, Kengo Kito, focuses on interconnectedness in a time of healing with his first U.S. exhibition, “reconnecting; A Vision...
06/16/2021 - 09/06/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunsational Sandcastles: Summer Sand Sculpture Contest
Enter the Sunsational Sandcastle Contest to raise critical funds for the Roundhouse Aquarium’s Education Programs. Build your sand sculpture on your own time at any...
06/21/2021 - 07/06/2021: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Portraits of Freedom: Building a Life in L.A.
Grand Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis month-long public art installation applies an artistic lens to celebrate the diverse communities in L.A. County. It will feature photography and video exhibitions at...
07/01/2021 - 07/31/2021: All Day
Moon Jelly Experience
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CACome see a new wonder at Birch Aquarium. The Hall of Fishes exhibit is excited to launch its new 600-gallon cylindrical jelly experience. This is...
07/01/2021 - 08/31/2021: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Amazon Prime Video White Spike Alien Invasion for The Tomorrow War
Various locations, Los Angeles, CAThis free and immersive experience is open to the public in anticipation of Amazon Prime Video’s sci-fi action blockbuster starring Chris Pratt, “The Tomorrow War,”...
07/02/2021 - 07/04/2021: 12:00 am
Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s “Alegre!”
Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, CABob Baker Marionette Theater’s “Alegre!” is a colorful celebration of music, marionettes, featuring samba-dancing cacti, fluttering flowers, a majestic marimba player and many more newly...
07/02/2021: All Day
Bubble Planet
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAThis summer is the Summer of Bubbles at the Kidspace Children's Museum. Big bubbles, little bubbles, create-your-own bubbles. This multi-sensory, outdoor exhibit is the place...
07/02/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bubblefest
Discover Cube Orange Couty, Santa Ana, CAThe bubbles are back at this family friendly event. Filled with interactive experiences like bubble drum stations, bubble exhibits, and science demonstrations. Also featuring the...
07/02/2021 - 07/18/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wild California Explorers
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CADid you know that the Washingtonia filifera is the only species of palm trees indigenous to California? Your kids will learn more of these amazing...
07/02/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Summer Evening Strolls at The Huntington
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CAEnjoy Huntington Gardens at twilight with their summer evening strolls series. The Gardens will be open Friday through Sunday evenings through August. The 1919 café...
07/02/2021: 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Summer Fridays at ROWDTLA
ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, CAEnjoy after-hours shopping, food trucks, live music and entertainment, like a free dance class from Kinjaz every other Friday through Aug. 27. Summer Fridays is...
07/02/2021: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Summer Sounds on the Plaza
The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, CASummer is here and live music is back at The Original Farmers Market. Enjoy a great mix of musical genres Thursdays and Fridays through July...
07/02/2021: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
OC Parks Sunset Cinema Movie Series: Independence Day
Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Brea, CAOC Parks Sunset Cinema film series brings family-friendly movies to the big screen this summer. Experience what happens when a strange phenomenon appears on the...
07/02/2021: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Parks After Dark
Various parks, Los Angeles,A free community program offering activities and other programs for all ages and interests when school is not in session. This summer, bring with your...
07/02/2021: 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Movie in the Park: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Chumash Park, Agoura Hills,Kick off 4th of July weekend with a Movie in the Park! Join the City of Agoura Hills, Community Service Department at Chumash Park for...
07/02/2021: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ni Hao Chinese Free Bilingual Story Time
Ni Hao Chinese Story Time creates a space where children from all around the world can enjoy good stories, learn Mandarin, and interact with each...
07/02/2021: 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Catalina Island Museum’s First Friday Films: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CACatalina Island Museum hosts their First Friday Films series in their outdoor Ackerman Family Amphitheater. Get ready to view this John Hughes classic film about...
07/02/2021: 8:00 pm