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32 Acres Soundwalk
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CAThis site-specific soundwalk developed by artist Marike Splint and produced by Center Theatre Group in association with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television offers...
07/14/2021 - 09/29/2021: All Day
The Gift of Los Angeles: Memories in Watercolor by Gayle Garner Roski
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CaliforniaThis Bowers Museum exhibit features 44 watercolors of artist Gayle Garner Roski’s experience growing up and living in the City of Los Angeles.
07/24/2021 - 11/14/2021: 12:00 am
Hamilton
Hollywood Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CAThe Broadway hit musical returns to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre after a 17-month intermission due to the COVID-10 pandemic. “Hamilton” is a musical story of...
08/17/2021 - 01/02/2022: All Day
Halloween Time at Disneyland
Disneyland, Anaheim, CAHalloween magic transforms Disneyland Park for family-friendly fun for every ghoul or goblin to enjoy. From Haunted Mansion Holiday to Guardians of the Galaxy –...
09/03/2021 - 10/31/2021: All Day
Plaza de la Familia at Disneyland California Adventure
Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CAInspired by the tradition of Dia de los Muertos, Plaza de la Familia in Paradise Gardens will feature a spirited extravaganza, including live entertainment, festive...
09/03/2021 - 11/02/2021: All Day
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains
Vogue Multicultural Museum, Los Angeles, CAThis unique, interactive exhibition uses sound, text, and image to allow visitors to experience what it feels like to be up on stage just like...
09/03/2021 - 11/28/2021: All Day
Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios, Universal City, CAThis event is back with a vengeance. Features a terrifying maze featuring Netflix’s supernatural masterpiece, “The Haunting of Hill House,” sinister scare zones, outrageous live...
09/09/2021 - 10/31/2021: All Day
Oogie Boogie Bash—A Disneyland Halloween Party
Disneyland, Anaheim, CAKids and guests of all ages can trick-or-treat their way through the park in their favorite costumes and encounter spooky characters on 25 select nights...
09/09/2021 - 10/31/2021: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Fright Fest
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CAThe 28th season of Fright Fest, presented by Snickers, features 14 mazes and scare zones, new shows like Grave Games, featuring acts of crossbows and...
09/11/2021 - 10/31/2021: 10:30 am - 11:00 pm
Mr. V's Big Top Dream
Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CACircus Vargas’ new 2021 production “Mr. V’s Big Top Dream” features more sparkle, more sequins and more amazing feats of daring and artistry from acrobats...
09/17/2021 - 09/26/2021: 12:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch
Irvine Park Railroad at Irvine Regional Park, Orange, CAIrvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch features train rides, hayrides, cookie decorating, carnival games, panning for gold, a moon bounce and more. Open weekdays 10 a.m....
09/18/2021 - 10/31/2021: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Knott's Scary Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAKnott’s Berry Farm’s immersive Halloween experience, Knott’s Scary Farm, returns with 15 haunted attractions, including five scare zones, eight mazes and two seasonal ride overlays...
09/18/2021 - 09/19/2021: 7:00 pm - 2:00 am
Pigeon's Roller Rink
2nd & PCH, Long Beach, CA2nd & PCH hosts pop-up roller venue Pigeon's Roller Rink this Fall. All ages public skate sessions are available 9 - 11 a.m. Mon.-Tue. and...
09/19/2021: All Day
Flutter
Flutter, Los Angeles, CAFlutter is a one-of-a-kind immersive entertainment experience where guests discover the art of play as they are guided through colorful, mindful and engaging spaces designed...
09/19/2021: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation
LACMA, Los Angeles,This exhibition is part of LACMA’s ongoing collaboration with Yuz Museum in Shanghai, China. “Legacies of Exchange” will feature 20 works of Chinese contemporary art...
09/19/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Mighty Build Guild
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAJoin KidSpace for their new cardboard construct-a-thon set in a whimsical, imaginative cardboard forest. Create marvelous geometric towers, design cardboard critters, and play and explore...
09/19/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Smorgusburg LA
ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, CAL.A.’s largest weekly outdoor food market returns to ROW DTLA this summer. The family-friendly event features popular L.A. food vendors like Broad Street Oyster Co.,...
09/19/2021: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Gentle Barn
The Gentle Barn, Santa Clarita, CAHug the cows, give the pig’s a tummy rub and cuddle the turkeys at The Gentle Barn, an animal sanctuary in Santa Clarita. Open to...
09/19/2021: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hallowe’en Spooktacular
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CAJoin Bob Baker Marionette Theater for this family-friendly boo-sical revue, featuring over 100 spirited puppets, from whirling witches to a bone-rattling soirée of glow-in-the-dark skeletons...
09/19/2021: 10:30 am - 7:30 pm
LA Soundscapes: Extra Ancestral
The Ford, Los Angeles, CAThis family-focused LA Soundscapes event features drummer, educator and composer Kahlil Cummings and his band Extra Ancestral as they bring together rhythms from around the...
09/19/2021: 10:30 am
Il Trovatore
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles,Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” a drama about dangerous passions, fatal mistakes and terrible secrets, opens the LA Opera’s 2021/22 season. Oct. 3 and 6 will...
09/19/2021: 2:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sustainability Sundays
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAPart sensory play, part art class and part environmental studies. Kids will learn about the environment and how we can help take care of our...
09/19/2021: 2:00 pm
Americana in the Park 2021 Concert Series
Gandara Park, Santa Monica, CAThis free family-friendly concert series explores the arc of Americana music, showcasing a diverse range of Southern California artists.
09/19/2021: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Vasthy & Friends
3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CABringing Broadway to L.A., “Vasthy & Friends” is an interactive concert with songs, dance, and fun for the whole family.
09/19/2021: 3:00 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga , CATheatricum Botanicum reopens this summer with a new take on its signature production. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will run in repertory with Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”...
09/19/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm