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Tina's Pumpkin Patch
Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, CATina’s Pumpkin Patch features a petting zoo, pony rides, straw maze and obstacle course. Open 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sun. - Thurs. and 10...
10/01/2021 - 10/31/2021: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Beverly Center Pumpkin Patch
Beverly Center, Los Angeles, CAGet in the fall spirit at the Beverly Center’s second annual family-friendly pumpkin patch, featuring pumpkin carving demonstrations, live music and photo ops. Pumpkins for...
10/01/2021 - 10/31/2021: 11:00 am - 8:00 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...
10/01/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Clue
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada, CAJoin La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment for the West Coast premiere of the murder mystery “Clue,” based on the...
10/01/2021: 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Haunt of Halloween
Kaleidoscope Mall, Mission Viejo, CAGet in the Halloween spirit with trick-or-treating, a pumpkin patch, spooky Halloween shows acts and more. The regular Haunted Maze is recommended for ages 13...
10/01/2021: 2:00 pm - 5:00 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”...
10/01/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunset Pier Walks
Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, La Jolla, CAJoin Birch Aquarium for an exclusive walking tour of the Ellen Browning Scripps Pier and learn about research conducted at Scripps Oceanography through interactive experiences,...
10/01/2021: 4:00 pm
14th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival
Various locations, Los Angeles, CAAngel City Arts presents the 14th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival, which will host fifteen concerts throughout L.A. Oct. 1-15. Friday, Oct. 8 at LACMA...
10/01/2021 - 10/15/2021: 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Haunt O' Ween LA 2021
Westfield Topanga, Canoga Park, CAThis family-friendly Halloween experience will include 6 interactive environments like the playful Funny Bones Graveyard, trick-or-treating in the Town of Hauntoween, pumpkin carving, face painting,...
10/01/2021 - 10/31/2021: 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Rooftop Cinema Club: Coco
Rooftop Cinema Club El Segundo, El Segundo, CARooftop Cinema Club El Segundo presents "Coco." Classic cinema concessions with contactless order and pick-up are available on site.
10/01/2021: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rooftop Cinema Club: The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Drive in at Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, CARooftop Cinema Club, the drive in experience at Santa Monica Airport, presents "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
10/01/2021: 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Absolutely Halloween
Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CaliforniaA heartwarming musical tale featuring a colorful array of costume-come-to-life characters who take a young girl named “Candy” on a magical All Hallow’s Eve adventure....
10/01/2021: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introductory Piano Session
Music Rhapsody, Redondo Beach, CAFind out about the Simply Music Piano program from Music Rhapsody in this free introductory session for ages 6 to adult.
10/01/2021: 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Nights Of The Jack
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas, CANights of the Jack is the #1 immersive Halloween event in the greater Los Angeles area featuring thousands of hand carved jack o'lanterns.
10/01/2021: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Nights Of The Jack
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas, CANights of the Jack is the #1 immersive Halloween event in the greater Los Angeles area featuring thousands of hand carved jack o'lanterns.
10/01/2021: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
DELUSION: Reaper’s Remorse
Phillips Mansion, Pomona, CAIn this site specific, interactive play, guests move through the delightfully dilapidated Phillips Mansion as the haunting narrative of Esther Phillips unfolds. Guests are invited...
10/01/2021: 6:30 pm
Catalina Island Museum’s First Friday Films: Titanic
Catalina Island Museum, Avalalon, CACatalina Island Museum hosts their Friday film series in their outdoor Ackerman Family Amphitheater. You won’t want to miss this critically acclaimed film from 1997,...
10/01/2021: 6:45 pm
EB’s Rock & Roll Dance Party
The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, CAHead over to the West Patio every Friday night for a fantastic line-up of Rock & Roll tribute bands throughout October.
10/01/2021: 7:00 pm - 9:00 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...
10/01/2021 - 10/02/2021: 7:00 pm - 2:00 am
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...
10/01/2021: 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Freemind Freestyle
The Ford, Los Angeles, CAThe Versa-Style Dance Company joins the L.A. Philharmonic for "Freemind Freestyle," a largely improvised dance piece that explores the idea of freedom. Influenced by the...
10/01/2021: 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Lizastrata
The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, CAGetty Villa’s theater under the stars returns this fall with Troubadour Theater Conmpany’s “Lizastrata,” a comedic musical retelling of Aristophanes’s ancient Greek comedy using mash-ups...
10/01/2021: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Off the Grid
Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga,Join Theatricum Botanicum’s resident improv troupe, Off The Grid, Oct. 1 or Oct. 29 for a night of laughter under the oak trees.
10/01/2021: 8:00 pm