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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...
10/10/2021: All Day
CicLAvia–Heart of LA
Downtown LA – Civic Center, Los Angeles, CACicLAvia returns to DTLA and surrounding neighborhoods for a birthday event celebrating over a decade of open streets. Bike, skate, run, walk or skateboard 6...
10/10/2021: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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...
10/10/2021: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Freaky Flora
LA County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CADiscover eerier side of The Arboretum's collections on a self-guided exploration of their “Freaky Flora” plant list. Children and adults will have fun learning spooky...
10/10/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Knott’s Spooky Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CAJoin Knott’s Berry Farm for a family-friendly, daytime Halloween event for families with children ages 3-11. Enjoy Halloween themed activities like trick-or-treating, original shows including...
10/10/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Gary Miltimore: Water and Color
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CACatalina Island Museum presents the first ever retrospective of artist and sailor Gary Miltimore’s work. The exhibition features selections of his fine art maritime oils...
10/10/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 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...
10/10/2021: 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...
10/10/2021: 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.,...
10/10/2021: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spooky Science Featuring the Monster Academy
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CADiscover spiders, ghosts, monsters, ghouls and more during Discovery Cube’s month-long Halloween experience. Weekends feature costume parades and Halloween weekend features trick-or-treating.
10/10/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sssensational Sssnakes
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CASssensational Sssnakes, a hands-on educational exhibition at Kidspace Children's Museum, features hands-on props and interactive experiences to explore how snake jaws are designed to swallow...
10/10/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 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...
10/10/2021: 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...
10/10/2021: 10:30 am - 7:30 pm
Beloved Pets Ofrenda Community Art Display
Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CAThe Los Angeles Zoo partnered with Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center to create their first-ever Beloved Pets Ofrenda (altar) designed to honor the memory...
10/10/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
No Humans Involved
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CAThis group exhibition features sculptures, performances, installations and multimedia works by seven artists and collectives—Eddie Aparicio, Tau Lewis, Las Nietas de Nonó, Sondra Perry, SANGREE,...
10/10/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
10/10/2021: 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Rooftop Cinema Club: Aladdin
Rooftop Cinema Club – The Drive Up @ Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, CALocated in the heart of the westside, Rooftop Cinema Club’s hybrid cinema experience is the perfect place to watch movies under the stars, like the...
10/10/2021: 1:30 pm - 3:30 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...
10/10/2021: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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...
10/10/2021: 2:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rooftop Cinema Club: Hotel Transylvania
Rooftop Cinema Club – El Segundo, El Segundo, CARooftop Cinema Club El Segundo presents the 2012 animated feature "Hotel Transylvania." Come dressed as your favorite movie character (or any costume) and trick-or-treat at...
10/10/2021: 2:00 pm - 4:00 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...
10/10/2021: 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.
10/10/2021: 3:00 pm - 6:00 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”...
10/10/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rooftop Cinema Club: The Goonies
Rooftop Cinema Club – The Drive Up @ Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, CALocated in the heart of the westside, Rooftop Cinema Club’s hybrid cinema experience is the perfect place to watch movies under the stars, like the...
10/10/2021: 4:00 pm - 6:00 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,...
10/10/2021: 4:00 pm