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OC JAPAN Fair
OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CaliforniaOne of the largest Japanese cultural festivals in Southern California, OC JAPAN Fair features Japanese food, cosplay shows, traditional craft workshops and more.
10/15/2021 - 10/17/2021: 5:00 pm - 11:00 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...
10/15/2021 - 10/16/2021: 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...
10/16/2021: All Day
Kid's Fishing Derby
Mile Square Regional Park, Fountain Valley, CAThe highly-anticipated Kids’ Fishing Derby will return this year at Mile Square Regional Park at the North Lake. The lake will contain over 1,000 pounds...
10/16/2021: 7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Carved at Descanso Gardens
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CAThe popular all-ages family-friendly event, Carved, is back at Descanso Gardens this October. Thousands of carved pumpkins will line a 1-mile walk through the Camellia...
10/16/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
DC Kids FanDome
DC Kids FanDome is the ultimate global fan experience and streaming event to celebrate your favorite DC Super Heroes.
10/16/2021: 9:00 am
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...
10/16/2021: 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...
10/16/2021: 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...
10/16/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Family Musical Mornings: Music From the Movies and More!
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CAJoin Pacific Symphony for its 2021-2022 season of Farmers & Merchant Bank’s Family Musical Mornings concert series designed for ages 5 – 11. The 45-minute...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 12:15 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...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Halloween at Kidspace
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAJoin Kidspace for their fanciful Halloween parade, free pumpkin decorating, story times, costume making and up-close visits with some spider friends Oct. 12 – 31....
10/16/2021: 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...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Leimert Park Village Book Fair
The 14th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair is back, virtually, with a full day of panels, including a children’s story time hour at 2...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 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...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 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.
10/16/2021: 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...
10/16/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A Faery Hunt Enchantment in Sherwood Forest
Corriganville Park, Simi Valley, CAJoin A Faery Hunt on an interactive, immersive performance through the forest. The audience becomes part of the story in this musical adventure.
10/16/2021: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Family Storytime
South Pasadena Public Library, South Pasadena, CA / Los AngelesStorytimes will be held outside on the grass, weathering permitting. Family storytime is for all ages and will be held Saturday mornings Sept. 25 -...
10/16/2021: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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...
10/16/2021: 10:30 am - 7:30 pm
Saturday Sing-Along
Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAKids of all ages will get to explore various musical instruments while singing their favorite songs at this special Saturday Sing-Along. From shakers to drums,...
10/16/2021: 10:30 am - 3:00 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...
10/16/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Haunted Little Tokyo
Japanese Village Plaza, Los Angeles, CAThe 5th annual Haunted Little Tokyo is a fun-filled all-ages event including a pumpkin patch with pumpkins from Tanaka Farms, free activities, coloring contest and...
10/16/2021 - 10/17/2021: 11:00 am - 5:00 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,...
10/16/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Port Hueneme Beach Cleanup
Port Hueneme Beach Park, Port Hueneme, CAKiller Creamery, maker of sugar free and gluten free ice cream, is partnering with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation and PNW Protectors to host a...
10/16/2021: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm