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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...
10/21/2021 - 10/22/2021: 7:00 pm - 2:00 am
UP! The Umbrella Project
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, Los Angeles, CAConnect with strangers through a shared focus on movement, shape and beauty in this outdoor community arts and participatory learning experience presented by dance company...
10/21/2021 - 10/23/2021: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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...
10/22/2021: All Day
UPS Road Code
Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley, Canoga Park, CAThe UPS Foundation and Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley present this free, safe driving program for teens ages 15-18.
10/22/2021: All Day
Downtown DÍa de los Muertos
Grand Park, Los Angeles, CAThe ninth annual Grand Park’s Downtown DÍa de los Muertos, presented in partnership with Self Help Graphics & Art, invites park-goers to contribute to the...
10/22/2021 - 11/02/2021: 5:30 am - 10:00 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...
10/22/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 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...
10/22/2021: 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...
10/22/2021: 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...
10/22/2021: 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....
10/22/2021: 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...
10/22/2021: 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...
10/22/2021: 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.
10/22/2021: 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...
10/22/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Unveiling the Past: The Art & History of Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CABook a free group tour to experience "Unveiling the Past: The Art & History of Forest Lawn," which reveals the history behind the iconic art...
10/22/2021: 10:00 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,...
10/22/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 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...
10/22/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cat Art Show 4: A New Beginning
The Golden Pagoda, Los Angeles, CAThe Cat Art Show 4: A New Beginning is an art exhibition dedicated for those passionate about cats. The types of art displayed will include...
10/22/2021: 12:00 pm - 7:00 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...
10/22/2021: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Seven Guitars
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CACelebrate A Noise Within’s 30th Anniversary Season with August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars,” directed by Gregg T. Daniel. Previews Oct. 17 at 2 p.m., Oct. 20-21...
10/22/2021: 2:00 pm - 8:00 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”...
10/22/2021: 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,...
10/22/2021: 4:00 pm
Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park
Heritage Hill Historical Park, Lake Forest , CACelebrate the fall season at the inaugural Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park! The park will offer a variety of fall and Halloween-themed photo opportunities,...
10/22/2021: 4:30 pm - 8:30 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....
10/22/2021: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Haunted Aquarium
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CAHaunted Aquarium returns to Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego with treat bags, “kelp” maze, costume showcase and music. Learn...
10/22/2021 - 10/24/2021: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm