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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
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
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
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...
10/22/2021 - 10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: All Day
The BookFest Adventure Fall 2021
The 4th annual biannual virtual bookish adventure features panel discussions, live interactive events and more. Evens on Oct. 23 will be geared towards those who...
10/23/2021 - 10/24/2021: All Day
Happy Mama Expo 2021
Happy Mama Expo is a virtual event for moms to be and new moms covering topics from career to childcare to health and nutrition. The...
10/23/2021: 7:00 am - 3:00 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...
10/23/2021: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Family Nature Club: Creatures of the Night
Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and explore the topic of nocturnal animals. Learn about animals that come out at night and do a...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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....
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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.
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A Faery Hunt Show and Halloween Party
Tarzana Community and Cultural Center, Tazana, CAFaery Hunt shows are interactive performances designed for young audiences and families to inspire creativity and fun. Halloween party follows the show.
10/23/2021: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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 -...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 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,...
10/23/2021: 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...
10/23/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
La Caravana del Más Allá
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, South El Monte, CaliforniaManzanita Sol will surprise Angelinos in select neighborhoods with La Caravana del Más Allá (The Caravan from Beyond) Oct. 23-24 for Día de los Muertos....
10/23/2021: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm