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All That Glitters: The Crown Jewels of the Walt Disney Archives
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CaliforniaVisitors can see the jewelry and accessories from “Titanic,” “The Princess Diaries,” and some of their favorite Disney and Fox films. The exhibit will consist...
12/31/2021: 10:00 am - 4:00 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...
12/31/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Happy Noon Year
Children’s Museum at La Habra, La Habra, CARing in the "noon year" with the Children's Museum at La Habra. Noon Party will feature dancing, crafts, activities and a countdown noon year balloon...
12/31/2021: 10:00 am - 1:00 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...
12/31/2021: 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...
12/31/2021: 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...
12/31/2021: 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...
12/31/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter Frolic
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena, CAThe first annual Winter Frolic is a seven-week celebration featuring a no-ice Sock Skating Rink, “ice-fishing” in the Kidspace Interpretive Arroyo Stream, snowflake decorating at...
12/31/2021: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bob Baker's Nutcracker
Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CAJoin Bob Baker Marionette this holiday season for their marionette rendition of the ballet classic, featuring over 100 handcrafted marionettes, including all the characters from...
12/31/2021: 10:30 am - 7:30 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,...
12/31/2021: 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...
12/31/2021: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A Christmas Carol
Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CAAll performances of "A Christmas Carol" are now cancelled. A magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic features Emmy-winning actor Bradley Whitford as Ebenezer...
12/31/2021: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
DJ Squirm-a-Lot's New Year's Bash
DJ Squirm-a-Lot hosts a virtual Story Pirates NYE party for all ages, with live and interactive comedy improv designed to spark kids' stories.
12/31/2021: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Omisoka (New Year’s eve)
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles, CALittle Tokyo’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will feature two of the best recent movies from Japan, screened at the Aratani Theater, Cosplay contest, Japanese food...
12/31/2021: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Snow N Glow Holiday Festival
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CAGet into the holiday spirit with a brand-new Snow N Glow Holiday Festival featuring fun for the whole family. The 90-120 min. stroll-through holiday lights...
12/31/2021: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Holiday Road Calabasas
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas, CAGuests will be transported into a winter wonderland through an immersive walking trail complete with everything from the North Pole, Elf Village, Gingerbread Lane and...
12/31/2021: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Night of Lights OC
OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CACelebrate the holiday season from the comfort of your car with this magical and interactive winter wonderland drive-thru experience. The mile-long course will be filled...
12/31/2021: 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada-Flintridge, CAVisitors can enjoy a magical holiday experience with sparking, swirling installations from HYBYCOZO on the Main Lawn, Flower Power on the Promenade and lighting effects...
12/31/2021: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
World of Illumination’s Reindeer Road
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CaliforniaWorld of Illumination presents an all-new drive-thru animated light show, Reindeer Road, featuring millions of LED lights and hundreds of state-of-the-art displays synchronized to popular...
12/31/2021: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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...
12/31/2021: 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This Wonderful Life
The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, CARogue Machine brings Frank Capra’s iconic holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to the stage in this hilarious and heartwarming one-person show. Playing Dec. 16...
12/31/2021: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Burton Chase Park, Marina del Rey, CAEnjoy Marina del Rey’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display from Burton Chase Park and watch live broadcasts of the east and west coast countdowns...
12/31/2021: 9:00 pm - 11:45 pm