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Nights Of The Jack
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas, CANights of the Jack is the #1 immersive Halloween event in the greater Los Angeles area featuring thousands of hand carved jack o'lanterns.
10/21/2021: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
DELUSION: Reaper’s Remorse
Phillips Mansion, Pomona, CAIn this site specific, interactive play, guests move through the delightfully dilapidated Phillips Mansion as the haunting narrative of Esther Phillips unfolds. Guests are invited...
10/21/2021: 6:30 pm
Halloween Paper Mache Masks Workshop
Artist Leslie K. Gray hosts this family friendly virtual workshop. Create Halloween paper mache masks from the comfort of home. All ages.
10/21/2021: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Wellness Workshop: Critter Care
You've brought home a new little friend for your family, now what? While they may be small, pet ownership of any size can create big...
10/21/2021: 6:30 pm - 7:30 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...
10/21/2021 - 10/22/2021: 7:00 pm - 2:00 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...
10/21/2021: 7:30 pm
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
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
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
