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The Builder and the Dove: A Puzzle Adventure
Skirball Cultural Center, L.A., CA3:40-4 p.m. Dec. 13, 20, 27. Discover something new and unusual at Noah's Ark at the Skirball. Join the quest to unlock the mysterious connections...
12/13/2019: 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
A Christmas Carole King
El Portal Theatre, N. Hollywood, CA8 p.m. Thur.-Fri.; 4 p.m., 8 p.m. Sat.; 4 p.m. Sun. Dec. 7-22. Those punny, funny folks at the Troubadour Theater Company serve up a...
12/13/2019: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Little Masters Exhibit Opening
Center For The Arts Eagle Rock, L.A., CACelebrate the emerging artists of the CFAER's after-school arts enrichment program, Imagine Studio. The Little Masters exhibition showcases unique drawings, paintings, sculptures and mixed media...
12/13/2019: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Santa Monica Pier's Holiday Story & Craft Time
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CATake a little break from the pre-Christmas craziness and stop by the Pier's Merry-Go-Round. The Santa Monica Public Library is hosting a holiday-themed storytime at...
12/13/2019: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Game Days
Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, CATeens (ages 12-18) are invited to play video games or board games at the library. There will be a Nintendo Switch and Xbox One X....
12/13/2019: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ventura Harbor's Holiday Parade of Lights & Fireworks
Ventura Harbor Village, Ventura, CA4-8 p.m. Dec. 13-14. "SEAing is Believing" when it comes to the 43rd incarnation of this holiday celebration. The colorfully adorned vessels will set out...
12/13/2019 - 12/14/2019: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
BOLD Holidays
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CAFree and open to the public, the third annual BOLD (Beverly Hills Open Later Days) Holidays will feature delights for all ages. From festive light...
12/13/2019: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Candlelight Walk at Heritage Hill
Heritage Hill Historical Park, Lake Forest, CATake a stroll along Luminaria-lit pathways as you enter historical buildings adorned with period décor. The park and historical buildings are aglow with holiday lights...
12/13/2019: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Capistrano Lights
Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CAThe Mission will host Capistrano Lights 2019: Experience the Mission at Night, featuring a nightly tree lighting and music program. After the Mission closes, guests...
12/13/2019: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Chinese Lantern Festival
Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA5:30-10 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Nov. 21-Jan. 5. If you've been looking for a 100-yard-long ceramic Chinese Dragon, a 85-foot-wide lantern arch, or a 20-foot-high flower basket...
12/13/2019: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Moonlight Forest
L.A. County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA5:30-10 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Nov. 9-Jan. 12. The Moonlight Forest rises again at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Bigger and brighter for its second...
12/13/2019: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday Night Flix at Fashion Island
Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CAEnjoy an outdoor holiday movie under the stars - as well as a 90 ft. Christmas Tree - in Fashion Island's Neiman Marcus/Bloomingdale's Courtyard. On...
12/13/2019: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Luminaria Nights
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA6-9 p.m. Dec. 13-14, 20-21. Be enchanted at this Claremont tradition where Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden glows with light for the holidays. This year,...
12/13/2019: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Snow Day L.A.
The Old Lodge, Montecillo De Leo Politi Park, L.A., CA6-10 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Nov. 15-Dec. 29. Snow is in the forecast in downtown L.A. this winter. At least, it is at Montecillo De Leo Politi...
12/13/2019: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Vroman's Holiday Weekends
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA6 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m. Dec. 7, 15; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Dec. 8; 4-8 p.m. Dec. 13; 10 a.m. Dec. 14; The bookstore...
12/13/2019: 6:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Union Station's Cocoa Concerts Series
Union Station, L.A., CA6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 20. The free, family-friendly holiday series will present a winter wonderland, featuring a Candy Cane Lane where a custom neon...
12/13/2019: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A Snow White Christmas
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA7 pm Dec. 13, 19-20, 1 pm, 5 pm Dec. 14-15, 21-22. Lythgoe Family Panto celebrates its ten-year anniversary presentation of "A Snow White Christmas"...
12/13/2019: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
American Ballet Theatre: "The Nutcracker"
Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA7 p.m. Dec. 13, 18-20; 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 21; 12:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 22. The acclaimed American Ballet Theatre not...
12/13/2019: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CA7 p.m. Dec. 6, 12-13; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Dec. 7, 14; 1 p.m., 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 15. Musical Theatre West invites folks to...
12/13/2019: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Peter Pan And Tinkerbell: A Pirates Christmas
Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach , CAtimes vary Dec. 4-29. John O’Hurley (Seinfeld) stars as Captain Hook in this hilarious Panto-style version of the classic Peter Pan tale. holiday extravaganza to...
12/13/2019: 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ventura County Ballet's “The Nutcracker”
Ventura College Performing Arts Center, Ventura, CA7 p.m. Dec. 13, 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 2 p.m. Dec. 15. Ventura County’s premiere regional ballet presents its Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic four...
12/13/2019 - 12/15/2019: 7:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A Christmas Carol with Charles Dickens
Atwater Crossing Arts + Innovation Complex, Atwater, CA7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Dec. 5–22. Independent Shakespeare Co. co-founder David Melville portrays the legendary author Charles Dickens - as well as nearly...
12/13/2019: 7:30 pm - 4:00 pm
A Noise Within: A Christmas Carol
A Noise Within, Pasadena, CA7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5, 12, 19, 23; 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 20; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 21; 2 p.m. Dec. 14-15, 22....
12/13/2019: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Dolby Theater, Hollywood, CA7:30 p.m. Dec. 13; 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14; 2 p.m. Dec. 15. This multi-million-dollar holiday extravaganza is unlike any stage production you've seen...
12/13/2019 - 12/15/2019: 7:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Inland Pacific Ballet's "The Nutty Nutcracker"
Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside, CAThe night before the Inland Pacific Ballet presents its traditional "Nutcracker," they will get a little kooky in "The Nutty Nutcracker." This wacky send-up of...
12/13/2019: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm