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Your (Un)Natural Garden
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CAThe Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens presents artist Adam Schwerner’s immersive work in “Your (Un)Natural Garden.” Visitors are invited to experience nine large-scale multimedia...
04/16/2022 - 01/08/2023: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Babies!
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CAExperience the heartwarming joy of baby animals like fuzzy sea otters, tiny cuttlefish that change color, miniature sea jellies, and baby sharks through the new...
05/27/2022 - 04/30/2023: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
foaSOUTH Off-Site Exhibit: People & Places
Active Culture, Laguna Beach, CAFestival of Arts Continues 90th Anniversary Celebration with the debut of foaSOUTH Off-Site Exhibit: People & Places, a diverse range of artwork from the Festival...
10/24/2022 - 01/15/2023: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Disney Festival of Holidays
Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CACelebrate Christmas, Navidad, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Three Kings' Day through diverse festivities, seasonal traditions, live music and a diverse menu of specialty food and...
11/11/2022 - 01/08/2023: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Holidays at Disneyland Park
Disneyland, Anaheim, CACelebrate the holidays at Disneyland Park with "A Christmas Fantasy" Parade, Disney characters in new, vintage-inspired attire, "Believe...in Holiday Magic" fireworks spectacular featuring magical "snowfall,"...
11/11/2022 - 01/08/2023: 8:00 am - 11:45 pm
Lightscape
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CAInternationally acclaimed Lightscape will return to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The after-dark, illuminated trail will span one mile and feature spectacular...
11/11/2022 - 01/08/2023: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Ice at Santa Monica
Downtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CAAfter a two-year hiatus, the Ice at Santa Monica skating rink returns to Winterlit, Downtown Santa Monica’s holiday celebration. From Nov. 16 through Jan. 16,...
11/16/2022 - 01/16/2023: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Dinosaurs in the Valley
Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CADinosaurs in the Valley, an immersive walk-thru exhibition features scientifically accurate life-size and life-like dinosaurs ranging from babies to some standing over 40 feet tall....
11/18/2022 - 03/05/2023: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Zoo’s nighttime winter attraction will transform its grounds into an immersive landscape filled with spectacular lantern sculptures of animals among blooming flowers, towering...
11/18/2022 - 01/22/2023: 6:00 pm
Enchanted Forest of Light
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CADescanso Gardens’ annual Enchanted Forest Of Light returns Nov. 20 – Jan. 8, 2023 featuring returning favorites like a town of “stained glass” creations built...
11/20/2022 - 01/08/2023: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Astra Lumina
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Penninsula, CAMoment Factory and Fever present Astra Lumina, an immersive night walk experience for all-ages that uses light, scenography, original soundscape and projection to spark emotion...
12/08/2022 - 01/15/2023: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
PRESSURE: James Cameron Into the Abyss
Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CANatural History Museum of Los Angeles County presents the West Coast premiere of "PRESSURE: James Cameron into the Abyss," a pop-up installation of James Cameron's...
12/12/2022 - 02/20/2023: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Winter Lights: A Journey Home
Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, CADiscovery Cube Orange County debuts "Winter Lights: A Journey Home," a holiday musical spectacular for the whole family. The new holiday musical invites audiences to...
12/16/2022 - 01/08/2023: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!
Discovery Cube LA, Sylmar, CAExplore and interact with the familiar faces and iconic locations from the popular Mattel series, "Thomas & Friends." Designed for ages 2-7. Sept. 24 through...
01/02/2023: All Day
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CAThe international traveling exhibition explores the early inspirations behind Disney Studios' creations. Dec. 10, 2022 - March 27, 2023.
01/02/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Little Pieces Mosaic Workshops
Piece by Piece Studio, Los Angeles, CAJoin Piece by Piece for this free, three-day session of art making for ages 7 to 18.
01/02/2023 - 01/05/2023: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CAThe annual Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert, inspired by the annual Viennese New Year’s concert tradition, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall. The celebration...
01/02/2023: 2:30 pm