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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
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
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
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...
01/15/2023: All Day
A Real Boy: The Many Lives of Pinocchio
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAAn exhibition designed to engage visitors of all ages, a journey into the many incarnations of a beloved character through on display toys, books and...
01/15/2023: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Art & Nature Festival
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CAThe 10th Annual Art & Nature Festival features groundbreaking, immersive exhibitions including "Pyramidion" by artist Kelly Berg and "The Big One by artist Robert Young"...
01/15/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bob Baker Marionette Theater: 60 Years of Joy & Wonder
Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CAGet a behind-the-scenes look at Bob Baker Marionette Theater through this retrospective exhibition, featuring almost 100 artifacts, including hand-crafted marionettes, original concept art, archival art...
01/15/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fun at the Farm
Kindred Spirits Care Farm, Chatsworth, CAJoin Kindred Spirits Care Farm on Sundays to play with alpacas, pigs, goats, sheep, horses, emus and many other animals living on their 7-acre ranch.
01/15/2023: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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.
01/15/2023: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Circus
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CABob Baker Marionette Theater presents their first show of 2023, their 60th anniversary season. "The Circus," featuring over 100 handcrafted marionettes, was first conceived as...
01/15/2023: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Legacy of Cacao
LA Plaza Cocina, Los Angeles, CALA Plaza Cocina presents "The Legacy of Cacao," an exhibition exploring the history and culture of chocolate from its origin story in Mesoamerica to its...
01/15/2023: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Color Your World Fabric Dyeing in Mason Jars
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CALearn to create custom dye colors to produce a rainbow set of fabrics. Ages 16 and up.
01/15/2023: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Westside Ballet Masterclass
Westside School Ballet, Santa Monica, CAIdyllwild Arts presents a ballet masterclass with Robyn Gardenhire, founder and artistic director of City Ballet LA, for students aged 12-17 years old. RSVP is...
01/15/2023: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
16th Annual Southern California Slack Key Festival
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach, CAThe biggest Hawaiian music concert event in mainland U.S. features the best in Hawaiian guitar music and hula, in addition to an Island Marketplace featuring...
01/15/2023: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rembrandt Perfected
The Main, Newhall, CAThe MAIN hosts its first production of the new year “Rembrandt Perfected,” a new comedy by Braddon Mendelson. Following the show, audience members will be...
01/15/2023: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wuthering Heights
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CAWallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the L.A. premiere of Wise Children's "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," based on the novel by Emily Brontë and adapted...
01/15/2023: 2:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Anatomy of Gray
Atwater Village Theatre, Angeles, CAOpen Fist Theatre Company presents "Anatomy of Gray," a touching "children's story for adults" set in the 19th century small town of Gray, Indiana. For...
01/15/2023: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lunar New Year at L.A. Zoo Lights
Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CACelebrate Lunar New Year at L.A. Zoo Lights, with colorful, family-friendly festivities marking the Year of the Rabbit on the lunar calendar. Friday, Saturday and...
01/15/2023: 6:00 pm
LACO Presents Sheku Plays Haydn
Alex Theatre, Glendale, CASheku Kanneh-Mason channels his fierce virtuosity in the exquisite intricacies of Haydn’s iconic Cello Concerto in D major.
01/15/2023: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm