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AmericaFest Celebration at Rose Bowl Stadium
SUNDAY, JULY 4: AmericaFest welcomes tens of thousands for a day full of tailgating, celebration, and entertainment including a motorcycle stunt show and a world-renowned fireworks display.
Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular – City of El Segundo
SUNDAY, JULY 4: The main event will be held at Recreation Park located on Eucalyptus Street, between Grand Avenue and Pine Street. For the evening event, gates at Softball and Stevenson will open at 6 p.m. followed by the Fireworks Spectacular at 9 p.
LA County Fireworks Hotline & Website
JULY 4: Los Angeles County public safety agencies jointly sponsor a fireworks hotline to educate the public on fireworks laws, safety and where to view local shows.
4th of July is for Families – City of Newport Beach
SUNDAY, JULY 4: Enjoy a bike parade and festival featuring carnival games, arts and crafts, lawn games, music, and food for sale.
48th Annual Mariners Park Independence Day Parade and Celebration – City of Newport Beach
SUNDAY, JULY 4: Enjoy the parade, plus food trucks, live music, free entertainment, eating contests, lawn games, puppet show!
July 4th Extravaganza in Woodland Hills
SUNDAY, JULY 4: Each year the July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza delights over 60,000 people with a free concert and fireworks display. Food trucks and local restaurants on hand along with arts and crafts vendors and local businesses selling goods.
Fourth of July Firework Show – City of Lake Forest
SUNDAY, JULY 4: The show will feature a 20-minute firework show, live performances, food vendors, and other festivities. Event begins at 6:30pm and fireworks at 9pm.
4th of July Fireworks at the Long Beach Waterfront
SUNDAY, JULY 4: Enjoy fireworks at the iconic Long Beach Waterfront. Free viewing areas along the scenic waterfront include Shoreline Village, Lions Lighthouse for Sight, and Rainbow Harbor. Harbor Breeze Cruises is offering ticketed boat rides for spectators.
The Music Man at Rose Center Theater in Westminster
JULY 9-10 and 17-18: By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
Friday Movies on the Meadows: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Drive-In Movie in San Clemente
JULY 9: Listen through your radio with an FM transmitter. Register your vehicle, for only $15.
Modern Makers Mart in Irvine
JULY 10-11: Shop an outdoor market place of 30+ locally handmade crafted goods, enjoying tasty treats and some live music! Highlights include flower station, photo booth area, kids craft area and bubbles. Pet-friendly too!
Chemistry Exploration & Slime Fun at OHG Farmers & Artisans Market
SATURDAY, JULY 10: The UCI Yang Lab and the American Chemical Society are teaming up with the Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market for chemistry exploration and slime fun! Make homemade slime, elephant toothpaste, and more!
Family Sundays at Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens in San Clemente
JULY 11, SEPTEMBER 5, OCTOBER 3, and NOVEMBER 7: Enjoy free admission to the Casa with creative activities and performances based thematically on Casa Romantica's programming.
A Bugs Life at Casa Romantica
Watch their summer film selections outdoors in the Courtyard after sunset with your family! Tonight: A Bugs Life!
Rossmoor “Family Foodie” Festival at Rush Park
JUNE 19, JULY 17, AUGUST 14, SEPTEMBER 11: Enjoy live music, food trucks, kids carnival area, creative craft vendors, live bands, and more. Free admission!
Movie in the Park – City of Yorba Linda
SATURDAY, JULY 17 & AUGUST 21: Enjoy a Saturday evening at the park watching a family movie on a 20ft inflatable movie screen. Bring your chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner!
Summer Play Date at MainPlace Mall
WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 23 - JULY 21: Summer Play Dates are back at MainPlace Mall! Families are invited to participate in to make a craft together. All materials are included. Registration highly encouraged. Walk-ins will be seated as openings allow.
Thursday Music on the Meadows in San Clemente
JULY 22 & AUGUST 12: Bring your chairs and blankets on Thursday at 6 p.m. for live music, delicious food, and time with friends out in the fresh air! This event is free!
Summer Concert Series at El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach
The El Dorado Nature Center outdoor concerts will open for picnicking at 6:30 p.m. with live music from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring low chairs or blankets and a picnic dinner.
PCH Movies & Moonlight – 2nd & PCH in Long Beach
FRIDAYS, JULY 16 - AUGUST 20: Enjoy a series of summer movies. Movies are complimentary to the community, self-seating is available on a first come first serve basis
Movies in the Park Newport Beach
JULY 23, AUGUST 20 & SEPTEMBER 10: Enjoy Toy Story 4, Frozen II and Raya and the Last Dragon.
Summer Nights Under the Stars at Pearson Park Amphitheatre in Anaheim
SELECT DAYS, JULY 16 - AUGUST 14: For decades, Pearson Park Amphitheatre has been home of affordable summer amusement for the residents of Anaheim and the surrounding communities.
Movie in the Park “Toy Story 4” – City of Newport Beach
FRIDAY, JULY 23: Enjoy a showing of Toy Story 4 at Mariners Park in Newport Beach.
Movies in the Park – City of Tustin
FRIDAYS, JULY 9 - AUGUST 6: Bring your family and friends to enjoy a movie under the stars!
Monster Jam at STAPLES Center
JULY 23-25: SoCal Monster Jam fans will witness a fierce battle for the event championship with each skilled Monster Jam athlete tearing up the dirt with gravity-defying feats in 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks going head-to-head for points in Freestyle, Skills Challenges and Racing competitions.
‘Once on This Island Jr.’ presented by Arts & Learning Conservatory at Concordia University
JULY 16-18 and 23-25: Arts & Learning Conservatory returns with live musical theatre under the stars in partnership with Concordia University. Once on This Island Jr. is the Calypso tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world. Performed by a diverse group of youth and teens, Once on This Island Jr.will take place at the outdoor amphitheater at Concordia University.
Music & Movies Summer Series in Los Alamitos
SELECT DATES, JUNE 12 - JULY 24: Join the City of Los Alamitos for the MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Music and Movies Event Series! This year, there will be two concerts and two movies for the community to enjoy.
The Alice Experience: An Interactive Adventure – Rose Center Theater in Westminster
JULY 24-25: The Alice Experience invites small groups of audience members to accompany Alice on her musical adventures in Wonderland. Guests follow Alice through the theater and grounds to meet new characters at each turn.
A Faery Hunt Family Events in Los Angeles
SELECT DATES, JUNE 19 - AUGUST 21: Join this musical interactive, immersive performance filled with beautiful fairies, music, laughs and fun. As the audience makes their way through the forest, they actually become part of the story. You’ll meet faeries and funny creatures, maybe even Faery Royalty!
West Coast Customs presents Cruis’n the Park Car Show at Six Flags
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 14: Cruise through the park from the comfort and safety of your own car for a drive-thru auto show experience where you will see more than 100 of the world’s best automotive displays, presented by world-famous West Coast Customs.
Boat Cinema LA at Castaic Lake in Santa Clarita
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, JULY 2 - AUGUST 29: Boat Cinema is LA's first movie experience from your own personal mini boat. Reserve a mini electric boat, a party boat float, or roll up in your own boat after a day on the lake.
Summer Shakespeare at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga
JULY 11 - NOVEMBER 7: Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in an outdoor amphitheatre within Topanga Canyon's lush and rustic natural surroundings.
Summer Evening Stroll at The Huntington Gardens
FRIDAY - SUNDAY, JUNE - AUGUST: Enjoy a stroll in the gardens at twilight on selected evenings June through August. The public is invited with pre-purchased tickets to visit the gardens 4:30-8pm, Friday through Sunday. Tickets will be released every other Tuesday at noon.
Regal Summer Movie Express: $1 Family Movies
TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, NOW - SEPTEMBER 8: Summer Movie Express tickets are just $1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays featuring summer movies the whole family will enjoy.
Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse: $1.50 Movies
WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 16 - AUGUST 4: Summer Movie Clubhouse is back at Cinemark with 8 weeks of kid-approved movies! Enjoy safe and exciting big-screen entertainment for just $1.50 per ticket for each movie
Summertime Explorers Kids Club at 2nd & PCH in Long Beach
WEDNESDAYS, JULY 21 - AUGUST 25: An interactive weekly kids club at 2nd & PCH. Enjoy hands-on, educational crafts, activities, and photo opportunities.
Lavender Festival in Cherry Valley
MAY 14 - AUGUST 1: Stroll through the winding paths of organic lavender fields, participate in guided tours in an antique tractor-drawn wagon, learn how lavender essential oil is extracted, and taste lavender-inspired dishes like lavender lemonade and lavender ice cream.
Bubble Planet at Kidspace in Pasadena
JUNE 13 - SEPTEMBER 6: This summer, bubbles are taking over Kidspace. Bubble Planet is an all-new, all-outdoor experience with bubble-themed activities and soapy, spacey versions of your favorite Kidspace exhibits. The 3.5-acre campus will be filled with bubbles just for you and your family to pop, bounce, and splash.
Concerts at The CAMP in Costa Mesa
THURSDAYS, JUNE 24 - SEPTEMBER 16: Enjoy live music and support one of the small businesses inside The CAMP.
Be S.A.F.E. (Summer Activities in a Friendly Environment) Summer Movies in Long Beach
JUNE 21 - AUGUST 27 - Free supervised hours at 11 select parks from 5-8 p.m., that include a variety of family-friendly summer movies.
Movie & Music – City of Westminster
JULY 22, 29, and AUGUST 5: Enjoy free movies and concerts at the Westminster Civic Center.
Time for Fun at the OC Fair
JULY 16 - AUGUST 15: It’s Time for Fun!! The OC Fair will be held Wednesdays - Sundays with advance purchase of tickets only!
DiscOasis at South Coast Botanic Garden
JULY 16 - SEPTEMBER 6: The DiscOasis is a theatrical walk-through journey of music, art, dancing, live performances, roller skating, and good times. The main attraction will be roller skating in the middle of the Garden's 87 acres.
“CLUE! Live – A Walking Experience” in Los Angeles
JULY 9 - AUGUST 8: In this all-new immersive experience based on the iconic board game. Guests become detectives to solve the mystery of who murdered the elusive Mr. Boddy. Interrogate the infamous suspects and use investigative skills to solve the mystery. Recommended for ages 8+.
Melon Tours at Tanaka Farms
TUESDAY, THURSDAY & WEEKENDS: Pick yummy summer produce; learn about and sample all sorts of melons! Everyone gets a melon to take home and a visit with the barnyard animals.
Cardboard City Pop-Up Art Center in Santa Monica
THURSDAYS - SUNDAYS, JULY 8 - AUGUST 29: Cardboard City is a 10,000 square foot pop-up art center with free exhibitions of cardboard sculptures and architectural models, free family crafting activities, a schedule of classes, and a shop selling tools and materials so families can make cardboard art at home. Free and open to all visitors!
OC Parks Summer Concert Series
THURSDAYS, JUNE 24 - AUGUST 26: OC Parks Summer Concert Series returns with 10 free concerts across OC Parks each Thursday from June 24-August 26. Enjoy live music, delicious bites, and fun for all ages under the summer sky.
Yorba Linda Library Thursday Fun Nights
JULY 29, AUGUST 6 & AUGUST 12: Join the library for some early-evening fun: Comic Strip Workshop, Pajama Rama – Silly Stories and Science Demo - Water Works. Free.
Concerts in the Park in Lakewood
Thursdays, July 8 - August 12: For six Thursday nights in a row starting July 8, Del Valle Park will come alive with popular and diverse musical acts.
Outside SCR Theatre Productions at Mission San Juan Capistrano
SELECT DAYS, JULY 15 - AUGUST 1: South Coast Repertory is excited to partner with Mission San Juan Capistrano to provide you with the opportunity to gather safely outdoors and experience two family-friendly, world-class theatre productions under the stars.
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