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A Christmas Story Christmas at The Autry Museum
NOVEMBER 12: Enjoy live music, food trucks, and this special movie under the stars. Ticket reservations required.
Veterans Day Celebration at Heroes Hall in Costa Mesa
NOVEMBER 12: Heroes Hall Museum will host a Veterans Day Celebration. The event will feature a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming serenity walk, music, kids’ activities and food.
Celebrating Veterans at Heroes Hall Museum at OC Fair & Event Center
NOVEMBER 12:Heroes Hall Museum will host a Veterans Day Celebration. The event will feature a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming serenity walk, music, kids’ activities and food.
Holidayz at the Park – OC Great Park in Irvine
NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 1: ‘Tis the season for family fun and holiday cheer at the Orange County Great Park. Enjoy Holidayz at the Park, when the park will be transformed into a winterscape featuring holiday-themed events, displays, and lights.
Apple Butter Festival at Los Rios Rancho in Yucaipa
NOVEMBER 25-27: Enjoy apple butter making, live music, crafts for kids, corn maze, fresh-baked apple pies and more.
Lighting of the Bay – Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort
NOVEMBER 25 - JANUARY 1: Stroll the bay and enjoy the sights and sounds of the holidays. The serene, waveless bay will transform each evening into a vibrant winter wonderland featuring more than fifty lighted Christmas trees and holiday decorations.
Festival of Lights at The Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside
NOVEMBER 25 - JANUARY 6: : The Festival of Lights is one of the nation's largest holiday light collections, voted "Best Public Lights Display" by USA Today.
“Let It Snow” with the Snow Queen & Princess at Bella Terra
NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 18: The Snow Queen and Princess will be performing and making it snow on the Green with their friends every Friday and Saturday. Special guest appearances include Grinch & Cindy Loo Hoo, Jack Skellington & Sally, Buddy the Elf & Jovie, Spiderman, and Black Panther.
The District’s Wonderfest of Lights in Tustin
DECEMBER 2 - JANUARY 1: Bring the family to The District’s 1st Annual Nightly Light Show featuring an array of colorful lights that dance to your favorite holiday music. Showtimes every 30 minutes from 5pm-9pm nightly.
Holiday on Main Street in Yorba Linda
DECEMBER 2: Gather on Main Street to celebrate the holidays! Enjoy kids crafts, local talent show and entertainment, artisan shopping, pictures with Santa, a holiday drinks lounge, live music and more! Free to attend, open to the public.
Holiday Tree Lighting in Lake Forest
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3: Free rides, entertainment, arts and crafts, vendors selling food, and more. Event begins at 4pm, tree lighting at sunset.
Victorian Christmas at The Banning Museum in Wilmington
DECEMBER 3: Enjoy walk-through tours of the mansion, horse-drawn trolley rides, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Christmas crafts, cookies and cider, blacksmith demonstration, carolers, and more.
City of Los Alamitos Winter Wonderland
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3: Free snow play, musical entertainment, snow sledding, Santa's Village, tree lighting, inflatables, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, sensory-calming area, and vendors. This event had over 7,000 event goers last year.
Santa’s Village by the Sea in San Clemente
DECEMBER 3: A night of music, food, hot chocolate, popcorn, games, and snow to San Clemente.
Códice Maya de México: Accordion Book Workshop at The Getty Center
NOVEMBER 6, 13, and DECEMBER 4: Celebrate the oldest book of the Americas by creating your own accordion-style manuscript. Learn more about Indigenous bookmaking materials and the zigzag folding structure unique to ancient Mesoamerican books.
KUSC presents Classical California Kids Discovery Day at the Bowers
DECEMBER 4: Kids and their families will experience the joys of live classical music and a wide array of hands-on musical activities. They’ll visit an instrument petting zoo, try out the mic at the “Be a Classical DJ” booth, make musical puppets, and even explore how a violin is made.
Annual Boat Parade of Lights – Dana Point Harbor
DECEMBER 9-11: The harbor's much-anticipated Boat Parade of Lights returns with a "Surfin' USA" theme. Plus, enjoy lighting installations, holiday-themed photo ops, visits with Santa, and more.
Candlelight Walk at Heritage Hill Historical Park
DECEMBER 9-11: Enjoy an evening stroll through the decorated grounds as well as live musical performances, holiday crafts for kids and a visit with Santa Claus!
Holiday Open House at Rancho Los Alamitos
DECEMBER 8 and 9: Take a tour of the Ranch House decked for a 1920s Christmas party and enjoy music and light refreshments in the barnyard.
Naples Island Holiday Boat Parade in Long Beach
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10: Twinkling lights decorate the small boats that cruise the canals of Naples, while larger boats sail through the bay. Hundreds of homes and boats are festively decorated throughout the season.
CAAMCon Black Comics Festival at California African American Museum
DECEMBER 10: Immerse yourself in the artistry, history, and power of Black comics at CAAMCon. Join for a day of activities for all ages, featuring a keynote conversation with Ryan Coogler, a panel discussion, comics marketplace, children's activities, food trucks, and more.
Merry Market at SteelCraft Bellflower
DECEMBER 10: Enjoy a free family event at SteelCraft Bellflower. Activities include a slime workshop, Santa appearance, live music, and food and drinks.
Holiday Concert at the Redondo Beach Pier
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10: Live holiday music, activity books, charity toy drive, holiday selfie station, giveaways, and more.
Mosaic Holiday Stroll in Long Beach
DECEMBER 10: The Mosaic Shopping Center comes to life with holiday festivities, everything from a snow play area to make and take holiday ornaments for the kids. There will also be holiday food specials, caroling, games, photo props, live music, games, s'mores station and more.
Daisy Parade in Long Beach
DECEMBER 10: The parade will return to its historic format this year, and will take place on Saturday, December 10th, at 5pm on Daisy Ave. between PCH and Hill Street.
Christmas Concert at Mile Square Park
DECEMBER 10: This family-friendly holiday concert features performances by The All-American Boys Chorus and the Bolsa Grande High School Choir. There will also be free hot cocoa, coffee, and pastries and free photo with Santa Clause and antler headbands for kids.
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
DECEMBER 14-18: Watch beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes sail along the harbor. The parade will begin at approximately 6:30pm each night.
Holiday Lights at Heritage Hill Historical Park
DECEMBER 16-19: Wander through twinkling light displays during special park hours. Please note that no additional entertainment or refreshments will be provided at Holiday Lights.
Snoopy House in Costa Mesa
DECEMBER 16-23: Visit the Snoopy House at Costa Mesa City Hall for free nightly events including photos with Santa, train rides, letters to Santa, stage performances, and Snoopy House Lights Display.
Kuumba Kwanzaa Celebration at California African American Museum
DECEMBER 17: Celebrate Kuumba, the Kwanzaa principle of creativity. Join for an afternoon of storytelling, songs, puppetry, interactive story time, and participate in a zine workshop.
Holidays at Shoreline Village in Long Beach
DECEMBER 17: Free photos with Santa, holiday concerts, carolers along the boardwalk, face painting, snow in the Village, and enjoy Shoreline Yacht Club's Christmas Boat Parade.
Third Saturdays Night Market in Mission Viejo
SEPTEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 17: It's a farmer's market meets street fair. Enjoy family games like giant Jenga and Connect Four, shop from over 50 vendors, slime station, axe throwing, food trucks, sweet treats, live music, and more.
Sunset Saturdays Market in Los Alamitos
SEPTEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 27: It's a farmer's market meets street fair. Enjoy family games like giant Jenga and Connect Four, shop from vendors, slime making, axe throwing, Nerf court, live music, beer garden, and more.
Holiday Festival at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18: Celebrate the holiday season with free family-friendly activities, live music, food and drinks, art workshops for kids, and an arts and crafts sale.
Posada Festival in Santa Ana
DECEMBER 18: Taste the best tamales, enjoy food booths, piñata celebration, petting zoo, Posada Folklorico dance show, photo ops, and mariachi music.
Nutcracker & Mini Ballet Class at Pacific City
DECEMBER 20: Children and families are invited to join a special holiday story time, wear their finest ballet or nutcracker costume, and dance alongside professional ballerinas from Festival Ballet Theatre.
Cool Yule Celebrations at Pacific City in Huntington Beach
NOVEMBER 25, DECEMBER 6, 17, 20 & 22 Take photos with Santa on the Ocean Deck and selfies in front of a retro-themed backdrop. Throughout the event, enjoy holiday-themed kids crafts, face painting, hot cocoa station, performances, and children's book author, Kim Ann, will hold a book reading and sign copies of her books.
Noon Year’s Eve Party at Cerritos Library
DECEMBER 31: Join Cerritos Library to celebrate the new year 12 hours early! Crafts, games and a short storytime will be available for families to enjoy. Then we will count down the Noon year together!
New Year’s Eve Family Carnival at Hangar 24 Orange County
DECEMBER 31: Enjoy games, bounce house, face painting, balloon artist, and live music at Hangar 24 Orange County.
‘Over the Moon’ Movie Screening at Bowers Museum
JANUARY 7: In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. This film features costume designs by Guo Pei. You can also see Guo Pei's dazzling designs up-close and personal.
Asian Lunar New Year Festival at Bowers Museum
JANUARY 15: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the beauty of Asian art, music, and dance. Bring the family to enjoy free face painting, art projects and food sampling.
Art + Play at Orange County Museum of Art
JANUARY 18: Explore fun ways to introduce art and creative thinking to children. View a current exhibition that inspires deeper engagement through playful artmaking activities for young people ages 3-5 and caregivers.
Lunar New Year Tết Festival in Fountain Valley
JANUARY 20-22: Celebrate the New Year at Mile Square Regional Park.
King Tides Science & Celebration in Manhattan Beach
JANUARY 22: Join scientists from the Roundhouse Aquarium and Heal the Bay to capture photos of the King Tide during the most intense gravitational force on the ocean.
Lunar New Year at The Market Place in Tustin
JANUARY 22: Join The Market Place for Lunar New Year for fun festivities, entertainment and more for the whole family. Enjoy balloon twisting, calligraphy artist, traditional dance and music, lion dance performance, and more.
Alhambra Lunar New Year
JANUARY 29: Free, multi-block festival with Lunar New Year activities, food, and performances for the whole family.
Kids Workshop: Making Monster Manuals at Hammer Museum
JANUARY 29: n this workshop, students create an illustrated manual for appropriate monster behavior.
Elementary Education Expo with Downey Unified School District
FEBRUARY 2: Get a first-hand look at how Downey Unified will set your child up for success from the start. Students will demonstrate live in-action examples of our innovation labs, robotics, coding, technology integration, music instruction, and more!
First Fridays Night Market in Huntington Beach
OCTOBER 7 - FEBRUARY 3: It's a farmer's market meets street fair. Enjoy family games, over 75 vendors, axe throwing, food trucks, live music, sweet treats, and more. Free.
Lunar New Year Festival & Market at Anaheim GardenWalk
FEBRUARY 4-5: Live performances, face painting, photo op with the God of Fortune, and support 30+ small businesses.
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