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Winter Family Fun Zone at Santa Anita Park
DECEMBER 26, 30, 31 and JANUARY 1: Experience a day at the races! Enjoy inflatable jumpers, pony rides, baby goats, crafts, face painting, and mini carnival games.
My Gym Long Beach’s Winter-Break Camp
DECEMBER 27-29 and JANUARY 2-5: Experience the ultimate camp adventure right in your town! With a hassle-free drop-off, flexible pay-by-the-day choices, and unbeatable multi-day discounts, My Gym Long Beach ensures unforgettable action for both kids and parents!
Winter Camps at Lil’ Chef School
DECEMBER 27-29 & JANUARY 2-5: Come and enjoy creating sweet and savory dishes that give the warm fuzzies, and nostalgic vibes, and recipes that are always family favorites during the winter season! If you can’t join us for the full camp, come on the days you can.
Last Chance to See Space Shuttle Endeavor at California Science Center
NOW - DECEMBER 31: This is your last chance to see Endeavor on exhibit for several years until the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens to the public.
Noon Year’s Eve Pajama Party at Brewitt Library in Long Beach
DECEMBER 29: Ring in the New Year with a dance party, balloon drop, noisemakers, bilingual story time, and themed activities.
Noon Year’s Eve Dance Party at Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach
DECEMBER 29: Join the Noon Year's Eve celebration, enjoy a dance party, crafts, and balloon drop to ring in the New Year.
NYELA New Year’s Eve LA at Grand Park
DECEMBER 31: Grand Park's NYELA is the West Coast's largest, free New Year's Eve event! The celebration encompasses the six city blocks that comprise Grand Park. Enjoy live performances, musicians, and food from LA's favorite gourmet food trucks.
Kids’ New Year’s Eve at LEGOLAND
DECEMBER 31: Celebrate the New Year early with rides, activities, and a whole lot of fun. Enjoy an early fireworks display at 6pm.
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show on the Long Beach Waterfront
DECEMBER 31: Celebrate with two free firework shows in Downtown Long Beach! The skies will light up around 9pm and again at midnight to ring in the new year.
Noon Year’s Eve at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine
DECEMBER 31, 2023: Countdown around the world and welcome the new year early with Pretend City.
New Year’s Eve at Ice at Santa Monica
DECEMBER 31: Experience ice skating under the stars, delicious food and drinks and the excitement of a countdown to midnight (East Coast time).
New Year’s Eve at Winter Fest OC
DECEMBER 31: Ring in the new year with a special countdown, confetti canons, live performances, and all of the winter festivities offered with general admission at Winter Fest OC.
New Year’s Eve Bash at Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica
DECEMBER 31: Craft noisemakers and party hats, there will be lively parades, confetti countdowns, and bubbly celebrations, join them for a full day as fun and ring in the New Year!
LA Zoo Lights: Family New Year’s Eve
DECEMBER 31: Ring in the new year at the zoo - celebrate with dinner, a dance party, and apple cider toast! After the party, explore the zoo until closing.
Early New Year’s Eve at Dave and Buster’s
DECEMBER 31: End the year with fun and unlimited video games! The event lots of entertainment, yummy bites, and a ginger ale toast and special video countdown.
New Year’s Eve at Knott’s Berry Farm
DECEMBER 31: The countdown to the New Year is on at Knott’s Merry Farm with special fireworks, live entertainment, and special extended hours for the one-night event.
New Year’s Noon at the Children’s Museum La Habra
DECEMBER 31: Ring in the new year with a dance party, crafts, activities, and a balloon drop!
Noon Year’s Eve at MB2 in Santa Clarita
DECEMBER 31: Enjoy an afternoon of a live School of Rock performance, balloon drop with over $2500 in prizes, countdown, and cider toast to ring in the new year!
New Year’s Eve at Camelot Golfland in Anaheim
DECEMBER 31: Enjoy a fun night with the family and ring in the new year with mini golf, bumper cars, bumper boats, laser tag and race cars.
New Year’s Eve Glow Party & Fireworks in Marina Del Rey
DECEMBER 31: Ring in the new year with fireworks, live entertainment, photo booths, food trucks, and more!
New Year’s Eve Bash at John’s Incredible Pizza
DECEMBER 31: Ring in the New Year with NYC at 9 p.m. Choose from two celebration packages, each with an endless buffet and drinks, unlimited rides, Fun World Credits, New Year's hat and glow necklace.
New Year’s Eve at Holiday Skate Center in Orange
DECEMBER 31: Skate into the new year with a balloon drop at countdown and pizza!
Winter Camp at Columbia Memorial Space Center
JANUARY 3-5: Transform the chilliest days of the year into an adventure filled with learning, exploration, and endless fun! At Winter Science Camp, kids not only learn about science but also develop critical thinking skills, build friendships, create lasting memories, and kindle their passion for discovery.
January Events at Pretend City Children’s Museum
Jan 7: Bubble Bath Day • Jan 9: Neurodivergent Family Night • Jan 11: Cooking in the City • Jan 12: Way to Play Day • Jan 14: Baby Steps • Jan 13: Lohri • Jan 14: Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Jan 17: Kid Inventors' Day • Jan 20: STEM It Up Challenge • Jan 25: Neurodivergent Family Night • Jan 27: National Puzzle Day Celebration
Animaniacs in Concert at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
JANUARY 7: Join the voices of Animaniacs for a zany, animany, and totally insanely time as they perform popular songs from the beloved cartoon series, backed by the original projected animation.
Family Adventure Day at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
JANUARY 21: Gather the whole family (ages 6 and up) and get ready for fun day of ziplining, rock wall climbing and archery.
Lil’ Chef January Workshops & Camps
January 12, 13, 15 and 19: Come join the fun for Family Fun Workshop, Adult and Me Workshop, MLK Day Holiday Camp and Pajama Party Parent's Night Out. Kids make delicious food and have a blast.
King Tide Watch with Roundhouse Aquarium
JANUARY 12: Join the Roundhouse Aquarium at Manhattan Beach Pier, nature enthusiasts, and scientists to document the King Tide of 2024.
Rivian Kids: Waves for Days in Laguna Beach
JANUARY 13: Join Rivian with Sunnyside's early childhood educators to learn all about waves. Learn what causes waves, wave dynamics, and how wind impacts formation through hands-on experiments with slinkies.
Open Cockpit Day at Lyon Air Museum
JANUARY 13: Climb aboard the B-17 "Fuddy Duddy" for an educational cockpit tour with a docent. First tour will begin at 10am and run until the end of the day.
Slime Making Crafts at Lakeshore
JANUARY 13: Stretch out the fun with a slime-making craft and experiments!
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
JANUARY 13: Experience the enchantment of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast like never before! Enjoy a magical sing-along event that brings the beloved tale to life with lyrics right on the screen.
Music of the March at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
JANUARY 13: Experience a tribute to Rev. Dr. King. Jr. and the Motown Sound. Journey through the civil rights movement and experience the power of Dr. King's words through the melodies of Motown Sound.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. at Dig It
JANUARY 14: Join Dig It for stories and crafts while learning about Dr. King's contributions to American history.
Family Movie Day at Alpert JCC in Long Beach
JANUARY 14: Join Alpert Jewish Community Center for a fun family movie day with a screening of An American Tail on the big screen. Film is free, snack box available for purchase.
MLK Pizza Party & Skate Clinic with Skatedogs in Long Beach
JANUARY 15: Enjoy a pizza party and skate clinic with Skatedogs on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is filled with skateboarding lessons, free skate, and pizza.
MLK Day at the Skirball – Free Museum Admission
JANUARY 15: Explore special exhibits and enjoy activities including tours, pop-up poetry and spoken-word performances, cooking demo, family lounge, and film screenings.
Jurassic Quest in San Diego
JANUARY 19-21: Embark on an adventure, excavate fossils, train raptors, walk with life-size dinosaurs, and more at Jurassic Quest.
Early Learning & Kindergarten Festival with Long Beach Unified School District
JANUARY 20, FEBRUARY 3, MARCH 2: Families of all incoming 2024-2025 TK and kindergarten students can learn about LBUSD enrollment and school readiness. Participate in free parent workshops, dental screenings, and many more fun activities.
Ben Franklin’s Birthday Celebration at International Printing Museum
JANUARY 20: Celebrate Ben Franklin highlighting his life as a printer. Enjoy working tours, print your own colonial letterpress keepsake, watch a theatre performance, meet Dr. Franklin with a Q&A session, and enjoy birthday cake and colonial punch.
Sci-Fi Movie Night at Columbia Memorial Space Center
JANUARY 20: Bring a blanket and enjoy a screening of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Orange Unified School District Open House & School Showcases
JANUARY 24, 31 and FEBRUARY 7, 21: This year, the community is invited to join the 2024 High School Showcases to learn about OUSD's signature academic programs and tour each brand new STEM complex. Students and families are encouraged to attend any or all of the OUSD High School Showcase events at Canyon, El Modena, Orange, and Villa Park High Schools.
Chicks & Sprouts Educational Workshop at Tanaka Farms
THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, JANUARY 25 - JUNE 29: Children learn how baby chickens grow inside the egg as well as how plants grow! Children will plant their own giant sunflowers to bring home, harvest a vegetable, and visit barnyard friends.
Free Day at Pretend City
JANUARY 26 - Explore the Museum for free on Friday, January 26!
Movie Night: Transformers – Rise of the Beasts at Petersen Automotive Museum
JANUARY 26: Enjoy an electrifying movie night at the Petersen and stand face-to-face with some of the legendary Transformer movie cars.
Science of Dance at Discovery Cube LA
JANUARY 27: Discovery Cube LA is hosting a day of dance, inspiring creative movement and community! Enjoy performances by Benita Dance Group, get the opportunity to learn dance techniques, and enjoy dance demos and Q&A session.
Stratford School Open House
JANUARY 27: At Stratford School, high expectations lead to extraordinary results. Their advanced, innovative, and intentionally balanced curriculum inspires, challenges, and nurtures the minds and hearts of every student.
Riverside Lunar Festival
JANUARY 27-28: Welcome the year of the Dragon with cultural performances, live entertainment, street food, a kids zone with games and crafts and more!
Meet Baby Shark at Cayton Children’s Museum
JANUARY 27-28: Meet Baby Shark, go on a ocean-themed scavenger hunt, groove at a bubble dance party, enjoy crafts, and sensory exploration.
Environmental Education Day Celebration at Living Coast Discovery Center
JANUARY 27-28: Join the Living Coast Discovery Center to celebrate Environmental Education Day with animal presentations, encounters, discovery tables, and crafts.
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