Enjoy reading “The Pet Dragon” by Christoph Niemann, meet a Dragon, and create Chinese Nature Symbols with sand painting.

Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán, is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of a new spring where families reunite, enjoy each other’s company, forget about the troubles of the previous year and look forward to a better upcoming year.

Eliot Arts Magnet Academy presents, Science Night - An Evening of Science, Technology, Media & the Environment.

Bring the family out for a movie screening of Toy Story 4 at the Los Alamitos Community Center.

January 25-26: The show features 450 exotic cats, 43 breeds, rescue cat adoptions, and cat agility course, which includes stairs, jumps, tunnels, hoops and weave poles.

The Fit Expo features exhibits offering the latest in cutting edge fitness products and services, plus seminars and demonstrations, competitions open to pros and amateurs, and kids activities and contests.

An enchanted quest in Faeryland in the beautiful Griffith Park forest. A Faery Hunt shows are interactive performances designed for young audiences and families to inspire creativity, imaginations and fun.

Grab the kids, the camera, and your friends and come play in the snow at this special event.

Make your own whimsical arrangement inspired by the lush orchids in the rainforest environment of The Conservatory.

A fun, family-friendly event for all ages, Ask-a-Hobbyist gives everyone who shares an interest in model trains the opportunity to enjoy more than half a dozen large model train setups. Beginners and experts alike are invited to come learn from knowledgeable train enthusiasts and enjoy this nostalgic and festive holiday MUZEO tradition.

Join the Pacific Symphony’s annual festivities honoring the Lunar New Year! Celebrating the Year of the Rat, this performance is sure to sell out once again as audiences from across our communities come together to feast on a colorful presentation of Eastern and Western music and dance.

Come together to celebrated the Year of the Rat and feast on a colorful presentation of Eastern and Western music and dance.

Join the annual Run Like Its Recess 5k run/walk, 1k Kids Fun Run and 50-yard Toddler Dash. All ages and fitness levels welcome. Set a personal record or just enjoy the scenery.

Earn your Junior Ranger Badge and Certificate at Upper Newport Bay. Participants will go on a guided hike, complete a short service project, and take the junior ranger oath.

Join Prep Kitchen Essentials for a cooking class making your favorite pizza, garlic knots, caesar salad, and tiramisu.

Explore the world through the eyes of Jargie the Science Girl! And her lab assistant, Benjamin the Penguin. Come visit her laboratory for an energetic, interactive scientific adventure that is sure to rattle the molecules of your mind.

Practice your Spanish as you spend an afternoon with your friends and family playing Loteria, a bingo game that is over a century old.

Every Wednesday: Roll around and have some fun with your little one at Fountain Valley Skating Center.

January 30 and 31: Take a walk on the wild side with a behind the scenes look at wildlife photographer Shannon Wild's journey to capture one of the world's most elusive animal: the black panther.

Children ages 3-4 are invited to join the OC Zoo for this hand-on learning class about animals with scales, feathers, or fur. Registration required.

Teen volunteers help with craft workshops, public events, and behind the scenes work at Rancho Los Cerritos.

January 31: Introduce your little ones to the wonderful world of science. Watch the Science of Bubbles of Show and have the opportunity to study science concepts such as elasticity, surface tension, chemistry, light, and even geometry!

With grace, agility, and acute precision, performers deliver wondrous gymnastic feats in an awe-inspiring display of the Far East’s mystique.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year at The Huntington as the Year of the Rat begins. The festivities will include lion dancers, mask-changing performances, martial arts, Chinese music and dance, painting and calligraphy demonstrations, children's activities, and more.