Free Family Concert at Soka Performing Arts Center

February 1: Enjoy a free, family-friendly concert with live orchestral music, interactive activities, and engaging narration by the Orange County Youth Symphony.

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Location:
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA
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K-Play! Fest at Fairplex in Pomona

FEBRUARY 15-16: A festival for K-pop fans to share their love of their favorite artists! Enjoy different activities like dance workshops, concerts, karaoke, and meet K-pop creators and fan artists.

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Location:
Pomona Fairplex 1101 W McKinley Ave., Pomona, California
Cost:
$20 – $30

Pacific Symphony’s Lantern Festival at Segerstrom

February 22, 2025: Bring the entire family and join Pacific Symphony for the annual Lantern Festival featuring music, dance, art making, riddles, and food. The concert hall lobby becomes transformed for the festivities with floating lantern, the concert hall features performances, and the plaza outside will have fun activities and demos. Free admission, but tickets required to enter the concert hall.

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Location:
Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
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Cost:
Free

Cinderella at Santa Monica Playhouse

WEEKENDS, FEBRUARY 3 - APRIL 28: It’s Cinderella like you’ve never seen her before, with wonderful songs, hilarious special FX, a silent movie segment that will have you falling out of your seat, dazzling costumes, amazing magical prestidigitation, and a story about being true to your dreams and loving yourself as you are that's as true to today as it was at the first telling.

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Cinderella at Santa Monica Playhouse
Location:
Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica

Doktor Kaboom! at Irvine Barclay Theatre

February 23: With overflowing five-foot-high test tubes, eye-spinning optical illusions, and a smoke-ring blowing air cannon, Doktor Kaboom! takes you on a riotous romp through the modern scientific method.

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Location:
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine, CA
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It’s Magic! at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

March 2: It's Magic! features an all-new cast of award-winning performers from around the globe, ready to leave audiences speechless and spellbound with sleight-of-hand illusions, stage tricks, comedy, and variety acts.

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Location:
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos, CA
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Cost:
$54

El Otro Oz at La Mirada Theatre

March 20-21: A bilingual musical blending The Wizard of Oz with Latin music as Dora navigates tradition, self-expression, and a magical journey.

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Location:
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 14900 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, CA
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Fancy Nancy the Musical at Chance Theater

March 28 - April 13: Bring the family and watch as Fancy Nancy and her friends Bree, Rhonda, Wanda, and Lionel get ready to perform in their very first show.

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Location:
Chance Theater 5522 E La Palma Ave., Anaheim
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iLUMINATE at Cerritos Center of the Performing Arts

April 1: Go on a mesmerizing journey with iLuminate, a groundbreaking spectacle where technology and dance intertwine! As the lights dim, dancers adorned in custom LED suits transport you to another dimension, delivering dynamic routines and illusions set to an eclectic musical backdrop from rock to pop to hip-hop.

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Location:
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos, CA
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Monster Truck Wars & Ride Alongs in the City of Industry

April 5: Monster Truck Wars puts on America's wildest monster truck show. Kids can also be part of the action by participating in their own Powerwheels Race (bring your own Powerwheel) or get the chance to ride in a real monster truck.

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Location:
Industry Hills Expo Center Grand Arena 16200 Temple Ave., City of Industry, CA
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Family Fest at The Wallis in Beverly Hills

April 5: A free day of family fun with live music, puppetry, interactive performances, and a ticketed puppet show (The Paper Escaper).

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Location:
The Wallis 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
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Cost:
Free

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus at Westminster Mall

April 17-20: A 100-minute action packed performance with special effects, concert style sound and lighting. Featuring a theatrical 5-ring setting, human cannonball, aerial artists, the wheel of death, motorcycles in the sphere of fear, and more!

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Location:
Westminster Mall 1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster
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Puppy Pals at Palos Verdes Performing Arts

April 18-19 Enjoy an action-packed show with adopted and rescued dogs performing stunts filled with surprises and laughs! 

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Location:
Palos Verdes Performing Arts 27570 Norris Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estate, CA
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Great Big Family Play Day in Los Angeles

May 3-4: Featured activities include character meet and greets, interactive play spaces, foam party, bike course, sports zone, face painting, family lounge, and carnival rides and inflatables. 

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Location:
Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA
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Cost:
$7.18 – $33.85

Addams Family at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

JUNE 6 & 7: Magnificently macabre, The Addams Family musical comedy strikes all the dark notes and embraces the wackiness in every family. Wednesday Addams, the princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a respectable man from a good family.  Get ready for a devilishly delightful time as the kooky clan of Gomez and Morticia Addams prepares to meet the lad and his parents

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Location:
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos, CA
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Shrek: The Musical at The Nocturne Theater in Glendale

Select Dates, June 6 - July 20: Follow Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona on a musical adventure packed with laughs, fairy tale fun, and catchy songs for the whole family.

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Location:
The Nocturne Theater 324 N. Orange St., Glendale, CA
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