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Pacific Symphony’s Lunar New Year at Segerstrom
February 1, 2025: Join the Pacific Symphony’s annual festivities during the Lunar New Year. Enjoy a colorful performance of Eastern and Western music and dance.
Heart Beats Family Club Experience in Hollywood
February 1-2: Bring your little sweetheart to a family club experience featuring a multi-sensory dance floor filled with disco balls, balloons, and parachute dance finale. There's a crafting area with multiple activities, licensed bar, and wood-fired pizza.
Lunar New Year Celebration at South Coast Botanic Garden
February 1-23: Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with lion dancers, entertainment, festive activities and more!
Wonderfold Wagonfest
February 1: Visit the Wonderfold Headquarters for a one-day-only event, where you can shop for new wagons, open-box wagons, and enjoy a variety of family activities including bounce houses, soft play area, face painting, balloon twisting, surprise character guest, food trucks, and free ice cream.
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.
Kid Builders at Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
February 1: Join First 5 Orange County for a morning filled with free activities and resources tailored for families with children ages 0-5.
Community Garden Grand Opening at Heritage Museum OC
February 1, 2025: Enjoy special guest speakers, food vendors, informational booths, garden games, art project, pumpkin smashing, workshops, scavenger hunt and more.
Dodgerfest at Dodger Stadium
February 1: Join the Dodgers for their annual DodgerFest featuring games, concessions, and VIP experiences.
Free Youth Tennis Play Day at El Dorado Park
February 1: Join Bridge the Gap Tennis for a free fun-filled, family event with tennis, music, face painting, food, and more.
Lunar New Year Celebration at The Market Place
Saturday, February 1, 2025: Enjoy martial arts, choir, drummers, lion and dragon dances, calligraphy artist, live snake exhibit, themed crafts, stilt walkers, and mocktail bar.
Art Lab at Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro
February 1: Join a free, all-ages workshop blending science and art, held every first Saturday of the month. Learn about bioluminescence and glowing organisms from marine experts, then create custom blacklight watercolor art using San Pedro-inspired stencils.
Grand Opening: New Mom School Los Alamitos
February 1: Celebrate the grand opening of New Mom School in Los Alamitos! Enjoy snacks and sips on the house, raffles, prizes, and meet the experts who've got your back.
Renaissance Chocolate Faire at Bowers Museum
February 2: Indulge in chocolate tastings from local chocolatiers while enjoying Renaissance-era entertainment, craft demonstrations, and live music.
The Musicians of Bremen Live!
February 8-9, 2025: Inspired by the much-loved Grimm's Fairy Tale and set in the American Southwest, The Musicians of Bremen Live! features live music, story, song, and plenty of surprises. Set in the American Southwest, follow the story of four creatures who make an epic journey across the desert to a city where they become a famous musical band.
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution | Huntington Beach Central Park
March 7-8: Experience live battle reenactments, sword fighting, and cannon demonstrations as history comes to life. Meet historical figures like George Washington, learn about soldier life, and train like a spy. FREE!
Solar System Encounter with UC Irvine Physical Science Students
February 8: Explore the solar system, solve space-themed puzzles, and create cosmic artwork with UC Irvine astronomy students at Discovery Cube’s Solar System Encounter exhibit.
Nikkei Fest at Japanese American National Museum in LA
February 8: Festival of activities honoring Nikkei family stories – highlights Nikkei identity, culture, and history. Take part in the community fair and decorate your own journal, family workshops and reception (additional cost) include hearing family stories, musical performances, Nikkei inspired food, and more.
Valentine’s Day Cookie Crawl at Long Beach Exchange
February 11: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun-filled morning on the Hangar Lawn! Kids can collect cookies from store to store, make Valentine’s cards, enjoy story time, and dance at a lively dance party.
KODO Taiko Drums at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa
FEBRUARY 11: Enjoy a performance by Kodo—the world’s most celebrated professional taiko drumming troupe.
Kids Club Craft: Animal Valentines Day Cards at IKEA Costa Mesa
February 12: Kids Club Craft is held every Wednesday from 5-7pm. This week, use craft supplies, googly eyes, and glue sticks to make Animal Valentines Day Cards.
Sonic Playground Opens at the GRAMMY Museum
February 14: The GRAMMY Museum unveils Sonic Playground, a new hands-on permanent exhibit designed for all ages to be playful and creative through music.
Valentine’s Parent Night: Drop Off the Kids for Open Gym at Ultimate Ninjas
February 14: Drop off your kids for an evening of Ninjas fun and food while you enjoy a Valentine's night out. Kids can enjoy pizza, crafts, open gym and games.
Valentine’s Day at Shoreline Village in Long Beach
February 14: Waterfront views, photo flower wall, romantic live band, and a variety of specials at Shoreline Village's shops and restaurants.
PC Grommets Kids Club: Valentine’s Day at Pacific City
February 14: Dance with Sweetheart Minnie, enjoy music and treats, and make a Valentine’s craft at this festive kids’ event!
Valentine’s Day Story Time at Tanaka Farms
February 14: Barnyard volunteers and staff will be reading a Valentine's Day themed story. Enjoy a special craft too and visit the animals.
Valentine’s Day Jazz Concert & Picnic at Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
February 14: Visit the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at CSULB for a romantic evening under the stars. Enjoy live jazz music, bring your favorite food and drinks, and share a magical night with your special someone.
Whale of a Weekend at Heal the Bay Aquarium in Santa Monica
February 15-16: Catch a glimpse of migrating whales! Feel the heft of a whale rib, check out bristly baleen, see feeding demonstrations, and learn more interesting facts through storytime, audio interactives, and fun crafts.
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.
World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour in Costa Mesa
February 15-16: Ride a Thomas the Tank Engine train, explore model railroads, and learn from industry experts at this interactive train show! Children under 16 are free.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical at The Colony Theatre in Burbank
February 15 - March 16: A celebration for the whole family, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical is packed with humor, heart, and showstopping tunes that will have audiences of all ages roaring with song.
Lunar New Year at 2ND & PCH in Long Beach
Saturday, February 15, 2025: Shop local vendors, enjoy live performances, and celebrate Lunar New Year with cultural activities at 2ND & PCH.
Family Science Sundays at Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro
February 16: Learn about ocean conservation and marine mammals at this free monthly program, featuring interactive exhibits and hands-on activities. This session focuses on squid biology and anatomy. Participants get to dissect a squid!
Valentine’s Sweets For Sweeties Sail at LA Maritime Institute
February 16, 2025: Join LAMI for this special afternoon sail featuring sweet and savory delights, including hot beverages.
Presidents’ Day Skate Clinic & Pizza Party with Skatedogs
February 10 & 17: Get out and skate with Skatedogs! Enjoy lessons, free skate, and pizza. Bring a "trick" skateboard, helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads. Open to all ability levels.
Wings Over San Diego
February 17: Families and visitors meet real pilots, construct their own planes and parachutes, and learn more about aviators from the natural world, including live flight demonstrations by a hawk and falcon, during this fun, interactive event in Balboa Park.
King Day at California African American Museum (Rescheduled)
JANUARY 16: Come together to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Event includes a live orchestra performance, story time, family activities, food trucks, and more.
Annie Musical at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
February 18-23: Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production.
Pokémon GO Tour: Unova at Rose Bowl Stadium
February 21-23: Pokémon GO Tour: Unova brings legendary Pokémon, exclusive challenges, and live event gameplay to Rose Bowl Stadium.
Riverside Dickens Festival
February 21–22: The Riverside Dickens Festival celebrates Oliver Twist with reenactments, storytelling circles, historical exhibits, and a community mural project at White Park. Adult tickets are $20 and children 6–12 are $5.
A Day of Recovery & Resilience
February 22: A free community event offering housing support, wellness services, kids' activities, live entertainment, and essential supplies for families impacted by the LA Fires.
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.
Milk and Cookies Comedy Show at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood
February 22: Ditch the iPad for a night and enjoy clean comedy, balloon animals, and a Laugh Factory cookie with the whole family!
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.
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.
Pizza Night, Valentines Party, Sushi and Mini Camps at Lil’ Chef
February 7-28: Family Night Pizza Making, Adult-n-Me Cooking Classes, Valentines Party (Parent's Night Out), Sushi Workshop, plus two holiday Mini-Camps.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy at South Coast Repertory
February 28 - March 16: Oliver Jeffers' bestselling book comes to life on stage in a whimsical musical that follows Henry, a boy who devours books to become smarter—until the facts get jumbled and his tummy aches.
The Magic City at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
March 1-2: Watch a miniature city come to life in this shadow puppet performance, exploring family, change, and imagination.
Eco-Adventure Carousel Opens at Discovery Cube LA
March 1: The new carousel will give families a chance to learn about mountain lions, raccoons, egrets, and more while making memories together as they ride.
Nature Walk: Salt Marsh Stroll at Los Cerritos Wetlands
March 1: Learn about wetland restoration, native plants, and wildlife at Zedler Marsh on this guided ecology walk.
First Responders Gratitude Day at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
March 1-2: First responders receive free admission plus one guest in appreciation of their service. Reservations required.
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