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Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia at California Science Center
CLOSING SEPTEMBER 5: Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia is an international touring exhibition featuring over 120 ancient artifacts, half of which are on tour for the first time.
OC Sheriff’s Department Meet and Greet in Mission Viejo
AUGUST 17: Come meet some of your local deputies who serve the City of Mission Viejo. Ask them questions, check out their vehicles and equipment, and say thank you for keeping us safe. Win FREE pizza, and visit The Village Center for desserts!
Summer Stampede Car Show in Lakewood
SEPTEMBER 18: Come out and enjoy this family-friendly event featuring vendors, live entertainment, and music.
Kids Night Out in Cypress
AUGUST 19: A fun night out event kids! Includes games, crafts, pizza dinner, desserts, and a movie!
Parent and Me Workshop: Sun Printing at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona Del Mar
AUGUST 20: Take your little one to experience the artistic effects of Sun Printing!
Creative Babe Market in Yorba Linda
AUGUST 20: Bring your family to a fun weekend market with face paintings, a free mermaid meet & greet, over 60+ local small business, yummy food, much more!
Phineas Banning Birthday Celebration at the Banning Museum
AUGUST 20: Come celebrate the โFather of the Los Angeles Harborโ with live music by local band, JB and The Big Circle Riders, line dance lessons and delicious barbecue provided by Lucilleโs Smokehouse Barbecue!
Bumpy, Fuzzy, Smelly Family Night Hike at the Los Angeles Arboretum
AUGUST 20: Bring your family to a sensory-sensation night hike to explore the strangest, bumpiest, fuzziest, and smelliest plants in the Arboretum's collection, find out how these fancy adornments help them survive!
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert at the Five Point Amphitheater
AUGUST 20: The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. Come and see how the story collects itself in this classic narrative's ensemble.
Cool Fam Fest at The Lombardi House in Hollywood
AUGUST 21: Join LAโs coolest families at the beautiful Lombardi House in Hollywood for back-to-back DJ sets, a marketplace filled with brands you know and love, food carts galore, ice cold drinks, activities for kids big and small, and much more.
Andell Family SundaysโArt Meets Science in LACMA
AUGUST 21: Join Andell Family Sundays on LACMA's campus and be creative, discover new art, make memories, and have fun!ย Make art inspired by artworks in LACMA's collection that explore the intersection between art and science. This event is designed for all ages.ย
Tooth Fairy Day at Pretend City
AUGUST 23: The tooth fairy will be handing out toothbrushes, posing for photos, and interacting with children. Get free dental screenings, enjoy story time and puppet show, play with different types of toothpaste, and visit with pre-dental undergraduate students from UCI.
Farm Fair at Los Rios Rancho in Oak Glen
AUGUST 26 - OCTOBER 31: Experience what life was like for the pioneers of the American Frontier. The Farm Fair features haybale pulling, candle dipping, toy making, and corn maze.
Summer’s End Concert at Marine Stadium in Long Beach
AUGUST 26: End the summer with a fun free concert and enjoy food trucks and a free Kids Zone. Friday, 5 p.m.ย
Pretend City’s Birthday Bonanza
AUGUST 27-28: Celebrate Pretend City's birthday with cake crafts, color your own party hat, explore a flour sensory bin, story time, music, and birthday scavenger hunt. Enjoy chocolate or vanilla cake after the birthday song.
Learn to Skate with the Pros in Huntington Beach
AUGUST 27: Join the California Amateur Skateboard League for a free Learn to Skate event for all ages. Enjoy skateboarding, music, food, photo ops, giveaways and more.
Back to School Bash in Long Beach
AUGUST 27: A back to school event featuring prizes, school supplies, games, a free photobooth, arts & crafts, and more!
Thai New Year Songkran Festival in Los Angeles
AUGUST 28: Bring your friends and family to learn about Thai culture at Thai New Year Songkran Festival in LA! This event includes a parade, beauty pageant, cultural dances, live performances, thai food vendors, and more!
DEAL: YMCA Orange County Homeschool Support
STARTS SEPTEMBER 6: Sign up for Homeschool Electives & Support at YMCA of Orange County by September 6 to get a free lunch or social hour with your first session.
Kidz Bop Live at the Hollywood Bowl
AUGUST 31: Make your kids' night by singing and dancing along with the KIDZ BOP crew as they perform todayโs biggest hits, live on stage, including โGood 4 Uโ and โDance Monkey.โ
Dig It Indoor Play Space Grand Opening
SEPTEMBER 1: Dig It is an indoor construction-themed play space where kids learn while having fun! Join them for their grand opening!
Kidz Bop Live at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine
SEPTEMBER 1: Make your kids' night by singing and dancing along with the KIDZ BOP crew as they perform todayโs biggest hits, live on stage, including โGood 4 Uโ and โDance Monkey.โ
National Cinema Day – $3 Movies
SEPTEMBER 3: Every movie, every showtime, every format for $3!ย Local participating theaters include Harkins Cerritos, Regal, Cinemark, AMC, Starlight, Regency, Cinรฉpolis, and more.
Brick Fest Live in Anaheim
SEPTEMBER 3-4: Build, play, and laugh at America's largest LEGO event. Brick Fest Live is filled with hands-on attractions and activities. View incredible LEGO sculptures, shop exclusive merch, participate in building activities, photo ops, and more.
Holland Festival in Long Beach
SEPTEMBER 4: Celebrate the shared cultural heritage of the Netherlands and Indonesia (former Dutch East-Indies). This outdoor festival features live music and dance, authentic Dutch and Indonesian food, arts and crafts, vendors, and fun children's games.
Free Public Telescope Night at Orange Coast College Planetarium
SEPTEMBER 8 & 23: Join planetarium experts and OCC Astronomy faculty for a night of stargazing! Put your eye to an array of powerful telescopes pointed towards the heavens so you can experience the universe for yourself.
Coco, Mariachi Divas and Ballet Folklรณrico at El Capitan Theatre
SEPTEMBER 9-12: See the Mariachi Divas and Ballet Folklรณrico de Los รngeles live on stage, plus the Fiesta of Lights show before the movie. Snap a picture at a special photo op featuring a replica of Ernesto de la Cruz's guitar.
Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain
SEPTEMBER 10 - OCTOBER 31: Get ready for family-friendly thrills by day and the scariest of frights by night! Explore haunted houses, scare zones, rides in the dark, live entertainment, and spooky sweets and eats.
Family Art Class: Exploring Printmaking-Monotypes at LACMA
SEPTEMBER 10: Create your own one-of-a-kind monotype prints with artist Rosanne Kleinerman. This class will take place outdoors on LACMA's campus.
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.
Orange County Moon Festival in Fountain Valley
SEPTEMBER 10: The OC Moon Festival will have a variety of food vendors, family entertainment, performers, and childrenโs activities. Free moon cakes and lanterns for kids. Free admission and parking.
Belmont Shore Car Show
SEPTEMBER 11: One of the largest single-day classic car shows on the West Coast is back! This yearโs car show will showcase approximately 700 cars with a wide variety of classic cars, custom cars, and hot rods.
Autumn Moon Festival at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
SEPTEMBER 11: Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and more.
The Nickelodeon Big Nate Tour Bus in Los Angeles
SEPTEMBER 11: Kids can play Escape the Detention Hall, an escape room-style adventure, score Big Nate customized backpacks and whoopee cushions (while supplies last), rock out to some Big Nate tunes, practice their doodling and watch some of Nickelodeonโs Big Nate videos.
LASD Motorsports Car Show in Cerritos
SEPTEMBER 12: Visit the Cerritos Sheriff Station for the LA County Sheriff Department Car & Motorcycle Show with food, music, vendors, and kids zone.
Father & Son Campout at Neff Park in La Mirada
SEPTEMBER 16-17: This summer invites dads, uncles, grandfathers, sons, and nephews to a fun night of bonding and camp activities.ย The event includes a campfire, Sโmores, crafts, games, and an outdoor movie.ย
Encanto & See Mirabel at El Capitan Theatre
SEPTEMBER 16-22: Before the movie, see Mirabel live on stage!
Swan Lake presented by World Ballet Series in Long Beach
SEPTEMBER 16: The new production of Swan Lake is choreographed by Nadezhda Kalinina, who lovingly retouched the oldest Marius Petipaโs version of the ballet considered the foundation of the classic version of this iconic ballet.
Mexican Independence Day Festival in Bellflower
SEPTEMBER 16: Enjoy a night of mariachi singers, piรฑatas, dancing, horses, face painting, balloon artist, folklorico dancers, and craft vendors.
SeaWorld Spooktacular
WEEKENDS, SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 31: SeaWorld Spooktacular features a trick-or-treat candy trail, Halloween dance party, meet a mermaid, hay maze, pumpkin hunt, and Dรญa de los Muertos celebration.
Smithsonian Museum Day
SEPTEMBER 17: Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music at Hollywood Bowl
SEPTEMBER 17: Join the von Trapps and fellow music fans for this Bowl tradition, and don a clever costume for the pre-show contest. It's a fun-filled night for the whole family!
Getty 25 Family Festival at The Getty Center
SEPTEMBER 17-18: This two-day family festival features interactive workshops, dance, live music, spectacular processions, and art experiences selected from diverse and unique communities.
Pop-Up Family Class: Scarecrows at The Muckenthaler
SEPTEMBER 17: Bring your family and make a life-sized scarecrow!
Public Open Farm Tour at Oasis Camel Dairy
SEPTEMBER 2, 9, 16: Visit camels at the Oasis Camel Dairy during this Open Farm Day which includes a 1-hour tour, plus an hour to enjoy farm attractions.
Chinatown Moon Festival in Los Angeles
SEPTEMBER 17: Enjoy traditional Chinese cultural demonstrations, local bands, mooncake demo and sampling, and see the full moon through telescopes.
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.
Mad Science STEM Lab at Orange Coast College Planetarium
SEPTEMBER 17: Build radical robots, mix up some crazy chemistry and boggle your mind with the infinite cosmos! All participants will be guided through a series of fun science activities and a planetarium pizza party!
Toddler Trek: Daylight, Star Night at Irvine Regional Park
SEPTEMBER 20: Learn about daytime critters and their matching nighttime friend. Then make your own craft to take home.
Race Los Al + Street Fair in Los Alamitos
SEPTEMBER 23-24: Run the Race Los Al 5K/10K, glow and roll at Glow Run & Glide, and visit the Street Fair for touch-a-truck, bounce houses, vendors, food trucks, live performances, and more.
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