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Cowboy Festival at Rancho Los Cerritos in Long Beach
June 21: Celebrate Juneteenth with games, performances, and cowboy culture at this family festival. Explore a new exhibit, meet local cowboy experts, and enjoy community fun at Rancho Los Cerritos.
Dรญa De Los Muertos Celebration at Rancho Los Cerritos in Long Beach
OCTOBER 27: Come celebrate with live music, traditional arts and crafts, and beautifully adorned altars (ofrendas) honoring loved ones. Enjoy delicious food, activities like crown making and face painting, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural traditions of this meaningful holiday. Dress up as Catrinas and Catrines to fully embrace the spirit of the day.
Holiday Open House at the Rancho Los Cerritos in Long Beach
DECEMBER 10, 2023: Tour the decorated adobe, meet costumed docents, and stroll the grounds listening to holiday music while sipping hot cider.
Artful Storytelling Day at Rancho Los Cerritos
JUNE 10: Drop in for family-friendly crafts, activities, and bilingual stories in celebration of the art of storytelling!
After-Hours Holiday Tours of Rancho Los Cerritos
DECEMBER 10-11: Experience a living history tour through the decorated adobe by candlelight. Costumed guides share a century of holiday traditions and short vignettes take place on the adobe's exhibit rooms
Blacklight Bug Catching at Rancho Los Cerritos
SATURDAY, APRIL 30: Observe and document wildlife with a black light setup to attract nocturnal insects. Reservations required.
Outdoor STEM Fun at Rancho Los Cerritos
SATURDAY, MARCH 12: Join Shared Science at Rancho Los Cerritos to learn which types of food were produced at the Rancho, how to make your own butter, explore food preservation techniques, and more.
Shared Science Present โWhatโs All That Shaking?” at Rancho Los Cerritos
DECEMBER 28: Shared Science and Rancho Los Cerritos are teaming up for a Long Beach History and STEM education lesson. A Rancho Los Cerritos educator will guide students in an adobe construction activity, and a Shared Science instructor will help students create a LEGO robotics earthquake simulator testing platform. Workshop fee: $12.
Storytime in the Native Garden at Rancho Los Cerritos
TUESDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER: Enjoy the best young childrenโs books from diverse authors read to you in the California Native Garden. They will read stories and sing songs for your family every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Free!
Beer Fest (Family Friendly) at Rancho Los Cerritos
SEPTEMBER 11: The festival features local Long Beach Breweries, Food & Artists! This is a family-friendly event! Feel free to bring the kids, Rancho Los Cerritos will provide family-friendly activities.
Outdoor STEM Education at Rancho Los Cerritos
THURSDAY, MAY 20: Learn how adobes are maintained and how to repair sun-dried bricks. Students will also explore how water can lead to erosion and experiment with different ways of minimizing that type of environmental damage.
STEM Fun with Shared Science at Rancho Los Cerritos
FRIDAY, APRIL 9: Shared Science will be onsite at Rancho Los Cerritos for Optical Illusions STEM fun! Students will learn about stereoscopes, thaumatropes, and create their own stop-action films using iPads. This activity is designed for grades Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Outdoor STEM Education at Rancho Los Cerritos with Shared Science
THURSDAY, MARCH 18: Shared Science will be onsite at Rancho Los Cerritos for a Long Beach History and STEM education lesson. Students will learn how to keep perishable foodsโlike milk and fruitโ from spoiling without refrigeration and also make their own butter. Students will explore different preservation techniques and discuss their ideas about food storage without electricity.
Shared Science Workshop at Rancho Los Cerritos
FEBRUARY 15: Shared Science will be onsite at Rancho Los Cerritos for a Long Beach history and STEM lesson. Guided by an RLC educator, students will explore how water moves โ both naturally and by design โ around Rancho Los Cerritos and learn why water was so important on a working ranch while they do a hands-on activity with herbs in the garden.
Construction Instruction Fun – Shared Science at Rancho Los Cerritos
JANUARY 18: Shared Science will be onsite at Rancho Los Cerritos for a Long Beach History STEM education lesson. This is a student/parent visit. A Rancho Los Cerritos docent will guide students in an adobe construction activity. Then, alongside a Shared Science instructor, students will create a LEGO robotics earthquake simulator platform, further exploring structural stability.
STEM Fun at Rancho Los Cerritos with Shared Science
FEBRUARY 15: Shared Science will be onsite at Rancho Los Cerritos for a Long Beach History and STEM Education lesson. This is a student/parent visit. Students will explore how water moves and learn why water was so important on a working ranch as they do a hands-on activity with herbs in the garden. Students will also build and test a simple machine that moves water up an incline.
Birding Opportunity at Rancho Los Cerritos
JANUARY 14: Stroll through the grounds of the historic rancho and watch both resident birds and seasonal migrants. Family friendly!
Teen Volunteer Open House in Long Beach
Teen volunteers help with craft workshops, public events, and behind the scenes work at Rancho Los Cerritos.
Garden Tours at Rancho Los Cerritos in Long Beach
Docents lead guests through time as they discuss the historic plants and how they were used by past residents.
Candlelight Tour at Rancho Los Cerritos
Experience a century of holiday traditions, as you stroll the Rancho by candlelight and encounter costumed characters from the Ranchoโs colorful past preparing for the holidays.
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