Family Friendly

Lunar New Year Festival

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year festival features vendors offering unique gifts and specialty items, food booths with various types of delectable items, amusement rides, and lots of live entertainment. The traditional New Year lion and dragon dancers will kick off the festival Saturday morning. Various types of entertainment will be featured on both days. A carnival fun zone will be featured in parking lots at the corner of Garvey and Lincoln Avenues.
Website Link
https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=10832
Event Date
-
Event Location

Downtown Monterey Park
Garvey Avenue(between Garfield Ave & Alhambra Ave
Monterey Park, CA 91754
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.062624, -118.0996997

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10349360
Event Main Image

10th Anniversary of the film Selma

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
David Oyelowo gives a stirring performance as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this powerful historical drama from Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay. Avoiding the traditional approach to the Hollywood biopic, DuVernay’s film focuses on Dr. King’s struggle for equal voting rights, culminating in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march. Bradford Young’s sensitive, nuanced cinematography is one of the film’s highlights, a Best Picture nominee that won Original Song for “Glory,” by Common and John Legend.

 

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the film’s wide release, this program will conclude with a post-screening conversation that will dive into the craft of the filmmakers, DuVernay’s approach to biographical filmmaking, and a detailed history of the film’s production.

 

In-person: actor Omar Dorsey, filmmaker, and Academy Directors Branch Governor Ava DuVernay, actor David Oyelowo, actor Wendell Pierce, actor LaKeith Stanfield, actor Lorraine Touissant, actor and producer Oprah Winfrey.
Website Link
academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/special-screenings
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0633867, -118.3608799

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$5
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
140354
Event Main Image

The Ugly Duckling

Event Type
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Storybook Theatre’s fun-filled version of the famous story has lots of singing, dancing, and audience participation…and even a comical ballet…as the Ugly Duckling learns valuable lessons from the audience, Mama Duck and her companion dog, as she transforms into a beautiful swan right before your eyes.  
Website Link
theatrewest.org/storybook-theatre
Event Date
-
Event Location

Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West
Los Angeles, CA 90068
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1308243, -118.3510826

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
323.851.7977
Event ID
10349297
Event Main Image

SS Lane Victory, National Historic Landmark

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Tours
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
As a nationally recognized historic landmark, the S.S. Lane Victory serves as a living museum and memorial to the service and sacrifices of all Merchant Marine sailors and Navy Armed Guardsmen.
Website Link
lanevictory.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

SS Lane Victory
Berth 52, 2400 Miner Street
San Pedro, 90731
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7234922, -118.2761167

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
See website for ticket prices.
Event ID
10349148
Event Main Image

Long Beach Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The 2024 festivities will begin with the parade kickoff at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Anaheim Street, followed by the park celebration from noon to 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park (1950 Lemon Ave.). The park celebration will include a main stage with performances, a health and wellness area, a youth area, food and merchandise vendors, and information booths.
Website Link
longbeach.gov/pages/city-news/martin-luther-king-jr.-parade-and-celebration/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Long Beach Parade Route
Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. and Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7826014, -118.180699

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
140409
Event Main Image

Lunar New Year Festival

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year festival features vendors offering unique gifts and specialty items, food booths with various types of delectable items, amusement rides, and lots of live entertainment. The traditional New Year lion and dragon dancers will kick off the festival Saturday morning. Various types of entertainment will be featured on both days. A carnival fun zone will be featured in parking lots at the corner of Garvey and Lincoln Avenues.
Website Link
https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=10832
Event Date
-
Event Location

Downtown Monterey Park
Garvey Avenue(between Garfield Ave & Alhambra Ave
Monterey Park, CA 91754
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.062624, -118.0996997

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10349359
Event Main Image

Downtown Santa Monica Farmers Market

Event Type
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Downtown Santa Monica Farmers Market is widely recognized as one of the largest and most diverse Certified Farmers Markets in the nation. Residents, out-of-town visitors, celebrities, and many of Los Angeles’ best-known chefs and restaurants can be found shopping at this location, which features over 60 California farms.

 

The market is held weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Website Link
santamonica.gov/places/farmers-markets/downtown-farmers-market
Event Date
-
Event Location

Arizona Street Santa Monica Farmers Market
155-199 Arizona Ave.
Santa Monica
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0161145, -118.4989774

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10348715
Event Main Image

Hola Mexico Film Festival

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The festival strives to connect the audience to Mexico through cultural entertainment, creating the most authentic experience. The festival is for all audiences, and every event is open to the general public. Every film has English subtitles.
Website Link
holamexicoff.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

United States

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Event ID
10329688
Event Main Image

The Crazy Superhero Vacation

Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The Crazy Superhero Vacation is a production by Ms. Neate’s class at Vena Avenue Elementary. Animation and editing are by Pieter Hardeman of Toy Story Lab. Southland Sings is a creative organization using the arts to unlock creative potential through live opera, musical theatre production, education assemblies, and music composition for all ages.

Website Link
https://youtu.be/sr8WkH259N4?si=nXrOCB_qMepwoHCm
Event Date
Event Location

YouTube
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10303089
Event Main Image

WICKED

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.  Long before Dorothy arrives, another young woman is born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets an exceptionally popular bubbly blonde, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other “wicked.”

 

Tuesdays – Saturdays – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Website Link
broadwayinhollywood.com/events/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.102001, -118.325867

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
323.468.1770
Event ID
10348491
Event Main Image
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