Family Friendly

Dia de los Muertos Festival at Olvera Street

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
For over 35 years, the merchants on Olvera Street have celebrated Dia de los Muertos. The celebration has evolved to incorporate the pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mayan, and Catholic rituals surrounding death. A vibrant and colorful procession sets the stage for our ceremony each night.

 

Dia de los Muertos is, in fact, a celebration of life – it is not a time to mourn our loved ones; rather, it is a time to remember the lives they led and the many things they enjoyed during that life. Death is a part of life, and so we honor it. Dia de los Muertos at Olvera Street is the only celebration in Los Angeles – A nine (9) day festival with a nightly procession, community altars on display, and entertainment.

 

Check the website for times of different events.  
Website Link
olveraevents.com/muertosartwalk
Event Date
Event Location

El Pueblo Historical Monument
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0568615, -118.2381491

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213-628-1274
Event ID
10324785
Event Main Image

La Femme International Film Festival

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
LA Femme International Film Festival is a premier festival that focuses on platforming women filmmakers “by women, for everyone”. Our Festival was created in 2005, when it became apparent that there was a need to enhance women behind the camera as Directors, Producers, and Writers. We were the first in Los Angeles to host such an event and film festival empowering women. All those that followed are just duplicates of the movement we started over a decade ago.

 

Check the website for film names, dates, and times.    
Website Link
lafemme.org
Event Date
Event Location

Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center
1000 W Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0457356, -118.2680272

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Purchase tickets at website
Contact Phone
323-761-2333
Event ID
10336887
Event Main Image

American Film Institute Fest

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
AFI FEST is a world-class event showcasing the best films from across the globe to captivated audiences in Los Angeles. With a diverse and innovative programming slate, the eight-day film festival presents screenings, panels, and conversations featuring master filmmakers and new voices. Special events at the festival occur at iconic LA locations, such as the historic TCL Chinese Theatre and the glamorous Hollywood Roosevelt.

 

Check the website for the times, days, and names of films. Wednesday, 7– 10 p.m. Thursday, 12 noon – Midnight, Friday, 1:30 p.m. – midnight, Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – midnight

 

Website Link
afi.com
Event Date
Event Location

RegalLA LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0449376, -118.2654979

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Purchase tickets at website
Contact Phone
310-988-2602
Event ID
10324721
Event Main Image

Encuentro 2024: A National Theatre Festival

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Encuentro 2024 features three weeks of artistic exchange, cross-company co-creation, and presented performances, all in repertory, for Los Angeles audiences. Encuentro 2024 will host fellow teatristas from across the country to present work, and share processes, challenges, aspirations, and goals.
Website Link
latinotheaterco.org/encuentro
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0466405, -118.2496756

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
213.489.0994
Event ID
10324768
Event Main Image

8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of Free

Event Type
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Productions and workshops from the festival touch on diverse subjects, from political to personal, love to loss, sensuality to spiritual, and hierarchy to hope. All bets are off, limits on boundaries and form wide open, with shows that range in style from classic comedy to poignant drama, from Shakespearian to one-woman-shows, from slam poetry to stand-up comedy and improv, from parody to fairytale – something for everyone. Inclusive theatre arts workshops for youth and adults are available throughout the festival.

 

Event times vary.

Reservations are required at the website.

Website Link
santamonicaplayhouse.org
Event Date
Event Location

Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street, Santa Monica
Los Angeles, CA 90401
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0189556, -118.4977074

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, Reservations required
Event ID
10323959
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
10303000
Event Main Image

Film Series: Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film

Event Type
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film

Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and as a tool to raise our collective consciousness about science-based solutions to the mounting global climate crisis. Click the here to see the featured films selected for this series. The film series runs between January 4th to January 28, 2024.
Website Link
academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/beware-the-elements-natural-disasters-on-film
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 – $10
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
10287522
Event Main Image

Autry After Hours

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Autry After Hours is a series of events on select Thursdays this fall. Join the Autry for one of your favorite event series.

 

$18 General Admission | $14 Seniors | $8 Children under 12 | $5 Autry Members
Website Link
theautry.org/events/member-events/autry-after-hours-fall-music-nights
Event Date
-
Event Location

Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1487135, -118.2812551

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$5 – $18
Contact Phone
323.667.2000
Event ID
10324743
Event Main Image

Calle Principal: Mi México en Los Ángeles

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This interactive and educational permanent exhibition invites families to explore the sights, sounds and smells of downtown Los Angeles during the 1920s. Calle Principal is an immersive recreation of Main Street, the one-time heart of Los Angeles’s Mexican, Mexican-American, and immigrant communities—and the street where LA Plaza sits on today.

Website Link
https://lapca.org/exhibition/calle-principal-mi-mexico-en-los-angeles/
Event Date
-
Event Location

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
501 N Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0564554, -118.2398448

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(213) 542-6259
Event ID
10336167
Event Main Image

Sinks: Places We Call Home

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home, highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities near Self Help Graphics: the Exide battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon Mobil) site in Willowbrook.
Website Link
theluckman.org/gallery
Event Date
-
Event Location

Luckman Fine Arts Complex
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0620391, -118.1736587

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.343.6600
Event ID
10334110
Event Main Image
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