ALL WEEKEND

Engineer's Week - Discovery Cube Orange County - Santa Ana &
Engineer's Week - DIscovery Cube LA - Sylmar
Both Discovery Cube locations celebrate National Engineers Week with many hands-on science activities and programs  to bring out the engineer in everyone.

Zoodiac -  Griffith Park
The LA Zoo explores the connection between the new year and the animals of the zodiac, as represented in the Zoo’s collection.

African-American Festival - Long Beach
The Aquarium of the Pacific hosts its 13th annual African-American Festival, celebrating the rich diversity of African-American and African cultures.

Los Angeles Boat Show - Downtown & Marina del Rey
Kids (and parents) who love boats can get their fix at the LA Boat Show at the LA Convention Center.  Sailfest at Marina del Rey offers hands-on skills training clinics and free hourly seminars.

Chinese New Year Festival - San Marino
The gardens of The Huntington Library provide a stunning backdrop to Lunar New Year’s festivities, including lion dancers, martial arts demonstrations, mask changing performances, traditional music, authentic Chinese cuisine, and more.
 
Irvine Park Railroad Anniversary Celebration - Orange
All aboard the train… at 1996 prices! Irvine Park Railroad celebrates its 19th anniversary with train rides, panning for gold, carnival games, and bounce houses.

Lunar New Year - Santa Monica
Santa Monica Place’s New Year’s festivities include arts & crafts, sheep/ram balloon twisting, and Performances including martial arts, traditional music, stilt walkers and a traditional dragon dance.

UVSA Tet Festival - Costa Mesa
The world’s largest Tet Festival celebrates the Lunar New Year and the beginning of Spring.

Camelia Festival - Temple City
Local first graders make up the royal court for this annual festival.

Gustafer Yellowgold - Costa Mesa
Gustafer Yellowgold is a friendly fellow who came from the Sun and landed in the Minnesota woods  the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21

33rd Annual Black History Parade and Festival - Pasadena
Pasadena's annual Black History Parade honors the achievements and history of African Americans. A free family festival follows.
 
Chinese New Year Festival - Downtown
Chinatown's Chinese New Year Festival is more than just the fabulous Golden Dragon Parade; the celebration goes on all day featuring cultural performances and workshops, gourmet food trucks, storytelling, martial arts demonstrations, live music, magic shows, and plenty of other family fun.

Hands-On Saturdays for Families: Mad for Mardi Gras! - Arcadia
The Gilb Museum invites families to celebrate Mardi Gras with Zydeco music, make-your-own Mardi Gras mask and the history behind the festivities.

A Faery Hunt - Los Encinos State Historic Park - Encino
Faery Trail Theatre visits Los Encinos State Historic Park to hunt for faeries!
 
Teacher Davis Music Fun - West LA
Teacher Davis comes to Children's Book World for Saturday morning fun.
 
Family Adventures - Arcadia
The Arboretum's monthly Family Fun classes help introduce various topics to kids. In February, kids can turn an old t-shirt or magazine into a beautiful piece of jewelry.

Junior Chef Classes - Multiple Locations
Chicken Fingers are on the menu at Williams-Sonoma’s free workshop this weekend.
 
San Gabriel Valley Lunar New Year Parade and Festival - Alhambra
The annual Chinese New Year parade and festival promises crafts, food, a fashion show, a cultural pavilion, entertainment, and red envelopes for children.

Saturday Morning Concerts - Santa Monica
What time is it? It’s Twinkle Time, at Books and Cookies.

Junior Scientist - Exposition Park
Budding scientists can learn how how daily life, history, traditions, and wildlife of Iberoamerica have inspired the work of the artists in the Natural History Museum’s new temporary exhibit, Grandes Maestros.

Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup - Pacific Palisades
Grab a bucket: that beach ain’t gonna clean itself.

 Chinese New Year Celebration - The Citadel
The Citadel celebrates Chinese New Year with a traditional Lion Dance, costumed stilt walkers, and ribbon dancers.
 
Celebrate Chinese New Year Redondo Beach
South Bay Galleria ushers in the Year of the Goat with free live entertainment including a lion dance performance, crafts and prizes
 
Pelican Hill Afternoon Tea & Children's Story Time
The Little Mermaid hosts Afternoon Tea in Pelican Hill's Great Room.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22

Marzo's Variety Show for Kids - Hollywood
This month’s variety show for kids features music from Nathalia, magician Arty Loon and comedy from Josh Fadem.

Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band - Santa Monica
Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band bring their hip-shaking, head-bopping brand of music to McCabes Guitar Shop for some Sunday fun.

World City – Gamelan Sekar Jaya - Downtown
This special Sunday presentation of World City features the Balinese musicians and dancers of  Gamelan Sekar Jaya.
 
Hammer Kids: Look Together: How to Throw a Party about Art - Westwood
Throw a party in the museum!  Not sure how to do that?  Visit the Hammer to learn imaginative activities and theater games that make a party out of any museum visit.
 
Autry Explorers: Family Dance Jam at the Autry - Griffith Park
Families can play and dance to global grooves.

Stories in the Afternoon - Pasadena
Mais, oui! The Norton Simon Museum travels to Paris to learn how the city has inspired great painters.

Zimmer Sunday Family Programs - Mid-Wilshire
L.A. Puppet Theater, Tree of Wonders visits Zimmer Children's Museum with puppetry that explores friendship and compassion.

As always, there are many more activities listed on our daily events calendar, and if you didn't receive this info as a newsletter, you should sign up for our weekly events updates. Whatever you choose to do this weekend, we hope you have a terrific time!