ALL WEEKEND

Circus Vargas  - Torrance
The animal-free circus pitches its tent at the Del Amo Mall.

Starbucks Holiday BOGOs - Multiple Locations
Mmm. Coffee. Holiday Coffee. Buy one get one free Holiday Coffee. Back off, Junior - these treats belong to Mommy.

Westfield Santa Anita Free Ice Skating - Arcadia
Westfield Santa Anita brings in the holiday cheer with a complimentary ice-skating rink. Sunday’s Winter Wonderland includes falling snow, live reindeer, and an ice carving show.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16
 
Santa's Arrival & Breakfast - Redondo Beach
You know it’s a SoCal Santa when he comes wearing shorts! Join him for breakfast at the South Bay Galleria.
 
Saturday Morning Concerts at Books and Cookies - Santa Monica
Kids can wiggle like octopuses, bump along like donkeys named horsey, and boogie down in a scarf dance-athon when Ladybug Music visits Books and Cookies for a fun and funky interactive music class.
 
Dodgers Meet & Greet with Steve Yeager & Maury Wills - Culver City
Take me out to the ball game…. Scratch that. Take me to Westfield Culver City to meet some Dodger luminaries.
 
Elisa Kleven Storytime & Book Signing - West LA
Author/illustrator Elisa Kleven shares her tale of a glasswing butterfly at Children's Book World.
 
Story Pirates: The Flagship Show - Westwood
The Story Pirates take stories submitted by kids and turn them into rollicking stage productions.

World City: Tecza Puppet Theatre & Warsaw Village Band -Downtown
No strings attached, just a free kid-centric show featuring puppets and music from Poland

Malibu Winter Wonderland - Malibu
Snow in Malibu? If you make it, they will come. Be sure to wear your mittens.

Holiday Party (and Santa Meet and Greet) - Multiple Locations
Ho ho ho, that Santa! He’s ready for his photo op at select Children’s Place locations, including the Grove.
 
Pottery Barn Kids: Doll Tea Party - Multiple Locations
Does your dolly take one lump or two? Pottery Barn Kids wants to know!
 
Wake Me Up Before You Glo Go Dance Party - Silver Lake
When you dance you light up the room. Or maybe it’s just the Glo paint.
 
Fashion Island Tree Lighting Ceremony - Newport Beach
Two big celebrities help Fashion Island kick off the holiday season: Mickey Mouse and Santa Claus!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17

Exploring Your Universe 2013 - Westwood
Come to the UCLA campus for planetarium shows, solar telescope viewing, bottle rockets, earthquakes, comet making, weather tours, fossils, and physics demos. Because Science.

Thanksgiving & Hanukkah Mashup - Mid-Wilshire
A once in 79,043 years convergence deserves a little celebrating!

A Hollywood Christmas Celebration & Tree Lighting at The Grove - Fairfax
The Grove launches its holiday season with an all-star event. Mary J. Blige, Cee Lo Green, Jewel, Gavin Degraw, Il Volo, Toni Braxton, and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds perform.

SpongeBob Appreciation Day - Long Beach
The Aquarium of the Pacific shows some love for the absorbent yellow guy.
 
Family Flicks: The Princess Bride (PG) - Westwood
A free screening of the Princess Bride at the Hammer Museum? As you wish.
 
Hollow Trees - Santa Monica
The Hollow Trees bring their bluegrass hootenanny to McCabe's biweekly Sunday kids' concert series.

Dani - Los Feliz
Dragonfly DuLou presents a free concert with Dani and her band.

Hammer Kids: Oh, If These Things Could Talk - Westwood
Students explore the design and personality of everyday things, in a workshop led by a genuine stuff-ologist.

Kids in the Courtyard: Once Upon a Bead - Westwood
Kids can string a beaded story on a bracelet or band and view the Fowler’s collection of beadwork.
 

As always, there are many more activities listed on our daily events calendar.  Whatever you choose to do, have a wonderful weekend!