ALL WEEKEND

Lummis Day 2015 - Downtown
Lummis Day, a multi-site festival with music, dance, and poetry representing a wide range of cultures, expands to 3 days in honor of its 10th anniversary.

Pacific Islander Festival - Long Beach
The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of the Pacific Islands with its ninth annual Pacific Islander Festival.

World Oceans Day Celebration - Dana Point
In honor of World Oceans Day, the Ocean Institute hosts activities to help kids learn about beautiful ocean creatures, habitats, and our connection to the ocean.

Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival  - Palos Verdes
This annual festival is the largest carnival in the South Bay. The Ferris wheel is 65 feet tall, and the pony rides are free.

Circus Vargas presents ArleQuin! - Arcadia
The animal-free circus raises its tent at Santa Anita Park.

CatConLA - Downtown
Meow! Cat lovers descend on The Reef in downtown LA for a two-day convention about their favorite creatures.

SATURDAY JUNE 6

Beach Streets - Long Beach
Say no to cars and yes to walking and biking along Long Beach’s Atlantic Avenue.
 
6th Annual Family Fun & Wellness Fair - Irvine
Kids can get a range of free health screenings while enjoying food and entertainment.

Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival presented by Tommy Bahama - Santa  Monica
The fun isn’t just on the water. In addition to the races, highlights include a lifeguard and surf history pop-up museum, live music, and hula dancers. At the Kids Beach Festival, kids can participate in short sand runs, an obstacle course, yoga, beach flags, limbo, and more.

Make Music Pasadena - Pasadena
The streets of Pasadena are filled with music music music!
 
World Oceans Day - San Pedro
The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day with arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, animal stories, a guided beach walk, and a close-up look at baby animals.

Summer Reading Kickoff  - Santa Monica
Santa Monica Library kicks off its summer reading program with a special concert featuring a group of all-teen English Handbell ringers.

Movie on the Lawn - Irvine.
A night at the movies can be educational. For instance, at the free screening at Orange County Great Park you can learn How to Train Your Dragon. 2.

Home Depot Kids Workshops - Multiple Locations
Kids make a Load n' Go truck at this month’s free workshop at Home Depot.
 
LA Sanitation South Los Angeles Yard Open House - Downtown
Trek on over to the latest Sanitation Yard to open up for families to tour.

Young Explorers Academy: Stars Stars Stars Downey
Kids can learm about Stars at the Columbia Memorial Space Center.

SUNDAY JUNE  7

Family Music Festival Arcadia
Wholesome 50’s pop singer Pat Boone headlines the annual festival at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.

SoRo Community Festival - West LA
This is the 18th year of this annual festival celebrating the South Robertson neighborhood. Highlights include a live music stage, tree adoption, and a  Kids Zone with attractions, a rock-climbing wall, and free arts and crafts for children.

Andell Family Sundays - Happy 50th, LACMA! - Mid-Wilshire
Kids can make commemorative works of art in honor of LACMA’s half century.

Big Family Day - Downtown
MOCA’s largest all-ages program of the year is a free party with studio projects on the plaza and conversations with student educators in the galleries. Kids can make their own video art with stop-motion animation and manipulated analog filmstrips. Other fun includes music, food trucks, and Toddler Town, an exploration area for little makers.

Free Day at the Bowers - Santa Ana
The International Mask Festival at the Bowers Museum features Bolivia folk dance, Drums of West Africa, Chinese Changing Faces and art projects with masks in paper and foil.

Aesop's Fables - Topanga
Creative Playground brings its mash-up of Aesop’s Fables to Theatricum Botanicum. And the moral of the story is… well, you’ll have to come to the show to find out!
 
Free Day at the La Habra Children's Museum - La Habra
All aboard the Children’s Museum express! It’s a Railroad Roundup, with miniature trains, engineer hat crafts  and tours of the Museum’s historic caboose exhibit.

826LA@Hammer: Vacation on the Moon - Westwood
Kids design a vacation resort on the moon at the Hammer Museum.
 
Pick Pico - West LA
Mayor Garcetti drops in on this West LA neighborhood fair, which features sampling from local restaurants, live entertainment, a bounce house, and a Kids Zone.

LevittLA Summer Concert Series - Children's Concerts in MacArthur Park - Downtown
The free summer performance series at MacArthur Park gets started with the iconic Bob Baker Marionettes.
 
Sun Sets Concert Series at Calabasas Lake - Calabasas
Calling all Dancing Queens! ABBA tribute band Abba Fab performs at Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.
 
Concerts on the Green - Woodland Hills
The Valley Cultural Center starts the summer concert season with the VCC World Music and Cultural Arts Festival, featuring performers and artisans from around the world.
 
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 - Hollywood
Animation meets classical music in the groundbreaking Fantasia flicks.  Fun between the shows includes a photobooth, DJ tunes and –for those with valid ID–a full bar.

Sunday Movie Nights - Beverly Hills
If you show it, they will come.  Field of Dreams screens at Beverly Canons Garden.

As always, there are many more activities listed on our Event 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!