Weekend Fun with LA Kids: Family Play Day, CicLAvia, and Stroll 'n Run May 30-31

5/28/15 - By Toby B

Party over here! Party over there! Holla! Mommy P in the house! Or in this case at the Autry, chilling with our SoCalMoms peeps and getting our family fun on. Come on down and touch some Aquarium of the Pacific sea life, snap yourself silly in the photo booth, get glammed from nails to hair, and watch the kid bands battle it out. It's going to be epic.

Or you can just walk it off. Or ride. Or dance. In Pasadena, you can show you don't need no stinkin' car to get where you're going. At South Coast Botanic Gardens, you can run-stroll in solidarity with fellow moms. So you think you can dance? Try shaking your tail feathers with Ernie, Cookie, and Elmo.

Whatever you're up for, we can help you figure out how to do it, whether you want to catch a new flick, an old one, or several in a row. Whether you want to pick a good book, or fine berries, or stars out of the sky, we're here for you. Come say hi.

Keep reading for some of our favorite picks for this weekend...

OUR LATEST VIDEOS

ALL WEEKEND

Matilda: The Musical - Downtown
It was a book, a movie, and then an award-winning musical. Matilda debuts at the Ahmanson Theatre.

Tomorrowland (PG) with Live El Capitan Show - Hollywood
There’s magic at the El Capitan (and I’m not just talkin’ about Clooney!). Check out our review.
 
Circus Vargas presents ArleQuin! - Arcadia
Let the Arlequin guide you to the magic of the circus at Santa Anita Park.
 
Sesame Street Live: Let's Dance - Downtown
Dance party! Elmo, Cookie, Ernie, and friends get kids (and parents) moving at the Nokia Theatre.

Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution Family Tour - West LA
A Skirball educator leads families on a tour of the exhibition Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution, with highlights like Jerry Garcia’s guitar  and Janis Joplin’s tambourine.

Vintage Cartoon Festival - El Segundo
Some of cinema's biggest stars are appearing at Old Town Music Hall: Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, and Oswald the Rabbit, to name a few.          

Kiddee Matinees - Hollywood
The absent-minded professor returns in Son of Flubber, with a new invention: Flubbergas!

Snow White Ballet - Oxnard
Footworks Youth Ballet’s production of the classic fairy tale Snow White features a free family educational lecture and story time before each performance.

SATURDAY MAY 30

How-To Festival - Santa Monica
The Santa Monica Library wants to show you how to do stuff.  Like  make deodorant. Or be a ninja.
 
PBS SoCal Kids Day at the LA Zoo - Griffith Park
The Cat in the Hat and Curious George visit the Los Angeles Zoo for meet-and-greets, storytimes, and themed activities.

LA Sanitation North Central Yard Open House - Lincoln Heights
Mr. Recycle and sidekick “Robo Blue” give kids a behind the scenes look at the North Central District Yard.
 
AMC Theatres Sensory Friendly Films - Multiple Locations
Families affected by autism can enjoy a sensory friendly screening of Tomorrowland. (Easy on the ears and the eyes!)
   
Public Star Party -  Griffith Park
It’s a party at the Observatory, as amateur astronomers help families see the far off objects in our skies.
 
Music Under the Guns - San Pedro
Palos Verdes High School Jazz Band performs aboard the Battleship USS Iowa.

Eat See Hear  - Santa Monica
I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. It may have something to do with the eminently quotable Zoolander screening at Santa Monica High School.
 
Cinespia - Hollywood
My head is spinning! The Hitchcock classic Vertigo screens under the stars at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Jurassic MarathonSanta Monica
The Aero Theatre shows a triple feature of the Jurassic Park films back to back!
 
SUNDAY MAY 31

Great Big Family Play Day - Griffith Park
You know it’s a big party when Mommy Poppins plays a part! The fun at the Autry includes live music, arts and crafts, bubbles, balloons, and fire trucks. It’s got a pamper zone with mini-massages, glitter tattoos, and vendors. It’s got a beach aquarium on wheels, and train rides, and the Beat Buds. And hello! It’s got Mommy Poppins. (Seriously. Come by and say Hello!)

CicLAvia - Pasadena - Pasadena
Folks who walk /bike/stroll around Pasadena can make a Cirque du Soleil stop-motion video, snap a photo in a green screen photo booth, explore bike culture in Asia, and enjoy yoga and music at the Memorial Park Bandshell.

Stroll n' Run - Palos Verdes Peninsula
Club MomMe hosts walking, running, strolling family fun at South Coast Botanic Gardens. The event also shines a light on the postpartum "climb" out of darkness, supporting moms suffering with postpartum depression.
 
Family Art Workshop - Hollywood
Participants in this week’s workshop make Matisse-inspired paper cut outs. Fancy!

826LA@Hammer: Build Your Own Treasure Map - Westwood
Sure, you can get yourself some treasure. You can hide said treasure. But what good is it if you can’t make a map so that you can find your treasure again? Problem solved at this map building workshop at the Hammer Museum.
 
Summer Reading Club Kickoff Party - Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills Library gets summer reading started with some New Orleans Jazz from Jazzy Ash and the Leaping Lizards.

Summer Kids' Art Fair - The Grove
Elementary school fun comes to The Grove, with performances from kids bands, story time, arts & crafts, and more.
 
Princess Summer Freeze Sing-A-Long - Santa Monica
Summertime balls are great … unless they melt your snowman friends!
 
Lost in Translation: The Search for Quality Diverse Books for Kids - Pasadena
The Crawford Family Forum leads a discussion on children’s books in languages other than English.
 

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!