ALL WEEKEND

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme! - Anaheim
Anaheim just got even happier:  the circus is in town!

Special Olympics -Multiple Venues
Special needs athletes from around the world come to LA to compete in sports ranging from aquatics to volleyball.

Summer Fest at Venice Beach Venice
Families can enjoy two days of family fun at the beach featuring 60 bands live on stage and food from all over the world.

Family Amphitheater Performances West LA
Skirball Cultural Center keeps the musical road trip going! Saturday’s Fishtank Ensemble blends influences ranging from Balkan to French hot jazz. On Sunday the Matt Yeakley Quartet plays soulful and funky modern jazz.

Inside Out (PG) with Light Show - Hollywood
Rain or shine, the latest Disney Pixar flick delivers the feels.  (And an awesome, 3-D music and light pre-show.)

Orange County Fair -  Costa Mesa
Ride the rides! See the shows!  Eat the (deep-fried) food!  The Orange County Fair is in full swing.
 
Old Pasadena Film Festival Old Pasadena
Free screenings on Saturday include Pitch Perfect and Field of Dreams. (And on Friday, To Kill a Mockingbird).

Kiddee Matinees - Hollywood
A team of soldiers and scientists discover a lost civilization of albino cave dwellers living deep beneath Central America in What Waits Below, this week’s Kiddee matinee at the New Beverly Cinema.
 
Super Hero – Princess Academy Show - Santa Monica
Princesses learn from Super Heroes and Super Heroes learn from Princesses in the latest interactive musical from Creating Arts Company.
 
44th Annual Malibu Arts Festival - Malibu
More than 200 artists display their works at this beautiful open air festival. Kids work with artists to create their own masterpieces in a children’s workshop.
 
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival 2015 - Griffith Park
Parting is such sweet sorrow:  Romeo & Juliet bids a fond farewell with a final weekend of performances, (and a free family workshop before the Saturday show).

SATURDAY JULY 25
National Dance Day Celebration - Downtown
Everyone can get in on the action and learn some cool moves at this free celebration of dance.

Family Sandcastle Building Day - San Pedro
They’re wetting down the sand on Cabrillo Beach, so bring your buckets and shovels and build your dream castle.

Marina Del Rey Summer Concert Series: Pop Saturdays Marina del Rey
That’s the way (uh huh, uh huh) I like it (uh huh, uh huh):  KC and the Sunshine Band perform a free concert in Burton W. Chace Park.

Special Olympics Opening Ceremony Exposition Park
The eyes of the world are on LA Coliseum for the Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies.  Guests and performers include Stevie Wonder, Avril Lavigne, Michael Phelps, Yao Ming and Greg Louganis, (plus many more!)
 
Chinatown Summer Nights - Chinatown
Chinatown welcomes families for an evening of performances, food trucks, a craft beer garden, artisans, a family art workshop, a culinary stage, as well as a roaming magician, and a capuchin monkey.

Jr Hero Run - Claremont
Runners must search for missing coins in a botanic garden, fighting off villains along the way.
 
Tongva Park Family Saturdays - Santa Monica
Award-winning storyteller Jacque Nunez  shares the culture of Native Americans through storytelling and dance in Tongva Park.

Saturday Science: Is NASA Still Around?-  Downey
This month at Columbia Memorial Space Center, kids can learn whether NASA is still exploring space. (Spoiler alert: it is.)

Lowes Build and Grow - Multiple Locations
The free project at Lowe's this week is Hawkeye’s Quinjet.
 
Junior Chef Classes - Multiple Locations
What kid doesn’t want to learn to make sandwiches… ice cream sandwiches, that is.

A Faery Hunt & Fairy Birthday Party - Griffith Park - Griffith Park
Ain’t no party like a faery party.

The Legends of King Arthur - Topanga
Creative Playground retells  the classic Arthurian Legend at Theatricum Botanicum; audience members become lords and ladies, knights and villagers, as they explore themes of power and nobility.
 
Public Star Party - Griffith Park
Look to the skies and see the stars at Griffith Observatory (which you can totally do if it doesn’t rain).

Children's Workshops - Pasadena
Visitors to the Pasadena Museum of California Art can make their own book, after learning about the influence of literature, poetry, and language on Museum collection artworks.

Saturdays Off the 405-  West LA
Getty Center has a live-band tropical dance party with Do-Over, covering their classic jams alongside a spin on modern day anthems.
 
Cinespia - Hollywood
Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination:  Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory screens at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
 
Cinemalibu-  Malibu
A Sasquatch has been spotted in Malibu: Harry and the Hendersons screens under the stars in Malibu Bluffs Park.

Street Food Cinema - Glendale
Wax on, wax off: Karate Kid screens at Glendale Central Park. 

North Hollywood International Film Festival - North Hollywood
That’ll do, pig. Babe screens in Jamie Beth Slavin Park.
    
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks Hollywood
Dudamel + 1812 Overture + Fireworks = a magical night at the Hollywood Bowl.

SUNDAY JULY 26

826LA@Hammer: The Worst Movie Ever Made - Westwood
So, um this movie might need a little fixing… but don’t worry. There’s a sock puppet producer here to help you.

Marzo's Variety Show for Kids - Hollywood
This month’s variety show features magician Bill Chott, music from Mista Cookie Jar and the Sunshine Storyteller Ina Buckner-Barnette.
 
Family Art Workshop - Hollywood
Kids can make a Thai-inspired Golden Headdress in this week’s free workshop at Barnsdall Park.
 
Whole Foods Market Playa Vista Kids Club - Playa Vista
Whole Foods Market Playa Vista Kid’s Club has local favorite Ms. Day this month.
 
Family Sunday/ Kids Run the Bases: Angels - Anaheim
The Angels play the Rangers and kids run the bases at Angel Stadium.

Summer Art Sundays - Newport Beach
The Festival of the Arts host arts and crafts for kids at Fashion Island, including water coloring, hat making and pipe cleaner jewelry designing. 
 
Stories in the Afternoon - Pasadena
The Norton Simon helps kids illustrate a place they’d like to visit.

Minion Cupcake Decorating Class - Hollywood
Kids can decorate cupcakes Minion style at Duff's Cakemix.
 
Summer Performance Series - Pasadena
Children's musician Patty Shukla helps Kidspace visitors get silly through educational music.

Sunday Movie Nights - Beverly Hills
Everything is awesome! The LEGO Movie screens at Beverly Canons Garden

And for your free outdoor concert listening pleasure:

Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park - Manhattan Beach
South Bay Country Band plays Polliwog Park Amphitheater
 
Sizzlin' Summer Concert Series - Irvine
Savor: Santana Tribute Band  plays Mike Ward Community Park - Woodbridge
 
South Pasadena Summer Concerts - South Pasadena
Funk band Tom Nolan Band plays Garfield Park
 
2015 Music in the Park - Laguna Hills
Scot Bruce performs a tribute to Elvis in Bluebird Park
 
Concerts on the Green - Woodland Hills
Beatles tribute band Ticket to Ride plays Warner Center Park
 
LevittLA Summer Concert Series - Children's Concerts in MacArthur Park - Downtown
The Party Animals entertain kids at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park.
 
Sierra Madre Concerts in the Park - Sierra Madre
Cash Up Front (a Johnny Cash tribute) plays Memorial Park Bandshell.

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!