39 Things To Do in Los Angeles Before School Starts

Summer Games  in the City! Event photo courtesy of Pretend City
Summer Games in the City! Event photo courtesy of Pretend City
7/19/24 - By Meghan Rose

Quick: It’s time to shoehorn all these last favorite things to do in Los Angeles before school starts up!

Is it me, or did this summer go by extra fast? I feel like we didn’t get to do half of our usual summer traditions, and now school is about to start. Hopefully, you at least got in a few day trips, visited a few beach towns, and got to go swimming in a lake or two.

But perhaps you haven’t made it on as many outings this summer? Well, there's still time to check out some really cool museum exhibits (like the Maurice Sendak Wild Things Are Happening exhibit at the Skirball) and shows for kids (The Actor’s Gang Shakespeare in the Park is back in Culver City, matey!) that truly should not be missed—they won’t be here when the next school vacation rolls around and are easy to squeeze in between your Target run for notebooks, and last-minute doctor’s appointments...

Check out more end-of-summer fun in our Summer Activities Guide for Los Angeles Kids. And if school is starting soon for your family, our Back-to-School Guide has pretty much everything you need.

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Pretend City Children's Museum

Kidspace Children's Museum

Under the Big Top Laguna Hills Mall

Griffith Park - site of the Old Zoo

Angel Stadium of Anaheim

The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center

The Original Farmers Market

Various OC Parks, such as Craig Park