Another day, another pumpkin, as we inch our way ever closer to another All Hallow's Eve. This week sees the start of the new kid-friendly drive through Happy Halloween LA, a behind-the-curtains Peek-a-Boo Stroll-Thru at the Bob Baker Puppet Theater, and a weekend of drive-in concerts at the OC Fairgrounds (including Jefferson Starship!) The LA Zoo gets into the drive-in movie scene (I am soooo there for the upcoming Betty White weekend!).

You can't do any better than staying home this week: Dan & Claudia Zanes perform a virtual concert; Taye Diggs teaches a workshop on acting (be still this Momma's heart!); Ventura Museum helps families prep for Día de los Muertos with a Zoom Family Altar workshop. And our patience has been rewarded: this week the LA Times Festival of Books begins at long last!  

LA is slowly opening, finding ways to adapt our beloved city to the requirements of social distancing. Check out our guides to playgrounds, spooktacular Halloween events, pumpkin patches, and drive-in movies, as well as a bunch of free things for kids in San Diego.

Read on to see just how much you can do this week without getting closer than six feet to anyone.