Here, there, and everywhere - 2:00 AM
Southern California Railway Museum - 9:00 AM
Main Street Canoga Park - 10:00 AM
Rancho Madera Community Park - 10:00 AM
Natural History Museum - various times
CAMP Century City - various times
The Escape Game LA - various times
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hollywood - various times
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - various times
Manhattan Village - 11:00 AM
Autry National Center - 1:00 PM
ASU FIDM Museum - various times
The Escape Game LA - various times
Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) - 11:00 AM
Autry National Center - 1:00 PM
Natural History Museum - various times
CAMP Century City - various times
ASU FIDM Museum - various times
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens - 10:30 AM
Skirball Cultural Center - 12:00 PM
123 Farm - 5:00 PM
Natural History Museum - various times
CAMP Century City - various times
123 Farm - 5:00 PM
Palms Park - 6:00 PM
Pretend City - various times
Bob Baker Marionette Theater - various times
The Hudson Theatres - various times
Westside Neighborhood School - 9:30 AM
Southern California Railway Museum - 9:00 AM
La Brea Tar Pits Park
Cayton Children's Musuem
Activity Guides
- Beaches & Lakes
- Best Of Lists
- Birthday Parties
- Boats
- Boredom Busters
- Camps
- Childcare
- Christmas/Hanukkah
- City Guides
- City Hacks
- Classes & Enrichment
- Community
- Crafts & Recipes
- Earth Kids
- Easter
- Fairs & Festivals
- Fall Activities
- Family Travel
- Farms & U-Pick
- Free Activities
- GoList
- Halloween
- Holidays
- Hotels & Resorts
- Indoor Activities
- Museums
- News & Openings
- Outdoors
- Parent Talk
- Parks & Playgrounds
- Play Gyms & Sports Centers
- Pools & Spray Parks
- Preschools & Schools
- Restaurants
- Shows
- Skiing & Winter Sports
- Special Needs
- Special Occasions
- Sports
- Spring Activities
- STEM
- Stores & Services
- Summer Activities
- Theme & Water Parks
- Trains, Dinos & Heroes
- TV, Film & Movies
- Virtual
- Visitors Guide
- Weekend Events
- Weekend Trips
- Winter Activities
- Zoos & Gardens
Grunion Fish-tival
Silvery fish come up on the beach to spawn on Southern California's sandy shore as another legendary grunion run begins.
The once-a-year Grunion Fishtival adds more fun activities to the mix.
The aquarium presentation before the grunion run on this evening is more extensive than on other evenings in the season; families can hatch grunion eggs, learn how to make grunion origami, participate in grunion arts and crafts, watch a classic grunion video, interact with grunion researchers, touch live tidepool animals, and see the many other live animals in the Aquarium.
After participating in the indoor grunion activities, everyone heads to the beach to observe the enchanting fish. During the month of June grunion may be observed, but not captured. Warm clothing and a flashlight are recommended.
Grunion are sardine-size fish of the silversides family, which are among the few species of fish that actually come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches. They are found from Southern California south to Baja California and arrive at night after the high tide around the new moon and full moon. Cabrillo Beach is one of the better places to observe the fish.
April, May and June are closed season; grunion may not be taken.