Check Out These Local Events
TURKEY TROT - Work up your Thanksgiving dinner appetite by starting the day with a 5K! The nearest race is in Pacific Palisades.
NUTCRACKER BALLET EVENTS - Are sugar plum fairies dancing in your head? Franklin families love The Nutcracker at neighborhood theater The Broad, put on by the Westside Ballet. Do you have a young dance enthusiast ages 3-10? Then the interactive Nutcracker Workshop at DC Dance LA in Culver City is a must-do, with storytelling, treats and dance; tutus encouraged.
ENCHANTED SLEEPING BEAUTY - The Nine O'Clock Players are performing an updated, family-friendly, musical production of Sleeping Beauty: The Legend of Briar Rose in Hollywood thru 11/19.
OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO - Santa Monica Place, that is.The Dr. Seuss Experience is here! Bring the whole family for a colorful, immersive adventure where you can swing from Truffala trees and explore a mirror maze with the Sneetches. Begins 11/10.
THANKSGIVING DINNER PRACTICE WITH THE KIDS
Get your sous chefs up to speed at this excellent Parent & Me Thanksgiving Meal cooking class at Gourmandise in the Santa Monica Place Mall on Sat 11/18. They also offer Parent & Me gingerbread house and holiday cooking classes in December.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULARS
The LA Zoo is all aglow with creative light installations that will blow your mind! Zoo Lights: Nov 17- Jan 7, 6-10pm. For an extra artistic experience, the lit up Enchanted Forest at Descanso Gardens is truly magical: 11/17-1/7, 5:30-10pm.
SKIRBALL HANUKKAH FESTIVAL - Tickets just went live for the annual fest, which features musical performances, kids' crafts, and most importantly, latkes and jelly donuts. Sat 12/10, 12-5:30pm
HOLIDAY ROAD CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
It's never too soon to catch the Christmas spirit. At Holiday Road's immersive experience in Calabasas, enjoy larger-than-life decorations, photos with Santa, live carollers, face painting and a winter market.
PICKLE BALL FOR A CAUSE- Date night idea! Try out the trendiest new sport while helping to raise money for children with bone marrow conditions (Friends of Oliver Org) at Pickle Pop on the Third Street Promenade, Sat 11/18, 4-7pm. No pickleball experience necessary, lots of food, drink and fun to be had. Tickets are available now.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY YOUTH MUSICAL - Some of the most talented actors in town are the kids on stage at Santa Monica's Morgan Wixson Theater. Tickets are now on sale for shows beginning 11/4.
DOGMAN: THE MUSICAL - Everybody's favorite graphic novel is live on stage at The Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City from 11/21 - 1/7. Tickets are going fast.
TOLLS ON TOUR - Giant troll sculptures crafted from reclaimed materials are taking South Coast Botanic Garden by storm. Visit them any day thru 1/14. This gorgeous garden is also known for it's Japanese koi pond, 80 varieties of roses and Garden of the Senses where kids can touch and sniff plants and flowers.