101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Los Angeles - 2025
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting November 29, 2025 | Victorian Holiday at the Queen Anne Cottage - The Arboretum |
Light Displays
Living Nativities
| December 20 - 21, 2025 | The Living Nativity - Celebrating the Virgin Birth and Deity of Jesus Christ - Granite Creek Community Church |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 15, 2025 | Winter Wonderland - Bob Baker Marionette Theater |
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 4, 2025 | Hot Chocolate Nutcracker - Debbie Allen Dance Academy |
| December 6, 2025 | Nutcracker for Kids - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 11, 2025 | American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| December 18 - 21, 2025 | Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” - Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| December 20 & 21, 2025 | The Nutcracker - Downey Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 39, 2025 | Nutcracker - Bob Baker Marionette Theater |
Holiday Concerts
| December 5 - 7, 2025 | Home Alone: in Concert - Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| December 13, 2025 | Holiday Sing-Along - Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| December 14, 2025 | Mariachi Divas “Swingin’ Navidad” - Downey Theatre |
| December 23, 2025 | Fiesta Navidad - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| December 20 & 21, 2025 | The Nutcracker - Downey Theatre |
Get Moving for the Holidays
| Nov 27, 2025 | Rose Bowl Turkey Trot |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 28, 2025 | Shawn's Christmas Trees - Los Angeles, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 28, 2025 | Shawn's Christmas Trees - Los Angeles, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 24, 2025 | Holiday Tree Lot - Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 29, 2024 | Tina's Trees - Calabasas, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 29, 2024 | Tina's Trees - Sherman Oaks, CA |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting on Oct. 18, 2025 | Outdoor Ice Skating - Winter Lodge |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 1, 2025 | Ice Skating Rink - Irving Spectrum Center |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 5, 2025 | Ice Rink - Union Square |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 7, 2025 | Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink - Center City Bishop Ranch |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 28, 2025 | Fire & Ice Festival with Ice Skating - Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort |
| November 7, 2025 | Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink Ceremony - Center City Bishop Ranch |
Hanukkah
| December 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Celebration - Pretend City Children's Museum |
| December 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Festival - Skirball Cultural Center |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| December 6, 2025 | Holiday on Main Street - Yorba Linda, CA |
| December 13, 2025 | Holiday Family Faire - Will Geer's Theatricum and Botanicum |
| November 30, 2025 | Outdoor Holiday Market |
| December 4, 2024 - still seeking 2025 info | Holiday Stroll - City of Torrance, CA |
| December 21, 2024 - still seeking 2025 info | Holiday Makers Market - Dana Point Harbor |
New Year's Eve
| December 31, 2025 | Noon Year's Eve - Pretend City |
| December 31, 2025 | NYELA Countdown to 2025 - Grand Park |
| December 31, 2025 | 55th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse New Year's Eve Musical Revue – fun for the whole family - Downtown Santa Monica |
| December 31, 2025 | New Year's Eve with the Roots |
| December 31, 2025 | Glow Night at the Rink |
| January 25, 2025 | Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival - Santa Ana, CA |
Rose Bowl Event
| Dec 28 - 30, 2025 | Decorating Places - Float Viewing |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Equestfest |
| Dec 29-30, 2025 | Bandfest |
| December 31, 2025 | Rose Bowl Bash |
| December 31, 2025 | lululemon Run With the Roses 5K |
| January 1, 2026 | Rose Parade |
Miscellaneous
| Multiple dates starting on November 21, 2025 | Knott's Merry Farm - Knott's Berry Farm |
| November 30, 2025 | 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade - Los Angeles, CA |
| December 13, 2025 | Holiday Krafts Day - International Printing Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Dec. 1, 2025 | Holidays on the Farm - Gilchrist Farms |
| December 7, 2025 | International Winter Holidays - Bowers Museum |
| December 17 - 21, 2025 | 116th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights - Newport Beach, CA |
| December 27, 2025 | Kwanza Celebration - Pretend City Children's Museum |
| December 21, 2025 | Christmas Celebration - Pretend City Children's Museum |
| December 7, 2025 | Annual Spirit of San Pedro Holiday Parade - San Pedro Chamber of Commerce |
| Dec. 2 - 7, 2025 | Annual Holiday Festival - City of Torrance, CA |
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