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LA Zoo Lights, NHM Commons, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend

LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow photo by Jamie Pham
LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow photo by Jamie Pham
10/29/24 - By Toby B

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this weekend? Here are some of our favorite events and activities to add to your list this weekend

A cool wind is blowing in from the North, bringing Christmas with it! There's no merrier time than the Holidays at Disneyland, and this year, Mickey and friends have an extra special gift for us: the long-awaited opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. I'll raise a beignet to that!

Also opening is the Natural History Museum's new wing. NHM Commons invites the community to join the day-long celebration with a block party, interactive STEM activities, and a 70-foot green-boned dinosaur named Gnatalie. 

And parents, if you want to check out some of the seasonal events without your littles in tow, Parents' Night Out at the Cayton offers the perfect solution. Kids can participate in fun and games at one of the best children's museums in LA, and you can enjoy the evening doing whatever you want! 

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Hands-on activities at the NHM Commons Opening Day Celebration. Photo courtesy of the Museum
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Best Things To Do This Weekend in Los Angeles

LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow

Griffith Park
Starts Friday, November 15
Zoo Lights once again lights up the night with a holiday light display at the LA Zoo. The event transforms select areas of the zoo into an immersive landscape filled with spectacular lantern sculptures of animals among blooming flowers, towering trees, and more. This year, Santa returns to join in the fun.  READ MORE

Holidays at Disneyland Resort

Anaheim
Starts Friday, November 15
The Happiest Place on Earth becomes the merriest place on Earth this holiday season.  Disneyland Resort celebrates the holidays with themed shows and rides, festive decor, and seasonally dressed character favorites. (This year, Mickey and his friends are showing off their new wintry wear). Plus, just in time for the holidays, Disneyland debuts its newest ride: Tiana's Bayou Adventure! READ MORE

Night Games at the Music Center

DTLA - FREE
Friday, & Saturday November 15 & 16
It's game on at the Music Center! Night Games is an electrifying weekend of immersive gameplay under the stars. Guests can participate in multiplayer showdowns, play games solo, or enjoy the action as an observer. READ MORE

Parents' Night Out

Santa Monica
Saturday, November 16
The Cayton Children's Museum hosts an evening of after-hours play. Parents can drop off kids for surpervised play including games, activities, and free play along with dinner, snacks, and drinks. READ MORE

Sparkle DTLA Grand Debut

DTLA - FREE
Saturday, November 16
The nightly DTLA light show kicks off with a grand debut. The evening's activities include hot cocoa + sweet treats,  face painting and temporary glitter tattoos, holiday cards and place card making, a bracelet bar, a festive photo booth with keepsake photo, and more, all leading up to the Sparkle DTLA Holiday Show, making spirits bright with 18 million hues of lights synchronized to festive tunes READ MORE

Bob Baker's Holiday on Strings

Highland Park
Opens Saturday, November 16
Bob Baker's Holiday on Strings returns for a festivity spectacular. Demitrius Nova Twinklestar III (that’s Demi Star for short) and The Stargazer embark on a magical tour of the holiday galaxies.  On this voyage through the stars, they stop at Santa's Workshop, celebrate the eight days of Hanukkah, dip into the world of Charles Dickens, and oh so much more. READ MORE

Family Weekend Workshops: Art in Nature

DTLA - FREE
Saturday, November 16
Kids and their families can get creative with native plants in celebration of the opening day of The Broad’s collection exhibition, Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature Activities are inspired by Social Forest: Oaks of Tovaangar, the Museum's reforestation project in conjunction with the exhibition. READ MORE

Autumn Festival

Long Beach
Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17
The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates Asian culture with its annual Autumn Festival. Families can learn about the arts, cuisine, cultures, and marine environments of Japan, China, Korea, and the Philippines. READ MORE

PST ART Weekend: Hollywood to Expo Park

Multiple Locations - FREE
Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17
Cultural institutions from Hollywood to Expo Park host an exciting variety of events including outdoor activities, workshops, performances, and community gatherings as part of Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide. Guests can discover pigeons with backpacks monitoring air pollution, a 12-hour experimental music festival, and other unique programs from renowned institutions such as the Griffith Observatory, LACMA, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USC and more. READ MORE

NHM Commons Opening Day Celebration

Exposition Park
Sunday, November 17
The Natural History Museum celebrates the opening of its new wing, NHM Commons, with a day-long, outdoor-indoor, museum-wide festival. Guests can be among the first visitors to see Gnatalie, the 70-foot green-boned sauropod. READ MORE

Enchanted: Forest of Light

La Canada-Flintridge
Starts Sunday, November 17
Enchanted: Forest of Light is an interactive, nighttime experience, featuring a one-mile walk through unique lighting displays throughout Descanso Gardens.  READ MORE

ALRT at the Disco Family Rave

Arlington Heights
Sunday, November 17
To all the dancers & electronic music lovers with little munchkins: come groove along with ALRT at this 70's themed rave for families.  Big Fish Little Fish hosts family raves so that kids can dance, jump, play, and sing along with their parents in a safe and energetic environment.  READ MORE

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