This three day pet expo offers everything you need to keep your pets happy and healthy. It’s all about bow-wow-wow, the cat’s meow…and everything in between for all creatures big and small! Animal lovers can visit the OC Fair and Event Center to find thousands of pets and products, as well as animal presentations, family pet entertainment, four-legged competitions and adoptions all weekend long.Highlights include Splash Dogs, the Police Dog K-9 Demonstrations, and the Free Flight Bird Show.New to America’s Family Pet…

At ShareWell, we cultivate brave and generous thinkers. Through arts, immersive play and real-world action, we guide children and youth to recognize injustice and possibility within their communities and beyond, and to take meaningful, collaborative and collective action to create a better future.  The Zimmer Children's Museum by ShareWell offers 10,000 square feet of discovery-based exhibits and more than 20 classes and free public programs each week in art, music & movement, cross-cultural exchange, school readiness, early childhood education and…

**UPDATE as of Thursday, April 5: Sheep shearing has been RESCHEDULED due to possible rain on Saturday 4/7. It is now scheduled for Saturday 4/28.*** Each Spring, the flock of Shetland sheep at the L.A. Zoo must have their wool sheared to prevent overheating in the warmer months. See these animals receive their annual haircut from Trevor Hollenback of Hollenback Shearing at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. Young visitors can learn how to care for and groom goats…

Our 5th Poetry Slam will celebrate the spoken word with an opportunity for our community schools to send us their wittiest and wisest wordsmiths to compete for the title of Poet Laureate and to shine a light on their school’s rhyming rep. Each school that chooses to participate can have a school or class competition to select up to two poets to represent them in our battle of the bards. We are looking for up to two word lovers per…

LA OPERA PRESENTS GREAT OPERA CHORUSES conducted by Grant Gershon Saturday, April 28th Performance begins at 3pm Valley Performing Arts Center – California State University, Northridge Admission is Free*, tickets are required. Join LA Opera for this free concert featuring the renowned LA Opera Chorus led by Resident Conductor Grant Gershon, featuring famous choruses from popular operas by Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein and more. Audience members of all ages—and of any musical ability— will have the opportunity to join in the…

Gather your family, your sleeping bags, and get ready for an overnight adventure at the Los Angeles Zoo. This exciting indoor overnight includes a nighttime guided tour of the Zoo, pizza/salad dinner, and an evening snack. Go to bed with a beastly bedtime story and sleep under cliffs and trees in our California Condor Rescue Zone. In the morning wake up with a walk in the Zoo and then enjoy a full continental breakfast. Finally, join us for a meet…

Teen Night is a free event created by teens for teens. This iteration is inspired by the exhibitions Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin and Lauren Halsey: we still here, there, on view at MOCA Grand Avenue. Real Worlds looks at the honest and subversive narratives of three seminal photographers, while Halsey’s cavernous installation is a utopian celebration of South Central Los Angeles, her home since childhood. Teen Night responds to these ideas, showcasing narratives from teens across Los Angeles in the face of changing national…

This year, Plaza de la Raza will host our first ever "Earth Week Fest", a free, family-friendly event featuring live music with Gloria Arjona, The Furious Seasons, EZ Tiger and DJ Will Alvarez. With comedy by La Tres Chicanas. The day will kick off with Luchadores - but there'll be a lot more to see, do, and eat! Taco trucks, face-painting, Henna artists, dance, arts & crafts and tons of info on local and global environmental issues. The event will be…