Free and low-friction family outings across LA this week — storytimes, park programs, museum days, and community festivals.
Jul 18 – Dec 26, 2026, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Woodland Hills Farmers Market · Valley
Aug 21 – Dec 25, 2026, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Farmakis Farms · Orange County & Long Beach
Aug 25 – Dec 29, 2026, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM at Posh & Petite Playhouse · Valley
Aug 28 – Oct 31, 2026, Venue hours 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM — program times vary, confirm on official site at Roger's Gardens · Orange County & Long Beach
Aug 28 – Dec 25, 2026, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Topanga Community Center · Westside
Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 at Santa Monica Pier · Westside
Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM at Santa Monica Pier · Westside
Sep 20, 2026 – Apr 18, 2027, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Lifeguard Tower 25 / Beach Park #1 — Santa Monica State Beach · Westside
Thursday, Oct 1–31, 2026 at Camp Fire Long Beach · Orange County & Long Beach
Oct 2 – Nov 1, 2026 at Prancer's Farm Village (Palmdale Auto Mall) · Santa Clarita
Oct 2 – Dec 24, 2026, Venue hours 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM — program times vary, confirm on official site at Roger's Gardens · Orange County & Long Beach
Oct 3 – Nov 1, 2026 at Shawn's Pumpkin Patch · Culver City & West Adams
Still on today · Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM at South Gate Park · South LA
Still on today · Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM at Descanso Gardens · Pasadena & SGV
Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM at Bob Lucas Memorial Library & Literacy Center · Pasadena & SGV
Still on today · Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Off Site
Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Miraleste Library · South Bay
Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 AM at Brentwood · Westside
Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM at Robert Louis Stevenson · Downtown & Central
Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 AM at Panorama City · Valley
Feb 14, 2026 – Mar 21, 2027 at Level 2 (L2) in the Wanda Gallery · Hollywood & Mid-City
Sep 26 – Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Discovery Cube Orange County · Orange County & Long Beach
This page lists free and low-cost family events in LA this week: library storytimes, park programs, museum free days, and community festivals. Confirm tickets, parking, and age rules on each listing before you go.
Free on Play Map LA means the listing is free to attend or has a clear free option — not that every nearby activity is free. Filter by neighborhood and date, then open the official link for capacity limits.
If you need a standing weekly plan instead of a one-off free outing, browse parent-and-me and music class hubs for caregiver-and-child programs.
This hub collects no-cost and low-friction family outings: library storytimes, park programs, museum free days, community festivals, and other listings marked free in Play Map LA inventory.
“Free” means no ticket price on the listing—some programs still need same-day tickets, RSVPs, or parking fees. Read each event’s official source before you go.
Sort by date, then filter by neighborhood and age. For Saturday and Sunday only, combine this hub with the this-weekend filter or jump to free this weekend from related guides.
