| "Other good sites for free or inexpensive activities and up-to-the-minute tips are EyeSpyLA.com, sf.funcheap.com, and londonforfree.net.” - shopping & travel writer Jennifer Paull for FOXNEWS.com
We get mail
"Just wanted to tell you how much I look forward to seeing your Eye Spy in my In Box. Keep up the good work....you are my social secretary!"
-Rosemary C
"Had the most incredible time at the New Boyz free concert today with
my kids. Would never had known about it if not for your website. Thank you!!" -Elizabeth T
"Thank you so much for putting out this great resource! I just saw the hot air balloon festival and am over the moon happy about it!
Thanks & have a GREAT weekend:-)" - Ann
"Eye Spy LA is the greatest events calendar for LA. Period. Not only do we always list our Spirited Woman events in it and have pulled great results - but it is my own weekly "whats-going-on" bible, and I personally don't make a plan before checking the listings." - Nancy Mills Founder, Spirited Woman
"I so look forward to this [newsletter] every Friday. Thank you" - Icetea3
"Thank you for writing wonderful editions of Eye Spy LA. Every Fri. I look forward to open my e-mail. It comes so handy to know about places or events that my family and I can attend on the weekends. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday season!!!!" - Patricia Arias
Subscribe
FREE Eye Spy LA
Weekly eNews
Don't miss out on free & discount ticket offers, contests and all of the other fun things to do in LA each week. Take a look at some past issues HERE
|
|
|
|
| THINGS TO DO IN L.A.
SUNDAY 12/08/2013
Festivals, Concerts, Entertainment, Activities, and Other Events in Los Angeles
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
 | | |
 12/07/2013 to 12/08/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
PEACH TREE POTTERY'S 8TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW AND SALE
3795 Boise Avenue, LA, CA 90066 310-567-2708 - Free - Join us for Peach Tree Pottery's 8th Annual Holiday Show & Sale! Great gifts for any budget! Handmade art by local artists including pottery, ceramics, photographs, marbled art, jewelry, zen watches, ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
 11/30/2013 to 12/31/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
NEWPORT BEACH HOLIDAY CRUISES AND CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS CRUISES
Special $20 Holiday cruise rates available
309 Palm Street Suite A, Newport Beach, 92661 949-675-0551 - - The Granddaddy Of Holiday Events In Southern California. Holiday cruises all month during December to view bay front homes and decorated ships. Dec 18-22 Newport Landing provides cruises that are in ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
 12/01/2013 to 01/06/2014 (FEATURED EVENT)
GRAY WHALE MIGRATION-WHALE WATCHING $20 CRUISES
Cost is $20 if you mention Eye Spy LA
309 Palm Street Suite A, Newport Beach, 92661 Newport Landing Whale Watching On the Balboa Pensula in Newport Beach. 949-675-0551
- Adults $30, Juniors $25 - $20 special with mention of Eye Spy LA. The California Gray Whale makes the most spectacular and longest mass migration of any marine mammal. Gray Whales migrate annually along the west coast of Nort ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
 12/08/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
EXPLORA- WINTER WONDERLAND STEAM FESTIVAL
11840 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230 - General Admission is free. Activities and projects range from $5 - $50. OR pre-purchase Star Launcher ALL ACCESS Tickets (inc. food, drink and all activities & projects) for $125 from our website - The Explora-Winter Wonderland STEAM Festival is a family event that celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math while embracing the holiday season. Come join us for a festive fun day of ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/07/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
HOLIDAY COOKIE BAKING - SAT, 12/7/13 FROM 10AM-1:00PM
2366 Pelham Ave 3104702640 - 90 - HOLIDAY Cookie Baking 90 Per Person Sat, 12/7/13 10am-1:00pm Regardless of age, all of us love cookies and this class is perfect any time of the year! Join us as our team teaches you the art of crea ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/07/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
THE STAND-UP COMEDY OF TOM DREESEN AND HIS MEMORIES OF SINATRA
6025 Valley Circle Boulevard | Woodland Hills, California 91367 818-346-3545 - $36 - In this unforgettable performance, Dreesen will take you from his childhood of shining shoes in bars in his hometown of Harvey, hearing Sinatra on the jukebox to one day touring the nation as his ope ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
HOLIDAY MATINEE: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
842 South Broadway, Los Angeles, 90014 - $15 general public ; $10 Conservancy members; $5 children 12 and under - The Los Angeles Conservancy will celebrate the holiday season on Sunday, December 8 with a matinee screening of the popular holiday film, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), at the h ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/06/2013 to 12/08/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
A HOLIDAY TOAST TO TINSELTOWN
20% off - use promo code EYESPYLA
514 S Spring Street, Los Angeles, 90013 866-811-4111 - $20 - $65 - A Holiday Toast to Tinseltown is a chorus line of high kicking dancers, phenomenal tappers, thrilling acrobats, stunning guest vocalists performing with a host to rival Dean Martin. The LA Follies l ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/07/2013 to 12/08/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
PASADENA HOLIDAY LOOK IN HOME TOUR & BOUTIQUE
1800 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108 - $35 per ticket - The 46th Annual Holiday Look In home tour is taking place Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, 2013. Over the past 45+ years, this enormously popular event has become an anticipated community celeb ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
(RECOMMENDED EVENT)
FESTIVE HOLIDAY FLAMENCO DINNER THEATER AT HISTORIC EL CID
4212 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90029 323-668-0318 - $15 - The holidays are upon us and historic El Cid, continuing its celebration of 50 years of Flamenco, presents LA’s most exciting and authentic Flamenco Dinner Theater every Friday, Saturday and Sunday ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
11/08/2013 to 12/05/2013
GALLERIE SPARTA PRESENTS: UNESCO ARTIST FOR PEACE HEDVA SER
8641 Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood California 90069 816-217-8362 - FREE - Gallerie Sparta Presents: UNESCO ARTIST FOR PEACE HEDVA SER Internationally renowned French Israeli born artist, Hedva Ser, will exhibit a solo show of her gorgeous contemporary bronze sculptures at ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
11/07/2013 to 12/07/2013
FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES 3D NOW PLAYING AT THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER IMAX THEATER
$2 off Adult, $1 off Child IMAX Admission. Enter coupon code SAVE-MAX#2 during online purchase
700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, 90037 323-724-3623 - Adult: $8.25 Child: $5.00 - FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES 3D This breathtaking film takes viewers on a journey that spans thousands of miles, three countries and several generations — tracking real monarch butterflies that leave C ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
LE SALON DE MUSIQUES CONCERTS SERIES IN LOS ANGELES
135 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 310) 498 0257 - - Join us in a stageless performance space where world-class musicians and like-minded aficionados experience Chamber Music in it's original setting. With four USA Premieres and a retinue of newly redi ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
LE SALON DE MUSIQUES CONCERTS SERIES IN LOS ANGELES
135 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 310 498 0257 - - Join us in a stageless performance space where world-class musicians and like-minded aficionados experience Chamber Music in it's original setting. With four USA Premieres and a retinue of newly redi ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
11/15/2013 to 12/08/2013
¡SER!
514 S Spring Street, Los Angeles 90013 2134890994 - 30 - ¡Ser! * World Premiere*
Written and performed by Karen Anzoategui
Directed by Marcos Najera
Featuring musical collaboration with Louie Perez of Los Lobos, CAVA and Walter Miranda November 15 – Decem ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
09/07/2013 to 12/08/2013
GABE BARTALOS: ABHORRENCE AND OBSESSION
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, 90840 562-985-5761 - Free on September 7th. Free to UAM members and CSULB students, faculty and staff. General Public $4.00, non–CSULB students $2 with school ID, children under twelve free if accompanied by an adult. - The University Art Museum (UAM), CSULB presents a major new exhibition with Los Angeles-based special effects artist Gabe Bartalos titled Abhorrence and Obsession to open on September 7, 2013. For ov ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
 12/08/2013
A FAERY HUNT
1000 Hanley Avenue, Brentwood, CA 90049 818-324-6802 - $12.50 - Winner of the Nickelodeon's Parents' Pick Award for "Best Children's Theater in Los Angeles," and name "Best of Hollywood" by The Hollywood Reporter, come and join the faery folke on a fun and gentle ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
HOLIDAY ON THE HILL
40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065 (805) 577-4057 - - Celebrate this magical season with your family and friends at our 6th Annual Holiday on the Hill event. This spectacular evening of wonderful holiday performers, magnificent music, tours of the upcom ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
 11/15/2013 to 12/08/2013
¡SER!
514 S Spring St., Los Angeles, 90013 (866) 811-4111 - $10-$30 - Get ready, get set…get ¡Ser! The world premiere of a comedic solo show written and performed by Karen Anzoategui that features live music by CAVA and Walter Miranda written in collaboration with Lou ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET
7561 Center Dr Huntington Beach CA 92647 - - German Christmas Market in the Old World Village in Huntington Beach where you can find arts, crafts and vintage items for the holidays or Christmas from local artisans and artists. Free Entry. Celeb ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
LIVING ARTISTICALLY WITH PARKINSON'S ART SHOW AND AUCTION
2525 Michigan Ave Santa Monica, CA 90404 - $0.00 - Show Featuring Artists with Parkinson’s set for Dec 8 in Santa Monica, CA “Living Artistically With Parkinson’s”, the much anticipated annual art show opens on Sunday, Dec 8, in Santa Monica, CA. ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
GERMAN CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MARKET
7561 Center Dr Huntington Beach CA 92647 (818) 470-2932 - free - Christmas Holiday Market in German/European style in the beautiful Old World Village in Huntington Beach. Find unique arts, crafts and vintage items for the holidays or Christmas from up to 50 differ ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
SAY NO TO DRUGS RACE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Universal Studios Gate 3, 2160 Parking Structure 3900 Lankershim Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90068 818-523-9747 - 40 - Join us on the backlot as we return to the Universal Studios Backlot for our annual Holiday Classic 5K/10K/Kiddie Fun Run, Sunday, December 8, 2013. Brand New Course for 2013: Experience an exclusiv ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/05/2013 to 12/08/2013
DRESS ON A DIME WOMEN'S 4-DAY FASHION WAREHOUSE BLOW-OUT SALE
4343 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, 90807 562-881-1574 - FREE - Take part in LA's largest and most unique place to bargain shop-Dress on a Dime Long Beach! Once you discover Dress on a Dime, you will never want to pay retail again! Whatever you need to update you ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
11/07/2013 to 12/08/2013
THE NISEI WIDOWS CLUB: HOW TOMI GOT HER GROOVE BACK
120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, 90012 2136257000 - Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. Balcony $26/Orchestra $31 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Balcony $31/Orchestra $36 Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Balcony $31/Orchestra $36 *$4 per ticket handling fee on all regular ticket purchases - The Nisei Widows Club: How Tomi Got Her Groove Back – WORLD PREMIERE By Betty Tokudani
Directed by Amy Hill November 7 – December 8, 2013 The third installment of a comic trilogy following the live ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
DECADENT DESSERTS - SUN, 12/8/13 FROM 3:00PM-6:00PM
2366 Pelham Ave 3104702640 - 90 - Decadent Desserts $90 Per Person Sun, 12/8/13 3:00pm-6:00pm Decadence is right – come and create this decadence with us and create delicious entertainment! We start with: • Ancho Chile Devil’s Foo ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
JEANNE COTTER - A HOLIDAY CONCERT WITH GUEST PIANIST ANDREI LIEDERS
10% off Premium Ticket - use promo code EYESPYLA
1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 - $35-$50 - For the first time in over a decade, Los Angeles welcomes back concert pianist & singer songwriter Jeanne Cotter with a special guest performance by concert pianist Andrei Lieders Cotter regularly to ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
11/28/2013 to 12/08/2013
CIRCUS VARGAS PRESENTS MAGIKARIA!
777 N. Front St, Burbank, CA 91502 877-468-3861 - $20-70 - Circus Vargas conjures up an astonishing array of artists in its newest spectacular! Presenting, “Magikaria, A Fantastical Magical Experience!” An amazing production bursting with mystery, magic, m ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/06/2013 to 12/08/2013
HARVEST FESTIVAL® ORIGINAL ART & CRAFT SHOW
1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 800-346-1212 - Adults: $9, Seniors (62+) $7, Youths (13-17) $4, Kids 12 and under are free - Check off your holiday shopping list at the Harvest Festival® Original Art & Craft Show in Pomona where shopping and entertainment combine for a winter wonderland of fun December 6-8, 2013. Aglow in ....
DETAILS
| |
| | | |
12/08/2013
MEET ME UNDER THE FIG TREE
101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-576-7777 - FREE - Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows invites you to join them for a day of festivities under the Moreton Bay Fig Tree as they celebrate the Holiday Season. The day’s festivities include: live entertai ....
DETAILS
| |
|
|
SUBSCRIBE
FREE Eye Spy LA
Weekly eNews
Don't miss out on free & discount ticket offers
and all of the other fun things to do in LA each week.
Take a look at some past issues HERE
|
|
HOLIDAY GUIDE
Now through New Year's Eve find special holiday themed events, activities and entertainment on our annual Holiday Guide.
|
|
ART THIS WEEK IN L.A.
|
|
|
LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING SPECIFIC?
|
|
|
|