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Now’s your chance to get that annual Santa holiday photo with your kids, friends — or even the family dog. The red-suited one is stopping for photo opps all over the Southland, including Dodger Stadium.
Riverside’s Mission Inn covers a full city block, with an exterior full of lights, music and animated figures.
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Take a stroll along Rodeo Drive to do some wistful window shopping while admiring Beverly Hills’ lavish light display.
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Catch live performances and sip on holiday-themed cocktails at Eden’s Queer Christmas Concert at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood.
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Visit one of the quietest places in Los Angeles — the Central Library — and check out some of the holiday-themed books in the Children’s Literature Department.
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GLOW is a winter-wonder light show featuring a riot of illuminated color throughout the garden to evoke bayous, beaches and a kelp forest.
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Behold our magical SoCal Advent calendar, featuring one festive thing to do for all 31 days of December.
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Visit Newport Harbor to check out the 113th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, which features as many as 100 watercraft ranging from canoes to yachts.
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Celebrate the birthday of music mogul and marijuana magnate Jay-Z — and get yourself in high spirits for the holidays — by getting to know his cannabis brand Monogram up close and personal.
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The 62nd L.A. County Holiday Celebration features cultural holiday traditions practiced across the region with instrumental and choral music and dance performances.
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At Blitzen’s, the menu consists of boozy eggnog, spiked hot cocoa, variations on the hot toddy and other cold-weather concoctions.
