# Things to do with kids in La Jolla, CA

> 10 upcoming family events and 4 places and ongoing programs in La Jolla, CA (San Diego County, CA), in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Kids Night Out, Parents' Night Off (Ages 5-10)](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/kids-night-out-parents-night-off-ages-5-10--listing-6eecf70f352c80443ae1a99b) — Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla · Ages 5–10 · From $50 · checked Oct 13. Saturday-evening drop-off program at the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla for ages 5-10: games, crafts and pizza, plus a JCompany production of The Wizard of Oz and a cast…
- [The Wizard of Oz – JCompany Youth Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/the-wizard-of-oz-jcompany-youth-theatre--listing-c9e5efa406b16adc6a13b31c) — Sat, Nov 7 (+3 more dates) · 7:30 PM · David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla · From $26 · checked Oct 13. JCompany Youth Theatre, the Lawrence Family JCC's youth theater company, presents The Wizard of Oz in the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, November 7-15, 2026. Four…
- [Veteran's Day Camp at the JCC](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/veteran-s-day-camp-at-the-jcc--listing-f05e7b368314b7e925de5d6b) — Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla · From $155 · checked Oct 13. One-day school-holiday camp at the Lawrence Family JCC on Wednesday, November 11, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, for grades UTK-6: games, crafts and activities. $155 per day, JCC members $125…
- [Youth Volleyball Clinic (Ages 8–12) at the Lawrence Family JCC](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/youth-volleyball-clinic-ages-8-12-at-the-lawrence-family-jcc--listing-15d867b78f17523f460c2d28) — Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Gymnasium, La Jolla · Ages 8–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 24. A 90-minute after-school volleyball clinic in the Jacobs Family Gymnasium at the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla. Coaches teach players the basics of volleyball along with the…
- [Thanksgiving Camp at the JCC](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/thanksgiving-camp-at-the-jcc--listing-0e23c7884eb9da83fa4a14b5) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla · From $475 · checked Oct 13. Three-day Thanksgiving-week camp at the Lawrence Family JCC, Monday-Wednesday, November 23-25, 2026, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, for grades UTK-6: festive games, crafts and creative…
- [Turkey Surf Camp (Thanksgiving Week) – Surf Diva](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/turkey-surf-camp-thanksgiving-week-surf-diva--listing-19122c152a2c7e71636d024c) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Surf Diva Surf School (meets at La Jolla Shores) · From $430 · checked Oct 13. Three-day Thanksgiving-week surf camp from Surf Diva Surf School at La Jolla Shores, Monday-Wednesday, November 23-25, drop-off 9:30am and pick-up 12:30pm. Each half-day includes…
- [ei8ht – JCompany Youth Theatre Hanukkah musical](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/ei8ht-jcompany-youth-theatre-hanukkah-musical--listing-b8558bafa8b90affe253fb3d) — Sat, Nov 28 (+3 more dates) · 7:30 PM · David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla · From $36 · checked Oct 13. JCompany Youth Theatre presents ei8ht, a Hanukkah story about young Tali rediscovering the holiday's meaning through her grandmother's stories, in the David & Dorothea Garfield…
- [Holiday Surf Camp (Christmas and New Year's Weeks) – Surf Diva](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/holiday-surf-camp-christmas-and-new-year-s-weeks-surf-diva--listing-1ed5a5a574b26000e18571a3) — Mon, Dec 21 (+5 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Surf Diva Surf School (meets at La Jolla Shores) · From $430 · checked Oct 13. Surf Diva's winter-break surf camps at La Jolla Shores: two separate three-day sessions, Christmas week December 21-23 and New Year's week December 28-30 (Monday-Wednesday)…
- [Winter Specialty Camps (UTK–6th Grade) at the Lawrence Family JCC](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/winter-specialty-camps-utk-6th-grade-at-the-lawrence-family-jcc--listing-56554ec0c12601e614c033b5) — Mon, Dec 21 (+7 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla · From $680 · checked Oct 24. The Lawrence Family JCC runs two four-day weeks of winter-break day camp for children from transitional kindergarten through sixth grade on its La Jolla campus: December 21–24…
- [Twelfth Night (Shabbat Shakespeare) – JCompany Youth Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/twelfth-night-shabbat-shakespeare-jcompany-youth-theatre--listing-cd9f1077140ca4d4b21bcde7) — Fri, Jan 8 (+2 more dates) · 6:30 PM · The Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla · From $29 · checked Oct 13. JCompany Youth Theatre stages Shakespeare's Twelfth Night as 'Shabbat Shakespeare' in the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC, January 8-17, 2027…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Birch Aquarium at Scripps](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/birch-aquarium-at-scripps--listing-e61e89c5d214ba9350f3dfab) — Open daily from 9 a.m.; closing time varies by season (see Daily Schedule); closed… · Birch Aquarium at Scripps, La Jolla · All ages · From $29.95 · checked Oct 13. The public aquarium of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, on a hill above La Jolla Shores. Open daily at 9 a.m.; closing times vary by season and are posted on…
- [Free Second Sunday and Free Third Thursday at MCASD La Jolla](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/free-second-sunday-and-free-third-thursday-at-mcasd-la-jolla--listing-9a9d7cb68e702ceee649efd3) — Every second Sunday (11AM-5PM) and third Thursday (11AM-7PM) of the month · Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego offers free general admission to everyone on the second Sunday and third Thursday of every month at its La Jolla museum at 700 Prospect…
- [Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla)](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/museum-of-contemporary-art-san-diego-la-jolla--listing-18e38ae414fb3eedb3d15f8b) — Thu-Sat 11AM-7PM; Sun 11AM-5PM; closed Mon-Wed; free days every Second Sunday and Third… · Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 13. Contemporary art museum on the ocean bluff in La Jolla. Open Thursday through Saturday 11AM to 7PM and Sunday 11AM to 5PM; closed Monday through Wednesday. General admission is…
- [Sunday Youth Basketball at the Lawrence Family JCC](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/sunday-youth-basketball-at-the-lawrence-family-jcc--listing-c7e9986e6f5a86f734afff8a) — Sundays, November 1, 2026 - January 17, 2027 (no class December 6 & 27); 8U 11:00-12:20… · Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla · From $300 · checked Oct 20. The Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla runs a Sunday youth basketball programme from November 1, 2026, to January 17, 2027, with no sessions on December 6 and December 27. Players…

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