Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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Oakley Ballet Center / Footworks Youth Ballet - Ventura
/The Oakley Ballet Center and associated Footworks Youth Ballet is located in Ventura at 1594 Saratoga Avenue. Footworks Youth Ballet performs at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The Oakley Ballet Center offers classes, lessons and workshops for kids ages 2 and up as well as teens and adults.
For more information, visit www.footworksyouthballet.org or call 805.676.1600.
Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles
/The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is located at 4949 York Blvd in Los Angeles.
Bob Baker passed away at 90 years old on November 28, 2014 but his theater lives on, with an inventory of over 3,000 puppets!
Visit www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com to learn more about upcoming shows.
Oxnard Panthers Youth Football and Cheer
/Oxnard Panthers Youth Football and Cheer is for kids ages 6 to 14, including the following age divisions: Pee Wee (ages 8-9), Bantam (ages 10-11), Midget (ages 11-12), Junior (ages 12-13) and Senior (ages 13-14). (Weight limits apply.)
The Panthers are a member of the Pacific Youth Football League.
For more information, visit www.oxnardpanthers.com. Signups start in the spring for the coming summer/fall season.
Fillmore Skate Park
/Fillmore Skate Park, located at River Street and C Street in Fillmore, is a 22,000 square foot outdoor facility that opened in March 2009. It is open daily from dawn to dusk and is free of charge.
Learn more about it at www.fillmoreca.com/departments/parks-and-recreation-department/parks-and-sports-fields/two-rivers-park/fillmore-skate-park
Kids Club at The Promenade at Westlake
/The Kids Club at The Promenade at Westlake takes place on Thursdays from 6-7pm. Free entertainment for kids 10 and under.
Upcoming Events:
TBA
The Promenade is located at 100 Promenade Way, Westlake Village (southeast corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards). www.shoppromenade.com
Gold Coast Theatre Conservatory in Thousand Oaks
/Founded in 1994, Gold Coast Theatre Conservatory is for the student who values creative expression and supports the powerful idea of process over performance. The students are urged to act, not perform. Here we learn how to make theatre - a group activity, a team sport, a publicly shared into worthwhile material and into the self.
Gold Coast Theatre Conservatory is constructed so that children of grades 3-12 work together, as well as with their peers, providing a unique youth theater opportunity for all. Also provided is a Junior Conservatory for grades 1 and 2 held at a separate time.
Classes are held at Conejo Elementary School.
More information at www.goldcoasttheatreconservatory.com.
Simi Valley Public Library
/The Simi Valley Public Library is located at 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Previously part of the Ventura County Library System, the library became a municipal public library on July 1, 2013.
The library is open 7 days a week, 10am to 8pm Monday through Thursday, 1pm to 5pm on Friday and Sunday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday.
In addition to books and publications, the library has a meeting room, hosts special free events and programs for the community and allows for eBook downloads on its website.
To learn more, visit www.simivalleylibrary.org or call 805.526.1735.
