Christine N. Ziemba

Although larger in-person celebrations and parades have been canceled or postponed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, find ways to celebrate, virtually.

Watch taiko drummers live on stage. Attend NFMLA’s January film festival, virtually. Attend an Asian Expo featuring food, shopping, anime, and K-pop. Watch a virtual Q&A with Kirsten Dunst. And For Folk Sake — check out the pop art of Erick Martinez.

Watch a virtually staged reading of a new play from The Blank Theatre. Catch a 1970s dystopian classic on the big screen. Laugh along as The Mads riff on vintage shorts. View new art by Glenn Hardy Jr.

Attend an outdoor celebration for Dia de los Reyes. Hike to a waterfall. Pay tribute to Betty White with a hot dog. Learn about upcoming space missions to Venus.

Watch MoMA’s Contenders film series. Attend anniversary screenings of classics The Harder They Come and Miracle in Milan. Laugh along at a pooch-friendly comedy show. Hike six miles on Hicks Haul Road.

Watch a star-studded comedy show online to laugh in 2022. View Grand Park’s NYE celebration from the comfort of your home. Check out the Rose Parade floats up close. Suit up and take part in a polar bear plunge.

Watch the Rose Parade bands perform at Bandfest. Enter a NYE curling tournament. Catch Tinashe live. Bring friends and family in town to a number of art exhibitions, including Banksy and The Broad’s recent collections.

Watch It’s A Wonderful Life on the big screen. Attend a magical cirque. Catch the last weeks of Love Actually Live, the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition and The Obama Portraits Tour.

Listen to an all-star lineup play classic albums by the Sex Pistols and Lou Reed. Watch Hollywood veterans tell tales from the trenches. Catch Bob Baker’s marionettes take on The Nutcracker. See the siege of Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard.

Take part in the Christmas tradition of Las Posadas. Laugh along with Ron Funches. Catch La Santa Cecilia in concert. Visit Shogun Santa. Don those ugly sweaters for a pair of SoCal pub crawls.