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Visiting Los Angeles Metro Area

Visit sunny Los Angeles this season. Holidays in the City of Angles are spectacular. Concerts fill venues from Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to Sunset Strip’s House of Blues. The Kodak Theare hosts the latest Cirque du Soleil preformance and the Olvera Street neighborhood celebrates the Hispanic tradition of Las Posadas at El Pueblo Historic Monument. Take the kids to the Staples Center to see Disney on Ice, or take in a Lakers game. Don’t miss Grand Marshal Marie Osmond leading the 80th anniversary Hollywood Christmas Parade down Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles has fun for everyone this season.

Downtown Santa Monica celebrates the season with ICE at Santa Monica. Through mid-January, come down to the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue to enjoy outdoor ice skating. Get a taste of winter just off Santa Monica Beach at ICE at Santa Monica. Take a lesson, if this is a first, or attend a LA Kings Hockey Clinic and learn technique from the pros - enjoy some cool this season in Santa Monica.

Frisbee fans get ready for Lei-Out 2012 as Santa Monica hosts the US's ultimate Frisbee festival. Lei-Out is a mixed Beach Ultimate tournament held on Santa Monica Beach north of Santa Monica Pier January 14th and 15th. Join a team or come watch Frisbee like you’ve never seen before.

Head south to Marina Del Rey for a getaway in the heart of LA's beach culture. Nestled between Los Angeles International Airport and Playa del Rey to the south, Santa Monica to the north and popular Venice Beach to the west, Marina del Rey is an ideal location near the Pacific Ocean. The BEST WESTERN PLUS The Inn at Marina del Rey is newly renovated and ready for your visit. Enjoy the complimentary breakfast buffet before you head outside for a stroll on Venice Beach boardwalk. The heated pool at Marina del Rey's Best Western hotel also comes in handy this time of year.

Long Beach gets in the Holiday spirit with the 29th Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade. Join the festivities the evening of December 3rd for the 2011 Parade featuring the theme “It’s a Green Christmas”. Enjoy marching bands, floats and a visit from Santa Claus as he closes the parade. Stake out your spot along East Second Street and kick-off the season with the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade.

Football fans, the season’s not over until after January 21st. The Long Beach Home Depot Center hosts the Astroturf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on January 21st, 2012. This all-star football event features a match up between the top 100 draft-eligible College Junior and Senior football players. Catch the best College players and future NFL stars in one game. The Home Depot Center is the place to be in January.

Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, hosts one of Football's biggest traditions, the Rose Bowl Football Game and Rose Parade. The 123rd Rose Parade kicks off a full day of tradition and football on January 2nd. Honda is the 2012 parade sponsor featuring the theme “Just Imagine…”. For a tour of the float decorating, plan a visit to the Rose Palace or Rosemont Pavilion as early as December 29th. You can also see the floats up close after the parade.

The much-anticipated 98th Rose Bowl Game begins at 1pm on January 2nd. Enjoy the excitement with two of college football’s top teams in the match up called “The Granddaddy of Them All”. Tailgate fans don’t miss the fun of Alumni Tailgate Parties on the Golf Course north of the Rose Bowl Stadium or Public Tailgating in Lot H south of the stadium. The party begins at 8am – plan for a full day of fun.