Hanukkah Festival

Photo of the lily pond at the Skirball lit up with large column spotlights mimicking a Hanukkah. Families stand along the pond looking at the lights. — Photo by Mercie Ghimire

Make Hanukkah memories at the Skirball with the whole family. Enjoy music, storytelling, food, art making, and a community candle lighting.

Date and Time

Sunday, December 6, 12:00–5:00 pm

Museum is open from 11:00 am–5:00 pm.

Pricing and Details

Tickets on sale starting Thursday, November 5 at 10:00 am

$23 General
$18 Seniors and Full-Time Students
$16 Children 2–17
FREE to Members and Children under 2

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

When advanced tickets sell out, a limited number of walk-up tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis.

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About the Program

Join us as we fill the night with the joy and light of Hanukkah! Get creative in art making areas, watch Skirball Storytellers bring the Hanukkah story to life, explore our Light Lab and Shadow Story corner, help build a miniature City of Light, take a spin in the Dreidel Lounge, and celebrate with live klezmer music from LA’s own Mostly Kosher! As the sun sets, take part in a community candle lighting ceremony.

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Interested in becoming a Skirball Member? Take advantage of a Hanukkah Festival membership offer—on site only on December 6!

“We had fun dancing and singing as a family. The food was great and the storytelling puppet show was wonderful.”

Visiting the Museum

Ticketholders can visit Visions and Values and our newest exhibitions Inventing America: The Comic Book Revolution, The 1960s—A Generation on Fire: Judy Baca's Great Wall of Los Angeles, Jenny Yurshansky: What We Carry, and Patrisse Cullors: Wishes Made Material throughout the event. Children attending the Festival must be accompanied by an adult.

Note: Noah’s Ark will have limited walk-up tickets until sold out. The Archaeology Dig will be closed.

Media Sponsor

Zachary Oxman menorah on display at the Skirball. — Zachary Oxman (b. 1968). *In Celebration of Light and Liberty*, 2024. Stainless steel, copper, and granite. Vice President’s Residence Foundation.

In Celebration of Light and Liberty
Now on display | Main Lobby

While you’re here, come see a special Hanukkah lamp designed by Jewish American artist Zachary Oxman for the official residence of the Vice President of the United States. First displayed when former US Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff—the first Jewish Second Gentleman—lived in the residence, this menorah blends Jewish tradition with American history. Oxman shaped the lamp like a pomegranate tree, a symbol with deep meaning in Judaism. The arms evoke tree branches, with leaves made from copper salvaged from the old roof of the Grand Salon at Ellis Island—the first point of entry to the United States for millions of immigrants, including many Jews from Central and Eastern Europe.

About Hanukkah

Hanukkah commemorates the freedom that the Maccabees fought to preserve nearly 2,000 years ago. It is a winter festival of light that is observed by Jews around the world who gather with family and friends to light a Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiah) for eight nights—bringing more light into the world during the darkest season of the year.