Friday, Dec 3 - 3:30 PM - Reservations for Holiday Open House

6400 East Bixby Hill Road,Long Beach CA 90815

03 December, 2021

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Get into the holiday spirit at Rancho Los Alamitos. Holiday Open House at Rancho Los AlamitosIn the early 1900s, the Bixby family hosted the ranch’s community of workers, families, and friends for a big Christmas party. And now you’re invited! Bring your family and friends for a festive afternoon at Rancho Los Alamitos. Tour the decorated Ranch House, get creative with crafts for kids, and enjoy music and light refreshments. The Holiday Open House at Rancho Los Alamitos is free. (Donations are welcome.) Reservations are required. Parking is free for RLA members, $5.00 for others. For more information, please call (562) 431-3541 or email info@ RanchoLosAlamitos.org. Those who plan to arrive on foot or via a ride-sharing service should make their free reservations here or contact the Rancho directly for reservations at (562) 431-3541 or by email at [email protected]. (There is no parking allowed on the streets of Bixby Hill outside the Rancho.) Tickets are non-refundable. Rancho Los Alamitos, the “Ranch of the Little Cottonwoods,” is a Long Beach City Landmark and is twice listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Rancho has a continuous history that stretches back for more than 1500 years and reflects the many people who have called it home – from the first people, the Tongva native American people, to the farmers of the mid-twentieth century. The 7½-acre site includes four acres of nationally significant historic gardens, a ranch house (1790-1933) with a core of adobe, and restored barnyard of the early 20th-century working ranch. Children and adults alike are enlightened and delighted when touring the ranch house and interpretive center, communing with nature in the lush gardens and visiting with the farm animals (horses, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, and rabbits) housed in the barns area. The Rancho is open to the public from Wednesday-Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. (Guests enter at the Bixby Hill residential security gate at Anaheim and Palo Verde.) Guided tours of the Ranch house and Barns Area start every 30 minutes from the Rancho Center with the last tour beginning at 4:00 pm. Visitors may tour the gardens with a docent or opt for a self-guided tour. Admission and parking are free.