A Very Merry Pop Up: Fa La Land

Disclaimer: Fa La Land graciously provided tickets but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

It’s no secret that I’m a hardcore Christmas fan. Halloween is barely over and I’m playing Christmas carols and shows and planning all sorts of Christmas activities. So when Fa La Land offered us tickets, I was so excited! A pop up museum all about Christmas? Count me in!

Fa La Land is located in Row DTLA in downtown Los Angeles. It’s been a few years since we were down there and holy cow, they have really developed that area with trendy shops and restaurants. It’s super cute! Since it was Sunday, we also got to walk around Smorgasburg which has quite a lot of food vendors and some shop vendors. They’ve really grown since the last time we were there too, I’m excited to them because it’s such a great idea! After walking around for a few minutes, it was time to go to Fa La Land!

Our tickets were timed so while we waited in line, there were big Connect 4 games to play which my son enjoyed. Pretty soon, it was our turn! We started in the front room for a photo op and from there we got to tour 6 amazing rooms ending with the big man himself: Santa! I would say give yourself a good 45 minutes in the museum to really get to experience all there is to do as it’s SO interactive. There were things to explore and play with, photo ops and absolutely adorable decor.

The first room had Mrs Claus! It looked like a downtown Christmas. It had a movie theater facade, a bench with a big teddy bear, a Christmas tree and Santa and his reindeer in the air! The best part about this room was that kids could write and mail a letter to Santa! My son got a kick out of that.

The next room was the elf room where one of Santa’s elves were. He had my son stamp a golden ticket for my son to take to see Santa. Also, in the room was a white board where you could write your name under naughty or nice. Not sure which you are? There was a wheel you could spin which according to the elf was “100% accurate”.

From there we moved onto an enchanted forest with neon trees! We counted the reindeer in the forest and found the elf. Because we found the elf, they gave my son a sticker and my daughter a stuffed reindeer. The neon trees and black lights were really cool! A great way to mix up the traditional decorations.

The next room was Candyfornia! A whole room made from (fake) candy. They had a candy swing and a candy button ball pit. Such a cool idea that reminded us of Willy Wonka! Even my husband and I were dreaming of a room just like this made with real candy!

The 2nd to last room was Fa La Fest. It was a fun and festive room with a kissing shadow booth which was so much fun. My husband wanted to make shadow puppets haha! There was also a cool LA backdrop photo op. In addition, there were hula hoops to play with which was a blast.

After 5 fun rooms, we got to the room my son had been waiting for: Santa! My son went right to him and was so excited to see him. My daughter on the other hand was terrified as you can see in the picture below. This Santa was so great with both of them. We ended our time with a picture in Santas sleigh.

We had a great time! It was super well done and even my Grinch of husband thought it was fun! The staff was all great and very interactive in the whole process! I highly recommend it as it’s something different and unique while also very Christmas-y.

Want to check out Fa La Land? It’s running daily (except for Mondays) now to December 26th. Tickets are $37 each (3 and under is free) and you can buy them here: https://www.showclix.com/event/fa-la-land

Thank you again Fa La Land for a great day!