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The best things to do in LA, including popular events, festivals, attractions & tours, free activities and entertainment.
- Best beaches in LA
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- LA's best pool parties
- Best hikes in LA with city views
Best beaches in LA
Check out the city's top coastal retreats from family-friendly shores to a surfer's paradise.
Free things to do in LA
Here are the best wallet-free ways to explore and enjoy the city.
Top massages for every budget
Rest your head and unwind at the best spas in LA for cheap, mid-range and splurge-worthy rubdowns.
LA's best pool parties
Go off the deep end at one of Time Out's picks for the best pool parties in LA.
Best hikes in LA with city views
In a city where open space is sparse and the sprawl can feel endelss, climb up to escape from it all.
Events calendar: This week's top picks
The Actors' Gang: Heart of Darkness
- Price band: 2/4
Watch as Brian T. Finney tackles on Joseph Conrad's celebrated novel Heart of Darkness with an ambitious one man performance.
- Actors' Gang Theatre 9070 Venice Blvd, between Culver & Robertson Boulevards
- Until Sat May 18
REDCAT International Children's Film Festival
- Price band: 1/4
Tear the kids away from the TV and broaden their cultural horizons at this international short-film fest, spread over three consecutive weekends.
- Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) 631 W 2nd Street
- Until Sun May 19
The Rolling Stones
- Price band: 4/4
The world's greatest rock & roll band should be spending its 50th-anniversary year in full-on reunion mode.
- Staples Center 1111 S Figueroa St
- Mon May 20
Takashi Murakami: Arhat
- Critics choice
- Free
Provocative Japanese artist Takashi Murakami returns for the sixth time to Blum & Poe for his newest exhibition of paintings and scuptures.
- Various locations in L.A.
- Until Sat May 25
This month's events
Spring festivals & fairs
Joshua Tree Music Festival
- Price band: 2/4
Make your way to the desert for this three-day fest of indie musicians who will be rocking out to a dance-world-electro-funk'n groove.
- Joshua Tree Lake Campground 2601 Sunfair Road
- Until Sun May 19
REDCAT International Children's Film Festival
- Price band: 1/4
Find acclaimed live action and animated films, both funny and poignant, from Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Iceland, Spain and more.
- Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) 631 W 2nd Street
- Until Sun May 19
Taiwanese American Heritage Week Festival
- Free
Immerse yourself in the culture of the island of Taiwan at this annual celebration, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
- Various locations in L.A.
- Sun May 19
California Strawberry Festival
- Price band: 1/4
Celebrate all things related to the red, heart-shaped fruit at this popular festival, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
- Various locations in L.A.
- Until Sun May 19
Los Angeles Attractions & Tours
Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
- Critics choice
- 1151 Oxford Road, off Huntington Drive
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