Music festivals within driving distance of L.A.

Stones Throw Records turns 30 years young this year, and to celebrate the local label is hosting a three-day outdoor fest in Highland Park. Automatic, Los Retros, Mild High Club, DâM-FunK, Egyptian Lover, J Rocc, John Carroll Kirby and founder Peanut Butter Wolf top the lineup, with special guest appearances from Sudan Archives, Aloe Blacc, Eric Andre and Kyle Mooney.

The San Bernardino rave scene injects itself with a bit of Halloween flair at this annual music fest. Insomniac Events—the group behind EDC and the Wonderland series—is setting up multiple stages at the NOS Events Center; headliners include Zedd, Ice Cube, Excision, Richie Hawtin, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, Alok and Morten. Explore the grounds to find mazes alongside ominous artwork and freak show performers.

This Halloween mini-fest makes the jump from Union Station to the Arts District with a block-sized celebration centered around 613 Imperial Street. You’ll find two stages set across an indoor-outdoor space, including a live performance from electronic duo the Blaze, plus Claude VonStroke and an Arcade Fire DJ set. Organizers SBCLTR and Minimal Effort have added the latter to the lineup in the wake of the passing of Kavinsky, the French DJ and producer originally slated to play the event; THE MAZE will now honor him with a special installation and themed areas. Outside of the music, you can expect hidden pathways, roaming live performers and immersive environments.

With its tongue exercise of a title, the Tyler, the Creator–curated hip-hop fest returns to Dodger Stadium for two days of live tunes, carnival rides, games, food trucks and more. The lineup for the 12th edition of the carnival Turnstile, Steve Lacy, Future and Don Toliver, plus a performance from Tyler himself.

Time to dance away the sadness to the beat of a whole lot of drum machines: Darker Waves is bringing a bunch of ’80s new wave, post punk and alternative rock legends to Huntington Beach. Morrissey and Smashing Pumpkins top the lineup, with additional sets from Simple Minds, Bad Religion, Adam Ant, the Psychedlic Furs, Soft Cell and more, including some more contemporary picks like Silversun Pickups, Cold Cave and Mariachi El Bronx.

Your online obsessions head IRL during this music, comedy and podcast-filled festival in Irvine. For You Fest features a who’s who of online personalities at Great Park on November 14 and 15. Quenlin Blackwell, Owen Thiele, Tana Mongeau, Trisha Paytas and Caleb Hearon and Drew Afualo top the conversation-focused part of the lineup, and a DJ set from Trixie Mattel leads the music stage, with additional performances from Meg Stalter, Rebecca Black and many more. Expect meet and greets, a trend-driven marketplace and a food and beverage village to round out the offerings.

This returning fest from industry titans Insomniac takes four stages of trance music to the Queen Mary waterfront—including the new Long Beach Amphitheater. For this year’s fest, you’ll find the likes of Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and Marsh, Dash Berlin, Aly & Fila, Vini Vici, Infected Mushroom, Artbat and Enrico Sangiuliano.

Ring in the New Year with confetti, pyro and thousands of your closest friends at Countdown. After moving to Downtown L.A. last year—John Summit, Above & Beyond, Pryda and Madeon topped that edition of the fest—it’s now moving back to San Bernardino for an expanded two-day format at the NOS Event Center.

This year’s festivals that have already happened

Not to be confused with a similarly named fest at L.A. State Historic Park a few years ago, this Skyline comes from mega promoter Insomniac. For the fifth edition of the fest, held now next to the Sixth Street Viaduct at Ace Mission Studios, you’ll find Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Chris Stussy, I Hate Models, Joseph Capriati, VTSS and many more on the house and techno-heavy lineup that celebrates the city’s underground scene.