We curate an L.A. weekend itinerary of the city’s best concerts, culture and cuisine, every week, just for you.
Friday
Ride the tram up to the Getty for Friday Flights, a free, art and music take on a tasting flight.
If you prefer heading east, go to the Autry for the latest edition of Odd Nights, a nighttime dance party, happy hour and shopping extravaganza.
Across the street, see the zoo in a whole new light during Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo, a special after-hours exploration series.
Watch a free screening of I Am Love at Downtown’s handsome train depot during Filmmm at Union Station.
Alternatively, spend a night the Hollywood Bowl with Rodrigo y Gabriela. The flamenco-meets-metal duo teams up with the LA Phil for an evening of frenzied fretwork.
Saturday
Get an intimate look at the glamorous world of Hollywood icon and enduring legend Marilyn Monroe as “Essentially Marilyn: The Auction/The Exhibit” opens at the Paley Center.
Pick up a pair of supercute Chucks during Sweet Kicks, a Hello Kitty and Converse collaboration launch party at Little Tokyo’s Shoe Palace, complete with a Hello Kitty candy sushi bar.
Celebrate Japanese culture with tea ceremonies and ikebana demos during the Nisei Week Japanese Festival at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center—make sure to check out the World Gyoza Eating Championship while you’re there.
Saturday night is so packed with free, standout concerts that we simply couldn’t simply pick just one. Watch burgeoning Eastside bands all throughout Echo Park during Echo Park Rising, catch a concert from local punk legends X at Burton Chace Park or see a set from Henry Rollins during KCRW Summer Nights at the radio station’s new Santa Monica headquarters.
If you’re looking for a seated affair instead, see Mr. Show and Arrested Development star David Cross bring his joyfully bizarre stand-up to the Orpheum Theatre.
Sunday
Try to handle the heat as the California Hot Sauce Expo brings free hot sauce tastings and a Chihuahua beauty pageant to the City National Grove of Anaheim.
Indulge your inner foodie and shopaholic at Smorgasburg LA, which welcomes pop-ups from eight ice cream vendors on Sunday at ROW DTLA.
Stick around at ROW to see M.I.A., Jamie xx and Armand Van Helden perform during the second day of inaugural music fest All My Friends (RL Grime, Gucci Mane and Jhene Aiko top Saturday’s lineup).
Take a nostalgic trip through a survey of Warner Bros. animated flicks as the Get Animated Invasion pop-up exhibit arrives at the Grammy Museum.
Witness the wonder and vulnerability of nature during the opening of the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” exhibition, a collection of 99 snapshots from photographers all over the world at the Natural History Museum.
Close out your weekend atop NeueHouse as Rooftop Cinema Club presents an alfresco screening of Point Break.
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