August 2024 events calendar for Los Angeles

Every two years, Disnerds come together at the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate all things Disney and see what sort of magic the company has been working on. Show floor highlights include a peek inside the Disney Archives and the latest ride designs and inventions from Walt Disney Imagineering. If you can secure a seat, the weekend’s keynotes include the celebrity-filled Legends induction ceremony and a look at upcoming releases from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and both animated and live action Disney movies, as well as the latest from the Disney theme parks.

Pedal through 6.6 miles of East, West and plain-old-vanilla Hollywood during the August edition of the bike-friendly, car-free event.

A little bit piano ballad a little bit pop-punk, the “driver’s license” singer hits the road in support of GUTS, the follow-up to her smash album SOUR, with a few nights at the Forum.

EDM juggernaut HARD Summer has hopped around Southern California in recent years, and last year returned to L.A. proper—and for 2024 now heads to the grounds of Hollywood Park, next to SoFi Stadium. No matter the location, its dedication to bringing the biggest names in the hip-hop and electronic scene has stayed the course. This year’s lineup includes Disclosure, FISHER + Chris Lake: Under Construction, Nelly Furtado, REZZMAU5, Major Lazer, Jamie xx, Subtronics, Zeds Dead and more.

The Ford screens a trio of nature-inspired Hayao Miyazaki films at its open-air theater, including Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

It’s been almost a decade since 24K Magic, but its foot-tapping facsimile of ’70s funk, ’80s disco-pop and ’90s R&B still hasn’t lost its sheen—and we’re betting that Mars’s party tunes will still have enough funk to get you uptown (or to the Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome, for these inaugural shows in the arena).

Mix fried food, carnival attractions and the occasional rodeo or demolition derby, and you’ve got the OC Fair. What started as a quaint fair in 1889 has since grown into a nearly monthlong fest.

Lionel Richie and Diana Ross top this inaugural fest filled with soul and R&B legends. Held on the Hollywood Park grounds, next to SoFi Stadium, the August 31 event also includes the likes of Santana, Al Green, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, the Isley Brothers, Charlie Wilson, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the O’Jays, and the Jacksons.

Everyone’s favorite NPR member station has a hand in a slew of summer concert slates at public plazas and beloved museums, and this summer’s schedule is particularly packed. Familiar KCRW DJs and local buzz bands will be providing free, open-air tunes on select nights; August’s lineup includes the Music Center, Bowers Museum, CAAM and KCRW’s Santa Monica headquarters.

Gen Z superstar and recent Grammy winner Laufey is bringing her distinct style of jazz-inspired pop to the Hollywood Bowl, backed by the LA Phil.