Events & Festivals

Your guide to the best events and festivals in L.A.

Free things to do in L.A.
Things to do

Free things to do in L.A.

Read on for the best free things to do and places to visit across the city, for tourists and locals alike.
Upcoming comedy shows
Comedy

Upcoming comedy shows

Keep tabs on your favorite stand-ups or up-and-coming comedians to watch with LA comedy calendar.
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Concerts in L.A.

Off the 405
Music

Off the 405

Hilltop sunset views and rising bands combine to make this Getty tradition a worthy destination for Angelenos on both sides of the 405. This year’s...
Westside
MUSE/IQUE
Music

MUSE/IQUE

Treat your ears to a vibrant concert on a spring or summer night this year by attending MUSE/IQUE’s annual program. This monthly series of...
Westside
Grand Performances
Music

Grand Performances

This epic (and free) outdoor concert series features live performances by artists from around the world at the totally overhauled California...
Downtown

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Food events

Friday Night Wine Tastings
Bars

Friday Night Wine Tastings

Now one of L.A.’s most treasured summer traditions, Barnsdall Park’s wine tastings regularly attract sell-out crowds. Perched atop Olive Hill on...
Los Feliz
Dine L.A. Restaurant Week
Restaurants

Dine L.A. Restaurant Week

The summer edition of Dine L.A. is back from July 25 to August 8, with hundreds of restaurants participating in the two-week blitz...

Comedy events

Malibu Comedy Night
Comedy

Malibu Comedy Night

Drink minimums at comedy shows feel kind of antiquated at this point. But stand-up at a wine bar? Now that’s something we can get behind....
Santa Monica Mountains
Love Isn’t Blind
Comedy

Love Isn’t Blind

Think men could do a bit of a better job listening when it comes to dating? This Bachelorette-style game show runs with that conceit as its one rule:...
Downtown Fashion District
Ben Schwartz
Comedy

Ben Schwartz

One of the most talented improv performers, period, see Schwartz (perhaps best known as Parks and Rec’s Jean Ralphio and now as the voice of...
Downtown Historic Core

Shopping events

Rose Bowl Flea Market
Shopping

Rose Bowl Flea Market

Perhaps the Los Angeles area’s most iconic flea market, this event around the exterior of the Rose Bowl is staggeringly colossal—but what else...
Pasadena