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.

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...
San Marino
Jazz at LACMA
Music

Jazz at LACMA

One of L.A.’s best free live-music offerings, Jazz at LACMA has featured legit legends over its three-decade run at the museum. Seating for the program...
Miracle Mile
Lightning in a Bottle
Music

Lightning in a Bottle

After years on the Central Coast, the annual event has more recently made a move significantly closer to L.A., at Bakersfield’s Buena Vista...

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Food events

Garden Party at the Culver Hotel
Restaurants

Garden Party at the Culver Hotel

The historic Culver Hotel is launching weekly floral-forward garden parties, kicking off on Memorial Day weekend and running through Labor Day. At the...
Culver City
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

Comedy events

Asian Comedy Fest
Comedy

Asian Comedy Fest

Now in its sixth year, the largest and longest-running comedy festival in NYC dedicated to spotlighting AAPI talent is expanding to L.A. for the first...
Westlake
Ricky Gervais
Comedy

Ricky Gervais

The Office creator and former Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais heads to the Hollywood Bowl for a stand-up set that’s sure to make you squirm...
Hollywood
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:...
Highland Park

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