Events & Festivals
Your guide to the best events and festivals in L.A.
This week's top events
L.A. Beer Week
It's baaaack. L.A Beer Week returns with their annual kickoff party, taking place at Los Angeles Center Studios with live music, educational panels, a VIP tent pouring specialty beers, games, a photobooth, and more food and beer selections. Over 80 breweries will be in attendance, and you can expect to see a lot of your local favorites. And you can totally steal your glass because, uh, it comes with your admission ticket. Beer-guzzling Angelenos will have plenty of chances to chug throughout the week at events such as beer brunches, special releases and more. Keep an eye out for an exhaustive list of all beer week events on the official website.
The Book of Mormon
Often, the phrase “Back by popular demand” amounts to nothing more than hype, but in the case of The Book of Mormon, it fits like magic underwear. Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez’s nine-Tony-winning cultural phenomenon resurrects at the Pantages. Parker and Stone, of course, are best known for South Park and Lopez is a fairly newly minted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner. Mormon follows a group of idealistic missionaries as their beliefs run into the harsh realities of life for the African villagers they cheerfully hoped to convert. The tuneful megahit is not for kids, but if you happen to bring one, it’s earmuffs time when they start singing “Hasa Diga Eebowai.” And before that. And after that. Mormon is hilarious and offensive, and hilariously offensive, and the New York Times called it “the best musical of this century.”
Museum of Ice Cream
Brace yourself for the latest pop-up to completely dominate your social media feeds. The Museum of Ice Cream has arrived in Los Angeles, with 10 colorful themed installations spread across an airy warehouse space. You'll find the New York export at 2018 East 7th Place in the Arts District from April 22 until May 29. Find out more about it in our first look.
Concerts in L.A.
Arroyo Seco Weekend
The inaugural Arroyo Seco Weekend will set up three stages on the Brookside grounds, the Rose Bowl-adjacent golf course, with headlining sets from Tom Petty...
Seu Jorge
You might be more familiar with this Brazilian’s dramatic performance in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, singing recognizable David Bowie melodies,...
Air
Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel’s slick, spacey compositions are best appreciated with a pair of headphones (or during sexy time), but that...
Food events
L.A. Beer Week
It's baaaack. L.A Beer Week returns with their annual kickoff party, taking place at Los Angeles Center Studios with live music, educational panels, a...
Comedy events
The Book of Mormon
Often, the phrase “Back by popular demand” amounts to nothing more than hype, but in the case of The Book of Mormon, it fits like magic...
Neil Hamburger
"America's Funnyman," Neil Hamburger, is not just a hack who slings some of the worst jokes imaginable, he's a character—literally. Prankster Gregg...
Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen
The adorably cracked Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords) and puppy-hugger Kurt Braunohler host their variety show, Hot Tub, every Monday night at the...
Shopping events
Dwell on Design
Modern design enthusiasts, prepare to foam at the mouth. America's largest design event, which attracted more than 30,000 attendees last year, returns to the...
