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.

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
KCRW Summer Nights
Music

KCRW Summer Nights

Everyone’s favorite NPR member station has a hand in a slew of summer concert slates at public plazas and beloved museums, and this...
Lincoln Heights

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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

Comedy events

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
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
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