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Events & Festivals
Your guide to the best events and festivals in L.A.
Upcoming concerts in L.A.
We scour venue listings and scope out new artists so you don't have to—it's all right here.
Upcoming comedy shows
Keep tabs on your favorite stand-ups or up-and-coming comedians to watch with LA comedy calendar.
Music festivals within driving distance of L.A.
Whether a day trip or a Metro ride away, there's no short of music festivals near Los Angeles.
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Concerts in L.A.
Mitski
Mitski has a talent for swift transformation. Over the past several years, she’s rocketed from self-releasing her first two albums and playing DIY gigs...
USC/Exposition Park
Green Day
Somehow Dookie is three decades old, and even American Idiot—which to elder Green Day fans probably still feels like a recent...
Echo Park
Stagecoach Festival
Strap on your cowboy hat and make the pilgrimage to country music’s biggest jamboree, taking up residence at Coachella’s digs, the Empire Polo...
Indio
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
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Comedy events
Ellen Degeneres
Yes, that Ellen. Degeneres cemented herself as everyone’s favorite daytime talk show host for nearly two decades… until she wasn’t....
La Cienega
Popular Kids Club
Rachel Bloom, Dulcé Sloan, Arden Myrin, Sam Morrison, Chad Opitz, Kaela Crawford and Antjuan Tobias top this outdoor comedy show in Glassell Park.
Cypress Park
Netflix is a Joke Fest
Netflix’s stand-up specials keep us cackling at home, but the streaming service’s ambitious comedy festival is nothing to laugh...
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 Arts District
Shopping events
Artazan
Love all things Arts and Crafts? This Pasadena event celebrates the earthy movement with craft fair that features over 200 exhibits of jewelry,...
Pasadena