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.
Events & Festivals
Your guide to the best events and festivals in L.A.
Music
Upcoming concerts in L.A.
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Comedy
Upcoming comedy shows
Keep tabs on your favorite stand-ups or up-and-coming comedians to watch with LA comedy calendar.
Music
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.
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
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
Music
Summer Music and Dance at Descanso Gardens
Take a leisurely walk through Descanso Gardens as the day starts to cool, then stick around for live cultural dance and music before closing time at these...
La Cañada
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Food events
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
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
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
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
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