September 2024 events calendar for Los Angeles

A Quiet Place will be getting its own haunted house at Universal Studios Hollywood this year. That’s in addition to an icy, New York-set one inspired by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, a demonic one dubbed “Insidious: The Further” (inspired by the Blumhouse franchise) as well as the return of “Monstruos 2: The Nightmare of Latin America” and “Dead Exposure: Death Valley.”

Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival once again lands at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, and Pearl Jam is is one the lineup twice. Tthis year’s edition from September 27 to 29 also includes Garbage, Neil Young, Turnpike Troubadours, Alanis Morissette, Idles, Black Pumas, Maren Morris, Jeny Lewis, Cat Power, the Breeders and more.

Pedal along a car-free mile of Broadway during this September 15 mini edition of bike-friendly fiest CicLAvia in Lincoln Heights.

Well, well, well, what have we here? The Nightmare Before Christmas’s bug-stuffed sack is once again taking over the Halloween duties at Disneyland for Oogie Boogie Bash, an after-hours, specially ticketed seasonal event at Disney California Adventure Park.

See the zoo in a whole new light at this special after-hours exploration series (back for two nights of ’80s cover bands and a silent disco). Those 21 and up can roam the zoo on their own or learn from pop-up zookeeper talks and live animal encounters. Unleash your own inner animal at live shows from local bands plus a dance party at the carousel. Local food truck faves will be on hand, along with a full bar for getting zoo-boozy.

A multi-hyphenate performer who can drum, sing and dance (often in the span of a single track), Anderson .Paak is the kind of showman who makes pulling triple duty onstage look like a breeze. The Ventura County native brings his band, the Free Nationals, along to the Hollywood Bowl for a show backed by the Color of Noize Orchestra.

Raise a glass: The touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s immeasurably popular musical is back. Awesome. Wow.

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 to selling out major venues months in advance. Catch her in support of her latest album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

Inspired by Steve Martin’s satirical City of Angels comedy—and blessed by the legend himself—“L.A. Story” will bring a group show about L.A.’s enchantments to Hauser & Wirth’s West Hollywood gallery. Though not a one-to-one response to the surreal 1991 film, the exhibition will have plenty of after-the-fact homages to key locations and scenes, including swimming pools (David Hockney, Eric Fischl and Calida Rawles), the coastline (Florian Maier-Aichen), the cityscape (Mark Bradford), major streets (Ed Ruscha) and Hollywood shootouts (Vija Celmin).

Walk across the grounds of the scenic King Gillette Ranch as the Santa Monica Mountains hideaway is illuminated with thousands of hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns. Nights of the Jack returns with an on-foot, mile-long trail this year (with food trucks and a “Spookeasy,” too).