The 66 best things to do in L.A. this week (2024)

Shop local at this celebration of Mar Vista businesses, which brings together over 100 vendors typically once a season. Hatched by the Gym Venice and Shop Morpheus, you’ll find artisans, food and DJs on Venice Boulevard between Centinela Avenue and Grand View Boulevard.

T-Paincurates and leads this celebration of Juneteenth and Black music at the Hollywood Bowl, with assistance from conductor Derrick Hodge and the Color of Noize Orchestra.

Get out from behind your screen and into the world of printed lit atL.A. Zine Fest.The all-day event showcasesnearly 200 exhibitors of zines and small press publications from across the country, bringing together the best of SoCal nerds for the exchange of art, ideas and more. Don’t miss the fest’s freereadings and workshops.

See murals and installations sprout up across Long Beach during this city-wide art festival.The event coincides with thereturn of Art Renzei, a multimedia art showcase along the coast.

Unleash your creative side at the Norton Simon Museum’sannual Garden Party onJune 22 in celebration of the summer season. The jazz-infused early evening soiree will take place at the museum’s Monet-inspired Sculpture Garden, where guests can sketch al fresco or create floral arrangements. Best of all, the event is free with museum admission.

Hot girl summer originator Megan Thee Stallion plays this massive show at the Crypto.com Arena, with support from GloRilla.

Pedal along five car-free miles of Western Avenue as CicLAvia brings its latest open streets event to South L.A. on June 23.

Between “Moon River” and the instantly recognizable themes fromThe Pink Panther andPeter Gunn, you’ve surely heard at least a handful of Henry Mancini’s memorable songs. To mark 100 years since the late composer’s birth, the Hollywood Bowl has assembled a star-studded mix of performers, includingMichael Bublé, Dave Koz andCynthia Erivo (and the season-opening fireworks show deserves a mention here, too).

Los Feliz café gem Alcove is celebrating its 20th anniversary with 20 days of prizes hidden around the restaurant as well as conjoined co*cktail spot Big Bar this June. But you don’t have to get lucky to enjoy its birthday bash on June 20: The event—no tickets necessary—includes a special barbeque menu, a cookie decorating contest, a magician and balloon artist and a performance by Brown Sugar Burlesque. On the co*cktail side, you can expect drink menus inspired bypast parties (Paris, a carnival) as well as the future (Alcove on Mars).

Santa Monica illuminates the Third Street Promenade with a canopy of rainbows lights as part of this citywide LGBTQ+ celebration. Look out for a party along the expanse of the Third Street Promenade on June 22 (noon–8pm) as well as an afternoon of music at Santa Monica Place (noon–6pm).

Swing by gallery shows, open studios, parties and pop-up shops during this multi-neighborhood design series. The inaugural L.A. Design Weekend will hold events in a different cluster of areas each day: Friday will bring group shows to DTLA and the Arts District, Saturday sees open studios in Northeast L.A. and an afternoon party in Frogtown, while Sunday will stage installations and workshops in Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz and Atwater Village. Most events are free, though some workshops and lunches have fees to cover the cost of materials.

The latest adventurousperformance from the Industry, this two-in-one show simultaneously stages a 17th-century opera and a 20th-century sci-fi story on a rotating stage. Director Yuval Sharon’s six-years-in-the-making production connects the stories ofClaudio Monteverdi’s 1643 Italian opera L’incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) with a world premiere production of W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1924 sci-fi short storyThe Comet; both unfold at the same time on a turntable that’s been split into two.

House music hits the Queen Mary waterfront during this two-day fest.This year’sevent, whichfeatures two main stages as well as another side one, includes the likes ofKaskade, MKback-to-back with Green Velvet, Cloonee, Mau P, and Nicole Moudaberback-to-back with Paco Osuna.

Move through a suite of sci-fi installations that depict a world overcome by rising seas and unchecked capitalism in this exhibition from Josh Kline. The MOCA Grand Avenue show includes a mix of sculpture, photography, moving images and ephemeral materials.

The singer-songwriter’s“Stick Season” quickly became a viral sensation on TikTok, as did his album of lockdown songs by the same name. Now, Kahan hits the road at staggeringly sized venues, including two dates in L.A. at the Hollywood Bowl.

Disneyland hosts its second ever Pride nights with this pair of ticketed after-hours events. Programming includes a dance party along the Rivers of America, themed food, a Pride parade with Mickey and Minnie and a special fireworks show.

This interactive performance series constitutes a literary cathouse, where male and femaleperformers provide poetry readings behind closed curtains. The L.A.event includes a few regulars from the New York show, along withlocalburlesque performers.