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

As sunset creeps later and later into the evening, the Huntington is taking advantage ofthe extra daylight with this coveted after-hours series.Formerly openjust for members,Twilight Garden Strollsis now open to the public, too, and will extend the San Marino garden’s hours until 8pmonselect evenings in the summer. Just a heads up that you’ll need a timed ticket that’s separate from regular morning or afternoon admission.

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It’s not just for big-budget action scenes: The L.A. River inspires and supports artistic creations of all sizes and scopes, and you can check a bunch of them out during this annual event from Friends of the L.A. River. Swing by L.A. State Historic Park for music, dance, a visual art gallery and eco-minded activities, as well as food trucks and a 50-booth marketplace. This year’s event introducesa poetry showcase dubbed the Lewis Lounge, a tribute to FoLAR founder and poet Lewis MacAdams.Admission is free, but tickets are required.

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This two-weekend event celebrates Japanese culture with displays of martial arts, tea ceremonies, flower arranging and more. Crowds of nisei—the word refers to the first generation of Japanese to be born in America—gather for festivities and a parade that culminates with the coronation of the Nisei Week Queen.

Every two years, Disnerds come together at the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate all things Disney and see what sort of magic the company has been working on. Show floor highlights include a peek inside the Disney Archives and the latest ride designs and inventions from Walt Disney Imagineering. If youcan secure a seat, the weekend’s keynotes include the celebrity-filled Legends induction ceremony and a look at upcoming releases from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and both animated and live action Disney movies, as well as the latest from the Disney theme parks.

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Like a family-friendlyversion of its Roaring Nights series, spend an evening at the L.A. Zoo on select Friday nights for a mix of musical performances, dance parties,educational talks and twilight animal viewing opportunities. The carousel will be open during the series, and so too—for those 21 and over only—will be a cash bar.

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Dave Grohl and co. play a pair of dates at the Banc of California Stadium.The show follows last year’s L.A. tribute to the band’s late drummer, Taylor Hawkins, and includes anot-quite-as-but-still-impressive slate of support acts: the Hives, Amyl and The Sniffers,Pretenders and Alex G.

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I’m broke but I’m happy because Alanis Morissette is playing theForum (and, let’s face it, we’ll be even more broke once we shell out for tickets). The singer-songwriter who we’ve all attempted to emulate during drunken karaoke is hitting the road, and she’ll be playing all the hits (and probablyeven more classic songs than you remember). Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade open the August 10 show at the Forum.

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Beverly Hills’ most famous street celebrates its swankystorefronts with a week (Aug 5–11) of collection showcases and bubbly-filled shopping events.

Over the next few months, the Roosevelt’s lobby bar will host a series of weekend-long pop-ups from honorees from the World’s 50 Best Bars. First up is 1930 co*cktail Bar (Milan, Italy) in August; with Carnaval (Lima, Peru) in September;Zapote Bar (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) in October; and Baba au Rum (Athens, Greece) in November. Ticketholders will be able to purchase a selection of each bar’s signature drinks—nonalcoholic options included—and bar bites. For the August pop-up, 1930’s bar manager, Benjamin Fabio Cavagna is traveling all the way from Italy to showcase his love of rare whiskeys and spirits.

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Say goodbye to dusty thoroughfares and violent porta-potties: Splash House takes the music festival concept off of sweltering desert land and places it poolside. Movers and shakers at this multi-location getdown are shuttled between theSaguaro, theMargaritaville and the Renaissance (with after-hours programming at the Palm Springs Air Museum) to lap up big-name dance acts and DJ sets. With the added comforts of AC rooms and critically acclaimed restaurant fare just steps away from the party scenes, the experience will make you question whether to bother with more punishing locales come next year’s festival season.

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Listen to kid-friendly performances during this summertime concert series in the Getty’s beautiful Central Garden. Picnic blankets are welcome, but note that lawn chairs are not.

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Texas trio Khruangbin draws inspiration from ‘60s Thai funk (the band’s name translates to “engine fly” in Thai) and a myriad of other genres, channeling taut grooves and psychedelic riffs. They share the stage with Unknown Mortal Orchestra for this pair of shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine has been the only real constant for these thrash-metal titans’ lineups, but, well, that’s really what you’re coming out for, right? Catch them at the YouTube Theater with support fromMudvayne and All That Remains.

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Chip, putt and drive a few balls onto the field at the Rose Bowl during this premium golf event at the iconic Pasadena stadium.

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Listen to classicaland jazz in a domemore than a mile above L.A. during this mountaintop concert series. The Mount Wilson Observatory is hostingmonthly concerts this summer inside the dome ofits 100-inch Hooker telescope, which was the largest telescope in the world for much of the first half of the 20th century.

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The rapper,who broke onto the scene with his single“I Don’t Like” more than a decade ago now,brings hisgleefully menacing tones to town with this show at the Palladium.

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Before the corner of Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue gets frosty for Ice, you’ll now find a roller rink set up. From August 10 to October 14,Roll @ Santa Monica will let you lace up a pair of rental skates for a two-hour session.

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The Hollyshorts Film Festival is a week and a half of networking events, Q&As with filmmakers and screenings of short films produced around the world. Most of the annual fest’s screenings will be held at the TCL Chinese 6 (that’s the multiplex behind the famous one), and promises numerous 40-minute films (or less) from early afternoon to midnight. The all-access badge sets you back $160,but you can just opt for a single day for$60

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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 would you expect from a 90,000-seat stadium? The sheer size and scale of this flea market means that it encompasses multitudes: new and old, hand-crafted and salvaged, the cheap and the costly.

This interactive Grammy Museumexhibition is put on in collaboration withHYBE (the South Korean entertainment company behind some of the biggest K-pop bands in the world) and will explore the power and history of the genre, with outfits and items from the likes ofBTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN and LE SSERAFIM. Just note that tickets to the exhibition—which require a timed reservation—cost an additional $20 on top of regular museum admission.

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