Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in Los Angeles the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 12 picks, refreshed weekly.
12 picks · checked Sep 10
Central Avenue between MLK Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, Historic South Central, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictNewtonCourt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHear jazz across historic Central Avenue at a free festival with multiple stages, arts pavilions and family activities.
Central Avenue between MLK Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, Historic South Central, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictNewtonCourt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHear jazz across historic Central Avenue at a free festival with multiple stages, arts pavilions and family activities.
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDr. Strangelove meets a Kubrick conversation with Jonathan Lethem, Jason Reitman and TCM at the Aero.
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDr. Strangelove meets a Kubrick conversation with Jonathan Lethem, Jason Reitman and TCM at the Aero.
Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella, Orange CountyPat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWeird Al’s Bigger & Weirder tour brings musical comedy to Honda Center in Anaheim.
Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella, Orange CountyPat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWeird Al’s Bigger & Weirder tour brings musical comedy to Honda Center in Anaheim.
The Soraya, Northridge, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleySutton Foster makes her Soraya debut with a 40-piece Pacific Jazz Orchestra and new arrangements by conductor Chris Walden.
The Soraya, Northridge, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleySutton Foster makes her Soraya debut with a 40-piece Pacific Jazz Orchestra and new arrangements by conductor Chris Walden.
Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Inland EmpireAdrián Uribe’s 50 y Pico tour reunites audiences with his comic characters and new stories in Riverside.
Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Inland EmpireAdrián Uribe’s 50 y Pico tour reunites audiences with his comic characters and new stories in Riverside.
Vidiots, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideBabe’s sheep-herding ambitions return to the big screen in an all-ages Vidiots matinee.
Vidiots, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideBabe’s sheep-herding ambitions return to the big screen in an all-ages Vidiots matinee.
Los Feliz 3, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMaggie Cheung becomes silent-film star Ruan Lingyu in Stanley Kwan’s layered biopic, screening at Los Feliz 3.
Los Feliz 3, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMaggie Cheung becomes silent-film star Ruan Lingyu in Stanley Kwan’s layered biopic, screening at Los Feliz 3.
Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsScott Aukerman’s Comedy Bang! Bang! brings its mix of interviews and improvised characters to a live comedy evening.
Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsScott Aukerman’s Comedy Bang! Bang! brings its mix of interviews and improvised characters to a live comedy evening.
Luckman Fine Arts Complex, 5151 State University Drive, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideLos Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShahrooz’s transparent Lucite props make seeing through the apparatus part of Beyond Illusion’s mystery.
Luckman Fine Arts Complex, 5151 State University Drive, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideLos Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShahrooz’s transparent Lucite props make seeing through the apparatus part of Beyond Illusion’s mystery.
Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Inland EmpireDon Friesen brings his fast-moving stand-up to Pechanga, backed by two San Francisco competition wins.
Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Inland EmpireDon Friesen brings his fast-moving stand-up to Pechanga, backed by two San Francisco competition wins.
Los Feliz 3, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideTsui Hark’s restored crime thriller follows a hit-and-run into blackmail and escalating violence at Los Feliz 3.
Los Feliz 3, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideTsui Hark’s restored crime thriller follows a hit-and-run into blackmail and escalating violence at Los Feliz 3.
Vidiots, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSing with Mirabel and the Madrigals at Vidiots’ Encanto matinee, including the songs you already know by heart.
Vidiots, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSing with Mirabel and the Madrigals at Vidiots’ Encanto matinee, including the songs you already know by heart.
