Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Downtown LA & Arts District the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 9 picks, refreshed weekly.
9 picks · checked Sep 10
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Chinatown, Downtown & ChinatownDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Bob Baker's puppetry legacy with art and community festivities at LA State Historic Park. Free, with RSVP required.
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Chinatown, Downtown & ChinatownDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Bob Baker's puppetry legacy with art and community festivities at LA State Historic Park. Free, with RSVP required.
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.
The Regent Theater, 448 S. Main St., Downtown LA & Arts DistrictCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBrowse LosGothsCo.’s free Ofrendas community market inside the Regent, with a six-hour Sunday window.
The Regent Theater, 448 S. Main St., Downtown LA & Arts DistrictCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBrowse LosGothsCo.’s free Ofrendas community market inside the Regent, with a six-hour Sunday window.
Crypto.com Arena, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictInvadingInvader · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUFC 331 brings a flyweight title rematch between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja to Crypto.com Arena.
Crypto.com Arena, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictInvadingInvader · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUFC 331 brings a flyweight title rematch between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja to Crypto.com Arena.
Elysian Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictTequask · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Dodgers-Giants matchup pairing two longtime division rivals.
Elysian Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictTequask · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Dodgers-Giants matchup pairing two longtime division rivals.
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.
Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictA.J. Croce puts his own musicianship in conversation with his father Jim’s songs at the Orpheum.
Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictA.J. Croce puts his own musicianship in conversation with his father Jim’s songs at the Orpheum.
Teragram Ballroom, 1234 West 7th Street, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictTemples brings psychedelic rock’s vivid textures to Teragram Ballroom on The Bliss Tour, with Poppy Jean Crawford.
Teragram Ballroom, 1234 West 7th Street, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictTemples brings psychedelic rock’s vivid textures to Teragram Ballroom on The Bliss Tour, with Poppy Jean Crawford.
The Regent Theater, 448 S. Main St., Downtown LA & Arts DistrictElder and Blackwater Holylight share the Regent’s September 18 North American tour bill.
The Regent Theater, 448 S. Main St., Downtown LA & Arts DistrictElder and Blackwater Holylight share the Regent’s September 18 North American tour bill.
