Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Los Angeles on Saturday, Sep 19: 28 picks, refreshed weekly.
28 picks · checked Sep 10
Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSevan Seviant · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTry telescopes and talk with amateur astronomers as Griffith Observatory’s lawn becomes a public skywatching gathering.
Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSevan Seviant · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTry telescopes and talk with amateur astronomers as Griffith Observatory’s lawn becomes a public skywatching gathering.
Johnny Carson Park, Burbank, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleyDXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Velvonics, local artists and food trucks share Burbank’s free Autumn Arts Festival in Johnny Carson Park.
Johnny Carson Park, Burbank, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleyDXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Velvonics, local artists and food trucks share Burbank’s free Autumn Arts Festival in Johnny Carson Park.
Green Street, Playhouse Village, Pasadena, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrowse 180-plus independent artisans along Green Street at Pasadena ARTWalk, a free weekend of handmade art and design.
Green Street, Playhouse Village, Pasadena, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrowse 180-plus independent artisans along Green Street at Pasadena ARTWalk, a free weekend of handmade art and design.
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.
Emerson Avenue, Westchester, Santa Monica, Venice & the Westsidemanfred matticka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWestchester's free WAM Block Party fills Emerson Avenue with music, dance, art, food trucks and activities for children.
Emerson Avenue, Westchester, Santa Monica, Venice & the Westsidemanfred matticka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWestchester's free WAM Block Party fills Emerson Avenue with music, dance, art, food trucks and activities for children.
Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy, Inland EmpireInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPlan a dance-festival weekend at Glen Helen, with Nocturnal Wonderland offering single-day and two-day passes.
Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy, Inland EmpireInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPlan a dance-festival weekend at Glen Helen, with Nocturnal Wonderland offering single-day and two-day passes.
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.
Greek Theatre-Los Angeles, 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSOFI TUKKER brings its cross-cultural dance music to the Greek’s ANIMAL TALK bill with DRAMA and KITO.
Greek Theatre-Los Angeles, 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideSOFI TUKKER brings its cross-cultural dance music to the Greek’s ANIMAL TALK bill with DRAMA and KITO.
Griffith Park, Hollywood & West HollywoodA family-friendly Oktoberfest-themed celebration with live bands, German-inspired food, keeper talks, lawn games and seasonal activities.
Griffith Park, Hollywood & West HollywoodA family-friendly Oktoberfest-themed celebration with live bands, German-inspired food, keeper talks, lawn games and seasonal activities.
Echoplex, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsidePedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBlood Club, Nikko Rubio, Katzu Oso and DustBowlChampion share Fuego Fest’s Echoplex bill.
Echoplex, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsidePedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBlood Club, Nikko Rubio, Katzu Oso and DustBowlChampion share Fuego Fest’s Echoplex bill.
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.
Observatory Festival Grounds, 3503 South Harbor Boulevard, Orange CountyAFI brings the band behind Sing the Sorrow and Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… to the Observatory’s outdoor grounds.
Observatory Festival Grounds, 3503 South Harbor Boulevard, Orange CountyAFI brings the band behind Sing the Sorrow and Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… to the Observatory’s outdoor grounds.
Dignity Health Sports Park, 18400 Avalon Boulevard, South Bay & Long BeachA championship playoff race program with FanFest, opening ceremonies and the gate drop.
Dignity Health Sports Park, 18400 Avalon Boulevard, South Bay & Long BeachA championship playoff race program with FanFest, opening ceremonies and the gate drop.
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.
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.
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.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideMfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEnter Odilon Redon’s strange world of floating forms, charcoal darkness and luminous pastel at the Getty.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideMfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEnter Odilon Redon’s strange world of floating forms, charcoal darkness and luminous pastel at the Getty.
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.
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood & West HollywoodCory Doctorow from Beautiful Downtown Burbank, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSqueeze, Adam Ant and The English Beat share a Hollywood Bowl bill built around British pop songbooks.
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood & West HollywoodCory Doctorow from Beautiful Downtown Burbank, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSqueeze, Adam Ant and The English Beat share a Hollywood Bowl bill built around British pop songbooks.
Friendship Bar, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideFriendship Bar revives a longtime Santa Monica Canyon name in a red-lit, nautical setting.
Friendship Bar, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideFriendship Bar revives a longtime Santa Monica Canyon name in a red-lit, nautical setting.
