Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in Los Angeles the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 43 picks, refreshed weekly.
43 picks · checked Sep 21
CicLAvia open-streets route (Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park), Downtown, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree car-free streets from Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park, to bike, walk or skate.
CicLAvia open-streets route (Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park), Downtown, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree car-free streets from Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park, to bike, walk or skate.
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Shoreline Drive & Marina Green, Downtown Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachBenoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsRegistration is sold out but anyone can cheer along the coastal course and at the finish party.
Shoreline Drive & Marina Green, Downtown Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachBenoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsRegistration is sold out but anyone can cheer along the coastal course and at the finish party.
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Exposition Park (South Lawn), Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictMissvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree day of cultural dance, drag, live music and vendors on the eve of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Exposition Park (South Lawn), Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictMissvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree day of cultural dance, drag, live music and vendors on the eve of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Autry Museum of the American West (Autry Lawn), Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA fantasy book fair on the Autry's lawn, both days, with costumes encouraged.
Autry Museum of the American West (Autry Lawn), Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA fantasy book fair on the Autry's lawn, both days, with costumes encouraged.
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Gloria Molina Grand Park, Civic Center, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhotographersnature · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree in Grand Park: 80-plus mole cooks, 50 artisans and a Teatro del Pueblo stage.
Gloria Molina Grand Park, Civic Center, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhotographersnature · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree in Grand Park: 80-plus mole cooks, 50 artisans and a Teatro del Pueblo stage.
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Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall HJ, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictGage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStar City Games fills South Hall with free card play, vendors, artists and tournaments.
Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall HJ, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictGage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStar City Games fills South Hall with free card play, vendors, artists and tournaments.
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictRON RAFFETY · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExposition Park’s new landmark museum of narrative art is in its first month.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictRON RAFFETY · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExposition Park’s new landmark museum of narrative art is in its first month.
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LACMA — Smidt Welcome Plaza, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireGunnar Klack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Friday-evening jazz behind Urban Light, no tickets needed and picnics welcome.
LACMA — Smidt Welcome Plaza, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireGunnar Klack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Friday-evening jazz behind Urban Light, no tickets needed and picnics welcome.
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Great Park, Irvine, Orange CountyCelebrate Irvine’s cultures with live performances, global food, art and kids’ activities.
Great Park, Irvine, Orange CountyCelebrate Irvine’s cultures with live performances, global food, art and kids’ activities.
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Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideJelson25 · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA fixed three-and-a-half-hour tasting out over the water, 21 and over.
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideJelson25 · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA fixed three-and-a-half-hour tasting out over the water, 21 and over.
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White Park, Riverside, Inland EmpireRiverside’s 21-plus outdoor festival spans jazz, funk, R&B and old-school soul.
White Park, Riverside, Inland EmpireRiverside’s 21-plus outdoor festival spans jazz, funk, R&B and old-school soul.
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Junipero Beach, Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachDJs, live music and speakers mark 50 years of the Coastal Act on Junipero Beach.
Junipero Beach, Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachDJs, live music and speakers mark 50 years of the Coastal Act on Junipero Beach.
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Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideThis free Highland Park festival has live music, poetry, a kids zone and local vendors.
Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideThis free Highland Park festival has live music, poetry, a kids zone and local vendors.
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Vista Hermosa Sport Park, San Clemente, Orange CountySan Clemente’s free carnival adds rides, games, food, live music and a weekend beer garden.
Vista Hermosa Sport Park, San Clemente, Orange CountySan Clemente’s free carnival adds rides, games, food, live music and a weekend beer garden.
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Autry Museum of the American West, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMorning at the Museum: Curator's Tour of Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Autry Museum of the American West, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMorning at the Museum: Curator's Tour of Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Garden AMP, Garden Grove, Orange CountyXzibit brings a rare full-band West Coast rap set to Garden AMP.
Garden AMP, Garden Grove, Orange County
The Novo by Microsoft, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictJO1 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
The Novo by Microsoft, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts District
Plaza de la Raza, Lincoln Heights, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideEl Velorio has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Plaza de la Raza, Lincoln Heights, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideThe Beach Boys' Al Jardine fronts the Pet Sounds Band in Cerritos, one night only at 7pm.
The Beach Boys' Al Jardine fronts the Pet Sounds Band in Cerritos, one night only at 7pm.
Add to calendarA Classical Series night at the Terrace Theater, Saturday, on America at 250.
A Classical Series night at the Terrace Theater, Saturday, on America at 250.
Add to calendarThe Dead Kennedys and special guests play Riverside Municipal Auditorium, one night.
The Dead Kennedys and special guests play Riverside Municipal Auditorium, one night.
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Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Orange CountyOliviaRigby · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouthern California's best-known Halloween haunt, with ten mazes and scare zones; separate ticket.
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Orange CountyOliviaRigby · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouthern California's best-known Halloween haunt, with ten mazes and scare zones; separate ticket.
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Old World Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange CountyDialh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA purpose-built German village off the 405, with a real biergarten rather than a tent.
Old World Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange CountyDialh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA purpose-built German village off the 405, with a real biergarten rather than a tent.
Add to calendarSanta Anita Park throws an Oktoberfest in the San Gabriel Valley, one day only from noon Oct 10.
Santa Anita Park throws an Oktoberfest in the San Gabriel Valley, one day only from noon Oct 10.
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