Art in Los Angeles Columbus Day Weekend 2026

Oct 9–12 · 53 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 3 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 5

The 10 best art picks in LA over Columbus Day Weekend (Oct 9–12)

  1. The Horror Show — On view September 26–July 25, 2027 · Museum admission: adults $25 · Miracle Mile
  2. Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind — On view through Oct 11 · $21 regular admission · Downtown LA
  3. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art — Newly opened open Wed–Mon · Adults $25 · Exposition Park
  4. Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity — Sunday Ongoing exhibition · Miracle Mile
  5. Ivana Dama: Breathing Alarms — Final weekend on view through Sunday · Free · Santa Monica
  6. Seeing Through: Jia Aili’s Parallel Paintings — Final day Saturday, October 10 10 AM–5:30 PM · Santa Monica
  7. Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images — On view through Feb 28 · Free · Santa Monica
  8. We Are There: The Power of Documentary — October 7–January 17, 2027 Wed–Mon, 10 AM–6 PM · Miracle Mile
  9. Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience — Ongoing exhibition from September 26 · Adults $20 · Silver Lake
  10. Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions — On view through Oct 18 · Free · Santa Monica
#9
Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native ResilienceAutry Museum of the American West, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the Eastside
Ongoing exhibition from September 26, 2026; Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.Adults $20

Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience

Silver Lake, Echo Park & the Eastside

Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.

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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Los Angeles over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 53 picks, refreshed weekly.

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