Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Los Angeles the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 8 picks, refreshed weekly.
8 picks · checked Sep 10
Gandara Park, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlbert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo and the Bob Baker Marionettes join a free afternoon of roots music and picnic time in Gandara Park.
Gandara Park, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlbert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo and the Bob Baker Marionettes join a free afternoon of roots music and picnic time in Gandara Park.
Point Fermin Park, San Pedro, South Bay & Long BeachRyan Franco ryanmfranco · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Philippine arts and culture with music, food and community at the free FPAC festival in coastal San Pedro.
Point Fermin Park, San Pedro, South Bay & Long BeachRyan Franco ryanmfranco · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Philippine arts and culture with music, food and community at the free FPAC festival in coastal San Pedro.
Santa Monica, CA, Venice & the WestsidePat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShare a potluck, then see how Loud Movies combines films, music, lights and lasers at a Santa Monica open studio.
Santa Monica, CA, Venice & the WestsidePat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShare a potluck, then see how Loud Movies combines films, music, lights and lasers at a Santa Monica open studio.
City Hall - Centennial Square, Pasadena, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoin Pasadena’s morning remembrance marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.
City Hall - Centennial Square, Pasadena, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoin Pasadena’s morning remembrance marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.
Valley Boulevard between Ivar and Walnut Grove, Rosemead, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyNewtonCourt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Mid-Autumn on Rosemead’s Valley Boulevard with cultural performances, street food and family activities at a free festival.
Valley Boulevard between Ivar and Walnut Grove, Rosemead, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyNewtonCourt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCelebrate Mid-Autumn on Rosemead’s Valley Boulevard with cultural performances, street food and family activities at a free festival.
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.
The Grove – Sephora, Fairfax, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireTry Yepoda’s Korean skincare outside Sephora at the Grove, with free entry and gifts available while supplies last.
The Grove – Sephora, Fairfax, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireTry Yepoda’s Korean skincare outside Sephora at the Grove, with free entry and gifts available while supplies last.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideTrace a missing Otto Greiner drawing from wartime Dresden to the Getty and its planned return home.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideTrace a missing Otto Greiner drawing from wartime Dresden to the Getty and its planned return home.
