Events
January
LA
Golden Dragon Parade
Held in late January
Location:
Chinatown, Los Angeles
213-617-0396
Hours: 2pm
– 5pm
Admission
Free
February
Pan
African Film & Art Festival
Held in
early February
Location:
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Los Angeles
213-896-8221
Hours:
10am – 11:30pm
LA
Times Festival of Books
Held in mid February
Location:
UCLA Campus, West Los Angeles
800-LATIMES
Hours:
Call for additional information
Admission
Free
The Los
Angeles Times Festival of Books is a two-day celebration of the written word and
one of the country's premier literary events.
March
The Los
Angeles Marathon
Held in
early March
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
310-444-5544
Admission
Charged
On Your
Mark, Get Set, Go; on a 26.2-mile adventure that includes more entertainment per
mile than virtually any other race in the world.
April
Blooming of the Roses Festival
Location: Exposition Park Rose Garden
888 LA PARKS (527-2757)
Call for
additional information
Cinco
de Mayo
Held in
late April – early May
Location: El Pueblo Historical Monument, Placita Olvera
213-625-5045
Call for
additional information
Admission
Free
A well
attended annual event honoring Los Angels’ Latin community.
May
Pacific
Islander Festival
Held in
early May
Location: Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
714-968-1785
Call for
further information
NoHo
Theatre & Arts Festival
Held in
mid May
Location:
Lankershim Blvd. and Magnolia
818-763-5273
Call for
additional information
NoHo is L.A.'s
official Arts community filled with professional theatres, eclectic shops,
international dining and home to the world-famous
Emmy statue.
Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest
Held in
mid May
Location: Paramount Movie Ranch Agoura Hills in the Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area
818-382-4819
Call for
additional information
Valley Greek Festival
Held mid –
late May
Location: St. Sophia Cathedral
1324 S. Normandie Avenue at Pico, Los Angeles
323-737-2424
The
Festival not only honors and celebrates the essence of Hellenic culture at its
best but also captures the spirit of family fun and entertainment of the
neighborhood community that is the BLQ.
June
Playboy Jazz Festival
Held in mid June
Location:
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles
323-850-2050
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August
Nisei
Week Japanese Festival
Held in
mid August
Location:
Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles
213-687-7193
Call for
additional information
Celebrating Japanese culture and community through a variety of events and
exhibits.
September
Los
Angeles County Fair
Held in
mid – late September
Location:
Fairplex, Pomona
909-623-3111
Call for
additional information
Want to
grab life by the udders? Then visit the L.A. County Fair, where visitors find
one of the largest carnivals in North America, live horse racing, spectacular
exhibits, the Flower & Garden Pavilion, great fair food, shopping, the Millard
Sheets Gallery and so much more!
Watts Towers Day of the Drum
Held in late September
Location:
Watts Towers Art Center Amphitheatre
213-847-4646
Call for
additional information
October
Sherman Oaks Street Fair
Held in mid October
Location:
Ventura Boulevard between Van Nuys Blvd. and Kester Ave.
818-906-1951
Call for
additional information
November
African
Film Institute’s Los Angeles International Film Festival
Held in
early – mid November
Locations
vary
323-
8567707
Call for
additional information
Including
over 100 films from over 30 countries, and countless world premieres.
Griffith Park Festival
Held late November – most of December
Location:
Griffith Park, Los Angeles
323-913-6488
Call for
additional information
December
Whale
Watching
December –
March
Location:
San Pedro and vicinity
310-548-8500
Call for
additional information
Arts and
Entertainment
Los
Angeles Opera
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
213-972-7219
Call for
performance schedule
Admission
Charged
The
combination of words and music can, at its best, let us experience things about
human character, feelings, moods and motivations that music and words, on their
own, are powerless to express. It is like a window into the soul of a character.
It is no wonder that no other art form inspires such passion in its audience and
participants. Come experience the feeling for yourself.
City
Ballet of Los Angeles
1532 West
11th Street
Los
Angeles, CA 90015
323-932-1127
Call for
performance schedule
Ballet of
Los Angeles is committed to tradition; daring to be different and reflecting the
diversity that is Los Angeles. Ballet of Los Angeles is an ensemble of
world-class dance artists that produces bold, original choreography, superb
classics, and brilliant, often rare, works by great choreographers.
The Los
Angeles Philharmonic
151 South
Grand Ave.
Los
Angeles, CA 90012
213-
972-0737
Admission
Charged
Call for
performance schedule
The Los
Angeles Philharmonic is one of the world's greatest musical symphonies, renowned
for their brilliant performances and innovative programming. In addition, the
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents the finest guest artists of
classical, jazz, and world music, at two of the most remarkable places anywhere
to experience music -- the extraordinary Walt Disney Concert Hall and the
world-famous Hollywood Bowl.
Theatres
Second
City
The Second
City Studio Theatre
8156 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-658-8190
The Second
City Los Angeles Studio Theatre provides an environment where both students and
professionals can learn, explore, expand and showcase their talents applying the
distinctive Second City style. Performances at the Studio Theater range from
Second City alumni productions to Training Center Graduates Greenhouse shows to
training center performances.
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N.
Highland Ave.
Los
Angeles, CA 90078
323-850-2000
In July
11, 1922, with the audience seated on simple wooden benches placed on the
natural hillsides of Bolton Canyon, conductor Alfred Hertz and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic inaugurated the first season of music under the stars at the
Hollywood Bowl. While much has changed in the ensuing years, the tradition of
presenting the world's greatest musicians and striving for musical excellence
has remained a constant goal of this famed Los Angeles cultural landmark.
Actors Art Theatre
6128 Wilshire Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90048
323-969-4953
Center
for the New Theater at CalArts
650 South
Avenue 21
Los
Angeles, CA 90031
661-253-7724
Century City Playhouse
10508 W. Pico Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90064
310-204-4440
Coronet
Theatre
366 N. La
Cienega Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90048
310-657-7377
David
Henry Hwang Theater
Located at
the Union Center for the Arts - home of the East West Players
120 N.
Judge John Aiso
Los
Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-4EWP
Evidence Room
2220
Beverly Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90057
213-381-7118
Gardner State
1501 N.
Gardner St.
Los
Angeles, CA 90046
323-732-5029
Music Center – Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles
North
Grand Avenue at Temple Street,
Los
Angeles, CA 90068
323-850-2000
Shubert
Theatre
2020
Avenue of the Stars
Los
Angeles, CA 90067
800-447-7400
Walt
Disney Concert Hall
111 S
Grand Ave.
Los
Angeles, CA 90012
213-972-7211
UCLA
Live
Freud
Playhouse
Los
Angeles, CA 90001
310-825-2101
As a major producer and presenter of music, dance, theater,
and spoken word, UCLA Live brings hundreds of outstanding and provocative
artists to Los Angeles each year.
Sports
Los
Angeles Lakers
Professional Basketball
Games
played at the Staples Center
555 N.
Nash Street
El
Segundo, CA 92045
213-742-7340
Season
runs October – April
Los
Angeles Clippers
Professional Basketball
Games
played at the Staples Center
555 N.
Nash Street
El
Segundo, CA 92045
213-742-7340
Season
runs October – April
Los Angeles Sparks
Professional Basketball
Games
played at the Staples Center
555 N.
Nash Street
El
Segundo, CA 92045
213-742-7340
Season
runs October – April
Los
Angeles Dodgers
Professional Baseball
Games
played at Dodger Stadium
1000
Elysian Park Ave
Los
Angeles, CA 90012
323-224-1448
Season
runs April - October
Los
Angeles Kings
Professional Hockey
Games
played at the Staples Center
555 N.
Nash Street
El
Segundo, CA 92045
888-KINGS
LA
Season
runs October – April
Los
Angeles Galaxy
Professional Soccer
Games
played at The Home Depot Center
18400 Avalon Blvd.
Carson, CA 90746
310-630-2200
Los
Angeles Avengers
Arena
Football
Games
played at the Staples Center
555 N.
Nash Street
El
Segundo, CA 92045
310-788-7744
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schedule
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