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Two scarlet ibises in the Colors of the Amazon aviary at the Santa Ana Zoo

Santa Ana Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo Runs Four Nights, October 17 to 25

The Santa Ana Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo runs October 17, 18, 24 and 25 with trick-or-treat stations, a scavenger hunt, nocturnal…Sep 28, 2026

Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California

The 824 Journal Guide to Live Music Venues in Los Angeles and Orange County

A guide to 158 live music venues across Los Angeles and Orange County, with capacity, parking, bag and camera policies, and links…Sep 28, 2026

Book cover of Josie: A True Story of Race, Rescue, and Resilience by G. Todd Smith

New Historical Fiction Novel by G. Todd Smith, Josie: A True Story of Race, Rescue, and Resilience

G. Todd Smith's Josie is a historical novel based on his family's true story of a Black newborn rescued in 1906 Mississippi…Sep 28, 2026

Book cover of Into the Crater by Alan Gartenhaus

New Novel ‘Into the Crater’ by Alan Gartenhaus Is a Tale of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness

Alan Gartenhaus's second novel Into the Crater follows two former friends and romantic rivals on a camping trip through Maui's Haleakala crater.Sep 28, 2026

Yang Yang, a giant panda, at Zoo Atlanta

Giant Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang Land in Atlanta on a 10-Year Loan

Nearly two years after Lun Lun and Yang Yang went back to China, Zoo Atlanta has giant pandas again. Ping Ping and…Sep 28, 2026

Giant emoji-themed balloon at night above a neon-lit Las Vegas Grand Prix race track.

Autos & Mobility

Disco Dom, Icona Pop and LP Giobbi Lead the Heineken Stage at the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix

The Las Vegas Grand Prix has named a second music bill for race weekend. The Heineken Stage in the East Harmon Zone…Sep 28, 2026

Military jets flying in formation over the ocean during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach

Pacific Airshow Returns to Huntington Beach October 2 to 4 With the Thunderbirds and Snowbirds

The Pacific Airshow flies over Huntington Beach October 2 to 4, 2026, with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Canadian Snowbirds, a…Sep 28, 2026

The orange tethered balloon at Orange County Great Park in Irvine

Irvine Global Village Festival Marks 25 Years at the Great Park on October 10

The City of Irvine marks the 25th anniversary of the Irvine Global Village Festival on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Great…Sep 28, 2026

A Wellfleet Bay volunteer holding a small cold-stunned Kemp's ridley sea turtle

Cape Cod’s Turtle Patrol: 200 Volunteers Walk Winter Beaches to Save Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles

Every year from November into January, trained volunteers patrol Cape Cod Bay at high tide, in the dark and in the cold,…Sep 28, 2026

The TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard at night, its facade lit red and gold with a crowd on the forecourt

Festival Guides

Screamfest 2026 Guide: The Night Driver, Trick ‘r Treat, and 10 Days of Horror in Hollywood

Screamfest's 26th edition runs October 6 to 15, 2026, at the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood. Here are the opening night film,…Sep 27, 2026

The Royal Theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles, with its vertical red ROYAL sign and marquee

Festival Guides

International LA Punk Film Festival 2026 Guide: 10 Years of DIY Cinema at the Laemmle Royal and Online

The International LA Punk Film Festival marks its 10th year October 8 to 18, 2026, with in-person screenings at the Laemmle Royal…Sep 27, 2026

The lit marquee of The Frida Cinema in downtown Santa Ana listing film titles

Festival Guides

Viet Film Fest 2026 Guide: 64 Films, a Dustin Nguyen Tribute, and Four Days at The Frida in Santa Ana

Viet Film Fest's 17th edition screens 64 films at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, October 8 to 11, 2026, then goes…Sep 27, 2026