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CultureTaste of Soul Returns to Crenshaw Boulevard for Its 21st Year on October 17
The 21st Taste of Soul Family Festival takes over Crenshaw Boulevard on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with free admission, three live stages…Sep 27, 2026
Festival GuidesOcean Beach Oktoberfest 2026 Guide: A Y2K Beer Garden, Fortunate Youth, and Stein Holding by the OB Pier
OB Oktoberfest goes Y2K on October 9 and 10, 2026, in the Ocean Beach Pier parking lot. Here are the set times,…Sep 26, 2026
Conventions & Fan CultureSon of Monsterpalooza 2026 Guide: Tommy Lee, Creature Makers, and a Fall Weekend of Monsters in Burbank
Son of Monsterpalooza brings 150-plus vendors, makeup demos, a costume contest, and Tommy Lee's first convention appearance to the Burbank Marriott, October…Sep 26, 2026
CultureSan Diego Food + Wine Festival Expands to a Two-Day Grand Weekend on the Bay This November
The San Diego Food + Wine Festival marks 22 years November 1 through 8, 2026, adding an expanded two-day Grand Weekend on…Sep 26, 2026
Festival GuidesLa Jolla Art & Wine Festival 2026 Guide: 170 Artists, a Wine & Beer Garden, and Pet Adoptions on Girard Avenue
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival fills Girard Avenue on October 10 and 11, 2026. Walking it is free; here is…Sep 26, 2026
Festival GuidesSan Diego International Film Festival 2026 Guide: 25 Years, 90 Films, and Galas With McDonagh, Farrelly, and Mike Leigh
The San Diego International Film Festival celebrates its 25th edition October 13 to 18, 2026, in La Jolla. Here are the gala…Sep 25, 2026
Festival GuidesAwareness Film Festival 2026 Guide: Six Days of Films With a Cause in Downtown Santa Monica
The Awareness Film Festival's 17th edition runs October 13 to 18, 2026, in downtown Santa Monica, then streams online through December 31.…Sep 25, 2026
Festival GuidesNewport Beach Film Festival 2026 Guide: Paper Tiger, Ink, Wild Horse Nine, and a Week of Parties
The 27th Newport Beach Film Festival runs October 15 to 22, 2026, with more than 350 films and a Centerpiece slate led…Sep 25, 2026
Festival GuidesAnimation Is Film 2026 Guide: Knights of Guinevere, Iron Boy, Wolfwalkers, and a Weekend of Animation in Hollywood
Animation Is Film returns to the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood October 16 to 19, 2026, opening with Dana Terrace's Knights of…Sep 25, 2026
CultureLittle Saigon’s Brodard Is Coming to Long Beach, but the Opening Date Is Still Unannounced
Brodard, the Fountain Valley restaurant that helped define Little Saigon's dining reputation, is preparing a Long Beach location at 2nd & PCH.…Sep 25, 2026
Film & TV‘Hellbilly Hollow’ Carves Up Hollywood With Sunset Strip Premiere, Now Open in Select Theaters Nationwide
Southern slasher Hellbilly Hollow, shot at the Alabama haunted attraction of the same name, opened in select U.S. theaters September 25, 2026,…Sep 25, 2026
Film & TVFreestyle Digital Media Releases Social Impact Dance Drama “BALLROOM”
Freestyle Digital Media released BALLROOM, a dance drama starring Madeline Delp as a dancer who uses a wheelchair, on North American VOD…Sep 25, 2026
