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The entrance sign of the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, with palm trees, flags, and landscaped shrubs along the road

Festival Guides

Boo Ha Ha 2026 Guide: A Zombie Homecoming With 100-Plus Craft Pours, Lucha Libre, and 80s and 90s Bands in Costa Mesa

Boo Ha Ha, Orange County's 21+ Halloween beer festival, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center on October 24, 2026, as…Sep 22, 2026

Kutturan Chamoru Performers at the 2010 Pacific Islander Festival in San Diego

Pacific Islander Festival Returns to Mission Bay for Its 32nd Year, September 26 and 27

The Pacific Islander Festival Association hosts its 32nd annual festival September 26 and 27, 2026, at Ski Beach in Mission Bay. Admission…Sep 22, 2026

Poster for the documentary Boundless: The Man Who Became Human featuring Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield’s Debut Documentary ‘Boundless: The Man Who Became Human’ Launches on Amazon and Apple TV

Boundless: The Man Who Became Human, a documentary about Ben Greenfield directed by Caleb Applegate and executive produced by Zac Efron, is…Sep 22, 2026

Crowds of fans, some in costume, gather under a large Welcome to L.A. Comic Con banner inside the Los Angeles Convention Center lobby

Conventions & Fan Culture

L.A. Comic Con 2026 Guide: Nicolas Cage, a Breaking Bad Reunion, and Trick-or-Treating on Halloween Weekend

L.A. Comic Con turns 15 on Halloween weekend, October 30 to November 1, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Here are the…Sep 22, 2026

Still from the coming-of-age punk comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER

SXSW Comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER Takes Its Punk Rock Roadshow Across America Ahead of October 8 Theatrical Release

SXSW comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER, about a Catholic-school outsider who starts a punk band, opens in theaters October 8, 2026,…Sep 22, 2026

The arched Carlsbad sign lit up over Carlsbad Boulevard in the village at dusk, with parked cars and trees along the street

Festival Guides

Carlsbad Village Street Faire 2026 Guide: Pancakes, a Beer Garden, and 750-Plus Booths in One Sunday

The free Carlsbad Village Street Faire returns on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Here is the food, the shuttle plan, and a first-timer's…Sep 21, 2026

A waterfront path and lawn at Embarcadero Marina Park North at sunset, with San Diego Bay and the Coronado Bridge in the distance

Festival Guides

San Diego Food + Wine Festival 2026 Guide: A Week of Chef Dinners, a Baja Day Trip, and Two Grand Days on the Bay

The 22nd San Diego Food + Wine Festival runs November 1 to 8, 2026. Here is every event on the calendar, what…Sep 21, 2026

The rounded, tiered facade of the Directors Guild of America headquarters building on Sunset Boulevard under a clear sky

Festival Guides

The American French Film Festival 2026 Guide: In Waves Opens a 30th Anniversary Week at the DGA

TAFFF turns 30 at the Directors Guild of America, November 3 to 8, opening with the surf-set animated film In Waves. Here…Sep 21, 2026

The white Victorian Hotel del Coronado with its red turret roof, seen from the sand under a blue sky with clouds

Festival Guides

Coronado Island Film Festival 2026 Guide: I Play Rocky, Paper Tiger, and Five Days by the Hotel del

The Coronado Island Film Festival's 11th edition runs November 4 to 8, opening with I Play Rocky and closing with Paper Tiger.…Sep 21, 2026

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro smiling in glasses, a black sweater, and a dark blazer at a photocall

Festival Guides

GuadaLAjara Film Festival 2026 Guide: GLAFF Turns 16 in Los Angeles, With the Lineup Still to Come

GLAFF, the Los Angeles sister festival of Guadalajara's FICG, returns November 5 to 7, 2026. Here is the $75 pass, how reservations…Sep 21, 2026

The white arched Spanish Colonial Revival arcade along Ojai's main street, with a traffic signal and a banner over the road

Festival Guides

Ojai Film Festival 2026 Guide: Theodore Melfi Takes the Reins for a 27th Edition in the Valley

The Ojai Film Festival's 27th edition runs November 6 to 9, 2026, under new Artistic Director Theodore Melfi. Here is what's confirmed,…Sep 20, 2026

San Clemente Pier stretching into the ocean past a sandy beach, framed by tall palm trees and a flowering hedge

Festival Guides

Taste of San Clemente 2026 Guide: Local Bites, a Cover Band, and a Night in a 1937 Dance Hall

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce's 35th Taste of San Clemente is Friday, November 6, 2026, at the historic Casino San Clemente.…Sep 20, 2026