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A Power Grid game board covered in colored houses, resource tokens, and power plant cards mid-game

Conventions & Fan Culture

Strategicon Gateway 2027 Guide: Labor Day Weekend Gaming, a Power Grid Finale Tradition, and Four Days at the LAX Hilton

Strategicon's Gateway returns to the Hilton Los Angeles Airport September 3 to 6, 2027, over Labor Day weekend. Here are badge prices,…Oct 6, 2026

A group of role-playing gamers around a table covered in dice, character sheets, snacks, and drinks

Conventions & Fan Culture

Strategicon Gamex 2027 Guide: 78 Straight Hours of Tabletop Gaming Over Memorial Day Weekend at the LAX Hilton

Strategicon's Gamex returns to the Hilton Los Angeles Airport May 28 to 31, 2027, and runs nonstop between Friday noon and Monday…Oct 6, 2026

A bookseller's tent at the Festival of Books with tables of books and shoppers browsing outside

LA Times Festival of Books 2027 Guide: Free Admission, 500-Plus Authors Last Year, and an April Weekend at USC

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns to USC April 17 and 18, 2027, with free general admission. Here is what…Oct 5, 2026

View over Burbank's media district from Griffith Park in the late afternoon, with mountains behind the city

Conventions & Fan Culture

CTN Animation eXpo 2026 Guide: 18 Years of CTNX, Early-Bird Passes, and Four Days During Burbank’s Animation Week

CTNX returns to the Burbank Airport Marriott November 19 to 22, 2026, during the city's official Animation Week. Here are pass prices,…Oct 5, 2026

The Pasadena Convention Center exhibit hall building with flags out front and a lawn in the foreground

Conventions & Fan Culture

LightBox Expo 2026 Guide: Brad Bird, Yoshitaka Amano, and 200 Hours of Art Talk at the Pasadena Convention Center

LightBox Expo brings Brad Bird, Yoshitaka Amano, Cartoon Saloon's founders, and more than 200 hours of programming to Pasadena, October 23 to…Oct 5, 2026

Kygo behind the decks in a white cap during a DJ set, with pink stage lights behind him

Festival Guides

Palm Tree Music Festival 2026 Guide: Kygo, The Chainsmokers, Zedd, and Two Days on a Carpinteria Polo Field

Kygo, The Chainsmokers, T-Pain, and Zedd headline Palm Tree Music Festival at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, October 10 and…Oct 5, 2026

Bavarian-style German restaurant and market building with a brick courtyard at Old World Village in Huntington Beach

Festival Guides

Old World Oktoberfest 2026 Guide: German Bands, Bratwurst, and Eight Weeks of Beer Hall Nights in Huntington Beach

Oktoberfest at Old World Huntington Beach runs Wednesday through Sunday until November 8, 2026. Here are the sessions, prices, bands, menu, parking,…Sep 28, 2026

Coheed and Cambria performing on a large outdoor festival stage under bright white and blue stage lights

Festival Guides

Neverender 2026 Guide: Coheed and Cambria’s First Festival Brings The Afterman and Circa Survive to Santa Ana

Coheed and Cambria's first Neverender Festival takes over the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana on October 3 and 4, 2026, with…Sep 28, 2026

The glass tower entrance of the Los Angeles Convention Center with palm trees under a blue sky

Festival Guides

ComplexCon 2026 Guide: Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, and a 10th Birthday in Downtown L.A.

ComplexCon marks its 10th year at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 3 and 4, 2026, with Ken Carson and Playboi…Sep 28, 2026

A rainbow over pine trees and lakeside homes on the shore of Big Bear Lake under dark clouds

Festival Guides

Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest 2026 Guide: German Bands, Stein Holding, and Mountain Weekends Through November 14

The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest celebrates its 56th year with weekends at the Convention Center through November 14, 2026. Here are the…Sep 28, 2026

Palm trees and restaurant storefronts around a plaza in downtown Brea, California

Festival Guides

Phoenix Club Oktoberfest 2026 Guide: Four October Weekends of Oompah, Steins, and Schuhplattler in Brea

The Phoenix Club's Oktoberfest runs Saturdays and Sundays, October 3 through 25, 2026, at its home in Brea. Here are the bands,…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