Events
Previews, guides and coverage of events worth knowing about.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Bixby Park Hosts a Free Kids’ Halloween Festival in Long Beach on October 25
Long Beach neighborhood groups host a free Kids' Halloween Festival at Bixby Park on Sunday, October 25, 2 to 4 p.m., with…
Goblins on the Greenbelt Brings Free Trick-or-Treating to Belmont Heights on October 25
The Belmont Heights Community Association holds Goblins on the Greenbelt on Sunday, October 25, 1 to 3 p.m., with free trick-or-treating and…
Lakewood Sheriff’s Station Opens Its Haunted Jail for a Halloween Night on October 23
The Lakewood Sheriff's Station hosts its Trunk-or-Treat and Haunted Jail on Friday, October 23, 5 to 9 p.m., with free admission and…
El Dorado Nature Center Hosts Its Howl-O-Ween Festival in Long Beach on October 17
The El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach holds its Howl-O-Ween Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2 to 6 p.m., with trick-or-treating…
Norwalk’s 41st Arturo Sanchez Sr. Halloween Parade Steps Off October 17
Norwalk's 41st annual Arturo Sanchez Sr. Halloween Parade and Costume Contest heads down Norwalk Boulevard on Saturday, October 17, starting at 11…
Rancho Los Alamitos Hosts Barnyard Afternoon With a Petting Zoo and Día de los Muertos Crafts on October 18
Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach opens for Barnyard Afternoon on Sunday, October 18, with a petting zoo, face painting, games and…