Things to do

The all-women lineup includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Garbage, Mitski and The Breeders.

It’s a big festival weekend, with music, family activities, dinos, food, and summer-ending joy in store.

The destination’s Haunted Mansion Holiday, autumnal decorations, and fall treats are fan favorites.

A centuries old game gets an update. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026.

The two-weekend event, a Little Tokyo tradition, features the Grand Parade, Taiko drumming, and the JX Matsuri carnival.

Yes, Halloween is here (sort of): The world’s largest horror con will shimmer and scare in LBC.

News to squeal about: The opportunity to visit two major county fairs over the same weekend has arrived.

More than 800 junior lifeguards from across California are expected to compete when the 46th Annual California Surf Lifesaving Championships get underway at Will Rogers State Beach. The two-day competition, billed as the largest annual ocean lifeguard event on the West Coast, features junior lifeguards ages 9 to 17 on Friday and more than 250 professional ocean lifeguards on Saturday….

SWIRL FEST rolls in Venice, it’s “Christmas in July” at Heritage Square, and independent bookstores celebrate.

“Meet the Hollywoods” is the theme of the gigantic (seriously, it’s huge) open streets event.

A free summer concert series will bring 108 performances by local independent musicians to 27 parks in Los Angeles County.

Like, very, very still: Real performers will recreate famous artworks at the two-month-long spectacular.

The Hollywood Bowl, DTLA, Long Beach, and other communities, are ready to patriotically party.

Fabulous and rare cars will be on display, no admission required, at the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance.

Watch parties, official Fan Zones, and soccer cinema is on the mondo schedule.

The celebrated-around-the-planet party has glittering concerts, an energetic street fair, and that famously fabulous parade.

“Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” is at the Broad Museum and Barnsdall Art Park’s beloved summer wine series returns.

Universal is giving North Texas families something big to look forward to this summer.

Daniel Harding was named the new music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, it was announced Tuesday. Harding, currently music director of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Italy, will succeed the world-renowned Gustavo Dudamel in the 2027-28 season. He was the artistic and music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Mahler Chamber…

All sorts of water-close, canyon-cool, and pomp-filled happenings are happening over the holiday weekend.