Skip to main content

SoCal Community Events Calendar

From cultural festivals to exhibition openings, Southern California has something for everyone. Here are some of the best events around.

Support Provided By
Stay informed. Sign up for the Editor's Picks email newsletter.



Upcoming Events
Date

5th Annual AAPI LA Market

ROW DTLA (Los Angeles)
Free

AAPI LA’s biggest event of the year is back.

Hollywood PAL Car Show & Block Party

Street Closure (Los Angeles)
Free

A family-friendly community event featuring over 180 vehicles, live entertainment, food vendors, and activities for all ages.

5th Annual Pan-Asian Pacific Arts & Cultural Festival

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (Northridge)
Free

Celebrate AAPI Month with a fun, family-friendly festival.

Party for the Planet / Endangered Species Day

Santa Ana Zoo (Santa Ana)
Free

Celebrate Earth Day and Endangered Species Day with a scavenger hunt and special activities.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design's 2025-2026 Distinguished Alumni Lecture: Hsinming Fung

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (Los Angeles)
Free

Celebrate 60 years of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design in this conversation series.

FREE Outdoor Tuesday Night Dance Classes!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa)
Free

Enjoy free outdoor dance classes in Orange County this summer.

Poetry: A.E. Stallings

The Hammer Museum (Los Angeles)
Free

Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, the Atlantic Monthly, and the New Yorker.

Skirball's Spring 2026 Exhibition Openings

Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles)
Free

Join the Skirball Cultural Center for opening day of spring exhibitions.

Robert Russell and Lisa Edelstein: A Palace in Time

Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles)
$20

A moving portrait of Jewish life, the exhibition becomes a contemporary “palace in time” where memory, ritual, and intimacy coexist.

Fowler Talks: Across Borders, Across Time

The Fowler Museum at UCLA (Los Angeles)
Free

The Fowler Museum and LA's Consulate General of Peru explore the historical and contemporary dimensions of U.S.–Peru relations.

A Hundred Years of Architecture in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Central Library (Los Angeles)
Free

Learn how Los Angeles became a landscape of architectural experimentation over the last hundred years.

Cauleen Smith: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

The Hammer Museum (Los Angeles)
Free

The Hammer Museum presents a conversation with artist, Cauleen Smith.

Active loading indicator
Support Provided By