Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall | 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa | April 2 | scfta.org
Led by Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and pianist Hélène Grimaud will join the orchestra to perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor. Tickets starting at $42.94.
DTLA Art Night
Downtown Los Angeles Historic Core | April 2 | dtlaartnight.com
Gallery openings, pop-ups, live music, rooftop vibes and more than 50 creative spaces are coming together for this special night. As an added bonus this month, Garçons De Cafe will be turned into the Broadway West Lounge—an intimate, behind-the-curtain evening of live performances. Free and open to all: sip, relax, connect and take a break from gallery hopping. RSVP for that at bwaywest.org. And don’t miss the Spring Street Arcade Night Market with more than 40 unique vendors, live music, and hands-on art experiences.
First Fridays
Natural History Museum | 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles | April 3 | nhm.org
The evening will be full of live music, DJs, pop-up experiences, food and drinks, and nighttime exploration across the museum. At the center of the night is the launch of “Life, from Our Guts to the Galaxy: Rethinking the Living World,” a new discussion series from the Planetary Program at the Berggruen Institute. April’s discussion “Life at the Planetary Scale,” features Austin Hendy, Assistant curator of invertebrate paleontology, NHM, and Margaret McFall-Ngai, faculty associate, Caltech/staff researcher, Carnegie Science in conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Yewande Pearse. Together, they examine how life and Earth have influenced one another over billions of years, and how that relationship continues to shape the planet we live on today. Tickets: $30 for public.
‘Ring of Fire’
Sierra Madre Playhouse | 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre | April 3 | sierramadreplayhouse.org
Brightwork newmusic, noted for chamber music that blurs the line between pop and the avant-garde, continues its Sierra Madre Playhouse residency with “Ring of Fire,” a musical voyage across the Pacific Rim spanning contemporary chamber works from Peru to Cambodia. Featured works include Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Hilos,” “Melting” by Akshaya Avril Tucker, Chinary Ung’s “Spiral VI,” and Andy Akiho’s “Lost on Chiaroscuro Street.” Tickets: $12-$35.
LA Spring Fair
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area | 1600 N. Rosemead Blvd., South El Monte | April 3-19 | lapradaevents.com/events/los-angeles-spring-fair
LA County’s largest spring festival features kids and adults amusement rides, live music on Saturdays and Sundays, carnival games, local artisans, food court and more. Event admission is $5, cash only. Unlimited ride wristbands are $32 online or $42 on site. Free parking 5-11p.m. on any day of the event, $10 parking fee Saturday and Sunday 2-5 p.m.
Spring Fling
LA County Arboretum | 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia | April 3 | arboretum.org
Enjoy live music, crafts, games, an egg run, photo opportunities, special guests, and food. Tickets: adults are $18, and kids are $15. Crafts and activities are not included for guests without event tickets.
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area | 15501 E. Arrow Highway, Irwindale | April 4 – May 17 | renfair.com/socal
Hear ye! Hear ye! The Renaissance Pleasure Faire returns to SoCal with entertaining shows ranging from falconry and magic to drinking songs and jousting. With delicious food, flowing drinks, a marketplace like nowhere else, and actors getting everyone into the spirit, you will undoubtedly have a good time. Huzzah!
Egg Bowl & Bunny Brunch
Rose Bowl Stadium | 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena | April 4 | cityofpasadena.net
The Egg Bowl will feature egg hunts for children up to 12 years old beginning at 11 a.m., noon, and 1 p.m. Limited tickets for the free egg hunts are available at CityOfPasadena.net/Reserve. Every-BUNNY counts, so please be sure to register all members in your group. Each person must have a ticket to enter the event. Brunch will take place inside the Terry Donahue Pavilion. Enjoy a delicious breakfast, snap a photo with the Bunny, and take part in an exclusive VIP egg hunt right on the stadium field. Tickets for brunch can be purchased at eventbrite.com starting at $48.69.
Silverlake Flea Market
Atwater Village | 561 W. Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles | April 4 | silverlakeflea.com
New location but still the coolest vintage clothing, handmade goods, jewelry, and much more. Free entry. Free parking.
‘English’
Bram Goldsmith Theater | 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills | April 4-26 | thewallis.org
Sanaz Toossi’s dramatic comedy about an Iranian ESL class studying for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) debuted at Roundabout on Broadway in 2025. This is a quietly powerful play about four Iranian adults preparing for an English language exam in a storefront school near Tehran, where family separations and travel restrictions drive them to learn a new language that may alter their identities, and represent a new life. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole — but it might be splitting each of them in half. “English” won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for five 2025 Tony Awards including Best Play. Tickets start at $53.90.
Knit One, Purrl Two
Black Cat Fables | 415 S. Myrtle Ave., Suite B, Monrovia | April 4 | blackcatfables.com
This monthly club is for those who love to knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch, and everything in between. Bring your project-in-progress, meet fellow crafters, and hone your skills or learn new ones from Black Cat Fables’ resident expert. This club is free to join and registration is not required. Some supplies will be available for purchase for last-minute needs.
Corgi Beach Day
Huntington Beach | April 4 | socalcorgibeachday.com
Head two blocks south of the Huntington Beach Pier for a full day of corgi races, contests (like corgi limbo), vendors, photo ops, and thousands of corgis living their best beach life. Corgi Beach Day is free.
Alex Mendham and his Orchestra: Art Deco Dance Series
Queen Mary | 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach | April 4 | queenmarycalendar.eventcalendarapp.com
Hop aboard the Queen Mary and dance while Alex Mendham and his orchestra take you on a journey, presenting the jazz and big band classics of the past, including music from the likes of Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Glenn Miller to rousing big band hits such as the famous “Sing, Sing, Sing” and many others. Black-tie/formal/vintage glam attire is encouraged. Tickets: $42.40.
‘Level Up!’
The Los Angeles Theatre Center | 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles | April 4 – May 3 | latinotheaterco.org
“Level Up!” is a family-friendly new play by Gabriel Rivas Gómez that unfolds across everyday reality as well as in a vividly imagined virtual realm. Desi López, a trans tween, is afraid to come out to her family. In her oversized hoodie, Desi is seen as a boy IRL (in real life). But inside The Proxy, a richly imagined virtual world within the play’s digital realm, Desi discovers the freedom to exist as her true self: a powerful female warrior with enormous butterfly wings who embarks on an epic quest to save her dying dog and reunite with her mother. Tickets range from $10 for all Thursday performances to $48 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, except students and seniors, who pay only $24, and the opening matinee on April 4, which is $75 and includes a post-performance reception.
Emerald Necklace Day
Peck Conservation Park | 5401 Peck Road, Arcadia | April 4 | portal.caclimateactioncorps.org
Plant a native habitat, make art, listen to live music, do arts and crafts.
Paper World Stationery Expo
Hilton Anaheim | 777 Convention Way, Anaheim | April 4 | paperworldstationeryexpo.com
The ultimate shopping experience for planner babes, sticker lovers, and stationery addicts is finally here. Expect more than 50 curated vendors of planners, journaling, stickers, and paper goods. General admission: $49.
Santa Anita Spring Carnival
Santa Anita Park | 285 W. Huntington, Arcadia | April 4-5 | santaanita.com
This two-day event features inflatable jumpers, carnival games, thrilling rides. Unlimited ride wristbands are $31.95. Some attractions are not included in the wristband and carry an additional fee. Entry to infield is $5. Kids 17 and under are free. Free parking is available at Gate 6 off Colorado Place.
Glendora Night Market
410 S Vermont Ave., Glendora | April 4 | instagram.com/reel/DWcfuk8Ei_W/
Live music by The Walrus, a Beatles tribute band, will accompany your night of shopping, eating and fun. There will also be a kid’s zone.
Indian Classical Music
Sierra Madre Playhouse | 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre | April 4 | sierramadreplayhouse.org
This program will feature violinist Arun Ramamurthi, percussionist Nirmal Narayan, and tabla master Vivek Chellappa performing music rooted in both south Indian Carnatic tradition and north Indian Hindustani practices. Tickets range from $12-$35.
Spring Fest & Egg Hunt
Morgan Park | 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park | April 4 | baldwinpark.com
The bunny is bouncing in with more than 22,000 eggs, bubbles, crafts, inflatables, a magic show, butterfly exhibit and more.
LA Beer Fest
Los Angeles Center Studios | 1201 W. 5th St., #T-110, Los Angeles | April 4 | eventbrite.com
This is LA’s largest craft beer festival, featuring over 80 breweries, food trucks, live music and much more. Tickets start at $67.45.
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Returns to Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall | 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles | April 4 | lachildrenschorus.org
More than 300 children from six LACC’s choirs take the stage for “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” a special program taking the audience on a journey through four centuries of music, seamlessly weaving together timeless classics and modern works that have shaped the Chorus’s history. Highlights include music from Bach, Verdi, Rachmaninoff, Allister MacGillivray, Handel, and Schubert, as well as folk tunes from across the globe, and more. Tickets range from $24-$58.
Pop-up Dance Party in the LA River
LA River | 3099 Gilroy St., Los Angeles | April 5 | eventbrite.com
This free sunset dance party will feature disco, boogie, new wave, funk/soul, rare grooves, classic house, neo-soul, and more feel-good tunes. This is a dry, substance-free event. Complimentary non-alcoholic mocktails and iced tea will be served. Location pin and full details will be sent Sunday early afternoon.
Easter at Calico
Calico Ghost Town | 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo | April 5 | parks.sbcounty.gov
Hop back to 1881 for an old-fashioned, family-friendly Easter celebration with egg hunts, photo ops with the Easter bunny, live musical performances, gunfighter shows, fast gun draws, classroom sessions from the 1800s, a magic show, petting zoo, balloon twister, arts & crafts, food and more. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and ages three and under are free.
Salsa &. Bachata Dance Lessons & Social Dancing
The Mixx | 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena | April 7 | themixxclub.com
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to dance the night away with award-winning dance instructor Rogelio Moreno. Two for one drinks will be available all night.
Nahuatl Poetry
Hermon Park | 5566 Via Marisol, Los Angeles | April 8 & 22 | instagram.com/p/DWaQkDniGqv/
Indigenous Wellness Collective is offering free workshops and offerings this April. You can RSVP by commenting on the Instagram post or sending an email to IndigenousWellnessColletive@gmail.com.
ONGOING
Knott’s Boysenberry Festival
Knott’s Berry Farm | 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park | Through April 12 | sixflags.com/knotts/events/boysenberry-festival
Indulge in a lineup of dishes ranging from savory foods with a boysenberry twist to specialty desserts and drinks, including a variety of wines and craft beers that you can only find at Knott’s Berry Farm during this event. The festival also features a selection of local crafters, live music, musical stage shows, and activities. Tickets begin at $65.
‘The Price’
Pacific Resident Theatre | 703 Venice Blvd., Venice | Through April 12 | pacificresidenttheatre.org
In Arthur Miller’s powerful 1968 drama, two estranged brothers reunite in their late father’s attic to settle the estate—only to confront long-buried resentments, sacrifices, and the true cost of their life choices. Directed by Elina de Santos, this poignant and darkly humorous production explores responsibility, integrity, and the moral weight of compromise. Performances run Thursdays–Sundays (no performances March 27 or April 3). Tickets start at $25.
‘The Adding Machine’
The Actors’ Gang | 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City | Through April 18 | theactorsgang.com
Elmer Rice’s groundbreaking 1923 expressionist drama comes to life in this production directed by Cihan Sahin. The Adding Machine follows Mr. Zero, a bookkeeper replaced by automation after 25 years on the job, whose tragic unraveling becomes a sharp satire on technology, labor, and society. A century after its debut, the play’s themes of mechanization and human worth resonate in the age of AI. Performances Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; select Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets available online or by phone at 310-838-4264.
¡Sí Se Puede!
LA County | Through April 18 | centertheatregroup.org
Follow the life of trailblazing activist, Dolores Huerta, through a blend of movement, music, and actors inspired by El Teatro Campesino, on this journey towards justice. All performances are free and presented in English with some Spanish.
‘Kim’s Convenience’
Ahmanson Theatre | 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles | Through April 19 | centertheatregroup.org
This award-winning comedy drama is a feel-good story about a Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Tickets start at $40.25.
Springtime Easter Festival 2026
Moorpark Location | 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark | Through April 21 | underwoodfamilyfarms
Celebrate springtime and Underwood Family Farms with acres to visit and numerous activities including photo opportunities, visits from the Easter bunny, animal shows, giant eggs, wagon rides, baby duck feedings, bird house making, and much more. Weekday admission: $15.00 (at gate only). Weekend admission: $20.00 (on-line tickets required on weekends including Friday, April 3).
‘Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter’
Odyssey Theatre | 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles | Through April 26 | odysseytheatre.com
Veteran director Jack Heller is at the helm of “Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter,” an evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—both darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling—in this visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. In “Party Time,” affluent guests at a chic London gathering trade gossip and brag about wealthy pursuits while, just beyond the half-open door, an unjust regime enforces “order” with brutal force. “The Lover” shifts the tone, as a married couple enlivens their relationship by exchanging intimate accounts of their affairs—until Pinter’s sly, bittersweet twist reveals how fragile the boundaries between fantasy, power and desire truly are. Tickets are $35.
LA Zoo Bloom
LA Zoo | 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles | Through May 25 | lazoo.org
The LA Zoo will be buzzing with activity all spring. LA Zoo Bloom is a season-long event featuring colorful photo ops, strolling characters, and the new conservation themed Mission Safari maze. Tickets: $22-$27.
Photography and the Black Arts Movement
The Getty | 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 403, Los Angeles | Through June 14 | getty.edu
“Photography and the Black Arts Movement brings together works by more than one hundred photographers, painters, graphic designers, and multimedia artists who used photographic images in their struggles against inequality,” says Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the J. Paul Getty. Divided into eight sections, this exhibition brings together more than 150 artworks in a range of media, including video art, paintings, collages, contact sheets, newsletters, and magazines, giving a sense of the varied ways that photographic imagery circulated at the time.Admission to the Getty Center is always free, but a reservation is required for admission.
DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion: Escape
L’ESPACE DIAVOLO | 616 Moulton Ave., Los Angeles | Through June 14 | diavolo.org/escape
Founder and Creative Director Jacques Heim, choreographer of Cirque du Soleil’s long running Las Vegas production KÀ and creative director of the 16th Asian Games Opening Ceremony, continues his mission to explore the relationship between the human body and its environment. This 70-minute piece explores the conditions of the human struggle to break free from a chaotic world — featuring a company of 22 artists testing themselves against a variety of DIAVOLO’s most famous custom-made architectural structures. Pre-show and post-show interactive opportunities give audiences the opportunity to experience movement with the architecture pieces as well. Tickets start at $39.
‘Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo’
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Jan. 10, 2027 | academymuseum.org
The Academy Museum presents Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo, celebrating the artistry of Studio Ghibli and the hand-drawn animation behind the 2008 film. The exhibition features over 100 original materials from Studio Ghibli, including art boards, posters, an animation desk, and hand drawings by Hayao Miyazaki, many on display in North America for the first time. Curated by Jessica Niebel with assistant curator Emily Rauber Rodriguez. The museum is open six days a week, closed on Tuesdays. Tickets $15–$25; film screenings $5–$10.