Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
The Soraya | 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge | Sept. 24 | thesoraya.org
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán brings an all-new concert inspired by the spirit of El Grito de Independencia. Tickets: $64-149.
LéaLA
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes | 501 N. Main St., Los Angeles | Sept. 24-27 | lea-la.com
This free, Spanish language literary festival returns with more books, workshops, exhibitions, authors and more.
Fall Festival
Victory Park | 2575 Paloma St., Pasadena | Sept. 24 | cityofpasadena.net
Enjoy free, family-friendly activities including costume contests, carnival games, free food, and more.
Joshua Redman Quartet
Bram Goldsmith Theater | 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills | Sept. 25 | thewallis.org
Widely regarded as the defining saxophonist of his generation, Joshua Redman returns to The Wallis with Words Fall Short, a new program that shifts away from the vocal collaborations of his previous album and toward the expressive possibilities of instrumental storytelling.
The Haunted Harvest
Frosty’s Forest & Pumpkin Patch | 14861 Ramona Ave., Chino | Sept. 25 – Oct. 31 | thehauntedharvest.com
Make your way through six haunted houses scattered throughout a sprawling 2-acre corn maze that you must navigate in the dark with monsters at every turn. General Admission: $30.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Great Park | 8000 Great Park Blvd., Irvine | Sept. 25 | cityofirvine.gov
The free Mid-Autumn Festival will feature performances, cultural displays, hands-on crafts, delicious food, and more.
Los Angeles Libros Festival
Central Library | 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles | Sept. 26 | lapl.org
The Los Angeles Libros Festival will offer a full day of entertainment featuring Spanish-language and bilingual storytelling, musical performances, authors, workshops, books, and community. The festival is free and open to the general public.
LATINAfest
Wilshire / Fairfax D Line Station | 6026 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Sept. 26 | eventbrite.com
This free event celebrates art, books, and culture with folklorico dancers, food, children’s author readings, author book signings, poetry and more.
La Puente Moon Festival
La Puente Park | 501 Glendora Ave., La Puente | Sept. 26 | lapuente.org
enjoy an evening filled with free moon cakes while supplies last, arts & crafts, storytime, lantern activities, traditions, and family fun. This event is free.
Love Letters to L.A. – Autry’s Annual Block Party
Autry Museum of the American West | 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles | Sept. 26 | feverup.com
Enjoy a lively carnival atmosphere with music, games, food, hands-on activities, face painting, plein air painting, and even meet your favorite PBS character. Adult tickets are on sale for $4.75 (normally $20).
Latino Carnaval 2026
The Reef | 1933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles | Sept. 26 | eventbrite.com
Enjoy live performances from Ivy Queen, Snow Tha Product, Legado 7, Baby Bash, Lil Rob, DJ Quik, Suga Free, El As De La Sierra, and La Sonora Dinamita. There will also be more than 200 vendors, a ferris wheel,carnival games, bounce houses, food, drinks and more. Entry: free.
Culver City’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Tellefson Park | 11057 Washington Place, Culver City | Sept. 26 | culvercity.gov
Celebrate Hispanic heritage and culture with an afternoon featuring crafts, food, local vendors, live entertainment, and a live muralist. Admission: free.
Prancers Farm Fall Festival
Prancers Farm | 8540 E. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula | Sept. 26-Nov. 1 | prancersfarm.com
Spend a day on the farm soaking in the fall atmosphere and enjoying hayrides, the corn maze, live entertainment on weekends, festive photo opportunities, and scenic views throughout the farm. You can also pick out the perfect pumpkin. Tickets start at $15.47.
The Disney Mansion Ghost Tour
4053 Woking Way, Los Angeles | Sept. 26 | hauntedoc.com
Led by renowned Disney historian Dusty Sage, publisher of MiceChat.com, take a rare, candlelit journey through Walt Disney’s 12-room residence. You’ll explore ornate living spaces while uncovering tales of tragic former residents, unsolved mysteries, and paranormal sightings. Tickets: $125.
Hispanic Heritage Fiesta
2nd & PCH | 6400 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach | Sept. 27 | instagram.com/p/DdhB2uNPbXj/
Attend this free fiesta and shop from local makers and artisans while enjoying good food and drinks, folklórico, Latin beats, pet vendors, pet portraits, face painting, and much more.
Mariachi Meets The Smiths
The Ford | 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Los Angeles | Sept. 27 | theford.com
Mariachi Tierra Mia presents a night of Smiths favorites from across the band’s discography as interpreted by mariachi artists. Tickets start at $44.
Silent Sundays Series
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse | 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel | Sept. 27 | missionplayhouse.org
Silent Sundays, with live accompaniment on the Playhouse’s 1924 Mighty Wurlitzer, returns with Spectacular aerial sequences and amazing cinematography helped garner “Wings,” a World War I period film, two Academy Awards including the first ever Best Picture Award in 1929. American Theatre Organ Society Organist of the Year Mark Herman will accompany the film. Tickets: $12.
Night Out at LACMA
LACMA | 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Sept. 30 | lacma.org
Enjoy an evening of art, food, drinks, music under the stars and explore newly opened and ongoing exhibitions after hours. Admission is free.
ONGOING
‘Under the Oaks’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Sept. 24 | theatricum.com
The annual Under the Oaks salon series, featuring performance and music every Thursday in September, is back. Tickets: $35.
‘Romeo and Juliet’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Sept. 26 | theatricum.com
Co-directors Ellen Geer and Willow Geer have set their “Romeo and Juliet” in New York City during the tumultuous Gilded Age, a period marked by stark social inequality and rampant industrialization. Through this lens, the famous love story becomes not just a tragedy, but a powerful warning about the costs of division, hatred and fear. Tickets to performances range from $15 to $63. Children 4 and under are free.
‘Enemy of the People’
Odyssey Theatre | 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Sept. 27 | odysseytheatre.com
Director Bart DeLorenzo brings Henrik Ibsen’s “Enemy of the People” squarely into the 21st century with a new adaptation that thrusts the play’s central conflicts—between public health and economic survival, individual conscience and collective will—into sharp contemporary focus.When Dr. Tom Stockmann discovers that the waters of the local hot springs are contaminated, the solution seems obvious: shut them down before more people are harmed. But protecting public health comes with a devastating price. As financial interests, political expediency and public opinion collide, Stockmann finds himself branded not a hero, but an “enemy of the people.” Tickets to performances are $35. Discounted tickets are available for seniors ($27) and students ($15). A $3 fee will be added to each ticket purchased with a credit card.
‘Antigone: In the Language of Kings’
Getty Villa | 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades | Through Oct. 3 | getty.edu
The Getty Villa Museum and Latino Theater Company present “Antigone: In the Language of Kings” for the 20th annual “Outdoor Classical Theater.” The ancient story, originally set in fifth-century B.C. Greece, of Antigone confronts themes of loyalty, familial duty and the clash between divine law and state edict. Latino Theater Company’s presentation sets the story in pre-conquest Tenochtitlan, Mexico, weaving in pre-Hispanic music and poetry and bringing Aztec mythology into Sophocles’ story. An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performance will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24. Thursday night performances are $45 ($40 for students and seniors), Friday night performances are $50, and Saturday night performances are $60.
‘Waiting in the Wings’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Oct. 3 | theatricum.com
Set in “The Wings,” a charity home for retired actresses, Noël Coward’s 50th play is a witty portrait of nine opinionated, funny, difficult and full of life women, each of whom once basked in public admiration — but who must now learn to face old age together, long after the curtain has fallen. A tribute to the theater that evokes the lives of aging stars, their lingering jealousies and the enduring power of friendship, Waiting in the Wings is a meditation on community and forgiveness. Old grievances linger here like half-remembered roles, but Coward suggests that bitterness is heavy to carry, and that reconciliation, no matter when, can be liberating. Tickets to performances range from $15 to $63.
‘Treasure Island’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Oct. 3 | theatricum.com
In this re-imagining of the novel by Theatricum artistic director Ellen Geer, a young man’s romantic dream of pirates on the high seas becomes a harrowing reality. Tested at every turn, young Jim Hawkins faces each challenge with courage, trusting in a moral compass strong enough to triumph — and to discover the true treasure: a life lived with integrity and purpose. Tickets to performances range from $15 to $63.
‘The People of Pompeii’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Oct. 4 | theatricum.com
Weeks after the Palisades Fire narrowly spares their Topanga home, Carlos and Vera invite friends over for a celebratory dinner party meant to restore a sense of normalcy. But as the night descends into EDM-fueled chaos, chocolate mushrooms and brutally honest confrontations, the myth of communal harmony begins to crack wide open. At once hilarious and deeply uncomfortable, The People of Pompeii dissects performative progressivism, gentrification, race, class and the uneasy social dynamics between longtime canyon residents and wealthy newcomers searching for authenticity as Topanga becomes increasingly trendier and more elite. Tickets to performances range from $15 to $63.
‘The Visit’
Pasadena Playhouse | 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena | Through Oct. 4 | pasadenaplayhouse.org
In “The Visit,” when the richest woman in the world returns to her struggling hometown, she’s ready and willing to rescue it from ruin… on one condition. In this haunting, twisted, and truly grotesque comedy, an entire community is forced to confront an unthinkable question: how far are you willing to go for a billion dollars?
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum | 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga | Through Oct. 10 | theatricum.com
Set against the natural backdrop of Topanga’s woods, this production requires no elaborate set design to conjure Shakespeare’s enchanted forest brimming with magic, mischief and romance. Audiences of all ages will be enchanted by the whimsical entanglements of four lovers, a troupe of bumbling actors, and the mischievous fairies who meddle with them. Tickets to performances range from $15 to $63. Children 4 and under are free.
Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Segerstrom Hall | 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa | Through Oct. 11 | scfta.org
This tale as old as time about far-off places, daring fights, and a prince in disguise, is taking over Segerstrom Hall. Tickets start at $44.
‘WASHOKU | Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine’
Japan House LA | 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Oct. 18 | japanhousela.com
This landmark exhibition explores the core elements, evolution, and cultural significance of washoku, a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage.
‘Dog Man: The Musical’
Kirk Douglas Theatre | 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City | Through Oct. 18 | centertheatregroup.org
Based on the bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, “Dog Man: The Musical” follows the chronicles of Dog Man, who loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. Tickets start at $40.25.
‘Marisol’
Atwater Village Theatre | 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles | Through Oct. 24 | openfist.org
“Marisol” is a darkly funny, apocalyptic fable about survival, faith and hope. After her guardian angel abandons her to join the celestial battle against a senile God, Bronx resident Marisol Pérez must navigate a terrifying, unraveling world on her own while struggling to preserve her humanity. Tickets range from $26 to $40.
‘Winter’s Bench’
24th Street Theatre | 1117 W. 24th St., Los Angeles | Through Oct. 25 | 24thstreet.org
Actress Anne Gee Byrd, joined onstage by flutist Shih-wei Wu, stars in the world premiere of “Winter’s Bench,” a lyrical and deeply human new play by Olivier Award-winning British playwright Mike Kenny. Set in a park where only one ancient tree remains, Winter’s Bench follows Gladys, an elderly woman who has spent a lifetime believing the tree spoke to her when she was a child, and who waits, even now, to hear its voice again. Tickets range from $10 to $24 with Monday performances offered on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles | Through Nov. 1 | losangeleshauntedhayride.com
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns with more frights and fun from Fallen Angel Haunted Attraction, Elvira’s Trick or Treat Mayhem Haunted Attraction, Midnight Falls Cider Mill (fresh apple cider and warm cider donuts await.), Zombie Splat Gellyball Experience, Madame Aurora’s Seance Theatre, add-on experiences and more. Tickets start at $34.99.
Dark Harbor
The Queen Mary | 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach | Through Nov. 1 | darkharborhalloween.com
The Queen Mary transforms into a Halloween festival featuring haunted mazes, monsters, immersive attractions, live entertainment, VIP experiences, themed bars and lounges, carnival rides, festive foods, photo ops and more. Tickets: $58.99.
‘Hold Each Other’s Hands: Trans Mutual Aid 1966 – 1996’
OXY ARTS | 4757 York Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Dec. 5 | oxyarts.oxy.edu
“Hold Each Other’s Hands” chronicles a history of mutual aid led by transgender and gender expansive people. This exhibition explores how people with various relationships to gender nonconformity have worked together to develop inventive mutualistic models to create communities. With archival installations, contemporary artworks, featured speakers, and community programming, “Hold Each Other’s Hands” holds space for expansive thinking and public dialog around collectivity, co-existence, and care.
‘Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography’
Getty Center | 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles | Through Jan. 3 | getty.edu
“Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography” brings together a selection of works by 13 influential photographers, tracing Mexican photography from the late 1920s to the mid-2010s. This bilingual exhibition offers a nuanced portrait of Mexico’s visual culture. Spanish-language guided tours will also be offered monthly throughout the exhibition.
‘Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon’
Academy Museum | 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Feb. 28 | academymuseum.org
“Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon” will celebrate Marilyn Monroe as a visionary actor and image-maker, examining the many facets of how she created and shaped her public image in the context of the classical Hollywood studio system. The pink satin gown will be on view in the exhibition, located on Level 3 in the Rolex Gallery. General admission tickets for the museum’s exhibitions are $25 for adults, $19 for seniors (age 62+), and $15 for students.
‘Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo’
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Through March 21 | 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.