Sasha Velour: ‘Travesty’
Bram Goldsmith Theater | 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills | Oct. 29–30 | thewallis.org
Sasha Velour, one of the most acclaimed drag artists of her generation, returns with “Travesty,” a bold new solo work that traces queer history across time. Tickets start at $53.90.
Dia de los Muertos on Main
Back Parking Lot on Main Street | Oct. 29 | instagram.com/p/DeceMRchOk4
Join the City of El Monte for a colorful evening filled with music from Cheque Peña Junior y Su Vallarta, culture, community, a beer garden, and a community altar.
Photo courtesy of City of San Gabriel Government/Facebook
Fall Fun Festival 2026
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse | 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel | Oct. 30 | sangabrielcity.com
Trunk or Treat along Mission Drive, enter the little ghouls and goblins in the costume contest, play games, enjoy eats from local food trucks, and visit the Haunted Zone (ages 12+) at Grapevine Arbor Park. Admission is free.
Strange Science
The Huntington | 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino | Oct. 30-31 | huntington.org
Dress up and dance, enjoy drinks, savor bites from local food trucks, listen to mysterious tales, join dark trivia, and watch live performances. General admission: $90.
Dia De Los Muertos
Villa Parke Community Center | 363 E. Villa St., Pasadena | Oct. 30 | cityofpasadena.net
Commemorate the centuries-old holiday with dance performances, arts and crafts, food available for purchase and “ofrendas,” altars honoring the lives of the deceased. Community members are warmly invited to bring a framed photograph of their loved one to place on the shared community altar. Admission: free.
‘at the very bottom of a body of water’
Boston Court Pasadena | 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena | Oct. 30–Nov. 29 | bostoncourtpasadena.org
“at the very bottom of a body of water” is a poetic, intimate, magical play about grief, ritual, and the unexpected paths back to connection. Every week, Marina returns to the same fish store, buys a catfish, and makes soup — a quiet, methodical act masking devastating grief. But when her usual fishmonger suddenly vanishes, her fragile routine shatters, and Marina is forced to confront the wreckage of her carefully constructed world as something unexpected breaks through: the stirrings of romance and a tidal wave of magic. Tickets range from $15 to $82, including fees.
Eastern Bazaar
Arcadia Woman’s Club | 324 S. 1st Ave., Arcadia | Oct. 31–Nov. 1 | eventbrite.com
Spend the afternoon at this immersive Asian arts, culture and lifestyle experience filled with live performances, hands-on activities, independent makers, music, tea, art, fashion and unexpected discoveries. Tickets: $7.18.
Soul Country Music & Culture Festival
Autry Museum of the American West | 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles | Oct. 31–Nov. 1 | theautry.org
This family-friendly festival celebrating the music, culture, and spirit of soul country will feature live music, dancing, food trucks, and a cultural marketplace. Adult admission: $30.
Cinespia: ‘The Thing’
Hollywood Forever Cemetery | 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles | Oct. 31 | cinespia.org
Picnic at Hollywood Forever Cemetery as DJ sets bring the block party to life, and enjoy classic movie treats. There will also be a free photo booth. Tickets start at $31.02.
The Disney Mansion Ghost Tour
4053 Woking Way, Los Angeles | Oct. 31 | 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.
‘Werewolf by Night’ & ‘Headless’
Walt Disney Concert Hall | 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles | Oct. 31 | laphil.com
Academy Award-winning composer and director Michael Giacchino kicks off the night with a first look at Headless, a new musical inspired by Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Following intermission, the orchestra performs the score of Giacchino’s “Werewolf by Night” live to picture. Ticket start at $49.
Museum After Dark
The Academy Museum | 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles | Oct. 31| academymuseum.org
Celebrate Halloween at the Academy Museum with a goth-themed after-hours party: cocktails, tarot readings, DJ sets, a special guest, and a screening of “The Craft” (1996). Regular admission: $45.
Second Annual Family Fest Día de los Muertos
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills | Nov. 1 | thewallis.org
Honor loved ones, share stories, and celebrate life during a joyful afternoon of vibrant activities, festive music, dance, and food inspired by this rich cultural tradition. The day of remembrance and gratitude will feature performances and engaging arts and crafts activities from Self Help Graphics, Mariachi Tierra del Sol Juvenil de Los Angeles, Lil Libros, Everybody Dance LA, Cayton Children’s Museum, Color Me Face Painting, and artist Alvaro Asturias. Admission: free.
Downey Día de Los Muertos Art Festival
Downey Theatre | 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey | Nov. 1 | ddlm.downeytheatre.org
Come out and enjoy arts and crafts, a chalk walk, face painting, art displays, decorate your own sugar skull, grab a bite to eat at the food trucks, purchase something from the mercado, pay a visit to the community altar, or go see some live entertainment. Admission: free.
Mariachi Los Camperos
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse | 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel | Nov. 1 | missionplayhouse.org
Two-time Grammy Award winners Mariachi Los Camperos are back in San Gabriel with “Tradición, Arte y Pasión: Un Día De Los Muertos En México” covering music from the 1920s to today.
Mariachi Tierra Mia
Boston Court Pasadena | 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena | Nov. 1 | bostoncourtpasadena.org
Mariachi Tierra Mia performs two shows in honor of Día de los Muertos. Tickets start at $32.
‘Radio Galaxy’
Lovelace Studio Theater | 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills | Nov. 3–22 | thewallis.org
“Radio Galaxy” follows Tino, a brilliant 17-year-old from a working-class New Jersey town who dreams of becoming an astronomer. When he discovers he has a half-sister in need of a life-saving bone marrow transplant, Tino is pulled into a world he never knew existed — and suddenly offered a future that feels as vast and uncertain as the universe he studies. Tickets start at $42.90.
‘Passing Strange’
Pasadena Playhouse | 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena | Nov. 4–29 | pasadenaplayhouse.org
Celebrating 20 years since its world premiere, “Passing Strange” – the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation based on the life of singer-songwriter STEW – finally makes its long-awaited LA premiere. A young artist is searching for the real thing, but he can’t seem to find it at home in South Central LA. He sets out on a cross-continental journey of self-discovery full of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll in search of a life that’s bigger, louder, and entirely his own. Tickets start at $53.
ONGOING
The Haunted Harvest
Frosty’s Forest & Pumpkin Patch | 14861 Ramona Ave., Chino | Through 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.
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.
‘Yamel Cucuy’
The Los Angeles Theatre Center | 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles | Through Nov. 1 | latinotheaterco.org
Haunted by folkloric spirits and hunted by ICE, a girl journeys beyond life to discover inherited wisdom in a visually arresting production blending puppetry, music and live performance. Yamel, a girl on the threshold of adulthood, is pursued by immigration agents and tormented by specters drawn from Mexican folklore. As she crosses the shadowy frontier between life and death, Yamel must summon the courage and wisdom to confront both inherited fears and present-day violence. The bilingual production is performed in English and Spanish and features supertitles in both languages. Tickets: $10–$48.
‘The Dance and the Railroad’
The Los Angeles Theatre Center | 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles | Through Nov. 1 | latinotheaterco.org
Asian American theater collective Artists at Play and Latino Theater Company reunite for their fourth collaboration in four years with a rare revival of “The Dance and the Railroad,” an early work by David Henry Hwang. Set during the Chinese Railroad Workers’ Strike of 1867, two immigrant laborers form an unexpected bond through their shared love of Chinese opera. Together, they practice the ancient art form atop a mountain in the Sierra Nevada, finding connection and a sense of possibility even as their fellow workers below confront brutal labor conditions, isolation and cultural displacement. Tickets: $10–$48.
Prancers Farm Fall Festival
Prancers Farm | 8540 E. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula | Through 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.
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.
‘Confederates’
The Fountain Theatre | 5060 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles | Through Dec. 13 | fountaintheatre.com
Nedra Ryan Taylor stars as Sara, an enslaved woman who becomes a Union spy during the Civil War, opposite Sarah Scott Davis as Sandra, a tenured political science professor at a prestigious university in the year 2026. Their lives might be separated by more than 150 years, but the forces they navigate around race, gender, power and institutional betrayal prove disturbingly similar. Friday, Nov. 13, is “Black Out Affinity Night,” an opportunity for an audience self-identifying as Black to experience the performance together. A day-long Black Wellness Summit featuring Black wellness leaders and organizations will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. Ticket prices range from $5–$75.
‘Carmen’
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles | Through Nov. 7 | laopera.org
Passion, jealousy, obsession, and tragedy collide in the dramatic opera about a mercurial, free-spirited gypsy. Tickets begin at $51.
‘Come From Away’
A Noise Within | 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena | Through Nov. 8 | anoisewithin.org
When 38 planes were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001, its residents opened their homes to thousands of stranded strangers. With an infectious score and a spirit of generosity at its core, this uplifting, Olivier Award-winning musical is a testament to the best aspects of human nature. Tickets start at $41.75.
‘Speaking in Tongues’
The Los Angeles Theatre Center | 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles | Through Nov. 15 | latinotheaterco.org
The world premiere of “Speaking in Tongues” by Luis Alfaro continues the MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient’s funny, poignant exploration of life in the small, predominantly Mexican-American agricultural towns of California’s San Joaquin Valley. The setting is a Pentecostal church on the edge of a cornfield in Earlimart, a California town off Highway 99 in Tulare County. Hermana Romie, Hermana Cubby, Hermano Mando and Hermano Tico share chisme, food, and their devotion to the Apostolic faith. Hermana Romie’s husband was the pastor of their church — until he disappeared eight weeks ago. As immigration raids threaten the community and their daughter prepares to leave for a secular life in Los Angeles, Hermana Romie claims her own authority, uniting religious devotion with activism and leading the congregation toward collective resilience. Tickets are $10 for all Thursday performances; $48 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances; and $24 for students, seniors, veterans and LAUSD teachers with valid ID.
‘Bobby Robotowitz’
One eastside, one westside secret venues | Through Nov. 23 | iamatheatre.com
“Bobby Robotowitz” unpacks questions around identity and AI and what it means to be a writer in today’s digital world. Dina Katzman is struggling. As a novelist, as a mother, as a wife, and as a person. Then she starts talking to an AI chatbot named Bobby: a confidant who always listens, never judges, and somehow seems to understand her better than most people in her life. What could go wrong? General admission: $65.
‘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.
‘Letter from David’
Santa Monica Playhouse | 1211 4th St., Santa Monica | Through Dec. 20 | santamonicaplayhouse.com
Who says working with David Bowie is impossible? Not teenage magician Albie Selznick, whose steadfast determination propels him on a comedic journey amidst LA’s ever-changing cultural zeitgeist. With a little ingenuity, a lot of moxie, and a ton of help from his infamous performance troupe The Mums, Selznick shares how he mimed, juggled, and tightrope walked his way through the theatre, club and rock scenes to reach his hero. Tickets: $25.
‘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.
‘Jenny Yurshansky: What We Carry’
Skirball Cultural Center | 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles | Through Feb. 28 | skirball.org
“What We Carry” is an exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Jenny Yurshansky whose artwork explores how the experiences of immigration and displacement impact people, both personally and collectively. Through community storytelling—the practice of sharing stories to preserve culture and foster connection—Yurshansky considers how we remember family history and how those memories shape our sense of home and belonging. The artist, whose work is deeply informed by her family’s experience as Soviet Jewish refugees, examines the narratives that are carried in our everyday objects and in our bodies—they hold our stories even when one generation has tried to keep them hidden from the next. General admission: $20.
‘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.