Well it happened. Summer sped through and now August is here. And while we would like to bask in the summer sun forever, the time to enjoy the season is now. Don’t let the best activities to do this summer around town pass you by. Check out our round-up of fun things to do and make the most out of your weekend!
Friday, August 2
Brew at the Zoo
Location: The L.A. Zoo
The L.A. Zoo hosts Brew at the Zoo this Friday with 40 breweries, food, live music, pop-up zoo talks and animal discovery stations in an evening party setting.
Sierra Madre Shakespeare Festival 2019
Location: Sierra Madre Memorial Park
Sierra Madre Shakespeare Festival 2019 returns for its fifth year with the comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” at Sierra Madre Memorial Park this Friday and Saturday. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics as they enjoy the show.
Movements at Union Station
Location: Union Station, DTLA
Metro Art Presents “Movements at Union Station,” an evening featuring special DJ guest Norio, owner of the famous Rare Groove record store in Osaka, Japan. He’ll be spinning tunes on the station’s South Patio. Guests can also enjoy visual projections, a photo booth, a silkscreen stencil workshop and food trucks.
Saturday, August 3
Midsummer Scream
Location: Long Beach
Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention returns to Long Beach with over 350 vendors for all your horror needs plus panels and special presentations from Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group’s Urban Death plus numerous live entertainment experiences.
Nothing Cheezy
Location: Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles
Think Tank Gallery is teaming up with Pizzaboyzzz and Future Fantasy Delight to present Nothing Cheezy a pizza-fueled, self-aware, selfie-themed pop-up thats a little bit satire and is intentionally too encompassing to be captured in a picture, thus forcing viewers to live inside the art. This is a ticketed experience that takes guests through the “craziest kitchen you’ve ever seen” and thirteen themed environments plus pizza of course. Open Thursday through Sunday.
Night Sky Festival
Location: Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills
Celebrate Los Angeles’ unique celestial beauty when the National Park Service’s Night Sky Festival returns to Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills this Saturday. The free event will allow guests to observe the planets of our Milky Way Galaxy through telescopes, search for bats with a Ranger, enjoy dinner, and listen to a lecture by Dr. Longcore. This event is open to all ages.
Sunday, August 2
21st Annual Taste of Ecuador Food Festival
Location: Placita Olvera
The 21st Annual TASTE OF ECUADOR Food Festival kicks off this weekend for a full experience of Ecuadorian cuisine and culture featuring crafts, musical groups, folklore customs, carnival games and more.
Jazz on the Lawn
Location: Santa Monica’s Gandara Park
Escape the summer heat during Jazz on the Lawn, a series of free summer concerts at Santa Monica’s Gandara Park every Sunday in August. In addition to live music there will be free dance lessons, food trucks and picnic games.
Concert in the Dome
Location: Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory launches its third season of Concert in the Dome special concerts inside its historic 100-inch telescope dome. There will be two musical performances: one at 3 p.m. and the other at 5 p.m. A reception for the artists will follow each performance.