Looking for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. We pick out the best things to do in Los Angeles, the Westside, and throughout the San Fernando, Conejo, Santa Clarita, and San Gabriel Valleys. Check out our weekend events list that includes concerts, culture, sports, cuisine, and more!
Los Angeles
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
location: walt disney concert hall
Conductor Zubin Mehta leads an adventurous look at German Romanticism from the lushness of the full orchestra in Wagner’s final Ring opera to the concentrated brevity of Webern’s nine-instrument concerto. This is the perfect chance to enjoy some music, and appreciate the architecture of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Get Tickets: HERE.
Saturday, January 11th, 2020
Whitney Cummings LIVE at The Comedy Store
Location: The comedy store, sunset blvd
Known for her stand-up comedy specials for HBO and Netflix, Comedy Central Roasts, multiple television series, and films, Whitney Cummings performs live at The Comedy Store this Saturday. Get Tickets: HERE.
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Launches Free General Admission
Location: MOCA
The Museum of Contemporary Art is launching its free general admission on Saturday, with a free, family-friendly celebration at both MOCA locations. There will be a shuttle running between both locations. Tickets: FREE!
SUNDAY, January 12th, 2020
Smorgasburg LA
Location: 777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Indulge your inner foodie and shopaholic at this weekly food-focused market. Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America. With markets in New York and Los Angeles, they attract about 50,000 people each weekend to eat from over one hundred local vendors.
East LA Art Walk
Location: East 1st Street, Los Angeles 90063
Not to be confused with the NELA Art Walk, the East LA event includes live music and art, fed by the surrounding area restaurants and taco stands. Sponsored by the small business owners of the 1st Street Corridor. No tickets are necessary.
Westside
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Santa Monica Restaurant Week
Location: Santa Monica, CA
To celebrate California Restaurant Month and highlight Santa Monica as an award-winning, health-conscious culinary destination, participating Santa Monica restaurants and their chefs will craft delicious, healthy, and custom dishes centered around this year’s special restaurant week ingredient – the KUMQUAT. Check out the Santa Monica Restaurant Week Restaurants: HERE.
Saturday, January 11th, 2020
USC vs. UCLA Men’s Basketball
Location: UCLA
UCLA will host crosstown rival USC in Men’s Basketball. The Bruins and Trojans are each entering this weekend’s game with 1-1 records. Game time starts at 7:00 PM (PST). Get Tickets: HERE.
Explore more than 130 years of Santa Monica history in approximately two hours and six blocks on a docent-led walking tour of downtown. Learn about Santa Monica from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the sophisticated metropolis of today. Get Tickets: HERE.
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Location: Redondo beach performing arts center
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Head down to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center to experience this in real life! Get Tickets: HERE.
ICE at Santa Monica
Location: 1324 5th Street, Santa Monica 90401
Every holiday season Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice to our beachside community, transforming the corner of Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue into the winter wonderland known as Ice at Santa Monica, an 8,000-square-foot ice-skating rink. Get Tickets: HERE.
Valley
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Beauty and The Beast: The Broadway Musical
location: Thousand Oaks civic arts Plaza
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been seen by over 35 million people in 13 different countries. Get Tickets: HERE.
Saturday, January 11th, 2020
Tour of Heritage Junction
Location: SAUGUS TRAIN STATION – Santa Clarita valley, ca
Inside Heritage Junction, the Saugus Train Station Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays (except holidays) from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. It is one of the most popular destinations in the Santa Clarita Valley. No tickets are necessary.
Chinese New Year Festival in Monterey Park
Location: Monterey Park, ca
Ring in the Lunar New Year in the real heart of L.A.’s Chinese community at this annual two-day Monterey Park festival. This street fair takes over five blocks of Downtown Monterey Park with folk art, delectable bites and a carnival zone. The action kicks off Saturday morning with firecrackers and dragon and lion dances. No tickets are necessary.
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Thousand Oaks Philharmonic presents Opus 56
Location: Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre
Spend the afternoon with your friends and family and enjoy some classical music at the theatre. Get Tickets: HERE.
2020 XTERRA Boney Mountain Trail Run
Location: Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa National Park
This would be race #3 of the XTERRA SoCal Trail Run Series – XTERRA Boney Mountain 6k and 21k Trail Runs! This is the Grandmother of the Series. All courses are professionally marked, staffed with excellent happy volunteers and medics, and supplied with Aid Stations serving Gatorade, water, and energy gels and bars.Cheer on your friends as they finish, climb the podium in 5-year age group categories, eat all the Baja Fresh tacos you like, drink some Beano Vino coffee, get a VFE massage and enjoy the XTERRA racing scene. Experience the massive backcountry on these extremely satisfying trail half marathon and 6k trail runs. Get Tickets: HERE.