The following are annual events held in greater Los Angeles. If you know of an *annual* event not listed below please email dave to have it added. Additional daily events are listed here: www.laweekly.com/calendar
LA Event Calendar
- January
– Rose Parade (Pasadena)
– Golden Dragon Parade (Los Angeles)
– LA Times Travel Show (Los Angeles) - February
– Academy Awards (Hollywood)
– Golden Dragon Parade (Los Angeles) - March
– LA Marathon (Los Angeles)
– Festival of Colors (Los Angeles) - April
– Doo Dah Parade (Pasadena)
– LA Times Festival of Books (USC, Los Angeles)
– Toyota Grand Prix (Long Beach)
– Thai New Year (Hollywood) - May
– Anatolian Festival (Costa Mesa)
– Fiesta Hermosa (Hermosa Beach)
– Strawberry Festival (Garden Grove)
– Santa Monica Festival (Santa Monica) - June
– Bayou Festival (Long Beach)
– LA Film Festival (Los Angeles) - July
– Crayfish Festival (Long Beach)
– East LA Meets Napa Wine Festival (Los Angeles)
– LA Shorts Fest (Los Angeles)
– Village Street Fair (Los Feliz) - August
– Music Festival (Beverly Hills)
– Fiesta la Ballona (Culver City)
– Greek Festival (Los Angeles)
– Harvest Festival (Long Beach)
– Jazz Festival (Long Beach)
– Orange International Street Fair (City of Orange)
– Sunset Strip Film Festival (West Hollywood)
– Nisei Week Japanese Festival (Los Angeles) - September
– Abbot Kinney Festival (Venice)
– Brazilian Day (Los Angeles)
– LA County Fair (Los Angeles)
The LA County Fair has been an annual event for over 90 years. As expected this is a large event (over a million attend annually) – you would expect nothing less from the population of LA and surrounding county’s. Since its inception in 1922, the fair has been held in the same location every year since. The timing is good – typical county fairs are usually held in the heart of the summer.The Fairplex in Pomona is the site of the fair for 30 days, every September. This is not a small area – well over 500 acres are contained within the Fairplex – so expect to do a bunch of walking. One needs nearly all day to explore – from rides and games to farm exhibits, to artwork, to special exhibits – and many pavilions housing “shopping”. There is plenty here to keep a family of all ages well occupied and entertained.
As with most fairs the food is fair. Giant hot dogs, giant turkey sticks, plenty of ice cream are easily found.
– LA Korean Festival (Los Angeles)
– Lobster Festival (Long Beach)
– Tar Fest (Los Angeles)
– The Taste (Beverly Hills) -
- October
– Fairplex Oktoberfest (Pomona)
– Jazz Trax (Catalina Island)
– LA Oktoberfest (West Los Angeles)
– Lithuanian Fair (Los Feliz)
– Love Ride (Glendale)
– San Dimas Rodeo (San Dimas)
– Taste of Soul (Los Angeles)
– World Festival of Sacred Music (Los Angeles) - November
– AFI Film Festival (Los Angeles)
– LA Auto Show (Los Angeles)
– LA Storytelling Festival (Los Angeles)
– Tamale Festival (Los Angeles) - December
– Christmas Parade (Montrose)
– Festival Navideno Calle 8 (Los Angeles)
– Holiday Boat Parade (Marina del Rey)
– Holiday LookIn (Pasadena)
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