Start Your Weekend Here!
A look at what’s going on around the Eastside this weekend — and your Eastside weather.
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Saturday, May 16
Boyle Heights—Witness live pro wrestling at the Boyle Heights Beatdown at First Street Pool and Billiard. Enjoy live music from Age of Fear, Trigger Damage, Futura, and All Out Attack. 🤼🎸
6:30pm – 1am | $25.85
🧑🧑🧒🧒D.T.L.A.—The Red Bull Soapbox Race is coming to Los Angeles. See 40 teams compete to cross the finish line in their own prototype vehicles at Gloria Molina Grand Park. 🏁
11am | Free
Eagle Rock—The Women’s 20th Century Club of Eagle Rock is hosting an Eagle Rock Garden Tour. Explore 5 gardens followed by a Garden After Party! 🌹🌵🎊
9am to 3pm | $45
🧑🧑🧒🧒Griffith Park—Bring the kids to The Autry for Great Big Family Play Day presented by Tonies. Enjoy live music, rides, interactive games and more.🎈🎨🛝
12pm | $20 | May 16 & 17
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Highland Park—Get tickets to Sip, Eat, and Pastel with Artist Will Loya at Avenue 50 Studio. Enjoy wine-friendly skewer foods and paint using chalk and oil pastels. 🍷🧑🎨
1 – 3pm | $65
Highland Park—Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned player, play Filipino Mahjong for All Levels at The Pop-Hop. Make friends and try your luck at winning prizes. 🀄
12 – 3pm | $10 – 12
🧑🧑🧒🧒Los Angeles—Head to L.A. State Historic Park for the NAMIWalks Greater LA County Mental Health Festival. Raise funds for NAMI GLAC’s no-cost programs, take part in all ages workshops and wellness activities, and more. 👟❤️🩹
8am – 1pm | Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒Silver Lake—Bring the family to the 74th Annual Neighborhood Nursery Spring Fair. Enjoy music, food, crafting and games. There will be a bake sale, a quilt raffle and a silent auction. 🛍️🧁🎨
1 – 6pm | $8-15
Sunday, May 17
Debs Park—Check out the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter 30×30 Committee for a Land Protection Campaigns Open House & Community Mixer at the Audubon Center. 💬🏞️
11am – 2pm | Cost: RSVP
Lincoln Heights—It’s the last day for “Mini Print LA 2026” at The Boathouse Gallery at Plaza de la Raza. Stop by the closing reception to see works by more than a hundred artists and sign up for a printmaking workshop. 🖼️🎨
12 – 4pm | Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒Silver Lake—Grab your running shoes and go on a two-mile race around the reservoirs and cheer on kids doing a 100m dash at the Silver Lake Classic 2026. The race will support the Silver Lake Reservoir Conservancy and Strides in Recovery. 👟🏁
9 – 11am | $28.52
Silver Lake—Cheer on runners at the first L.A. Food Run as they taste the best of L.A. while running a half-marathon through Silver Lake, Echo Park, East Hollywood and other neighborhoods. 🏃🍕🥐🍔
8am | Free
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