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⭐ Featured Event
Game Jams! Helix Collective plays today’s most popular game music including League of Legends Champion Themes, Baba Yetu from Civilization IV, Final Fantasy XV, Guild Wars 2, Hell Divers 2 and more. Saturday, June 20. Barnsdall Gallery Theater. Details
Monday, June 1
🧑🧑🧒🧒Boyle Heights—In honor of Pride Month, get creative and engage in Chalk Art and an Outdoor Color Nature Scavenger Hunt with the library. 🌈🖍️
4pm | Free
Elysian Valley—Enjoy live indie music from Janelane, Begging Dog, and Lovgirl at Zebulon. 🎶
8 – 11pm | Free
Tuesday, June 2
🧑🧑🧒🧒East L.A.—Bring the kids to the library for a fun math workshop with PBS SoCal: Eat and Play with Pet + Cat. ➗➖🐱
10 – 11:30am | RSVP (Free) | Ages: 3 – 7
🧑🧑🧒🧒Echo Park—Head to the Edendale Library for an afternoon Film Screening of Hairspray (1988). 🎬🍿
3pm | Free
Silver Lake—Don’t miss Small Talk: The Biggest Variety Show in LA at The Lyric Hyperion. 🎭
9:30 – 11pm | $17.85 – $23.38
Wednesday, June 3
Highland Park—Check out the Pretty Loud – Lodge Room and Checker Hall Staff Showcase 2026 and see what behind the scenes artists have to offer. 🎶
6pm | $13
Los Feliz—Grab tickets for an early morning breakfast and presentation from Susan Carpenter: The Story of KBLT, Silverlake’s Legendary Underground Station at the LA Breakfast Club. 📻🍽️🥞
7 – 9am | $35
Thursday, June 4
🧑🧑🧒🧒City Terrace—It’s the Summer of Soccer at the library. Drop the teens off at the library for Makey Makey, where they will create their own game controllers to test out on the virtual soccer field. ⚽🎮
4:30 – 5:30pm | Free | Ages: 12 – 18
Lincoln Heights—Bring your crew for Summer Sunsets @ Benny Boy Brewing and enjoy throwback music at golden hour. 🍻🎶
6 – 10pm | Free
Friday, June 5
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Debs Park—Living Earth is back at the Audubon Center. Bring a blanket and celebrate Sharada Shashidhar’s ‘A Foot on the Ground’ Album Release around the courtyard. 🎶🌳
6 – 8:30pm | RSVP (Free)
East Hollywood—Bring a blanket and see the sunset at Barnsdall Friday Wine Night. Sip on wine, listen to groovy DJ sets and see art exhibits. 🍷🌇
5:30 – 9pm | $35 – 90
🧑🧑🧒🧒Elysian Valley—Shop at the Somos NELA Night Market and support local vendors and artists. 🛍️
6 – 9pm | Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒Elysian Valley—Spend your evening at Frogtown First Fridays to celebrate Pride Night. Check out art exhibits along the L.A. river, take workshops, see live performances and more. 🏳️🌈🎨🎶
5 – 10pm | Free
Lincoln Heights—The Community Resource Center is hosting Painting with Pride. Express your creativity through painting in an inclusive environment. 🏳️🌈🎨
3 – 4pm | Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒Lincoln Heights—Show up to support young musicians at the Youth Mariachi Benefit Concert at Plaza de la Raza. 🎺🎶🎻
5:30pm | Up to $20
Saturday, June 6
Eagle Rock—See “The Times of Harvey Milk” at Vidiots and learn about the queer human rights activist and politician in this Oscar-winning documentary. 🏳️🌈🎬
4pm | Up to $13
El Sereno—Grab tickets for “when the spine speaks” by he(art) dance company at Stomping Ground L.A. 🩰
7pm | $33.85 | June 6 & 7
Elysian Valley—Go on a Hydrology Bike Tour along The Glendale Narrows with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Infrastructure Inspections. Afterwards, or if you’re not able to join the tour, sit in on a lunchtime conversation regarding the past and future of the LA River and its watershed at Clockshop. 🚲💧💬
9am – 2pm | RSVP (Free)
🧑🧑🧒🧒Griffith Park—Going on its 35th year, the American Indian Arts Marketplace is back at The Autry. Look and shop for artwork from more than 100 Native contemporary and traditional artists. 🖼️🛍️
10am – 5pm | Up to $20 | June 6 & 7
Highland Park—Stop by the Closing Reception of The Sierras of California 1962 – 2025 at Ave. 50 Studio and get a chance to buy an art piece. 🖼️
2 – 5pm | Free
Sunday, June 7
🧑🧑🧒🧒Boyle Heights—It’s Community Wellness Day at Las Fotos Project. There will be a clothing swap taking place, a family photo booth, local vendors, and art making activities. 📸👕🎨
3 – 6pm | RSVP (Free)
D.T.L.A.—Catch a musical vibe at the Chicano Music Festival featuring Tierra Legacy at Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Aside from live music, see lucha libre, aztec dancers, folklorico and more. 🎶🎊
12pm | Check Website
Echo Park—Head to Whammy to see a Stuck on VHS presentation on Hearts And Armour (1983). Enjoy an Italian sword and sorcery flick that has never seen a physical release. 🎬🍿
7:30pm | $6
Historic Filipinotown—Shop for vintage clothing, handmade accessories, books and more at the Every Sunday Funday Market at A Good Used Book. 🛍️📚
12 – 4pm | Free
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