My Chemical Romance at the Hollywood Bowl, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade, the Academy Museum Gala and more come to town
October welcomes starry galas, highly anticipated concerts and plenty of Halloween fun.
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Through Nov. 1
Night of the Jack returns to Calabasas with a reimagined one-mile trail of its jack-o-lantern spectacular, accompanied by food trucks, a “spook-”easy, vendors and photo moments.
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Oct. 2-4
Veuve Clicquot brings Club Solaire to Venice Beach for three days of culinary collaborations, live music, creative programming and community activations.
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Oct. 2-3, 6-7
Accompanied by Raye and DJ Pee. Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), the “Uptown Funk” singer treats L.A. to four October shows of The Romantic Tour.
Oct. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18
Southern California’s largest open studio event takes place this month, welcoming visitors to the 25th edition of its free self-guided tour of artist studios and work throughout Joshua Tree.
Chef Marcus Jernmark, a conference participantCredit: Andrea Jernmark
Oct. 5
OpenTable and Slang present an industry-only conference in Downtown featuring book signings, panels, networking, a cocktail party and more with L.A.’s most esteemed restaurateurs, chefs, publicists, journalists and content creators.
Kay Monica Rose, Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Thomas J. Blumenthal, Kathy Gohari, and Kiersten Dunn attend Rodeo Drive Celebrates Timepieces and Fine Jewelry 2025 tribute to Thomas J. Blumenthal at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons HotelCredit: @jorgemezaphotos/courtesy Rodeo Drive Committee
Oct. 5-9
The Rodeo Drive Committee’s fourth annual celebration gathers the world’s finest labels and craftsmen in jewelry and watchmaking for a full week of programming.
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Oct. 8
Issa Rae and Prentice Penny commemorate the decade-anniversary of their hit HBO show with a conversation at YouTube Theater with special guests like Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Natasha Rothwell set to join.
Max Greenfield and Mark Loranger attend the 2025 Chrysalis Butterfly Ball at The Beehive on Oct. 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, Calif.Credit: Jordan Strauss Photography
Oct. 10
Chrysalis hosts its annual Butterfly Ball at The Beehive with Max Greenfield as host and honorees to include the cast of New Girl and Banc of California CEO Jared Wolff.
Liz Scott, Jay Scott, Caroline Styne, Suzanne Goin and David Lentz attend as L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Stand presents the 13th Annual Food and Wine Event at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025Credit: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
Oct. 17
The 14th annual cookout returns to Royce Quad at UCLA for an afternoon of bites by L.A.’s most esteemed chefs, including Michael Cimarusti, Nancy Silverton, Bricia Lopez and Kevin Meehan — all to raise funds for pediatric cancer research.
(L-R) John Carpenter, Colman Domingo, Charlize TheronCredit: (L-R) Photo by Sophie Gransard; Photo by Raul Romo; Photo by Marc Piasecki
Oct. 17
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures raises funds for its programming with its sixth annual gala presented by Rolex and co-chaired by Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg
and Kate Capshaw. Among its standard starry attendees, John Carpenter, Colman Domingo and Charlize Theron are set as honorees.
Oct. 18-19
The country star brings her Middle of Nowhere Tour to Los Angeles for two nights with support from Gabriella Rose and Estevie.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Oct. 21
The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors at Crypto. com Arena for its season opener.
Credit: Claire Vogel
Oct. 21, 23-24, 30-31
My Chemical Romance becomes the first band to perform five shows in one run at the iconic amphitheater by returning to L.A. with its The Black Parade anniversary tour.
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Oct. 21-25
The American Film Institute’s Academy Award-qualifying festival marks its 40th edition with five days of programming at the TCL Chinese Theatres.
Nobody Wants This. (L to R) Adam Brody as Noah, Kristen Bell as Joanne in episode 301 of Nobody Wants This. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Oct. 22
Adam Brody and Kristen Bell return to Netflix as lovebirds Noah and Joanne, who take the next big step in their relationship — moving in together — during season 3.
Making StridesCredit: Making Strides
Oct. 24
The American Cancer Society hosts its Santa Monica Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser at the Pier with a morning 5K walk and a day of celebrating survivors, fighters and their supporters.
Stephen Graham and Liev Schreiber in NocturneCredit: Courtesy Apple TV
Oct. 30
Former soldier and homicide detective Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber) moves to a small Pennsylvania town for a quieter pace of life, but falls back under the gun when his town and family are threatened by a serial killer (Stephen Graham).
Credit: Jon Viscott
Oct. 31
From 6 to 11 p.m., Santa Monica Boulevard in the Rainbow District shuts down for a night of food trucks, DJs and costumes galore.