Start Your Weekend Here!
A look at what’s going on around the Eastside this weekend — and your Eastside weather.
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⭐ Featured Events
Chicken Little Shop of Horrors. The critically acclaimed Occidental Children’s Theater will celebrate 31 years in the Bowl with a seven-week outdoor run of CHICKEN LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater on the Occidental campus. July 18-Aug. 15. Details
Saturday, July 18
Boyle Heights—Make plans to visit Las Fotos Project for the Opening Reception of Spring 2026 Culmination: Raised in LA. Listen in on Photographer Panels and stay for a Certificate Presentation. 📸🖼️
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Griffith Park—You’re invited to a Public Star Party. Look at the stars through a telescope at the Griffith Observatory with help from volunteers. 🔭🌠🎉
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Highland Park—Enjoy a special one-night celebration of The Pink Panther: A Night for a Purpose at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Support Saturday Morning Cartoons United with an all pink performance and live panel discussion. 🎭🩷
Highland Park—Celebrate 10 years of HazyChaos in their Women of Horror 2026 event honoring women of horror and music at The Offbeat. There will be live music, vendors, burlesque performances and more. 🧑🩰🎶👹
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Montecito Heights—You don’t have to go far for some Disney-inspired magic. Head to the Heritage Square Museum for Magic on Main Street. There will be meet-and-greets with characters, performances from Friends of the Dapper Dans and more. 🪄🏘️
Sunday, July 19
🧑🧑🧒🧒 East Hollywood—Go on a bike ride with CicLAvia and Meet the Hollywoods presented by Metro. Streets will be closed for people to walk, skate, bike or play. 🚲🛹🛼👟
East Hollywood—Bring a blanket and a journal for Shut Up and Write with PorchFest LA. Enjoy a free live performance while writing at the Vermont Triangle. 🎶✍️📓
Griffith Park—Join Yarn Bombing for a fun workshop at The Autry with their L.A. in the Making: Collective Making Series. Contribute to a collaborative fiber art installation inspired by the exhibition Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles. 🎨🧶🖼️
Lincoln Heights—Celebrate traditional mezcal at Mezcal Por Siempre 2026 happening at Plaza de la Raza. Join producers, artists, musicians, cooks, and the community in honoring the maestras and maestros mezcaleros. 🥃
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