{"id":474292,"date":"2026-09-24T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/474292\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:26:15","slug":"l-a-weekend-guide-best-things-to-do-sept-24-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/474292\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Weekend Guide: Best Things to Do Sept. 24-27, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus, the Autry Museum\u2019s block party and the Alive Together 5K<\/p>\n

Every Thursday, Los Angeles magazine<\/a> curates a list of the best events in and around Los Angeles. Craft a great last-minute schedule with our Weekend Guide<\/a> to L.A., and don\u2019t forget to sign up to have the guide delivered to your inbox every week by clicking HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"TheCredit: Courtesy The Other Art Fair<\/p>\n

For its fall edition, The Other Art Fair brings 160 artists to showcase their works at Barker Hangar. Events and experiences throughout the weekend include a Colette Daz\u00e9 Semmel-curated Fair Lounge; written fortunes by artist Gina Su; food truck bites and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Steptep Up teen Vanessa Galeno received her Inspiration Award at the 2025 event at Skirball Cultural Center. The annual event aims to raise $1 million for mentorship programs for teen girls and young women through age 29.Credit: Le Studio Photography<\/p>\n

Presented by Toms, Step Up\u2019s 2026 Inspiration Awards honors actress, model and philanthropist Ali Larter; teen honoree Natalia; and Leila Milano,\u00a0SVP, Global Digital Distribution & Product Counsel, TelevisaUnivision during its luncheon at Skirball Cultural Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AutryCredit: Jllm06 via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

The Autry Museum of the American West throws its annual block party on Saturday, complete with carnival games, music, food, a preview of the Promised Lands: California\u2019s Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience exhibition and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Courtesy Brentwood Bash<\/p>\n

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From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., San Vicente Boulevard (eastbound between Montana and Barrington Avenues), transforms into a free neighborhood party featuring local food, entertainment, family activities restaurants, fitness and wellness brands and community organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Courtesy DND<\/p>\n

Nail brand DND Gel takes over Carrera Caf\u00e9 for National Coffee Day, bringing cherry mocha coffee, cherry mocha manis and a photo opp to the coffee shop. The specialty beverage is available through Oct. 2, while free coffee and manicures are until supplies run out on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Ggiata x Porto\u2019s Cuban cheesesteakCredit: Shelby Moore<\/p>\n

Check out Melrose Hill\u2019s finest at Ggiata\u2019s third annual block party presented by Square. From 4 to 10 p.m., attendees can enjoy food, art and music right at Melrose and Western Avenues. Don\u2019t miss the Ggiata\u00a0x rocky\u2019s matcha collab, an exclusive Ggiata x Porto\u2019s colla sandwich, the \u00c9tra Meatball Eating Contest and the Taste of Melrose Hill Raffle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Courtesy New Balance<\/p>\n

A stone\u2019s throw from its new Grove store, New Balance pops up at The Original Farmers Market with its Reconsidered program, offering the chance to trade in gently used New Balance shoes for a voucher toward a new pair; complimentary sneaker cleaning kits for\u00a0trade-ins and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Courtesy NYX<\/p>\n

From noon to 6 p.m., catch NYX Professional Makeup at Muscle Beach in Venice with its Rithickulous Beach activation. The pop-up celebrates the brand\u2019s new Rithickulous Brow Volume Mousse and features gym equipment, a brow bar, photo stations and challenges with the chance to win prizes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AliveCredit: Courtesy Didi HIrsch<\/p>\n

Didi Hirsch hosts its annual Alive Together 5K at UCLA in an effort to raise funds and awareness for its suicide prevention center. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: The Shops at Sportsmen\u2019s Lodge<\/p>\n

HOKA, Barry\u2019s and Civil Coffee join forces to throw a community workout at The Shops at Sportmen\u2019s Lodge in benefit of LA Family Housing. The morning begins at 8:45 a.m. with a Barry\u2019s-helmed resistance workout, followed by snacks, beverages and raffles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"CharlesCredit: Charles Karim Aweida<\/p>\n

Palestinian-American artist Charles Karim Aweida debuts their new exhibition this week, presenting an exploration of origin, memory inheritance and absence through the experience of the Palestinian diaspora.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"KrugCredit: Joel Marasigan<\/p>\n

Prince St. Pizza<\/a> marks its latest band collab pizza with Megadeath, available now and through Sept. 27. The pie, Vic\u2019s Pepperoni, features Prince St.\u2019s original sauce, shredded mozzarella and all-beef pepperoni. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Ring in National Lobster Day on Sept. 25 with Yama Sushi Marketplace<\/a>\u2019s limited-time lobster roll, offering a Japanese-inspired approach to the New England classic. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Jen Atkin\u2019s Mane<\/a> teams up with Cinnabon<\/a> on a limited-edition beauty kit featuring lip gloss, a mirror brush, and a surprise from Cinnabon. The brands mark the occasion with a Sept. 26<\/a> celebration across two floors of Westfield Century City Mall<\/a> where visitors can pick up treats, gifts and sweets. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Redbird<\/a> joins in on the fun of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art<\/a> debut with complimentary pancakes on Sept. 26 and 27 for those who show their ticket from their museum ticket. (Pro tip: If you can\u2019t make it into the museum<\/a> yet, no problem. Just tell your server \u201cMay the force be with you\u201d to secure a short stack for your table. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Sliding into the week, Logitech<\/a> rings in National Coffee Day on Sept. 29 with a pop-up at La La Land Cafe<\/a> on Third Street, offering a matcha-inspired release\u00a0of their Pebble Mice and Deskmat collections. \u00a0<\/p>\n

If Champagne is more your thing, secure a spot at The Art of Blending Krug & Sound at Larrabee Studios<\/a> between Sept. 28 and 30. The experience offers the rare chance to see inside Larrabee\u2019s Studio 6; a multi-course menu from Verse chef Oscar Torres, paired with Krug<\/a> pours; and the opportunity to watch the creation of an original composition. Those who can\u2019t make it can get a taste at Verse<\/a> in Toluca Lake, which is pairing Krug\u00a0Grande Cuv\u00e9e\u00a0173\u00e8me \u00c9dition\u00a0with dry-aged kingfish through the end of the month.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plus, the Autry Museum\u2019s block party and the Alive Together 5K Every Thursday, Los Angeles magazine curates a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49,93129,186549,186550,8124],"class_list":["post-474292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-melrose-hill","tag-the-autrys-historic-southwest-museum","tag-the-other-art-fair","tag-weekend-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}