{"id":481762,"date":"2026-10-01T16:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481762\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:50:19","slug":"l-a-weekend-guide-best-things-to-do-oct-1-4-2026-lamag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481762\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Weekend Guide: Best Things to Do Oct. 1-4, 2026 – LAmag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus, ComplexCon and PoshFest<\/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

\"\"\u201cOur Joy is Resistance\u201d open call exhibitionCredit: Sydni Stearns<\/p>\n

L.A. Design Weekend invigorates neighborhoods across the city with studio and showroom tours, workshops, music programming and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"GrandCredit: Wonho Frank Lee<\/p>\n

Grand Central Market celebrates Filipino American History Month with food and chef collaborations, live music, film screenings, cultural programming and a rotating lineup of Filipino and Filipino American small businesses in its Baryo Bazaar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Outsiders North American Tour CompanyCredit: Matthew Murphy<\/p>\n

The Tony-winning musical hits L.A. for the first time, bringing to the Pantages stage an adaptation of S.E. Hinton\u2019s moving novel and Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s star-making film.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TheHex Appeal cocktailCredit: Courtesy The Haunting<\/p>\n

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From the team behind the Christmas-themed cocktail pop-ups Miracle and Sippin\u2019 Santa, The Haunting takes over The Ordinaire in Long Beach with decor, themed cocktails and other spooky treats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

From 9 p.m. to midnight, Eataly throws its all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink after-hours experience featuring unlimited seasonal Italian bites, wine, cocktails, chef-led demonstrations, live entertainment and fall-inspired activations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Edie Tyebkhan, Melissa OGara<\/p>\n

Little Women Ballet hosts five performances of Louisa May Alcott\u2019s seminal novel, brought to life as an immersive ballet at the Heritage Square Museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

The app known for reselling clothes comes off your phone screen for one weekend\u00a0as a shoppable marketplace at City Market Social House. The weekend also features live music, food trucks, drinks, photo moments and more, including Rowenta\u2019s Steam Studio where visitors can refresh pre-loved finds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"SanCredit: Courtesy San Gabriel Dumpling & Beer Fest<\/p>\n

San Gabriel\u2019s Mission District becomes a dumpling and beer extravaganza from 6 to 10 p.m. Free to attend, the evening presents a Delta Culinary Journey through Asia, an expanded VIP experience, K-pop programming and free carnival games in a kids zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ZedsCredit: Courtesy Zeds Dead<\/p>\n

DJ duo Zeds Dead take a bow on their Journey of a Lifetime Tour with an epic two-night finale at Gloria Molina Grand Park.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Last in L.A. in 2023, ComplexCon returns to the Southland with a weekend of collaborations and launches, immersive activations, live conversations, the Family Style Food Festival and more at the Los Angeles Convention Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Courtesy Hot Wheels<\/p>\n

From 8 a.m. to noon, the Hot Wheels Legend Tour touches down at the Mattel Design Center with life-size Hot Wheels vehicles, interactive play spaces for kids and exclusive on-site activations and collectibles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PierCredit: Amandala Photography<\/p>\n

Rasa hits the Santa Monica Pier with a two-day festival experience featuring sets by Kaz James, Arodes, LP Giobbi, Claptone and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Dracula\"Credit: Courtesy of Peter Harrington Rare Books<\/p>\n

Peter Harrington, one of the world\u2019s leading rare book dealers, comes to Union Station with a cultural and literary heritage fair. Highlights include a signed Dracula Broadway poster, an archive of David Lynch\u2019s Dune production materials and Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s Watergate research materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Joe KayCredit: Daniel Ramos<\/p>\n

Soulection marks 15 years with a night of music at Reframe Studios Outdoors headlined by Kaytranada. The lineup also includes Joe Kay, Sango, DJ Miss Milan and others.<\/p>\n

This over-the-top pageant parody corrals six former winners and runners-up to crown the Best of the Best in Drag Show, an evening in that raises funds for essential services and housing for people with HIV across Los Angeles County.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The jewelry brand worn by likes of Bella Hadid and Camila Cabello hosts the final days of its Venice pop-up this weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TheCredit: LA Mag<\/p>\n

Los Angeles throws\u00a0its 20th annual culinary f\u00eate at Calamigos Ranch, welcoming guests for tastings by Josephine, The Hideaway, The Lobster, Uchi West Hollywood, Yama Sushi Marketplace, Bacari and various wine, spirit and beverage partners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tito'sCredit: Jared Cowan<\/p>\n

Tito\u2019s Fiesta Mexicana commemorates nine years of its annual National Taco and Vodka Day event with five hours of tacos, live music, comedy and more, all in benefit of the Culver City Arts Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"SAINT-LOUISCredit: Courtesy GEARYS Beverly Hills<\/p>\n

Saint Louis Crystal and L.A. Designer Luis Fernandez blend Mexican modernism and midcentury California influences in the new stunning window installation at GEARYS Beverly Hills.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plus, ComplexCon and PoshFest Every Thursday, Los Angeles magazine curates a list of the best events in and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[188864,91181,48,52,51,47,50,49,95476,8124],"class_list":["post-481762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-gearys","tag-grand-central-market","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-pantages-theatre","tag-weekend-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481762","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=481762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}