First up, here's all the last minute plans for New Year's. Not much else going till' the New Year. Y'know, the v0Id.
Grand Park’s NYELARing in the New Year in DTLA!
The Biggest Free New Year's Eve Celebration on the West Coast!
The
heart of LA beats loudest on New Year’s Eve. Join thousands of
Angelenos at Gloria Molina Grand Park’s NYELA Countdown to 2026. Live
music, incredible performances, and a community coming together to
welcome what’s next. Let’s bring in the new year together, LA, like only
we know how!
Community Collage at Gloria Molina Grand Park’s NYELA
Running from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., the activation invites attendees to take part in professional portraits as part of NYELA’s large-scale arts programming. This event also supports Community Collage’s growing Los Angeles initiative ahead of LA28, where the team aims to photograph 40,000 Angelenos for future public art murals across the city ahead of the The Olympics and Paralympics.
Universal Studios Hollywood Starts 2026 with EVE, An Exhilarating New Year’s Eve Celebration
New Year’s EVE celebration
Universal Studios Hollywood
9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Fireworks: Midnight
More Information and to purchase tickets:
www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.comUniversal
Studios Hollywood rings in 2026 with its annual New Year’s EVE
celebration featuring a brilliant midnight fireworks display, lively
DJs, themed photo ops and more. EVE festivities are suitable for guests
of all ages, inviting families and friends to celebrate a fun filled
night cast against a backdrop of exhilarating thrill rides and
attractions.
The best part…EVE is included in the price of theme
park admission. Guests can spend the day at Universal Studios Hollywood
and stay for EVE, with festivities beginning at 9 PM.
Union Station
800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
$$-$$$
Dance
into 2026 with stacked lineups, historic architecture, and a vibe that
goes from midnight madness to day-one bliss. Expect an immersive
experience with state-of-the-art production, 10-point sound, and visual
elements that transform the station into a full-scale celebration.
The Series Finale Episode Of Stranger Things will be in
select theaters Dec 31st and Jan 1st.
The
screenings will take place in over 500 theaters in the U.S. and Canada
starting on December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm PT, timed to the finale’s global
premiere on Netflix, and run through January 1, 2026.
Pioneer Bowl
53613 Mane Street
Pioneertown, CA 92268
Our
3rd Annual New Year's Big Lebowski extravaganza promises to be bigger
and better than ever! Your ticket grants you entry to our private event
anytime after 7 pm on for appetizers, dinner, desert, cocktails, bowling
and all the contests. a raffle, trivia contest, door prizes and best
costume. We will be screening the movie which you can watch while you
drink your complimentary White Russians. Toast in the New Year with
champagne and sparklers in the middle of Mane Street under the stars.
Unlimited Bowling will be available all night until 2 am.
Dynasty TypewriterNew Year's Eve at Dynasty Typewriter! w/ Aparna Nancherla, Jared Logan, Brent Weinbach, Ashley Ray, Tony Sam + More!
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025, 9:00 PM
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
$45.32
DYNASTY TONIGHT!
TLDR Version: Dynasty Tonight! is a semi-weekly live show with performances from great stand-up comics and musical and variety acts! Often VERY famous people pop-in! We only pick performers we truly love (as artists and humans!) because that’s what YOU deserve.
Curious Version:
Dynasty Tonight! is a Dynasty entertainment tradition over 300 years young. Dynasty founders, Jamie Flam and Vanessa Ragland, have made it their mission to continue the centuries-old inspirational work of their forebearers, Orl & Halcyon Dynasty - that is, creating enchanting experiences for humans. The location has changed (from a bat-ruled cave on a secret island to a historic theater in the heart of Los Angeles) but the spirit remains: Dynasty Tonight! is a celebration of the human experience, human expression, human connection, and out-of-this worrrrlllld popcorn.
Here's a list from WE LIKE L.A.
Vidiots
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Vidiots wants to add a little spice to your January as we welcome back Founding Member comedian Ify Nwadiwe and filmmaker Pamela Ribon for Vidiots Hornyfest. Join us for a month of movies that will keep you smoldering all winter long. Is it an extra hot winter, or is it just Vidiots Hornyfest?
The movie so sexy and thirst-quenching, we had to bring it back for another debaucherous screening! The boys are back in town and ready to take it off and throw down! Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance. Bring your besties for one horned up night of mega-hotties!
Fri, Jan 2, 5:30pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Free
Whether you’ve never tried improv before, are a current student, or an established improviser who wants to try something new, this jam is a low pressure FREE opportunity to perform with veterans of the UCB stage.
Please note: this is a jam, NOT a class, so we won’t be teaching the conventions of the form — just playing sets! You are more than welcome to join in the fun regardless of prior experience.
No reservations needed — just show up and jam!
Hosted by Mickey Woo
Jan 2 -12, 2026
Palm Springs
Most screenings cost $20
Did you know the Palm Springs International Film Festival starts immedialety in 2026? Well, it does and here our
some top picks if you want to start off the new year in lovely Palm Springs.
Academy Museum
$tarts at $5
At its heart, Jaws (1975) taps into primal human fears — of nature, the animal kingdom, and of no longer being the dominant species. Inspired by the Academy Museum’s recently opened Jaws: The Exhibition, this series takes a wide-ranging look at sinister animals in popular cinema throughout the last seven decades.
The remarkable success of Spielberg’s film has itself helped inspire five decades of aquatic terror. Its release was quickly followed by threats both large (the grieving, revenge-seeking killer whale of Orca) and small (the mutated Piranha). Sharks have menaced humankind in secret labs (Deep Blue Sea) and idyllic coves (The Shallows). Alligators and crocodiles have run rampant in the Australian wilderness (Rogue), hurricane-plagued Florida (Crawl), and even the sewers of Chicago (Alligator).
Brain Dead Studios
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How else to celebrate the vOiD, but with a movie of the same name.
This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda. When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past — where he sees his parents before their deaths — to the present — where he witnesses his own autopsy — and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.
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"Grabbitz is headlining the night and you should expect competitive-level chaos, reimagined in-game sounds, brand-new remixes, and full late-night club energy in a space built just for Agents. Pay attention… you might even catch a teaser or two for what’s coming in... "
Jan 4-6
Select Theaters
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"After fending off a series of skilled assassins, gentleman thief Lupin III and his band of allies follow a strange invitation to an uncharted island. When their plane is shot down, the gang is stranded and soon hunted by the island’s inhabitants, past enemies, and a monstrous immortal being known as Muom, who threatens to destroy Lupin’s legacy. As a deadly toxic fog settles over them, Lupin must confront his greatest enemy in his most daring escapade yet.
Legendary director Takeshi Koike returns to the LUPIN THE IIIRD franchise after six years with his latest devilish spin on Monkey Punch’s original manga. LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline infuses Koike’s signature stylish action with the classic pulpy tones of Monkey Punch’s work for an exhilarating sci-fi tour de force."
