Screams be damned, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is opening Sept 16th at Universal Studios Hollywood.
From the press release: .. a technological first, a portion of the “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” ride track will race through a transparent encased section of the queue, building on the anticipation as guests wait to ride.
A unique dual-launching, split-ride track will alternate trains from dispatch to propel guests on an epic adventure that will take them over and under portions of the multilevel Starway escalator, through four spectacular launches, an exciting inverted dive loop, twisted pretzel loop and inverted stall, among others, at speeds of up to 72 MPH and a force of up to 3.6 Gs along 4,100 feet of elaborate aerial track constructed with sound-reduction technology while drifting at 360-degrees in their individual ride vehicles.
Wed, Sep 16 @ 8:00 pm
Brain Dead Studios
In what might be a monthly feature, who knows, O.V.A. Night starts at Brain Dead Studios.
Brain Dead Studios presents our first-ever O.V.A. Night, a surprise screening of obscure anime rarely seen on the big screen.
"O.V.A. (Original Video Animation) emerged in Japan during the home video boom of the 1980s. Released directly to home video, OVAs gave animators the freedom to work outside the usual restrictions of television and theatrical releases, opening the door to stranger stories, bigger ideas, and imagery that could never have made it onto TV. The result was some of the most ambitious, violent, experimental, and downright bizarre anime of the era.
Many of these titles have never been properly restored or given a theatrical release, and we think they deserve to be played big, played loud, and seen with a crowd."
Many of these titles have never been properly restored or given a theatrical release, and we think they deserve to be played big, played loud, and seen with a crowd."
Wed, 16 Sep 6:00 PM - 08:00 PM PDT
Collector’s Paradise North Hollywood
5118 Lankershim Blvd • North Hollywood, CA 91601
Free
Sat, 19 Sep 11:00 AM - 07:00 PM PDT
Collector’s Paradise
All Locations
Join us for our BATMAN DAY 2026 Celebration on Saturday, September 19 at any of our locations!
Join us for our BATMAN DAY 2026 Celebration on Saturday, September 19 at any of our locations!
BATMAN OF TWO WORLDS - Get this SPECIAL ISSUE for $2.99 or FREE with any Batman Graphic Novel purchase! It's the only day to get this highly anticipated issue!
BATMAN GRAPHIC NOVEL SALE Buy any 3 BATMAN Graphic Novels, Get a 4th BATMAN Graphic Novel Free! FREE BATMAN MASKS Free with any Batman Day Graphic Novel Sale purchase!
*Limit 1 Per Customer. While supplies last.
PLUSOther EXCLUSIVE BATMAN DAY 2026 items!
*Limit 1 Per Customer. While supplies last.
PLUSOther EXCLUSIVE BATMAN DAY 2026 items!
Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
$11.91 Hello! Shadow Kitchen invites you to kick back, relax… and watch cars escape the police.
Multidisciplinary artist, musician, and performer Kenny Zhao will improvise some tunes, beats and vibes alongside an edited montage of some of the most memorable Los Angeles car chases and pursuits.
Why are we so fascinated by LA car chases? Do we root for the potential escapee or the chasers? Do we as the viewer care about the crime prior to the chase? What does it mean to create and find entertainment from real-life dangerous situations where people's lives are genuinely at stake? Perhaps you have these questions in mind… or perhaps you just want to have a chill time observing suspects flee the not-so-chill police. We'll see you on September 17 at Coaxial Arts.
Multidisciplinary artist, musician, and performer Kenny Zhao will improvise some tunes, beats and vibes alongside an edited montage of some of the most memorable Los Angeles car chases and pursuits.
Why are we so fascinated by LA car chases? Do we root for the potential escapee or the chasers? Do we as the viewer care about the crime prior to the chase? What does it mean to create and find entertainment from real-life dangerous situations where people's lives are genuinely at stake? Perhaps you have these questions in mind… or perhaps you just want to have a chill time observing suspects flee the not-so-chill police. We'll see you on September 17 at Coaxial Arts.
THU SEP 17, 2026 7:30 PM
Aero Theatre
Aero Theatre
Free, Sold Out
Q&A with filmmaker Giselle Bonilla, screenwriter Alex Heller and actor Will Brill
L.A. Premiere
L.A. Premiere
MAF
The Marciano Art Foundation is open to the public. All visitors must make an advanced timed-entry reservation
Tacita Dean: FILM
September 18, 2026 – February 27, 2027
September 18, 2026 – February 27, 2027
15000 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90603
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26: 5-7 PM
7045 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91405
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26: 5-7 PM
7045 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91405
McDonald’s of Southern California is bringing the excitement of lucha libre to communities across Los Angeles and San Diego.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, McDonald’s of Southern California is bringing the excitement of lucha libre to communities across Los Angeles and San Diego with a series of free, family-friendly events.
It will be an action-packed evening of live wrestling matches produced by Masked Republic. The event will be powered by the new Red Bull® Dragonberry Energizer, with free sampling, while supplies last.
The event will also include a meet-and-greet with luchadores from Tijuana and California, appearances by McDonaldland characters, prize giveaways and more.Friday, Sept. 18 from 5- 7 p.m.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, McDonald’s of Southern California is bringing the excitement of lucha libre to communities across Los Angeles and San Diego with a series of free, family-friendly events.
It will be an action-packed evening of live wrestling matches produced by Masked Republic. The event will be powered by the new Red Bull® Dragonberry Energizer, with free sampling, while supplies last.
The event will also include a meet-and-greet with luchadores from Tijuana and California, appearances by McDonaldland characters, prize giveaways and more.Friday, Sept. 18 from 5- 7 p.m.
September 19, 2026 4:00PM - 10:00PM
Frogtown
Free
The Frogtown Artwalk, which is celebrating its 15th event (and Frogtown Arts' 20th Anniversary!), is an evening of art and cultural performances along with light installations along the LA River Bike Path in Frogtown. We encourage you to walk, bike, take public transportation or a rideshare vehicle to the event.
Little Akihabara Popup Shop in Los Angeles
9/19-10/18 Hours: 12pm-7pm.
Play a demo of Mega Man: Dual Override on 9/19 and 9/20. In addition, the first 50 attendees on 9/19 and 9/20 will receive a limited edition handkerchief!
Play a demo of Mega Man: Dual Override on 9/19 and 9/20. In addition, the first 50 attendees on 9/19 and 9/20 will receive a limited edition handkerchief!
Cranky Dorkfest is always held in Los Angeles (LAX) on the second or third weekend in September, the same weekend as NYC Aviation’s SpotLAX so you can have one long weekend of avgeeky fun.
The Main Event at the park across from the In-N-Out Burger just off the northeast end of the airfield at 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 from 11am to 1pm
studio heartbreak x @onenhillion
x @tsunscoops
limited edition ocean themed flavors, exclusive merch, and mermaid decor!
x @tsunscoops
limited edition ocean themed flavors, exclusive merch, and mermaid decor!
September 19, 2026 - September 20, 2026
Reception / Sep 19, 11:00AM - 5:00PM
Reception / Sep 19, 11:00AM - 5:00PM
NUCLEUS
210 East Main St
Alhambra CA 91801
Riso Art & Zine Fest is back at Gallery Nucleus -- this time, for ONE ENTIRE WEEKEND! Starting Saturday September 19th from 11 AM - 5 PM, Risograph artists and printers will be selling their prints, zines, and other special goods directly to the public. Can't make it that Saturday? Vendors will be open again Sunday the 20th from 11 AM- 5 PM as well!
210 East Main St
Alhambra CA 91801
Riso Art & Zine Fest is back at Gallery Nucleus -- this time, for ONE ENTIRE WEEKEND! Starting Saturday September 19th from 11 AM - 5 PM, Risograph artists and printers will be selling their prints, zines, and other special goods directly to the public. Can't make it that Saturday? Vendors will be open again Sunday the 20th from 11 AM- 5 PM as well!
Roberts Projects
442 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90036
Roberts Projects is pleased to present Objective Truths, a group exhibition featuring artists from the gallery’s program including Aaron Glasson, Chris Johanson, Suchitra Mattai, Evan Nesbit, Wendy Red Star and Brenna Youngblood. Responding to the changing conditions of the 21st century, works in the exhibition bridge the distance between representation and non-representation by reconfiguring color, light, material and texture as tools for rendering ineffable sensibilities. In tandem with the artists’ diverse approaches is a shared engagement with phenomenology and the malleability of meaning, centering the process of introspection and interpretation above reaching conclusive outcomes.
Los Angeles, California 90036
Roberts Projects is pleased to present Objective Truths, a group exhibition featuring artists from the gallery’s program including Aaron Glasson, Chris Johanson, Suchitra Mattai, Evan Nesbit, Wendy Red Star and Brenna Youngblood. Responding to the changing conditions of the 21st century, works in the exhibition bridge the distance between representation and non-representation by reconfiguring color, light, material and texture as tools for rendering ineffable sensibilities. In tandem with the artists’ diverse approaches is a shared engagement with phenomenology and the malleability of meaning, centering the process of introspection and interpretation above reaching conclusive outcomes.
Roberts Projects is delighted to present Summoning Cleo, an exhibition of new work by Mia Middleton, the artist’s second solo presentation with the gallery. Building on earlier bodies of work that examined the unexpected and often oblique meanings latent within familiar scenes, these new paintings recast recognizable forms as surreal archetypes, dramatizing the interplay between presence and absence, and between the literal and the metaphorical.
Sep 20, 2026–Mar 7, 2027
LACMA
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
$ Admission
Reiko Sudō is a textile alchemist who, for more than 40 years, has pioneered innovative textiles that merge tradition with experimentation and handicraft with technology. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO provides an in-depth survey of the acclaimed Japanese designer’s work created with her textile collective NUNO, often in collaboration with independent artisans and workshops across Japan, and utilized by celebrated architects. The largest retrospective of Sudō’s textiles to date, Textile Alchemy features over 100 limited-edition textiles together with numerous objects, including drawings, sketches, raw materials, tools, mock-ups, and prototypes. The exhibition traces her artistic journey and reveals NUNO’s inventive choices that transform materials into fascinating textiles, while helping to preserve regional crafts and historic production centers, and highlighting sustainability issues.
Reiko Sudō is a textile alchemist who, for more than 40 years, has pioneered innovative textiles that merge tradition with experimentation and handicraft with technology. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO provides an in-depth survey of the acclaimed Japanese designer’s work created with her textile collective NUNO, often in collaboration with independent artisans and workshops across Japan, and utilized by celebrated architects. The largest retrospective of Sudō’s textiles to date, Textile Alchemy features over 100 limited-edition textiles together with numerous objects, including drawings, sketches, raw materials, tools, mock-ups, and prototypes. The exhibition traces her artistic journey and reveals NUNO’s inventive choices that transform materials into fascinating textiles, while helping to preserve regional crafts and historic production centers, and highlighting sustainability issues.
LA State Historic Park, 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free! $25 suggested donation
RSVP Required
On September 20, 2026, Bob Baker Marionette Theater's FREE annual festival returns for its twelfth year! Bob Baker Day celebrates the legacy of our founder, Bob Baker, with puppets, art, and fun for our whole community!
September 21, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, Must RSVP
Dunn, a debt collector working on the fringes of legality, finds his routine disrupted when a portal to hell opens inside a neighborhood laundromat. A demon informs him that his elderly neighbor is bound for eternal punishment and offers a deal: deliver three souls in exchange for the man’s release.Reluctant at first, Dunn resists the arrangement, but events begin to draw him into the agreement. As he navigates encounters tied to the pact, the situation places him deeper within its consequences, where each step brings him closer to fulfilling the terms.
Dunn, a debt collector working on the fringes of legality, finds his routine disrupted when a portal to hell opens inside a neighborhood laundromat. A demon informs him that his elderly neighbor is bound for eternal punishment and offers a deal: deliver three souls in exchange for the man’s release.Reluctant at first, Dunn resists the arrangement, but events begin to draw him into the agreement. As he navigates encounters tied to the pact, the situation places him deeper within its consequences, where each step brings him closer to fulfilling the terms.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on September 22, 2026.
The Lucas Museum’s permanent collection holds more than 40,000 works, representing one of the most significant collections of narrative art. The building’s thirty-five galleries occupy 100,000 square feet. Galleries are named to reflect the human experience—love, family, community, play, work, sports, childhood, adventure, and more. They will display familiar pieces by beloved illustrators; mural paintings of the 20th and 21st centuries; comic art, of which the museum has deep and extensive holdings; children’s book illustrations; science-fiction illustrations; and the fantastic visions captured in 20th-century culture. The museum will also display cinematic artifacts, including movie posters, and show documentaries featuring artists and filmmakers.
Extra To Do:
L.A. River Expeditions
is back for the Summer. Find the one-of-a-kind urban kayaking
experience that's right for you! Sepulveda Basin Recreation Zone or
Elysian Valley Recreation Zone
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
"Join
us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday
tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by
JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh,
affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community
connection."
Every Sunday
10am-4pm at @rowdtla
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred local vendors.
Largo,
known for comedy shows. Grab some
tickets before everything sells out. Many new shows from some of LA's
top comedians. We see Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt,
Pete Holmes and Sarah Silverman performing here to name a few.
Film
Check
out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level.
Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club
New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
Do
you have Cine Insomnia? We have the cure! Join us at Landmark's Nuart
Theatre for midnight weekend programs ranging from classic anime and
horror to sci-fi favorites, offbeat musicals, cult sensations and more!
