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Opera, soul food, art, vintage shopping, and folklórico. It’s all part of this Saturday in Los Angeles.
On tap for today in L.A. check out the L.A. Opera’s free Opera at the Beach, Taste of Soul, the Pickwick Pumpkin Patch, a Family Festival at The Getty, Night Out at Discovery Cube LA, a Halloween Party at The Autry, and more.
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Three Top Picks To Do This Saturday
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission
Opera at the Beach / In the Park – FA > To celebrate the opening of their 41st season, this Saturday LA Opera broadcasts a live performance of Carmen under the stars to big screens at both Santa Monica Pier and Steinmetz Park in Hacienda Heights. Both outdoor venues host family-friendly pre-show activities including crafts, face painting, caricature portraits, live music, and lawn games before the opera broadcast begins. Admission is free. Program runs 4 to 8 p.m. More info here.
Taste of Soul – M FA > This Saturday, experience the flavors and culture of South Los Angeles at Taste of Soul.This free family festival on Crenshaw Blvd. between Barack Obama Blvd. and Stocker Avenue draws over 350,000 attendees, showcasing the neighborhood’s best with 150+ vendors. Enjoy soulful cuisine, live performances, and community all in one day. Runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. More info here.
Family Festival The Getty: L.A. and Mexico in Focus – FA M > Celebrate Mexican culture and L.A.’s Chicano heritage this Saturday at the Getty Center’s Family Festival: LA and Mexico in Focus. Drawing inspiration from museum photography exhibitions, the daylong event fills the campus with ballet folklórico, live sets from El Santo Golpe and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles, bilingual storytelling, and roaming bolero serenades. Hands-on workshops invite visitors of all ages to try Mexican sign painting, lotería hat crafting, and family printmaking. Festival admission is free, though timed-entry reservations are required and parking carries a fee. Runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More info here.
Seven More Things To Do in L.A. Today
- The Autry Museum of the American West hosts a family-friendly Halloween celebration on Saturday featuring trick-or-treating through the backlot garden, a Bob Baker Marionettes puppet show, a spooky maze, a bounce house, craft stations, and a gallery scavenger hunt.
- This Friday and Saturday, Planned Parenthood hosts No Matter What, a free immersive pop-up experience in Hollywood at nya studios EAST. FA
- This Saturday, Discovery Cube Los Angeles hosts Night Out at the Cube, an after-hours 21+ evening featuring interactive exhibits, live DJ sets, and hands-on science challenges.
- Zombie Joe’s annual Urban Death: Tour of Terror is back beginning this weekend with a brand new series of terrifying vignettes, bookended by walks through a creepy maze.
- Pickwick Vintage Show returns to ROW DTLA this Saturday with its second annual Pickwick Pumpkin Patch, featuring vintage clothing, jewelry, and accessories from over 40 local vendors plus FREE admission if you come in costume.
- The Bloc hosts BLOCtober on Saturday, a free community Halloween celebration on its downtown plaza level. FA
- The City of South Pasadena hosts the Fall Arts Crawl this Saturday , an “Oktober-Fiesta” neighborhood celebration stretching along Mission Street and surrounding blocks. FA
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