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Where will your Saturday in Los Angeles take you? Well, you’ve got options.
On deck for today in L.A. you’ll find a Metro Bike Share community ride, the Chinatown Firecracker festival, Xingonx Fest at LA Plaza, International Women’s Day Celebrations, a Nine Inch Nails photography exhibitions, Patches & Pins Expo at Grand Central Market, and more.
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Make Metro Part of Your Weekend
Metro Bike Share Community Ride -> The next edition of the Metro Bike Share Community Ride series rolls in this Saturday with a 6.6 mile one-way trek from University Park to Culver City, where the group will then dock bikes and catch a ride back on the E Line to the starting point. The meetup starts at 3775 S Vermont Ave and participants 16 years and older can reserve a Metro Bike (in advance) at no cost. Ride starts at 10 a.m.
Go Metro: Take the E Line to Expo / Vermont station.
Three Top Picks To Do This Saturday
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission
47th Annual L.A. Chinatown Firecracker – M FA > This Saturday and Sunday, one of the largest and oldest running races in the U.S., the L.A. Chinatown Firecracker returns for a two-day celebration at Los Angeles Chinatown Plaza. The event features runs, walks, cycling, and even a dog walk, kicking off with an opening ceremony packed with lion dancers and the lighting of 100,000 firecrackers. After the races, stick around for a festival-style expo with vendors, food, a beer garden, live entertainment, and kid-friendly activities. More info here.
Xingonx Fest – M FA > On Saturday, Join multimedia women’s activist organization Mujeres de Maíz at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes as they celebrate their 28th Anniversary with an of evening of poetry, performance and platica. The event starts at 3 p.m. and is free to attend. More info here.
IWDC at Guisados Long Beach – FA > This Saturday, the Long Beach location of Guisados celebrates International Women’s Day with a curated marketplace where guests can support and shop small women owned businesses, including Latinx With Plants, Vive Cosmetics, Her Little Wolves, and more. Maiden Mexico will provide tunes for the event. Runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free to attend. More info here.
Six More Things To Do in L.A. Today
- This Thursday to Sunday, Jonathan Rach, award-winning documentary photographer and longtime Nine Inch Nails collaborator, debuts his Self Destruct Tour photography in the U.S at a gallery space at 7615 W Sunset Blvd. FA
- Common Space Brewery in Hawthorne is hosting an International Women’s Day Celebration from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday. FA
- Patches & Pins Expo hosts their DTLA Flea on Saturday at Grand Central Market. FA
- On Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., Forest Lawn Museum is hosting a closing reception of Narcissus Quagliata: Archetypes and Visions in Light and Glass, which includes an artist meet-and-greet. FA
- This Saturday, The Hammer, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, is hosing a screening tribute to animator and producer Jay Ward (Rocky & Bullwinkle). FA
- On Saturday, New Beverly Cinema is hosting a midnight screening of Lady Vengeance, a 2005 South Korean neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook.
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