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CicLAvia—Heart of LA
The 68th car-free open streets event with 6.5 miles available for walking, jogging, cycling, skating, and rolling through Downtown LA, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Arts District, Boyle Heights, and Echo Park. Hubs offer free family-friendly activities, restrooms, water refilling stations, bike repair, and first aid.
Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos
NFL action at SoFi Stadium as the Chargers host the Denver Broncos in a divisional matchup. Experience professional football at one of the nation's newest and most advanced sports stadiums in Inglewood, California.
Family Festival: LA and Mexico in Focus
Getty Center celebration of Mexican culture and LA's Chicano heritage featuring ballet folklórico, mariachi performances, and bilingual storytelling. Family-friendly cultural festival honoring the deep connections between Los Angeles and Mexico.
Night Out at The Cube
After-hours 21+ event at Discovery Cube Los Angeles featuring interactive science exhibits, live DJs, science challenges, and costume contests. Adult-oriented evening of entertainment and discovery.
Modest Mouse
Indie rock legends Modest Mouse perform at the Hollywood Palladium with their first new album in five years. An essential show for fans of the band's distinctive angular rock sound and experimental approach to alternative music.
AFI FEST 2026
The West Coast's premier film festival season kickoff featuring over 80 features and nearly 70 shorts with screenings, panels, and conversations from master filmmakers and new cinematic voices. This five-day festival showcases the best in contemporary cinema at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Top things to do
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Free admission to LA's most iconic public observatory with planetarium shows, telescope viewing, and unobstructed views of the Hollywood Sign and Los Angeles skyline. The building and grounds are always open, with live shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and exhibits throughout.
America's largest urban park with mountain terrain at 4,210 acres, containing 53 miles of hiking trails, the Observatory, the LA Zoo, the Autry Museum, and the Greek Theatre. Genuinely wild chaparral-covered hills just 3 miles from Hollywood.
Perched on a ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains, this free museum showcases European masters and contemporary art within stunning Richard Meier architecture. The travertine-and-glass building offers sweeping city views and is as much a destination for the architecture as for the art.
World-class art collection displayed in a stunning hilltop building with beautifully manicured gardens and panoramic views. Free admission with $20 parking; the gardens and architecture are as memorable as the artwork itself.
The world's only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. The Page Museum displays mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other fossils discovered here, with the Ice Age Encounters show bringing the prehistoric world to life.
A 20-acre art campus in Miracle Mile housing over 152,000 artworks with diverse exhibitions. The Urban Light installation by Chris Burden—featuring 202 cast-iron street lamps—has become LA's most photographed museum spot.
Tours & excursions
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Gustavo Dudamel conducts a complete cycle of Beethoven piano concertos at Walt Disney Concert Hall, December 5-6 and beyond. Free events available at 1pm December 5, with ticket options for evening performances.
The 7.5-mile Venice Beach to Santa Monica Pier loop features historic landmarks and the lively Venice Beach Boardwalk. Moderate difficulty with only 69 feet of elevation gain, ideal for family-friendly coastal exploration.
The most popular hike in LA—a 3.5-mile moderate loop in the Hollywood Hills offering panoramic views of Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign, and on clear days, the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island. Dogs allowed off-leash in designated areas.
Where to stay
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Los Angeles' first Four Seasons, this city icon has perfected California living with a rooftop pool, lush gardens and seamless access to Beverly Hills glamour and West Hollywood's creative energy. Open since the brand's arrival in LA, it remains a symbol of effortless sophistication.
The iconic pink palace at 9641 W Sunset Blvd offers storied Hollywood glamour and discretion. Rooms start at $1,272 per night, paying for history and the ultimate Beverly Hills experience.
Opened in 1927 and financed partly by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, it hosted the first Academy Awards and features the Tropicana pool with a David Hockney mural on the bottom. It sits right on the Walk of Fame, pairing history and location in one.