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Oct16Fri

Into the Woods

Fri, Oct 16  ·  Evening
Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica

Sondheim's musical weaving together Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

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Oct15Thu

Big Daddy Kane

Thu, Oct 15  ·  7:00 PM
Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles

A Hip-Hop/Rap music event at Blue Note Los Angeles. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct15Thu

Spotlight: Isaiah Rashad

Thu, Oct 15  ·  7:30 PM
Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live, Los Angeles

A Hip-Hop/Rap music event at Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct14Wed

Big Daddy Kane

Wed, Oct 14  ·  7:00 PM
Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles

A Hip-Hop/Rap music event at Blue Note Los Angeles. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct14Wed

The Annual Fil-Am Comedy Fest

Wed, Oct 14  ·  8:00 PM
The Stand Up Comedy Club, Bellflower

A Comedy arts and theatre event at The Stand Up Comedy Club. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct14Wed

The Drop: Lucky Daye +

Wed, Oct 14  ·  7:30 PM
Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live, Los Angeles

A R&B music event at Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct13Tue

An Evening With Social Distortion +

Tue, Oct 13  ·  7:30 PM
Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live, Los Angeles

A Rock music event at Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct13Tue

Emma Nissen

Tue, Oct 13  ·  7:00 PM
Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles

A Jazz music event at Blue Note Los Angeles. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct12Mon

An Evening With Brandi Carlile +

Mon, Oct 12  ·  7:30 PM
Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live, Los Angeles

A Rock music event at Ray Charles Terrace at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct12Mon

Willow

Mon, Oct 12  ·  7:00 PM
Blue Note Los Angeles, Los Angeles

An Alternative music event at Blue Note Los Angeles. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct10Sat

CatCon

Oct 10 to 11  ·  10 AM to 5 PM
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena

Where pop culture and cat culture converge, with cat-centric merchandise and an adoption village.

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Oct11Sun

CicLAvia: Heart of LA

Sun, Oct 11  ·  9 AM to 4 PM
Los Angeles

Streets closed to cars for 6.5 miles so people can bike, skate, walk or jog, with rest hubs in Echo Park, Chinatown, Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights.

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Oct10Sat

Explore JPL

Oct 10 to 11  ·  Various time slots
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

Indoor and outdoor exhibits including the Space Flight Operations Facility, Spacecraft Assembly Facility and robots.

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Oct10Sat

Lithuanian Days

Oct 10 to 11  ·  Sat 11 AM-10 PM; Sun 11 AM-5 PM
St. Casimir Lithuanian Parish, Los Angeles

A celebration of Lithuanian heritage with artisans and performers.

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Oct11Sun

Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show

Sun, Aug 16 and Sun, Oct 11  ·  5 AM to 2 PM
Fairplex, Pomona

Thousands of classic cars and over 2,400 swap spaces of car parts and accessories.

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles

A family-friendly hour-long boo-sical revue with 100+ puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence. (Start date shown as September.)

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Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

Select dates through Nov 1  ·  Select dates and times
Los Angeles

LA's ultimate Halloween event, a world-famous haunted hayride.

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Night of the Jack

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King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

A reimagined one-mile trail of glowing pumpkins and immersive displays.

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Queen Mary's Dark Harbor

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Queen Mary, Long Beach

A massive Halloween festival with haunted mazes, monsters, live entertainment, themed bars and carnival rides.

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Six Flags Tricks & Treats and Fright Fest

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Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia

Family-friendly daytime Halloween (Tricks & Treats) and nighttime scares (Fright Fest).

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