Fairs And Festivals

Smorgasburg, the largest weekly open-air food market hosting hundreds of local food vendors, will celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with the City of Los Angeles and AAPI LA. The celebration will include live music, food, family activities, civic engagement opportunities, and more!

The Atwater Village Farmers Market features over two dozen of Southern California’s best local farms, showcasing their diverse range of organic herbs and lettuces. Additionally, there are various local food vendors offering a wide selection of specialty food items like salsa, hummus, tamales, and more. The market is a family-friendly event, with live entertainment provided by local musicians.

The Hollywood Bowl is the summer venue for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Nearly 80 concerts are presented during summer each year, including orchestral, jazz, popular, and world music.

Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural holds its annual Celebrating Words Festival (CWF): Written, Performed, and Sung on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Vaughn G3 Academy!

The festival honors the teaching that our words are medicine found in our stories, creative arts, and cultural offerings.

Celebrate with the community and experience food vendors and and artisan market, live  performances, creative cultural workshops, art and book giveaways, and so much more!

Since 2005, the Celebrating Words Festival has served thousands of low-income, immigrant and working-class families by providing a brave space that encourages imagination and supports intellectual growth and healing, in the vital and unique way that arts and literacy can.

For more information and ADA Accommodations: celebratingwords@tiachucha.org and 818-939-3433

Reseda Rising Art Walk is a free, all-ages community celebration of the arts in Reseda. Join friends and neighbors on Saturday, May 18th from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. for live art, interactive art projects, vendors, live music, food trucks, and more!

Presented by District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield with support from the LA Department of Cultural Affairs, the festival will activate the Great Streets Sherman Way corridor between Etiwanda and Lindley Avenue and aims to use art to re-energize the streets and engage local businesses to strengthen neighborhood pride.