by Tom Nguyen
Summer in Los Angeles is absolutely mind-blowing with the incredible amount of outdoor summer concerts, festivals and cultural activities all over the place! Here’s a list of over 100 events and that’s still just a tip of the iceberg!
This list is focused on world music, Latin indie and cultural events from communities of color and immigrant diaspora that often get overlooked. This is not just a list of free shows either — I don’t want you to miss out on so many great summer concerts at reasonable cost.
Are there shows that should be on this list? It’s a list in progress which I’ll update throughout the summer so feel free to comment below with any must-do events you know about! And if you want a weekly reminder of more awesome upcoming events as well as ticket giveaways to many of these shows, subscribe to our newsletter!
JUNE
5th Annual Hollywood Carnival
Various Locations
Thu. June 23-Sun. June 26, Various prices, 21+ (Sat. parade and festival FREE, All Ages)
Brainstory, Yanga & more
La Cita (Downtown)
Thu. June 23, 9pm, $10, 21+
Dance DTLA: Line Dancing & Two Step
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. June 24, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
ATASH
Silverlake Lounge (Silverlake)
Fri. June 24, 7pm-9pm, $12-15, 21+
Chicana Moratorium: Su Voz, Su Canto
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. June 24, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
CuLosAngeles
The Lash (Downtown)
Fri. June 24, 9pm, FREE, 21+
Noche Romantica: La Diabla & more
First Street Pool & Billiard Parlor (Boyle Heights)
Fri. June 24, 9pm-2am, $5, 21+
World Music Caravan: ATASH, Ana Saldaña & more
The Cave (Westlake)
Fri. June 24, 9pm-3:30am, $10-$15, 21+
MAMA Africa Community Festival of Valley Village 2016
Faith Presbyterian Church of Valley Village
Sat. June 25, 10:30am-8:30pm, FREE-$50, All Ages
5th Annual Hollywood Carnival Parade
Hollywood Blvd. (From Western to Highland)
Sat. June 25, 12pm-5pm, FREE, All Ages
Self Help Graphics & Art’s Annual Print Fair & Exhibition 2016
Self Help Graphics & Art (Boyle Heights)
Sat. June 25, 12pm-5pm, FREE, All Ages
11th Annual Celebrating Words Festival: Quita Penas, Ethio Cali & more
Pacoima City Hall
Sat. June 25, 12pm-6pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin Sounds: Quetzal
LACMA Hancock Park (Mid-Wilshire)
Sat. June 25, 5pm, FREE, All Ages
2nd Annual Asian Heritage Jazz Festival
Aratani Theatre (Little Tokyo)
Sat. June 25, 6pm-10pm, $35-60, All Ages
Classical Remix: The Jazz Session
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. June 25, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Los Tigres Del Norte with Cafe Tacvba
The Forum (Inglewood)
Sat. June 25, 8pm, $39-115 , All Ages
Chico & the Gypsies: Rumba Flamenca
Starlight Bowl Amphitheatre (Burbank)
Sat. June 25, 8pm, $40-80, All Ages
Afrobration: Afrobeat Down, Duain Richmond (FELA! on Broadway)
Los Globos (Silverlake)
Sat. June 25, 10pm, FREE-$10, 21+
626 Golden Streets
South Pasadena – San Marino – Arcadia – Monrovia – Duarte – Irwindale – Azusa
Sun. Jun 26, 8am-2pm, FREE, All Ages
6th Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks
Leimert Park Village (South LA)
Sun. June 26, 10am-8pm, FREE, All Ages
Minyo Station
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Sun. June 26, 3pm-6pm, FREE, All Ages Video
La Junta Summer 2016 Kickoff feat. La Chamba
Fronteras Mexican Grill & Cantina (Alhambra)
Sun. June 26, 4pm, $5, 21+
The Three Louies
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sun. June 26, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
No Te Va Gustar
The Roxy (West Hollywood)
Sun. June 26, 9pm, $18-23, 21+
La Prueba: Test Kitchen + Music Lab: The Altons, Tropi Corillo
Corazon y Miel (Bell)
Mon. June 27, 7pm-10pm, , 21+
The Otherworld Movement
OSSO DTLA (Downtown)
Tue. June 28, 8pm-10pm, $10, 21+
Prince Tribute Show: Mia Doi Todd & more
Echoplex (Echo Park)
Tue. June 28, 8:30pm, $10-12.50, 18+
Nancy Sanchez Monthly Residency
Eastside Luv Bar (Boyle Heights)
Wed. June 29, 9pm, $5, 21+
Madame Gandhi
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel (Downtown)
Thu. June 30, 5pm-9pm, FREE, All Ages
Bridging the Divide
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Downtown)
Thu. June 30, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Radio Afrique Cinema Night: 50th Anniversary of BLACK GIRL (1966)
The Cinefamily (Fairfax)
Thu. June 30, 7pm, $12, All Ages
Hodgepodge #4: Jeremy Sole, The Gaslamp Killer, Sheila Govindarajn, Jimetta Rose, Joey Altruda & more
General Lee’s (Chinatown)
Thu. June 30, 9pm-2am, FREE, 21+
Dublab Presents: SK Kakraba Band & more
HiHat (Highland Park)
Thu. June 30, 9pm, $8, 21+
JULY
Jai Uttal
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Fri. July 1, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Troker, Kneedelus
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. July 1, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: DJ Nights with Money Mark
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. July 1, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
La Inedita
Los Globos (Silverlake)
Fri. July 1, 8pm, $10, 21+ Video
SambAmore, Samba Da Mundanca, 3ANTRA
The Mint (Mid-City)
Fri. July 1, 9pm, $10-15, 18+
Los Cafres
The Glass House (Pomona) and Fonda Theatre (Hollywood)
Fri. July 1-Sat. July 2, All Ages
Independence Day Tardeada: Buyepongo, Mariachi Los Camperos, Vilma Diaz y La Sonora & more
MacArthur Park (Westlake)
Sat. July 2, 2:30pm-9:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin Sounds: Boogaloo Assassins
LACMA Hancock Park (Mid-Wilshire)
Sat. July 2, 5pm, FREE, All Ages
Alice Bag Record Release Party
The Echo (Echo Park)
Sat. July 2, 5:30pm-9pm, $8-$9.50, All Ages
1 To 3
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. July 2, 8:00pm, FREE, All Ages
The Highland Park Comic Con
Avenue 50 Studio (Highland Park)
Sun. July 3, 11am-4pm, FREE, All Ages
DEEP: “Venice Gets Deep” for InDEEPenDANCE w Marques Wyatt, Jeremy Sole & more
Townhouse & The Del Monte (Venice)
Sun. July 3, 8pm-2am, $20-25, 21+
Riot Grrrl Carnival
The Smell (Downtown)
Sun. July 3, 9pm, $5, All Ages
The Farce of July
Self Help Graphics & Art (Boyle Heights)
Mon. July 4, 2pm, $10, All Ages
4th of July Block Party: Kotolan, 108Hill, Jenny O., Dexter Story, La Junta, Afro Funke’ & more
Grand Park + Music Center (Downtown)
Mon. July 4, 2pm-9:30pm, FREE, All Ages
California Sol • 4th Of July Rooftop Party
Ace Hotel
Mon. July 4, 2pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
World Rhythms: La Chamba
Descanso Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge)
Tue. July 5, 6pm, FREE-$9, All Ages
Banda De Turistas
Los Globos (Silverlake)
Wed. July 6, 8pm, FREE-$12, 18+
Mayer Hawthorne with Alina Baraz + KCRW DJ Jason Bentley
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. July 7, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Disappear Here: Poolside, Carlos Niño & Friends + KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd
Hammer Museum (Westside)
Thu. July 7, 7:30pm-10:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Dolunay
Chevalier Books (Larchmont)
Thu. July 7, 7:30pm-9pm, $15-20, All Ages
Swing Electrique with DJ Derek Rath
Grand Performances
Thu. July 7, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
AfroLatin Vibrations: AfroCuba Meets AfroPeru: Changüí Majadero with Chacombo
La Cita Bar (Downtown)
Thu. July 7, 9pm, $10, 21+
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival
Various Locations
Thu. July 7-Sun. July 17, $15/film, All Ages
Summer of Salsa: Melena and Ladies of Salsa
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Downtown)
Fri. July 8, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: Cumbia
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. July 8, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
SuperEverything: A live cinema performance by The Light Surgeons
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. July 8, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
TAIKOPROJECT + Quetzal: Concrete Saplings
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri. July 8, 8pm, $25-50, All Ages
Into the Night: Summer SOULstice: Gavin Turek, Open Mike Eagle & more
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Fri. July 8, 8pm-11pm, $10, All Ages
Tropi Corillo with xlsrebelsx
Los Globos (Silverlake)
Fri. July 8, 9pm, FREE-$5, 21+
LA Food Fest
Exposition Park
Fri. July 8-Sun. July 10, 11am-11pm, $10-20, All Ages
6th Annual Soulnic Family Festival
Griffith Park
Sat. July 9, 10am-9pm, FREE, All Ages
36th Annual Lotus Festival
Echo Park Lake
Sat. July 9-Sun. July 10, 12pm-9pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin Sounds: Afro Cuban Jazz Project
LACMA Hancock Park (Mid-Wilshire)
Sat. July 9, 5pm, FREE, All Ages
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros + Imarhan plus KCRW DJ Jason Bentley
Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City)
Sat. July 9, 5pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Mexrrissey
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. July 9, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Ford Signature Series: Aloe Blacc
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. July 9, 8pm, $30-70, All Ages
Lulu Santos
El Rey (Miracle Mile)
Sat. July 9, 8pm, $75, All Ages
Metro Art Presents: The Floor + The Open Floor Society
Union Station (Downtown)
Sun. July 10, 1pm-4pm, FREE, All Ages
Little Tokyo Concert Series: Sheila Govindarajan
JACCC Japanese Garden (Downtown)
Sun. July 10, 5pm-9pm, $12-15, 21+
Ozomatli
Starlight Bowl (Burbank)
Sun. July 10, 6:30pm, $8-$20, All Ages
World Rhythms: Adaawe
Descanso Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge)
Tue. July 12, 6pm, FREE-$9, All Ages
Dub Club: Africa Meets Reggae with Ras Michael + Mamadou Kelly
Echoplex (Echo Park)
Wed. July 13, 9pm, $10-15, 21+
Adan (Adanowsky) & Xavi Y Los Imanes, Cesar Saez y Los Viajeros, Francisca Valenzuela & more
El Rey Theatre (Miracle Mile)
Wed. July 13, 9pm, $20-25, All Ages
Disappear Here: Peanut Butter Wolf, Mndsgn + KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer
Hammer Musem (Westside)
Thu. July 14, 7:30pm-10:30pm, FREE, All Ages
¡Aparato!’s Huastech 3000 Album Release and Music Video Premiere Party!
Eastside Luv Bar (Boyle Heights)
Thu. July 14, 8pm, $10, 21+
Terrace Martin & Robert Glasper
World Stage (Leimert Park)
Thu. July 14, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Metro Art Presents: Brainstory
Union Station (Downtown)
Fri. July 15, 4pm-6pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: DJ Nights with Rashida
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. July 15, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Diana Ross
Hollywood Bowl
Fri. July 15-Sat. July 16, 8pm, $14-182, All Ages
Miles Bonny & Francesca Harding with Anthony Valadez
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 4pm-6:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Baaba Maal + Classixx + Brazilian Girls plus KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd
Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City)
Sat. July 16, 5pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Chinatown Summer Nights
Chinatown Plaza
Sat. July 16, 5pm-12am, FREE, All Ages
2016 Colorado Street Bridge Party
Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena)
Sat. July 16, 6pm-11:30pm, FREE, All Ages
10th Annual Summer on Seventh: The Gaslamp Killer, J Rocc & more
7th and Kohler (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 6pm, $45, 21+
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Downtown Stage 2016: WAR and Los Amigos Invisibles
Pershing Square (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
(RESCHEDULED TO NOV 20) Mon Laferte
The Roxy (West Hollywood)
Sat. July 16, 8pm, $25-60, All Ages
El Conjunto Nueva Ola
La Cita Bar (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 9pm, $10, 21+
Soiree Africaine: Magatte Fall & Generation Percu
Lula Washington Dance Theater (South LA)
Sat. July 16, 9pm, $20
Brazilian Night Grand Opening
Couture (Hollywood)
Sat. July 16, 10pm-2am, FREE, 21+
6th Annual VIVA LA VIDA…a Frida Kahlo Fiesta
Mal’s Bar (Downtown)
Sat. July 16, 9am-2am, $5, 21+
Viva! Pomona: Chicano Batman, Shannon And The Clams, Alice Bag, Vanessa Zamora & more
The Glass House (Pomona)
Sat. July 16-Sun. July 17, $20, All Ages
Love Long Beach Festival 2016
Alfredo’s Beach Club
Sat. July 16-Sun. July 17, 9am-9pm, FREE, All Ages
JazzFest West
Bonelli Park (San Dimas)
Sat. July 16-Sun. July 17, 10am-9:30pm, $15-120, All Ages
10th Annual Festival Colombiano
Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Sun. July 17, 10am-10pm, $30-60, All Ages
Little Tokyo Concert Series: Wondem
JACCC Japanese Garden (Downtown)
Sun. July 17, 5pm-9pm, $12-15, 21+
Double G NineNet
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Sun. July 17, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Vanessa Zamora, Marineros, Ela Minus, Brainfreeze
Resident (Downtown)
Mon. July 18, 8pm-11pm, $10, 21+
The Floor Improv Night 8 Year Anniversary “Neon Summer”
The Belasco (Downtown)
Mon. July 18, 9pm-2am, $5-10, 19+
World Rhythms: Eduardo Martinez y Su Palo Cuero
Descanso Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge)
Tue. July 19, 6pm, FREE-$9, All Ages
Mitre, Alih Jey with special guests Francisca Valenzuela and Maria del Pilar
Hotel Cafe (Hollywood)
Tue. July 19, 9pm, $10, 21+
Yes We Can Can: An Allen Toussaint Salute
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. July 20, 8pm, $14-151, All Ages
Very Be Careful Independencia Colombiana 2016
La Cita Bar (Downtown)
Wed. July 20, 9pm-2am, $10, 21+
Marisa Ronstadt & The Know-It-Alls
West Covina Civic Center
Thu., July 21, 6pm, FREE, All Ages
The Psychedelic Furs with Day Wave with KCRW DJ Marion Hodges
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. July 21, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
JANM Summer Night Concerts—Viva La Taiko: From Tokyo to Los Angeles
Japanese American National Museum
Thu. July 21, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Disappear Here: Ceci Bastida + KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez
Hammer Musem (Westside)
Thu. July 21, 7:30pm-10:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. July 21, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
CHURCH Summer Sessions vol.2 – Mark de Clive-Lowe, Ethio Cali Remixed & more
OSSO DTLA (Downtown)
Thu. July 21, 9pm, $10-15, 21+
Theater of Sound Summer Concert with El Haru Kuroi & more
Craft and Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile)
Fri. July 22, 6pm-9pm, $7, All Ages
Orgone with Special Guest
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Fri. July 22, 7:30pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
1st Annual Los Angeles Soul Music Festival
The Autry
Fri. July 22-Sun July 24, 5:30pm-11pm, $60-75, All Ages
Dance DTLA: Argentine Tango
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. July 22, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Ginkgoa
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. July 22, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Metro Art Presents: Changüí Majadero & Son Mayor
Union Station (Downtown)
Fri. July 22, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
The Root Down Returns
The Echoplex (Echo Park)
Fri. July 22, 9pm-2am, FREE-$10, 21+
Bunny Wailer
The Regent (Downtown)
Fri. July 22, 8:30pm, 18+
Malabomba Eastern Bloc Party with El Haru Kuroi & more
El Cid (Silverlake)
Fri. July 22, 9:30pm-2am, $10, 21+
Mandingo Night
Motherland Music (Inglewood)
Sat. July 23, 12pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Low End Theory Festival 2016: Ghostface & Raekwon, Daedelus, The Gaslamp Killer & more
Shrine Auditorium
Sat. July 23, 2pm-2am, $35-60, All Ages
Nas + Wild Belle plus KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad
Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City)
Sat. July 23, 5pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
En La Noche Featuring Pachamama Estela & Zapoteca Roots
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) (Long Beach)
Sat. July 23, 7pm-10pm, $20, All Ages
Panteón Rococó
The Novo by Microsoft (Downtown)
Sat. July 23, 7pm, $25, All Ages
Our Nation Awakens
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. July 23, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Forever Flamenco at the Ford
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. July 23, 8pm, $50-100, All Ages
7th Annual Reggae On The Mountain 2016
Topanga Community Club
Sat. July 23-Sun. July 24, 10am-7pm, $45-175, All Ages
La Junta Summer 2016: Yanga
Don Chente Bar & Grill (Downtown)
Sun. July 24, 4pm, $5, 21+
Little Tokyo Concert Series: Dwight Trible’s Alternate Angles + Carlos Niño & Friends
JACCC Japanese Garden (Downtown)
Sun. July 24, 5pm-9pm, $12-15, 21+
The Fil-Am Collective Music Show
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sun. July 24, 8pm, $28-48, All Ages
World Rhythms: MôForró
Descanso Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge)
Tue. July 26, 6pm, FREE-$9, All Ages
Metro Art Presents: Passing Through
Union Station (Downtown)
Wed. July 27, 8pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Nancy Sanchez Monthly Residency
Eastside Luv Bar (Boyle Heights)
Wed. July 27, 9pm, $5, 21+
International Disco and Funk with DJs Joel Quizon & Rani De Leon
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Thu. July 28, 4:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Protoje with Raging Fyah with KCRW DJ Anne Litt
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. July 28, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Disappear Here: TOKiMONSTA, Ambré with Special Guests + KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe
Hammer Musem (Westside)
Thu. July 28, 7:30pm-10:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: Sinkane
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. July 28, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Girls Rock LA! Madame Recamier, Irene Diaz, Nancy Sanchez & more
Los Globos (Silverlake)
Thu. July 28, 9pm-2am, $10, 19+
Joseph
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Fri. July 29, 7:30pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
“OVARIAN PSYCOS” Eastside LA Community Screening
Location announced 24hrs before event
Fri. July 29, 8pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: DJ Nights with Alberto Lopez
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. July 29, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Mythili & Aditya Prakash present MARA: A Fantastical Journey to the Far Edges of the Mind
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri. July 29, 8pm, $25-50, All Ages
Forró in LA
Tropico de Nopal (Historic Filipino Town)
Fri. July 29, 8pm, $10, All Ages
National Dance Day
Grand Park (Downtown)
Sat. July 30, 10am-1pm, FREE, All Ages
De’Anza
Montebello Library
Sat. July 30, 2pm, FREE, All Ages
Like Water for Chocolate
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Sat. July 30, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Fiesta Mexicana XIV: Inolvidable
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. July 30, 7pm, $49-69, All Ages
Tatuaje, a tribute to the Tattoo culture
Plaza de la Raza (Lincoln Heights)
Sat. July 30, 7pm-1am, $10-15, 21+
Se Mueve: Aqui/Here: It Moves
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. July 30, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Sin Color, De’Anza, Chico Mann
Hecho En Mexico (El Sereno)
Sat. July 30, 9pm, $10, 21+
21st Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival
Central Avenue between King Blvd. and Vernon Ave. (South LA)
Sat. July 30-Sun. July 31, 11am-7pm, FREE, All Ages
Jerk Food Fest
Ontario Town Square and Guasti Regional Park (Ontario)
Sat. July 30-Sun. July 31, 12pm-8pm, $15-60, All Ages
Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Sun. July 31, 12pm-7pm, FREE, All Ages
1st Annual Peru Village Festival
Hollywood Rec Center
Sun. July 31, 12pm-8pm, FREE, All Ages
(CANCELLED) Mega Festival Peruano 2016: Victor Manuelle & more
Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Sun. July 31, 12pm-10pm, $20, All Ages
New Songs for Children: A Free Bilingual Concert with Troubadour Yahir Durán
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Sun, July 31, 3pm-5pm, FREE, All Ages
22nd Annual Brazilian Summer Fest: Monobloco & more
The Queen Mary
Sun. July 31, 4pm-10pm, $12-45, All Ages
Little Tokyo Concert Series: The Long Lost
JACCC Japanese Garden (Downtown)
Sun. July 31, 5pm-9pm, $12-15, 21+
Flavour N’abania
333 Live (Downtown)
Sun. July 31, 7pm-1am, $47-182, 21+
Element Band Live
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sun. July 31, 7:30pm, $28-48, All Ages
AUGUST
Jungle Fire*
Pathfinder Park (Rowland Heights)
Tue. August 2, 6pm, FREE, All Ages
*Date changed from Thu. August 4 to Tue. August 2 but website has not been updated.
Emily King
El Rey (Miracle Mile)
Tue. August 2, 8pm, $22.50, All Ages
Gladys Knight • Tower of Power
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. August 3, 8pm, $14-151, All Ages
Natalia Lafourcade with Monsieur Perine with KCRW DJ Raul Campos
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. August 4, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: Thalma de Freitas
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. August 4, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
The Official 2Mex Benefit Show
The Regent (Downtown)
Thu., August 4, 8pm, $25-50, All Ages
Discostan + Live Egyptian Music by Raafat Boushra, Radi and friends
La Cita Barh (Downtown)
Thu. August 4, 9pm-2am, $8, 21+
Dance DTLA: Salsa
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. August 5, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Tiempo de Morir
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri, August 5, 7:30pm, $13-100, All Ages
20th Annual Feria Agostina de Los Angeles
MacArthur Park (Westlake)
August 5-7, 10:30am-10:30pm, FREE, All Ages
5th Annual Clitoral Mass
Lou Costello Park (East LA)
Sat. August 6, 9am, FREE, All Ages*
*This ride is open to all womxn, womxn identified, gender-non-conforming, queer, trans, two-spirited folx only!
Buyepongo
Burke-Ham Park (Lynwood)
Sat. August 6, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Mbongwana Star
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. August 6, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Rocky Dawuni
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (MacArthur Park)
Sat. August 6, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
6th Annual Flypoet Under the Stars
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. August 6, 8pm, $75-100, All Ages
Selenamos (Selena Tribute Band)
La Cita Bar (Downtown)
Sat. August 6, 9pm, $10, 21+
5th Annual Latino Comics Expo
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) (Long Beach)
Sat. August 6-Sun. August 7, 11am-5pm FREE-$10, All Ages
Feria Agostina Nicaraguense 2016
Lynwood Park
Sun. August 7, 11am-8pm, $13-20, All Ages
Caracol 12 Year Anniversary with Maria Del Pilar, La Victoria
Tropico de Nopal (Historic Filipinotown)
Sun. August 7, 1pm-6pm, FREE, All Ages
Sanubar Tursun
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sun. August 7, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Monsieur Perine with Irene Diaz
Echoplex (Echo Park)
Sun. August 7, 7:30pm, $18.50-22.50, 18+
Sufjan Stevens, Kurt Vile and The Violators, Ibeyi
Hollywood Bowl
Sun. August 7, 7pm, $14-151, All Ages
Los Punks: We Are All We Have
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Mon. August 8, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Viento Callejero
Salazar Park (East LA)
Thu. August 11, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
RÜFÜS DU SOL with Marc Baker with KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. August 11, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: MAKU Soundsystem
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. August 11, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Summer of Salsa: The Arsenio Rodriguez Project
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Fri. August 12, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Lyrics Born
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Fri. August 12, 7:30pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Quetzal
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Fri. August 12, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre – FishEyes
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. August 12, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: DJ Nights with Anthony Valadez
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. August 12, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
An Olympic Carnival: Sergio Mendes & 50 Years of Brasil ‘66
Hollywood Bowl
Fri. August 12-Sat. August 13, 8pm, $14-182, All Ages
Ford Signature Series: Lila Downs with Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Co.
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri. August 12-Sat. August 13, 8pm, $30-70, All Ages
Natsumatsuri Family Festival
Japanese American National Museum (Downtown)
Sat. August 13, 11am-5pm, FREE, All Ages
Urban Badlands Music Fest
Riverfront Park (Maywood)
Sat. August 13, 1pm-11pm, FREE*, All Ages Video
*Please support this grassroots festival for the SELA community and help donate to their online crowdfunder.
15th Anniversary of the Encuentro de Jaraneros de Los Angeles (CANCELLED)
The Shed (Pasadena)
Sat. August 13, 1pm-12am, FREE, All Ages
Cuicani
Bell Library (Bell)
Sat. August 13, 2pm, FREE, All Ages
Disco Manila
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. August 13, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
A Summer Night’s Reverie with Annabel (lee)
Tropico de Nopal (Historic Filipino Town)
Sat. August 13, 8pm-12am, $10, All Ages
YTN Presents Korean Festival
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (MacArthur Park)
Sat. August 13-Sun. August 14, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
76th Nisei Week Japanese Festival
Little Tokyo (Downtown)
Sat. August 13-Sun. August 21, Times vary, Most events FREE, All Ages
CicLAvia – Iconic Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard (Central LA to Downtown)
August 14, 9am-4pm, FREE, All Ages
Metro Art Presents: The Floor + The Open Floor Society
Union Station (Downtown)
Sun. August 14, 1pm-4pm, FREE, All Ages
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hollywood Bowl
Sun. August 14, 7:30pm, $14-182, All Ages
King Sunny Ade
The Regent (Downtown)
Sun. August 14, 8pm, $27.50-32.50, 18+
The Ultimate Tribute to Ray Charles starring Maceo Parker • Christian McBride Big Band, with special guest Philip Bailey
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. August 17, 8pm, $9-151, All Ages
Mavis Staples with The Suffers with KCRW DJ Gary Calamar
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. August 18, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
JANM Summer Night Concerts—Electronic and Hip Hop Night
Japanese American National Museum (Downtown)
Thu. August 18, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: Music Maker Blues Revue
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. August 18, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
6th Annual Echo Park Rising
Various venues along Sunset Blvd, Glendale Blvd, Alvarado Avenue and Echo Park Avenue
Thu. August 18-Sun August 21, Varying times, FREE, All Ages (Some venues 21+)
Dance DTLA: Samba
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. August 19, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Mariachi Flor de Toloache
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Fri. August 19, 7:30pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Fri. August 19, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Vaud & the Villains
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri. August 19, 8pm, $25-35, All Ages
Mariachi Festival
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (MacArthur Park)
Fri. August 19-Sat. August 20, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
El Haru Kuroi
First Christian Church (Whittier)
Sat. August 20, 2pm, FREE, All Ages
Carlos Niño & Friends with Anthony Valadez
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Sat. August 20, 4pm-6:30pm, FREE, All Ages
17th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival
Colorado Blvd. at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Sat. August 20, 4pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Kiosk with special guest Ardeshir Farah
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sat. August 20, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Zoot Suit
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Sat. August 20, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Yuval Ron
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Sat. August 20, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
English as a Second Language Vol. 3
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. August 20, 8pm, $15-45, All Ages
Chinatown Summer Nights
Chinatown Plaza
Sat. August 20, 5pm-12am, FREE, All Ages
En La Noche: Nueva Tropicália Meets Samba
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) (Long Beach)
Sat. August 20, 7pm-10pm, $15-25, All Ages
Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Sun. August 21, 12pm-7pm, FREE, All Ages
Fuzon & Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawal
Grand Performances (Downtown)
Sun. August 21, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Hollywood Bowl
Sun. August 21, 7pm, $14-151, All Ages
Quetzal Guerrero QVLN – Voices on the Veranda Concert Series
Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach)
Wed. August 24, 6:30pm-9pm, $15-20, All Ages
MEGA NOVA featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cindy Blackman Santana, Marcus Miller and Carlos Santana • Booker T – Stax Revue
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. August 24, 8pm, $9-151, All Ages
Ethio Cali live with DJs & Beatmakers feat. Ras G, Bei Ru, Elusive, Mark de Clive Lowe, Te’Amir and special guests!
Blue Whale (Little Tokyo)
Wed. August 24-Thu. August 25, 9pm-2am, $15, 21+
Quetzal Guerrero QLVN
The Bloc (Downtown)
Thu. August 25, 5pm-8pm, FREE, All Ages
Viento Callejero
Treder Park (Bell)
Thu. August 25, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Save Ferris with Cibo Matto with KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. August 25, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunset Concerts: Shai Tsabari and the Middle East Groove All Stars
Skirball Cultural Center (Westside)
Thu. August 25, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
The Comedy Comedy Festival
Various locations
Thu. August 25-Sun. August 28, All Ages
Boleros De Noche:Teo Franco y su Trio San Pedro & Las Colibri
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Downtown)
Fri. August 26, 7pm-10pm, $20-25, 21+
Latin BMI Summer Nights: Los Rakas, Stefano Vieni
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Fri. August 26, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: DJ Nights
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. August 26, 8pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Juan Gabriel
The Forum (Inglewood)
Fri. August 26, 8pm, All Ages
Venice Beach Music Fest 11
Venice Boardwalk
Sat. August 27, 11am-7:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin Sounds: Orquesta Charangoa
LACMA Hancock Park (Mid-Wilshire)
Sat. August 27, 5pm, FREE, All Ages
33rd OG Radiotron
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Westlake)
Sat. August 27, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Afro Funke with Ethio Cali
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Sat. August 27, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Ford Signature Series: Urban Bush Women and CONTRA-TIEMPO
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. August 27, 8pm, $30-70, All Ages
Fela Kuti Day 2016
Townhouse & The Del Monte (Venice)
Sat. August 27, 8pm-2am, $5 before 9:30pm, $10 after, 21+
*Donate at least $5 to the crowdfunder for free entry.
The Cumbia That Wouldn’t Die: Viento Callejero + Palenke Soultribe
La Cita Bar (Downtown)
Sat. August 27, 9pm-2am, $10, 21+
Buyepongo
San Fernando Recreation Park (San Fernando)
Sun. August 28, 6:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Mehmet Polat Trio
The Mint
Sun. August 28, 9pm, $12-16, 21+
Ozomatli, La Santa Cecilia, KING, Rodrigo Amarante
Belasco Theater
Tue. August 30, 6:30pm, $35, All Ages
La Paleta: Buyepongo & Maria Del Pilar
La Cita Bar
Tue. August 30, 8pm-12am, $5, 21+
The Black Movie Soundtrack II
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. August 31, 8pm, $9-151, All Ages
Fer Uli & The Mexican Standoff with Aparato!
Eastside Luv Bar (Boyle Heights)
Wed. August 31, 9pm, $5, 21+
SEPTEMBER
Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Steady Holiday, with KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox
Santa Monica Pier
Thu. September 1, 7pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Cambodia Town Film Festival
Art Theater Long Beach
Thu. September 1-Sun. September 4, $7-12/film, All Ages
Samba Society
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Fri. September 2, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Dance DTLA: Disco
Music Center (Downtown)
Fri. September 2, 7pm-11pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin Sounds: Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
LACMA Hancock Park (Mid-Wilshire)
Sat. September 3, 5pm, FREE, All Ages
Mariachi Divas
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Sat. September 3, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
(CANCELLED) 8th Annual Leimert Park Village African Art & Music Festival + Hair, Health & Beauty Expo
Leimert Park Village (South LA)
Sat. September 3-Mon. September 5, 10am-7pm, FREE, All Ages
Pete Escovedo
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Sun. September 4, 7pm, FREE, All Ages
Carlos Vives
Hollywood Bowl
Wed. September 7, 8pm, $12-151, All Ages
Ohio Players with KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd
Santa Monica Pier
Sun. September 8, 7pm-10pm, FREE All Ages
Summer of Salsa: The Echo Park Project
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Downtown)
Fri. September 9, 6pm-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Chicano Internation Film Festival (ChIFF)
Plaza de la Raza (Lincoln Heights)
Fri. September 9-Sun. September 11, $8/film, All Ages
Ankara Festival Los Angeles 2016
Avalon Hollywood
Fri. September 9-Sun. September 11, Daily Times Vary, $20-$100, 21+
Shoreline Jam 2016
The Queen Mary (Long Beach)
Sat. September 10, 2pm-11pm, $45-100, All Ages
52Blend Presents Afro-Latino: I Am The Root
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. September 10, 8pm, $25-45, All Ages
Weekend In Polynesia
Long Beach Recreation Park
Sat. September 10-Sun. September 11, 9am-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Sun. September 11, 12pm-7pm, FREE, All Ages
15th Annual Little Ethiopia Cultural Street Festival
Little Ethiopia
Sun. September 11, 12pm-8pm, FREE, All Ages
Latin BMI Summer Nights: El Conjunto Nueva Ola, Sin Color
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena (Pasadena)
Fri. September 16, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Artista + Activista = ARTIVISTA
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Fri. September 16, 8pm, $15-50, All Ages
Changüí Majadero Album Release Party
Grand Annex (San Pedro)
Fri. September 16, 8pm-11pm, $20-120, All Ages
The Romeros, Pepe Romero, Daniel Ho
Aratani Theatre (Little Tokyo)
Fri. September 16, 8pm, $28-45, All Ages
Maylee Todd & Aaron Parr with Anthony Valadez
FIGat7th (Downtown)
Sat. September 17, 4pm-6:30pm, FREE, All Ages
Versa-Style Dance Company: Box of Hope
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. September 17, 8pm, $15-50, All Ages
Fiestas Patrias
Placita Olvera (Downtown)
Sat. September 17-Sun. September 18, 11am-6pm, FREE, All Ages
Cuicani
Glendale Central Park (Glendale)
Sat. September 17, 8pm, FREE, All Ages
Brainfeeder at the Hollywood Bowl: Flying Lotus, Funkadelic featuring George Clinton and Parliament, Thundercat, Shabazz Palaces, The Gaslamp Killer
Hollywood Bowl
Sat. September 17, 8pm, $20-56, All Ages
9th Annual Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival
LAFS Theater (Hollywood)
Sat. September 17-Tue. September 20, FREE, All Ages
Armenian Independence Day Festival
Verdugo Park, Glendale
Sat. September 18, 11am, FREE, All Ages
24th Annual Thai Cultural Day
Barnsdall Art Park (East Hollywood)
Sat. September 18, 11am-5pm, FREE, All Ages
Kraftwerk 3-D
Hollywood Bowl
Sun. September 18, 7pm, $14-151, All Ages
A Century of Samba
Beyond Baroque (Venice)
Sun. September 18, 8pm, Free with RSVP, All Ages
Common Culture: Across the Water
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sun. September 18, 8pm, $15-45, All Ages
Carla Morrison
The Novo (Downtown)
Tue. September 20, 8pm, $30-40, All Ages
LA Korean Festival
Seoul International Park
Thu. September 22-Sun. September 25, 10am-10pm, FREE, All Ages
Grupo Fantasma with Buyepongo
El Rey Theatre (Miracle Mile)
Fri. September 23, 8pm, $25-30, All Ages
135th Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum
Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
Sat. September 24, 11am-6pm, FREE, All Ages
La Tocada With Cafe Tacuba, Bunbury, Molotov, Natalia Lafourcade, Carla Morrison, Leon Larregui & more
Observatory OC
Sat. September 24, 12pm, $85, All Ages
Divine Vibrations of India: Melody, Rhythm and Dance
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sat. September 24, 7pm, $15-50, All Ages
Sigur Rós
Hollywood Bowl
Sat. September 24, 8pm, $14-151, All Ages
40th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival
Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
Sun. September 25, 11am-6pm, FREE, All Ages
¡Viva la Tradición! La Mujer y El Mariachi
Ford Theatres (Hollywood)
Sun. September 25, $25-75, 7pm, All Ages