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Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles and Southern California: Mar. 22 - 24

Laura Hertzfeld
Laura Hertzfeld
Published Mar 21, 2024 6:00 AM
An image of people gathered outside celebrating Holi while being covered in colorful colors. In the lower half of the picture, everyone's back is turned towards the camera. The top half of the picture is the smokey air filled with the multiple colors that some people have thrown up in celebration.
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Whether your preferred cultural festival is Holi, Purim, or even ukulele, there’s an event for you in SoCal this weekend. If museums and theaters are more your thing, check out Chicago at the Pantages before it closes or one of the 30 museums opening their doors on Annual Free-For-All Day.

We’ve also got a great event here at LAist with Fresh Air host Tonya Mosley. She joins J. Keith van Straaten and Andy Richter for Go Fact Yourself on Saturday at the Crawford. Get tickets here.

Visit LAist.com for more things to explore, including the latest local restaurants to nab Michelin honors.

Events

  • A promo graphic for SoCal Museums annual free-for-all. It has an orange bottom background with two pictures split in the middle of the image. The left image is two people smiling taking a selfie behind some artwork. The picture on the right features several children playing with provided historical items.
    Sat, Mar 23

    Museums' Annual Free-For-All Day

    More than 30 L.A. museums open their doors for free this weekend, so hop online, make your reservations, and check out some of the amazing museums at your doorstep!

  • A woman performing stand up in a dimly lit bar, facing a rather packed crowd. Some people in the crowd are smiling and laughing. The woman has the spot light on her while everyone else in the crowd is in the dim lighting and paying attention to her.
    Sat, Mar 23

    About Last Night

    • The Three Clubs
      1123 Vine St., Los Angeles

    About Last Night is the place to be on Saturday. The event series, which has its roots as a monthly night in San Francisco, features a series of bad date stories.
  • The image is one of Richard Neutra's travel framed drawings. Details of the drawing are provided as - Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand, 1952 charcoal and pastel on paper 10 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches; 27.6 x 34.3 centimeters. The image is a drawing of the Wat Po. It features a drawing of the huge building with some of its background included like a statue on the right. A tree, and pole covering a house in the distance on the left side. While the bottom front of the image is another low to the ground statue.
    Sat, Mar 23

    Richard Neutra: Travel Drawings

    • Louis Stern Fine Arts
      9002 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood

    On view at the Louis Stern gallery, we’re treated to a collection of Neutra’s travel drawings, where you can see what inspired Neutra on his trips across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

  • An image of people gathered outside celebrating Holi while being covered in colorful colors. In the lower half of the picture, everyone's back is turned towards the camera. The top half of the picture is the smokey air filled with the multiple colors that some people have thrown up in celebration.
    Sun, Mar 24

    Holi Festival

    • Seaside Lagoon
      200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach

    The Hindu festival of Holi celebrates the arrival of spring with colors galore each year.

  • In this picture, performers on stage for the musical Chicago are all taking the same stance. In the front is one woman, then two people on her side, then four people behind the two, then six behind the four, etc., all taking the same stance. The stance is all their body's pointed in the left direction, with their right knee slightly bent and their left knee more bent, kinda dragging. Slight archs in there backs on the right side while all having their right hand above their faces performing a gesture. The only person looking at the crowd is the first-front woman; everyone else is looking slightly up and forward.
    Sun, Mar 24

    'Chicago'

    • Hollywood Pantages Theatre
      6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

    The 1975 Kander and Ebb musical has never aged – even after 10,000 performances. Shimmy down to Hollywood and catch this latest run.
  • Close up picture of a woman who is performing by herself on stage sitting down playing the ukulele. It's dark behind her but Christmas lights are tied around the mic stand to help and also some dim lighting behind her on the bottom.
    Sun, Mar 24

    Orange County Ukulele Festival

    • The Delhi Center
      505 E Central Ave., Santa Ana

    If learning to play the ukulele made your New Year’s resolution list, then, wow, have we got a festival for you.
  • A flyer for 2024 Purim Carnival in Silver Lake.
    Sun, Mar 24

    Silver Lake Family Purim Festival

    • Sunset Triangle Plaza
      3700 Sunset Blvd. , Silver Lake

    Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim with a farm-themed party in Silver Lake.

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Outdoor Pick

  • A group of women in workout clothes pose on a rooftop in Los Angeles after yoga class. They're all joyful, with their hands up in celebration.
    Sat, Mar 23

    Regaetton Yoga

    • Pluto LA
      6100 Wilshire Blvd. , Mid-City

    It’s yoga, set to a reggaeton soundtrack — on a helipad.

Viewing Pick

  • A black and white still from the film Never Open That Door. A woman is lying one her front, all dressed up, face turned toward the camera. A man in a suit is leaning over her.
    Sun, Mar 24

    Noir City Festival

    • The Egyptian Theatre
      6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

    See director Carlos Hugo Christensen’s Never Open That Door and more.

Dine & Drink Deals

Enjoy a few fun dining and drink deals this week.

  • Small paper boats of nachos with plant-based protein and other toppings from Cena Vegan, served alongside cups of beer.
    Sun, Mar 24

    Vegan Street Fair

    • Vegan Street Fair - NoHo
      11223 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood

    Food vendors from across the area will be sharing their delicious plant-based bites in North Hollywood.
  • Three tables of people seated and dining at Botanica restaurant during the daytime. The interior is mostly white and off-white. Toward the left of the photo, a waiter wearing a red shirt is walking away from the camera.
    Sat, Mar 23

    Chocolatier Spring & Mulberry at Botanica

    • Botanica Restaurant & Market
      1620 Silver Lake Blvd., Silver Lake

    Chocolatier Spring & Mulberry is popping up at the rising star of farmers market cooking.
  • The Birrieria Juarez food truck is all lit up at the outdoor Crave Night Market during dusk. Some people are ordering food while others are milling around, taking in other parts of the event.
    Fri, Mar 22

    Crave Night Market

    • Arroyo Vista Community Park
      4550 Tierra Rejada Rd., Moorpark

    Taste a wide variety of international dishes from pop-up vendors while shopping for artisan goods.
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