Christine N. Ziemba

Watch BTS live (or via in-person broadcast). Attend a Scribble Showdown. Check out a Christmas drive-in. Nosh on galbi jjim, sufganiyot, tamales and high-end Ding-Dongs.

Kick off the season at a Dodgers Holiday Fest. Watch Love Actually Live on stage. Celebrate Hanukkah. Head to Solvang for Julefest. Nosh on chiles en nogada, sufganiyot, tamales and giant cookies. Start your holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday.

View costumes and designs from the House of Gucci. Help the unhoused on Thanksgiving morning. Run a turkey trot for the Midnight Mission. Watch the Troubies’ latest holiday show, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Motown.

Burn off calories at the Great Los Angeles Walk. View the L.A. Zoo holiday lights. Check out the cars of tomorrow. Buy affordable works from local artists. Listen to the next generation of film composers.

Take part in a moonlit cardio hike. Listen to The Count Basie Orchestra play Ella Fitzgerald songs. Attend a COVID-19 memorial. Walk through a light-scaped outdoor trail. Join the Popular Kids for a comedy show. Watch as contestants keep their Hands on a Hardbody.

Head to the desert for an eclectic music fest. Celebrate Griffith Park's 125th anniversary. Check out DesignerCon for collectible toys and pop art. Nosh on pupusas, pies, donuts, ramen, vegan tacos and butternut squash ravioli.

Listen to stories from the heady days of 1980s rock. Laugh along at appearances by Bianca Del Rio and David Sedaris. Commemorate veterans who have served our country.

Ride in a bike caravan tour of ofrendas. Shop a native plants sale. Take a neon night walk. Cheer on runners in the L.A. Marathon. Nosh on Modern Filipino comfort food. Sip cocktails at the reopened Spare Room. Celebrate National Nacho Day.

Listen to orchestral arrangements of The Police’s classics hits. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with Cuco. Watch recent films from Latin America and Spain. Check out a new tiki bar in Glendale and the latest Roscoe’s location.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos. Timewarp (again) into a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. See Moses Sumney play two nights under the stars. Watch Get Out and a live-to-film version of Nightmare Before Christmas starring Billie Eilish.

Head to a home haunt (with scary and not-so-scary adventure options). Watch acrobats and performers at a cirque. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Madonna’s Truth or Dare. Nosh on plante-based burgers, CDMX-style tacos and Halloween milkshakes.

Attend a Noche de Ofrenda ceremony. Watch rare and classic animation. Learn about L.A. cults. Take part in emo karaoke. Nosh on paneer masala fries, Dodger donuts, 21-inch pizza slices, Bavarian pretzels and true Japanese Wagyu.