Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.
Today
Beach Eats – Marina del Rey: Food trucks, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 18 (details for trucks on this date: tinyurl.com/4pu5ssrr). Beach Eats runs every Thursday through October. Location 14101 Panay Way, Lot 11, Marina del Rey. Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors: https://beaches.lacounty.gov/beacheats/
The Cortège – A Festive Funeral for Our Times: Theatrical experience with music and pageantry 8 p.m. Sept. 18. Doors open, 6:30 p.m. Open-air food market and live musical prelude before the “procession.” Minimum age: parental guidance due to mature themes. Tickets $99 field seat; $139 chair seats (both include fees). Show runs Thursday-Sunday through Sept. 28. Los Angeles Equestrian Center, cricket field, 480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. thelaec.com/events/the-cortege. Details and to purchase tickets: https://thecortege.com/
Book Soup: Ashley Cullins discusses and signs “Your Favorite Scary Movie – How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror,” 7 p.m. Sept. 18. Location, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 310-659-3110. booksoup.com/
The Soraya: The 2025-2026 calendar of events at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts includes dance, and music performances. Tickets on sale now. Location, on the California State University, Northridge campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.facebook.com/TheSorayaStage. www.thesoraya.org
Friday
Spider Pavilion – Natural History Museum Los Angeles County: Learn about spiders at the museum’s outdoor, open-air structure that houses 10-15 species of spiders (mostly orb spiders), through Nov. 30. In addition, there is a display of tarantulas and other large spiders housed inside terrariums before the pavilion’s entrance. Plan a visit to the Spider Pavilion in advance as admission is by a reserved time slot (and for 30-minutes); $10 (must also purchase a museum admission). Museum hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday (but closed on the first Tuesday of the month and some holidays). Admission $18; $14 ages 62 and older and ages 13-17; $7 ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and younger, but a ticket is required. Location, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. www.facebook.com/nhmla. https://nhm.org/experience-nhm/exhibitions-natural-history-museum/spider-pavilion
Granada Hills Grubfest and the Granada Hills Farmers Market: The Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce presents the food truck “grubfest,” 5-10 p.m, (on Chatsworth Street between Zelzah and White Oak avenues); and the farmers market, 6-10 p.m. (on White Oak Avenue between Chatsworth and Los Alimos streets) on Sept. 19; and continuing every Friday. 818-368-3235. www.granadachamber.com/. www.granadachamber.com/food-trucks/. Farmers market information: www.granadachamber.com/56292-2/
Saturday
NoHo Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 500 Colfax Ave., Valley Village. 818-471-0793. farmersmarketnorthhollywood.com
San Fernando Valley Goes to College Fair – Los Angeles Mission College: The community college hosts the 13th annual event for San Fernando Valley students and their families to meet with representatives from public and private universities, community colleges, and also attend workshops about higher education admissions, financial aid, dual enrollment and transfers, 9 a.m. Sept. 20. The event is held in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District North. Free to attend. Parking map on the website. Los Angeles Mission College, main campus quad, 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar. www.lamission.edu. https://www.lamission.edu/campus-life/events/2025/9/20/san-fernando-valley-goes-college-fair
Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue. Coastal Pacific Markets, 805-643-6458. Email: pacific209@hotmail.com. www.facebook.com/canogafarmersmarket
El Nido Farmers Market – Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: tinyurl.com/ybbchwbb
Union Station Train Festival – LA’s Spirit in Motion: Los Angeles Union Station is the location for the celebration of trains, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 20-21. The event includes: Railroad equipment tours and displays including Santa Fe 3751 steam locomotive (Tracks 13, 14 and 15); four model train displays (Ticket Concourse); information booths with Amtrak, Metrolink, Metro and California High-Speed Rail Authority (South Patio); and giveaways and merchandise (Waiting Room and other areas of the Station). Free event. Location, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles. https://thesource.metro.net/all-aboard-for-train-festival-2025-at-union-station-this-weekend/ and https://www.unionstationla.com/happenings/train-festival-2025/
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing–A–Long: Entertainer Melissa Peterman hosts a pre-show and costume contest, 6 p.m., followed by the audience sing-a-long to the screening of the 1965 movie, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Tickets $39 and up. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. hollywoodbowl.com. Details and to purchase tickets: tinyurl.com/k4959dey
Sunday
Encino Farmers Market: ONEgeneration presents the market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. Location, 17400 Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: farmersmarket@onegeneration.org. www.onegeneration.org/farmers-market/
Good Times Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. 818-282-5490. Email: goodtimesfarmersmarket@gmail.com. goodtimesfarmersmarket.com/
Vroman’s Bookstore: Andrew Davis discusses and signs “Disturbing the Bones,” co-authored with Jeff Biggers, 2 p.m. Sept. 21 (ticketed event; $35.89 includes admission and one book). Tim Greiving discusses and signs “John Williams – A Composer’s Life,” 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Robert Savino Oventile, and contributing photographers Susan Hopkins, Edgar McGregor and Tom Mills, discuss and sign “The Canyon – Poems & Photos,” about Eaton Canyon, 7 p.m. Sept. 26. Location, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 626-449-5320. www.facebook.com/vromansbookstore. vromansbookstore.com
Monday
Chatsworth Community Coordinating Council: The nonprofit group holds a meeting with organizations in Chatsworth, including religious groups and schools, discussing their organizations, upcoming activities and events that the public may enjoy, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 22. Location, Chatsworth West United Methodist Church, 10824 Topanga Canyon Blvd. (just north of Chatsworth Street). Email: chatsworthcoordinatingcouncil@gmail.com. http://chatsworthcommunitycoordinatingcouncil.com/
The Seagull – Malibu: The play by Anton Chekhov, retold by Ellen Geer and set in 1970s Malibu, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. Upcoming shows: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 5. Tickets: upper tier (general seating), $32; $20 ages 62 and older and students; $15 ages 5-15; lower tier, assigned seats $48; $35 ages 62 and older and students; $15 ages 5-15; also, $60 premium seating. Parking $10 in the lot; or, for free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. www.facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/the-seagull-malibu/
Tuesday
Museum of the San Fernando Valley: Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (check the website). Free admission; donations appreciated. Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 18904 Nordhoff St. (southwest corner of Nordhoff and Wilbur Avenue), Northridge. 818-347-9665. Email: themuseumsfv@gmail.com. themuseumsfvnow.org
NBC’s America’s Got Talent: Be part of the audience, Sept. 23-24. Hosted by Terry Crews. Judges: Mel B, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara. Choose from two arrival options per taping day. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance: https://on-camera-audiences.com/shows/Americas_Got_Talent. Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. Details and tickets: https://www.visitpasadena.com/events/americas-got-talent/
Wednesday
Channel Islands Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24. All experience levels are invited to attend the guild’s meetings. Location, United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. Email: president@channelislandsega.org. www.channelislandsega.org/
Go Inside America’s Test Kitchen with Julia and Bridget: PBS SocCal presents the event with chefs Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster who share stories about the “America’s Test Kitchen” show, their favorite kitchen essentials and tools and techniques, 7 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets $90 (general admission, your choice of cookbook — see the website —and access to cash bar in the lobby; doors open, 6 p.m.). Tickets are non-refundable. Event is at Skirball Cultural Center, Herscher Hall, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. Details and purchase tickets: www.pbssocal.org/go-inside-americas-test-kitchen-with-julia-and-bridget
Sept. 25
Pulp Non-Fiction – The Story of Citrus in the San Fernando Valley: San Fernando Valley Historical Society presents Brian Walsh, a professor at Pierce College, discussing the topic, 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Free admission/donations are appreciated. Program is outdoors. Location, Andrés Pico Adobe, 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills (enter the parking lot from Brand Boulevard at the junction of Sepulveda Boulevard). 818-365-7810. 818-365-7810. Email: sfvhistory@gmail.com. sfvhs.com. www.facebook.com/SFVHS/
Sept. 26
O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show: See hundreds of trucks, vans and SUVs of every year, make, model and style at the third annual show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 26-27. The show also includes a daily BMX show, mini trucks and monster trucks. In addition, the show includes a Pinstriper Charity Auction, where pinstripers create custom art for auction. For a small donation, attendees can have personal items, such as cell phones or laptops, transformed with unique designs (all proceeds benefit the Volunteers for Veterans Foundation). Admission $25 ages 13 and older; $10 ages 6-12; free for ages 5 and younger. Get discounted tickets, $23, at O’Reilly Auto Parts stores. Parking $20. Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. 877-763-7469. Details: rodshows.com/gnts
Nights of the Jack 2025: Family-friendly Halloween event with illuminated jack-o-lanterns set in theme installations on a nearly one-mile walking trail, plus live pumpkin carving demonstrations, face painting, a psychic, a souvenir shop, food trucks and, for ages 21 and older, a “Spookeasy” bar, Sept. 26-Nov. 1. Admission is by timed ticket entry, from 6-9 p.m. No tickets sold at the door. No refunds. Rain does not cancel event. Gates open, 5:30 p.m. Parking pass $15.98 (required in order to park on the grounds). Admission $39.64 and up (price varies by day of the week; plus fees); free for ages 2 and younger; there is also a VIP “any time” price. King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. nightsofthejack.com/faq
Mariachi Herencia de México: Performs, and with special guest Leonardo Aguilar, 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Check the website for available tickets. The Soraya, on the California State University, Northridge campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.facebook.com/TheSorayaStage. www.thesoraya.org. Details and to purchase tickets: tinyurl.com/yyv6w69v
UPCOMING
Salute to Firefighters Festival: The event includes a classic car show, firefighter food booths, live music, a raffle and vendors, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27. In addition, a car rescue demonstration (pick axes and “jaws of life”) by firefighters is scheduled. Free admission. Tickets for meals are available for purchase at the event; however, this is a cashless event (scan, swipe or tap credit card to pay; entree $12; dessert $6; beverages $2; beer $10). Proceeds from the event benefit the Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund, the official charity of the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Organization. Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills.
Vintage Clothing Sale – San Fernando Valley Historical Society: The society holds a sale of gloves, dresses, hats, lingerie, purses and other accessories and garments that were donated over the years to the adobe’s vintage clothing room (but now need to go to “good homes”), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 27. Andrés Pico Adobe, 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills (enter the parking lot from Brand Boulevard at the junction of Sepulveda Boulevard). 818-365-7810. 818-365-7810. Email: sfvhistory@gmail.com. sfvhs.com. www.facebook.com/SFVHS/
Topanga Vintage Market: Find collectibles and other treasures plus new handcrafted items, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 28. Admission $5; free for ages 12 and younger. No pets allowed. Free parking. The market is held on the fourth Sunday of the month (upcoming dates: Oct. 26 and Nov. 23). Pierce College, enter from Victory Boulevard at Mason Avenue, Woodland Hills. 310-422-1844. Updates: www.facebook.com/TopangaVintageMarket. topangavintagemarket.com/
Descanso Gardens: Tickets are on sale now for “Carved,” a display of lit-up jack-o-lanterns and other installations, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 3-30. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Timed tickets: $27 and up; $17 and up, ages 2-12 (children younger than 2 are free, but still require tickets). Location, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. 818-949-4200. descansogardens.org. www.descansogardens.org/events-and-activities/carved/
Martha Graham Dance Co. – 100th Season: Performing Graham’s 1947 “Night Journey,” and two new dances, “En Masse” (a world premiere, choreography by Hope Boykin) and “We the People” (choreography by Jamar Roberts), 8 p.m. Oct. 4. Check the website for available tickets. The Soraya, on the California State University, Northridge campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.facebook.com/TheSorayaStage. www.thesoraya.org. Details and to purchase tickets: tinyurl.com/5n8xpmw6
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The play by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 (added show). Tickets: upper tier (general seating), $32; $20 ages 62 and older and students; $15 ages 5-15; lower tier, assigned seats $48; $35 ages 62 and older and students; $15 ages 5-15; also, $60 premium seating. Parking $10 in the lot; or, for free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. www.facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
My Favorite Murder Live!: Georgia Hardstack and Karen Kilgariff are on tour with their “original true crime comedy podcast,” 7 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Door line-up for early show, 6 p.m.; line-up for late show, 8:30 p.m. (no late seating). Tickets $76.90 (early show; check availability; $53.25 (late show). Shows will be filmed. Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. www.facebook.com/myfavoritemurder. myfavoritemurder.com/live
ONGOING
Roots of Cool – A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World: Descanso Gardens presents an indoor and outdoor multi-sensory exhibition from more than 12 artists that explores the role of trees, past and present, in Los Angeles. The exhibit, curated by Edith and Jolly de Guzman, runs through Oct. 12. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Admission $15; $11 ages 65 and older and students with ID; $5 ages 5-12. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. 818-949-4200. descansogardens.org
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum: Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except closed on the first Tuesday of the month and national holidays. Admission $18; $14 ages 62 and older and students ages 13-17; $7 ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and younger, but a ticket is required (tarpits.org/plan-your-visit/la-brea-tar-pits-buy-tickets). Parking $18. Location, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-763-3499. tarpits.org/
Natural History Museum Los Angeles County – Fierce! The Story of Cats: The international traveling exhibit, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in France, runs through Feb. 18 (this exhibit requires an add-on ticket price to the museum’s general admission; nhm.org/cats). Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday (but closed on the first Tuesday of the month and some holidays). Admission $18; $14 ages 62 and older and ages 13-17; $7 ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and younger, but a ticket is required. Location, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. www.facebook.com/nhmla. nhmlac.org
Valley Relics Museum: Take a trip down San Fernando Valley memory lane, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (check the website for hours; subject to change). Admission $15; free for ages 10 and younger. The museum is located at 7900 Balboa Blvd., Hangar C3 and C4, entrance is on Stagg Street, Van Nuys. 818-616-4083. www.facebook.com/valleyrelics. valleyrelicsmuseum.org
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