The 23 Best Events in LA This August 2026
Dudamel's farewell, a K-pop afterparty on Broadway, jazz on Dockweiler Beach, and the one hike that works in a heat wave.
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Caruso's center returned August 15, nineteen months after the fires, with a new h.wood Group restaurant from chef Tim Hollingsworth.
Puppy Sphere runs 75-minute sessions: 45 minutes of guided yoga, then 30 minutes of unstructured time with the puppies.
ABOVE has no 2026 dates left, but free public telescope viewing runs 7 to 9:30 p.m. every evening the Observatory is open.
Goldenvoice stages an inaugural two-day festival on the sand, with The Killers, Olivia Dean, Jack White, Khruangbin and Sublime.
The final season becomes a walkthrough of the Wheeler house, Hawkins Lab, the Upside Down and The Abyss.
Explore JPL returns October 10 and 11 for the lab's 90th anniversary. Free tickets drop August 29 and disappear in minutes.
The object sits inside "Barbie to Anna Karenina," a retrospective on production designers Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer.
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What to Watch in August 2026: Movies, Streaming and TV
Coyote finally sues ACME, Reacher comes back, House of the Dragon closes out its season, and Cliffhanger reboots without Stallone. Every date checked, with trailers.
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A streamer performed at the World Cup final, a creator peeled 1996 Pokemon cards apart on a livestream, and Ryan Trahan quietly made the best LA travel video of the year.
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MrBeast pitched a zombie show to Joe Rogan live on air, Erin Brockovich took AI data centers to the heartland, and one "new" celebrity interview was a rerun from 2023.
