The 15 Best Places to People Watch in LA
Skate bowls at golden hour, supercar valets on Rodeo, a Sunday drum circle in Leimert Park. Fifteen free shows across LA, with the exact bench to take and when.
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Social Commerce Fest brings 1,000 plus creators and 90 plus brands to Los Angeles on October 17, and the SCFest LA Exclusive Launch Party opens the weekend at Avalon Hollywood and Bardot on Friday, October 16, with a Getty Images red carpet and video interviews by LA Today, an awards show, a curated fashion show, live performances, a live pitch contest and live selling games, the night before the main festival.
The 13th season runs select nights through November 1 with six mazes, a new maze staged aboard the ship, new rides and an icon who will be murdered during the run.
The park's first outdoor high-speed coaster hits 72 mph across four launches with fully rotating ride vehicles, and part of the track runs through the queue.
The Natural History Museum's open-air walkthrough runs through December 6 with 10 to 15 species, timed 30-minute slots and a $10 add-on ticket.
Casetta's 25-room boutique hotel at Griffith Park Boulevard and Lucile Avenue welcomed its first overnight guests on September 14, with dinner-only restaurant Sous Sous.
The Kodansha-licensed takeover runs through March 28, 2027, with a fog-breathing Colossal Titan mug, themed merch and $10.20 reservations credited to your bill.
Five confirmed 2026 Oktoberfests, from Fairplex and Santa Anita to Venice, Huntington Beach and Big Bear, with dates and prices checked against each event's official site.
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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.
111 Videos Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.
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.
160 Podcasts Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.
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.
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