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Los Angeles Events

LA Golden Dragon Parade
Held in late January
Location: Chinatown, Los Angeles
213-617-0396
Hours: 2pm - 5pm
Admission Free

Pan African Film & Art Festival
Held in early February
Location: 3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Los Angeles
213-896-8221
Hours: 10am - 11:30pm

LA Times Festival of Books
Held in mid February
Location: UCLA Campus, West Los Angeles
800-LATIMES
Hours: Call for additional information
Admission Free
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a two-day celebration of the written word and one of the country's premier literary events.

The Los Angeles Marathon
Held in early March
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
310-444-5544
Admission Charged
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go; on a 26.2-mile adventure that includes more entertainment per mile than virtually any other race in the world.

Blooming of the Roses Festival
Location: Exposition Park Rose Garden
888 LA PARKS (527-2757)
Call for additional information

Cinco de Mayo
Held in late April - early May
Location: El Pueblo Historical Monument, Placita Olvera
213-625-5045
Call for additional information
Admission Free
A well attended annual event honoring Los Angels' Latin community.

Pacific Islander Festival
Held in early May
Location: Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
714-968-1785
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NoHo Theatre & Arts Festival
Held in mid May
Location: Lankershim Blvd. and Magnolia
818-763-5273
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NoHo is L.A.'s official Arts community filled with professional theatres, eclectic shops, international dining and home to the world-famous Emmy statue.

Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest
Held in mid May
Location: Paramount Movie Ranch Agoura Hills in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
818-382-4819
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Valley Greek Festival
Held mid - late May
Location: St. Sophia Cathedral
1324 S. Normandie Avenue at Pico, Los Angeles
323-737-2424
The Festival not only honors and celebrates the essence of Hellenic culture at its best but also captures the spirit of family fun and entertainment of the neighborhood community that is the BLQ.

Playboy Jazz Festival
Held in mid June
Location: Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles
323-850-2050
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Nisei Week Japanese Festival
Held in mid August
Location: Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles
213-687-7193
Call for additional information
Celebrating Japanese culture and community through a variety of events and exhibits.

Los Angeles County Fair
Held in mid - late September
Location: Fairplex, Pomona
909-623-3111
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Want to grab life by the udders? Then visit the L.A. County Fair, where visitors find one of the largest carnivals in North America, live horse racing, spectacular exhibits, the Flower & Garden Pavilion, great fair food, shopping, the Millard Sheets Gallery and so much more!

Watts Towers Day of the Drum
Held in late September
Location: Watts Towers Art Center Amphitheatre
213-847-4646
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Sherman Oaks Street Fair
Held in mid October
Location: Ventura Boulevard between Van Nuys Blvd. and Kester Ave.
818-906-1951
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African Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival
Held in early - mid November
Locations vary
323- 8567707
Call for additional information
Including over 100 films from over 30 countries, and countless world premieres.

Griffity Park Festival
Held late November - most of December
Location: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
323-913-6488
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Whale Watching
December - March
Location: San Pedro and vicinity
310-548-8500
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Arts and Entertainment

Los Angeles Opera
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
213-972-7219
Call for performance schedule
Admission Charged
The combination of words and music can, at its best, let us experience things about human character, feelings, moods and motivations that music and words, on their own, are powerless to express. It is like a window into the soul of a character. It is no wonder that no other art form inspires such passion in its audience and participants. Come experience the feeling for yourself.

City Ballet of Los Angeles
1532 West 11th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
323-932-1127
Call for performance schedule
Ballet of Los Angeles is committed to tradition; daring to be different and reflecting the diversity that is Los Angeles. Ballet of Los Angeles is an ensemble of world-class dance artists that produces bold, original choreography, superb classics, and brilliant, often rare, works by great choreographers.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic
151 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213- 972-0737
Admission Charged
Call for performance schedule
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is one of the world's greatest musical symphonies, renowned for their brilliant performances and innovative programming. In addition, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents the finest guest artists of classical, jazz, and world music, at two of the most remarkable places anywhere to experience music -- the extraordinary Walt Disney Concert Hall and the world-famous Hollywood Bowl.

Second City
The Second City Studio Theatre
8156 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-658-8190
The Second City Los Angeles Studio Theatre provides an environment where both students and professionals can learn, explore, expand and showcase their talents applying the distinctive Second City style. Performances at the Studio Theater range from Second City alumni productions to Training Center Graduates Greenhouse shows to training center performances.

Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90078
323-850-2000
In July 11, 1922, with the audience seated on simple wooden benches placed on the natural hillsides of Bolton Canyon, conductor Alfred Hertz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic inaugurated the first season of music under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. While much has changed in the ensuing years, the tradition of presenting the world's greatest musicians and striving for musical excellence has remained a constant goal of this famed Los Angeles cultural landmark.

Actors Art Theatre
6128 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323-969-4953

Center for the New Theater at CalArts
650 South Avenue 21
Los Angeles, CA 90031
661-253-7724

Century City Playhouse
10508 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-204-4440

Coronet Theatre
366 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-657-7377

David Henry Hwang Theater
Located at the Union Center for the Arts - home of the East West Players
120 N. Judge John Aiso
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-4EWP