From major concerts and baseball to free beach movies and some very specific food festivals, here are some things happening around Los Angeles and Orange County this weekend.
1. BEACH MOVIE NIGHT: “ELF”
Christmas is coming a few months early to the beach.
LA County’s Beach Movie Nights series is showing “Elf” Friday night on the sand at Dockweiler Youth Center.
The movie begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free and no ticket is required, although RSVPs are encouraged. Seating is festival style and first come, first served, so bring a blanket or low back beach chair. Jackets are also a good idea because it can get cold by the ocean at night.
Friday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m.
Dockweiler Youth Center
12505 Vista del Mar
Playa del Rey
https://beaches.lacounty.gov/beachmovienights/
2. CELEBRATING GUSTAVO AT THE BOWL
The Hollywood Bowl is celebrating Gustavo Dudamel with three nights of music.
Friday’s Gustavo’s Fiesta brings Dudamel together with Los Tigres del Norte, Lila Downs, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Silvia Perez Cruz, La Sonora Dinamita and Los Panchos.
Then Saturday, Dudamel conducts the LA Phil and YOLA for their performance with the Foo Fighters.
Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances?...
3. NE YO AND AKON
Ne Yo and Akon are teaming up Friday night in Inglewood.
Their co headlining Nights Like This Tour comes to Intuit Dome.
Friday, Aug. 21
Intuit Dome
3930 W. Century Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90303
https://www.intuitdome.com/events/event-schedule/t...
4. DODGERS VS. PIRATES
The Dodgers are home all weekend for a three game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Friday night comes with a Luka Dončić bobblehead giveaway. Saturday features a Shohei Ohtani “Starter Series” bobblehead, and Sunday is Kids Run the Bases day.
Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23
Dodger Stadium
1000 Vin Scully Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/schedule/2026-08
5. JUST LIKE HEAVEN
Indie fans have a pretty big Saturday ahead.
Just Like Heaven returns to Brookside at the Rose Bowl with The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Chromeo, The Rapture, Pixel Grip and more.
Saturday, Aug. 22
Brookside at the Rose Bowl
Pasadena
https://www.justlikeheavenfest.com/
6. RAMS VS. SAINTS
Football is back at SoFi Stadium.
The Los Angeles Rams take on the New Orleans Saints in a preseason game Saturday.
Saturday, Aug. 22
SoFi Stadium
1001 Stadium Drive
Inglewood, CA 90301
https://www.sofistadium.com/events
7. VINYLCON
If digging through crates sounds like your ideal weekend, VinylCon returns to Downtown Los Angeles.
More than 100 dealers will have records spanning genres, along with CDs, cassettes, music memorabilia and more.
Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23
California Market Center
110 E. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90079
https://www.thevinylcon.com/
8. TWO GENTLEBOTS OF VERONA
You have one last chance to catch some free family Shakespeare in Culver City.
The Actors’ Gang wraps up its summer production of “Two Gentlebots of Verona” Sunday morning.
Sunday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m.
Media Park
Culver City
https://www.culvercity.gov/Events-directory/PAG-20...
9. SEA COUNTRY FESTIVAL
Laguna Niguel is celebrating the end of summer with three days of music, rides, games, food and more.
Entry to the Sea Country Festival is free, although rides, games and other attractions have separate fees.
Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23
Aliso Creek Road, between Alicia and La Paz
Laguna Niguel, CA
https://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/
10. LA HABRA CORN FESTIVAL
Come for the corn, stay for the parade.
The 77th annual La Habra Corn Festival runs all weekend with food, carnival rides, shopping and live entertainment.
Saturday’s parade begins at 9:30 a.m. along La Habra Boulevard.
Festival hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free.
Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23
El Centro Lions Park
320 E. Erna Ave.
La Habra, CA
https://www.lahabralions.org/corn-festival
11. PLUM FESTIVAL
Corn is not the only produce getting its own celebration this weekend.
Old World Village in Huntington Beach celebrates its 30th Plum Fest with a special plum menu, plum cake, plum crepes, plum inspired drinks and live German music.
Admission, parking and live music are free.
Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23
Noon to 8 p.m.
Old World Village
7561 Center Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA
https://events.oldworldhb.com/event/plum-fest-aug-22/
12. LA KIDS BOOK FESTIVAL
The fourth annual LA Kids Book Festival takes over West Hollywood Park Sunday.
The free festival celebrates children’s books, bilingualism, multicultural stories and representation, with authors, readings, performances, drawing demonstrations and activities for kids.
Sunday, Aug. 23
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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