Five Holiday Experiences To Make Your Season Sparkle

Discover the city’s top events, festive pop-ups, and happenings that make the City of Angels shine bright this winter. The holiday season means sparkling light dis-plays, seasonal markets, and fun community celebrations for all ages. Los Angeles comes alive during the holidays, offering unforgettable experiences…
Uncommonly Easy Calendar: A New Central Hub for Los Angeles Theater

LONG-STANDING THEATER leaders and artists launch Theatre Commons LA (TCLA), a listings website serving the greater Los Angeles theater ecosystem. TheatreCommonsLA.org enables audiences to discover what’s playing on stages large and small without visiting dozens of theater websites. Listings can be filtered by date…
Lowly Devils, Lofty Music: Shakespeare’s Villains & Classical Mastery

Patrick Page BroadStage explores Shakespeare’s greatest villains, followed by performances from Garrick Ohlsson and Richard O’Neill this January in Santa Monica…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: The Holiday Season Sets the Stage for Festive Programming

IF YOU’VE BEEN to The Nutcracker and thought, “If you’ve seen one Nutcracker, you’ve seen them all,” kindly think again. The traditional version of the Tchaikovsky classic—about a little girl who receives a nutcracker on Christmas Eve and experiences all sorts of adventures when the…
Blitzen’s Returns: Omni Los Angeles Launches a Holiday Pop-Up Worth Counting Down To

When the calendar flips toward the final stretch of the year, Downtown Los Angeles finds its own signal that the season has officially arrived: Blitzen’s, the Omni’s over-the-top holiday pop-up bar built inside the Noe Bar lounge. From now through January 2, the space trades its usual sleek profile for a full Christmas takeover…
Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Los Angeles 2025

Thanksgiving Weekend in Los Angeles arrives with its own rhythm—lighter traffic, cooler evenings and a city full of people balancing family time with the impulse to get out and move. It’s the rare long weekend where neighborhoods feel open again, museum lines shrink and holiday…
The Program: Mark your calendar for these December 2025 SoCal Performances*

December in California brings a lineup of standout performances, from La Bohème and Handel’s Messiah to the LA Master Chorale’s Festival of Carols. A full slate of theater, orchestral work, and holiday traditions makes the month a rare stretch where culture becomes the centerpiece…
The Program: Mark your calendar for these December 2025 SoCal Performances

December in California brings a lineup of standout performances, from La Bohème and Handel’s Messiah to the LA Master Chorale’s Festival of Carols. A full slate of theater, orchestral work, and holiday traditions makes the month a rare stretch where culture becomes the centerpiece…
11 Last-Minute San Diego Thanksgiving Dining Ideas for 2025

Don’t feel like cooking for Thanksgiving this year? Check out our holiday roundup of last-minute dining options available around San Diego…
A Spark in Costa Mesa: The Loungefly x Swarovski Minnie Mouse Collection That Turns Fandom into Fine Jewelry

At South Coast Plaza’s Swarovski boutique, Loungefly unveiled a collaboration that immediately separated itself from the year’s usual holiday releases. Limited to 300 units per style, the Loungefly x Swarovski Minnie Mouse…