It’s a typical SoCal September, time to make your Halloween plans. Lots to do this Fall in Hollywood.

Nyla Arslanian, Editor

The leaves of brown come tumbling down…in September. Autumn is here

BARNSDALL ART PARK

FRIDAY ART NIGHTS AND WINE

Say goodbye to summer. Enjoy the view, the art, the UNESCO World Heritage site at the last wine tastings on the hill this year. Featuring live music on the West Lawn Hollyhock House stage

Sept 19 & 26, 2025


JAPAN HOUSE

LOOKS DELICIOUS!

A first-ever U.S. shokuhin sampuru exhibition--Japan’s handcrafted food models that have been delighting diners for over a century. This groundbreaking exhibition showcases how these edible illusions evolved into a uniquely Japanese art form.

Open daily – free
Ends January 25, 2026


HOLLYWOOD BOWL

THE SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG

The Hollywood Hills are alive with the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein. A 60^th Anniversary celebration. 

Sat Sept 20 at 7:30PM

THE BROADWATER

THE BATCHELORETTE

A dark comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess.

Opens Sept 19 Fri/Sat/Sun
Thru Sept 28

BROADWATER THEATRES

LANDS

REVIEW

A 90 minute comedy focused on the challenge of communication without understanding.

Runs Thru Sept 26

FOUNTAIN THEATRE

West Coast premiere. A hip-hop infused, inter-generational fantasy. A young boy learns to see America through his Salvadoran abuelita’s eyes. 

REVIEW

Runs Thru Oct

THE ACTORS COMPANY

SUNDAY ON THE ROCKS

In this two-act comedy, on a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-October, three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast...

Runs Thru Sept 28

905 COLE THEATRE

THE MARRIAGE ZONE

REVIEW

What if you had a second chance? What if you were a struggling 40-something couple, who got a glimpse into the future and could see how it all turned out? The results are both hysterical and poignant.

Runs Thru Oct 19

THE BROADWATER

Second Stage

An Emerging Voices Festival features nine 10-minute plays.

Sat/Sun Sept 20 & 21 at 8PM

SKYLIGHT THEATRE 

ACHILLES IN ARCADIA

REVIEW

World Premiere play is a multi-layered story about love, revenge, generational and sibling rivalry. Hell hath no fury like a son scorned.

Runs Thru Sept 21

THE MATRIX THEATRE

Rogue Machine 

ADOLESCENT SALVATION

REVIEW

Over the course of one night, through a haze of tequila, three teenagers text, banter and push each other to the edge of danger.

Runs Thru Oct 12

LISSON GALLERY

HELIO OITICIA 

A selection of the artist’s seminal compositions including his suspended sculptures and a rare oil paintings.

Ends November 1

NAZARIAN/CURCIO

ANNIE LAPIN 
Fragile Familiar

Ends October 25

JEFFREY DEITCH 

BISA BUTLER 
Hold Me Close

Ends November 1

LOUIS STERN GALLERY

KARL BENJAMIN 
A Centennial Exhibition

Opens Sept 20

Reception Sept 27 5-7PM

Ends November 1

HOUSE OF CoHIT

UNDERLYING CURRENTS 
Group Exhibition

Opening Sept 19 from 6-9PM

Ends October 24

LACE FOREVER 

Benefit Art Auction

Artist Celebration at Metabolic Studio

Thurs, Sept 25, 8:30–11PM

CATALINA JAZZ CLUB

JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO 

Grammy-winning Legend

Fri/Sat/Sun Sept 19-21 at 8:30PM

BLUE NOTE 

CHIEF XIAN ATUNDE ADJUAH

Mon/Tues/Wed Sept 22-24 at 7PM & 9:30PM

THE ROXY

ARMED 
with special guest Prostitute

Sat Sept 20 at 9PM

FONDA THEATRE

JOHNNYSWIM
with Shua

Thurs Sept 25 at 7:30PM

FORD AMPHITHEATRE

ALY & AJ  
Amanda Shires 

Fri/Sat Sept 19 & 20 at 8PM

HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM

CIRCLE JERKS

Fri Sept 19 at 6:30PM

LAUGH FACTORY

An unforgettable night of comedy and music celebrating the vibrant world of Latin humor.

Wed Sept 24 at 7:30PM

LARGO AT THE CORONET

Sat Sept 20 at 8PM

HOLLYWOOD IMPROV

SAHIB SINGH

Sun Sept 21 at 7:30PM 

AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE 
At The Egyptian

Members only event; join today.

THE RETURN: PARTS 1-4 Sept 19 at 7PM

THE RETURN: PARTS 5-11 Sept 20 at 2PM 

THE RETURN: PARTS 12-28 Sept 21 at 2PM

(See also Los Feliz Theatre)

MONTALBAN ROOFTOP

Fri Sept 19

Sun Sept 21

Doors open at 6PM Screening at 8PM

VISTA THEATRE

Presented as a single unrated epic, complete with intermission, as filmmaker Quentin Tarantino originally intended.

Thur/Fri Sept 18 & 19

Warner Bros. and the Vista Theater present Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, on VistaVision. (Vista is one of four theatres in the world to show it on this format.)

Opens Wed Sept 24

CINELOUNGE

Special engagement of the adventure thriller. Weekend screenings followed by Q&A with filmmaker frank Merle and cast members.

Opens Sept 19 screenings at 6PM

Continues thru Sept 25

GRIFFITH PARK

HIKING

There’s a trail for everyone. The perfect family activity.

LA ZOO 

From Alligators to Zebras, and everything in between—animals, birds and reptiles. A full roster of planned demonstrations and activities that’s sure to delight the whole family.

Daily 10AM-5PM

TRAVEL TOWN

Hope aboard and climb around a real train. Another wonderful free family activity.

Daily 10AM-5PM

BOOK SOUP

Jonathan Lethem discusses and signs his definitive collection of new and selected stories by a master of the form.

Tues Sept 23 at 7PM

CHEVALIER’S BOOKS

Midnight Release Party for SinLinYu’s dark fantasy debut about woman with missing memories unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.

Mon Sept 22 at 10PM

SKYLIGHT BOOKS

Author joins Cynthia Dewi Oka to discuss his memoir of race, alcoholism, parenting, mental illness and hope in a portrait of three generations of Black American men.

Fri Sept 19 at 7PM

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