What To Do in Town 
Week of

October 15-21, 2026

 

Disney Studios began October 16, 1921 in a nondescript building at 4647 on Kingswell Ave. By 1926 a studio was built on Hyperion (now a Gelson’s). (Marshall High School can be seen in the background.) The historic beginning of an entertainment icon started here in Old Hollywood where dreams do come true.

 

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Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown Hollywood! - October

 

BARNSDALL ART PARK

PORCHFEST

Enjoy a day of art and music. Savor the sites and sounds at our Los Angeles cultural gem beneath the awnings of the Gallery and Theater in the Pine Grove plus a 5pm musical gathering on the Hollyhock House lawn. Bring a blanket and a picnic, and settle in for a laid-back afternoon of music!

Sunday, October 18 
from Noon to 6PM

TCL CHINESE THEATRES

Celebrating the art of film in its historic heart. The festival presents a robust lineup of fiction and nonfiction features and shorts along with panels and conversations featuring both master filmmakers and new cinematic voices.

Wednesday-Sunday, 
October 21-25

MONTALBAN THEATRE

A NIGHTMARE 
ON STRIP STREET

Outrageous fun and entertainment in one of Hollywood’s most venerable venues.

Opening October 16-30 
(Thurs-Sun)

 

OPEN FIST at 
Atwater Village Theatre

MARISOL

REVIEW

A dreamlike blend of magical realism, this darkly funny, apocalyptic fable is about survival, faith and hope. After her guardian angel abandons her to join a celestial battle, Bronx resident Marisol Pérez navigates an unraveling world on her own.

Runs through October 24

HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

THE OUTSIDERS

REVIEW

Winner of Best Musical Tony, with a dynamic original score, a story of friendship, family, belonging…and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.”

Runs through October 18 eight shows weekly

ECHO THEATRE COMPANY at 
Atwater Village Theatre

THE PETERSON SHOW

REVIEW

World premiere. Five former child stars reunite as the legacy of their beloved television father collapses into scandal. With cameras swarming outside and decades of unresolved history inside, they confront the complicated bonds forged while growing up on America's favorite sitcom.

Runs through October 26

THEATRE WEST

THE FEEL GOOD STORY AMERICA NEEDS 
RIGHT NOW

REVIEW

New comedy world premiere. A year after six brave Americans escaped a notorious group of terrorists, gathered for a news magazine reunion, there are a few surprises.

Runs through November 8

SKYLIGHT THEATRE

World premiere of a funny, inventive and tender new play about the art and science of perception, courage, and the mysterious, blotted shape of love itself.

Opens Saturday, October 17 
Runs through November 22

JAXX THEATRE

CLUB 27

REVIEW

World premiere. An original rock musical showcase featuring favorite songs of yesteryear combined with themes of loss, addiction and mental health and plenty of pizzazz.

Opens Saturday, October 10 
Runs through October 30

 

OUT OF AREA PRODUCTIONS 
DIVE BAR
at Casa 0101 in East LA REVIEW 
MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION
at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice REVIEW 
YAMEL CUCUY
at Latino Theatre Company in downtown’s Los Angeles Theatre Center REVIEW 
FALL INTO OZ
at A Secret Rose Garden REVIEW

WINTER'S BENCH at 24th Street Theatre REVIEW

 
 

GREEK THEATRE

JESSIE WARE

Wednesday, October 20 
at 8PM

HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM

SEX PISTOLS

Sunday, October 18 at 7:30PM

CATALINA JAZZ CLUB

JIMMY WEBB

Fri/Sat, October 16 & 17 
at 8:30PM

THE ROXY

LOVE SPELLS 
Special Guest Orca

Fri/Sat, October 16 & 17 
Doors at 7PM

DOLBY THEATRE

MANSOUR 
Renowned Iranian 
pop icon

Saturday, October 17 at 8PM

HOLLYWOOD FOREVER

GEESE 
Getting Killed Again Tour

Fri/Sat, October 16 & 17 
Gates at 6PM

BLUE NOTE

WALE

Sat/Sun, October 17 & 18 
at 7PM & 9:30PM

FONDA THEATRE

AN EVENING WITH CUCO

Wednesday, October 21 
Doors at 7PM

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

MILEY CYRUS 
Bass Persuades

Fri & Sun, October 16 & 18 
at 7:30PM 

 
 

THE BRICK

TODD GRAY 
Church and State

Opening Sunday, October 18 
at 2-5PM 
Ends Jan 16, 2027

LAUNCH LA GALLERY

CINDY CRAIG: 
Weeping Women 
LEIGH SALGADO: 
Small Eruptions

Opening Saturday, 
October 17 at 6-9PM 
Ends Nov 14

MAKE ROOM

RAINA LEE: Stolen 
YOAB VERA: 
Intervals of Presence

Opening Saturday, October 17 at 6-8PM, Ends Dec 5

MASH GALLERY

COLOR OF CREATIVITY 
An immersive evening where stillness, color and music meet, with community coming together to enjoy the exhibition.

Friday, October 16 at 7-9PM

FABIAN PEREZ GALLERY

CINEMATIC GLAMOUR

Saturday, October 17 at 5–8PM 
Ends Jan 12, 2027

WILDING CRAN GALLERY

WALKTHROUGH 
OF DESERT LENSES 
with RY ROCKLEN

Saturday, October 17 at 4–5PM

 

HOLLYWOOD IMPROV

KERRYN FEEHAN 
& FRIENDS

Monday, October 19 at 7:15PM

LARGO AT THE CORONET

GUS HEAGERTY LIVE! 
Is This The New Me?

Wednesday, October 21 
at 8PM

LAUGH FACTORY

RAY LAU & FRIENDS

Saturday, October 17 
at 9:45PM

 
 

VISTA THEATRE

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, the film is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption. From 1971, it is fully restored and uncut.

October 15-22 
Three shows daily

EGYPTIAN THEATRE 
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE

This postmodern noir film expands the horizons of the medium, taking its audience on a journey through the unknown and the unknowable detouring into the realm of science fiction. Q&A with screenwriter Barry Gifford

Saturday, October 17 at 7PM

EL CAPITAN THEATRE

4D Fan Event. Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas.

Friday, October 16 at 7:30PM

 

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