The regulars know each other. That's the first thing you notice — the room has a history you walked into the middle of.
The LA Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention at the Shrine Auditorium is the longest-running monthly pop culture convention in Los Angeles. Dealer tables with original comic art, golden and silver age books, horror movie posters, vintage paperbacks, and the people who have been collecting these things long enough to know exactly what they have. You won't find it all in one trip. That's the point — you come back.
If you have a want list, bring it. The dealers here know their inventory and they will dig for you if they can. If you don't have a want list, you'll leave with one. The range is wide: a $3 box of beat-up Bronze Age books next to a signed original piece next to a box of 70s sci-fi paperbacks someone clearly loved and someone clearly moved on from. The people selling here have been here before. Most of the people buying have too.
Sunday morning is the least crowded session and the most relaxed. Dealers are dealing. Collectors are talking to collectors. If you are new to this, Sunday is the right entry point — no crowds, no rush, the floor laid out in front of you.
June 14, 2026 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Low admission. No corporate activation booths, no celebrity photo ops with 45-minute queues. Just the floor, the dealers, and the people who know why they're there.
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Leimert Park Village transforms into the cultural center of Black Los Angeles every June 19 — and the 2026 Juneteenth celebration is the fullest expression of what the neighborhood has always been: a place where the African American community in LA comes to be seen, to perform, to buy, and to mark time together.
The festival runs free and open to the public in Leimert Park Village, the historic arts district in South LA that has anchored Black creative life in the city since the 1940s. The day includes drum circles, jazz and DJ performances, spoken word and poetry, wellness programming, and a marketplace of Black-owned vendors selling food, art, clothing, and handmade goods. The Juneteenth Freedom Ride adds a physical dimension — 9, 14, and 19-mile bike routes through the neighborhood — making it one of the few cultural festivals that also moves through the streets it celebrates.
This is the event's natural home. Leimert Park is where John Coltrane played, where Eso Won Books has been selling Black literature since 1988, and where the community gathers when something matters. June 19 is not a performance of celebration here — it is the real thing. Metro's K Line stops at Leimert Park Station. Free admission. Bring cash for vendors.
The film that defined the Macross franchise gets its first official US theatrical run since its original release. Not the streaming version. A theater, the original print, and an audience that knows every frame.
The film itself is a theatrical retelling of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series, condensed into a feature-length experience that blends mecha warfare, a love triangle, and the premise that music can end a galactic war. Directed by Noboru Ishiguro and Shoji Kawamori, the film is considered a benchmark of 1980s anime production. Its space battle sequences and character animation set standards that influenced a generation of animators. The soundtrack -- particularly Mari Iijima's original performances of Do You Remember Love? and My Boyfriend Is a Pilot -- became foundational texts of anime music culture.
Worth it? Who it's for: If you have watched any Macross series, listened to Mari Iijima, or know what Valkyrie fighters are, this screening is for you -- and for the next 40 years, it will be one of those events you either attended or missed. Classic anime collector culture prizes theatrical screenings of foundational films above almost any contemporary release because of the rarity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime screening, not a revival. It is the first official time. The Novo is a 2,300-seat venue; tickets are limited.
What to know before you go: The screening is Sunday July 5, 2026 at noon at The Novo by Microsoft, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles. This is adjacent to Anime Expo 2026 (July 2-5 at LACC), making it a natural anchor for AX attendees. A BIGWEST Macross panel precedes the screening at Anime Expo (July 2, 1 PM, Room 511ABC at LACC). The Novo is walkable from the Convention Center. Buy tickets well in advance -- the collector community for this film is global, not local, and demand will exceed venue capacity.
The Macross: Do You Remember Love? theatrical screening is the kind of event the anime community has waited for longer than most of its members have been alive. When licensing barriers fall, they sometimes fall for a single moment. This is that moment. July 5, 2026, The Novo, Los Angeles.
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LA Galaxy Night at Street Food Cinema brings the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham to Grand Hope Park in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in partnership with the LA Galaxy. Doors open at 5:30 PM; film begins at dusk around 8:15 PM.
The film follows a British-Indian teenager defying her family's expectations to pursue professional soccer, featuring a breakout performance from Keira Knightley and a soundtrack that holds up. Watching it outdoors as a Galaxy-themed evening adds a layer of SoCal soccer culture to a film already built around the beautiful game.
Grand Hope Park is located in the South Park neighborhood of downtown LA at 9th and Hope Streets, easily walkable from the South Park METRO stop. Bring a blanket or low chairs. On-site vendors provide food and drinks before the screening. Tickets are available through Street Food Cinema's website. This event commonly sells out for warm June evenings, so booking in advance is recommended.
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The D23 Fan Club and Street Food Cinema present an outdoor screening of Muppets Treasure Island at LA State Historic Park in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Doors open at 6:00 PM; film begins at dusk around 8:15 PM.
This special D23-presented event pairs the beloved 1996 musical adventure film with the outdoor lawn setting of LA State Historic Park, creating a family-friendly evening for Muppets fans of all generations. Expect a crowd that treats the songs as singalongs and the jokes as old friends.
LA State Historic Park is located at 1245 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, in the Chinatown neighborhood. The park offers a large flat lawn ideal for blankets and low chairs. On-site food vendors and DJs round out the experience before the film begins. Street Food Cinema tickets are available online; this event is open to all guests regardless of D23 membership. Book in advance as this event typically sells out.
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Dandadan: First Encounter brings the wildest anime of 2025 to U.S. theaters on June 6, 2026 — a limited theatrical run from GKIDS and Fathom Events that packages the first arc of the beloved series for the big screen experience it deserves.
The series follows Momo Ayase, who believes in ghosts but not aliens, and Ken Okarun, who believes in aliens but not ghosts — until the day they both turn out to be right. What follows is a supernatural action comedy that mixes paranormal investigator energy with shounen battle sequences and genuine emotional depth. The theatrical presentation brings the animation's kinetic visual style — OLM's dynamic direction, Eunyoung Choi's fluid action choreography — to a format where the scale actually registers.
GKIDS theatrical screenings typically run at AMC, Regal, and Cinemark locations with subtitled and dubbed options. Check your local listings for exact showtimes and theater availability in Los Angeles and San Diego.
This is not a watch-at-home event. The theatrical window is limited. If you've already watched the series on Netflix, this is the original Japanese broadcast presentation — the one that made the animation community stop what it was doing when it premiered.
Tickets available through Fandango and the AMC app. Limited dates, limited theaters.