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Kodansha House L.A. 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

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Kodansha House L.A. 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

Jul 2 – Jul 12, 2026 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012

The manga lives in a building in Little Tokyo for eleven days this summer. The creators are inside. Inside Kodansha House you will find a manga gallery, cafe, reading lounge, and library dedicated to Kodansha's most beloved titles. The confirmed guest lineup alone makes this a must-attend moment for manga fans: Blue Lock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura are appearing, as well as Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boushi no Atelier) mangaka Kamome Shirahama. These are the artists behind two of the most-followed manga series currently airing in anime — Blue Lock Season 2 and Witch Hat Atelier are both Spring 2026 hits. This year Kodansha House is also hosting the finals of the Blue Lock × Concacaf: Diamonds in the Rough competition — a creative collaboration that launched during the World Cup. The competition bridges Blue Lock's anime fanbase with the actual tournament happening across the US this summer. Winners are announced here at Kodansha House, with additional events at Anime Expo (July 2-5) and the final SDCC announcement at Comic-Con San Diego (July 24-27). If you are making the circuit — AX in LA, then SDCC — Kodansha House is the physical anchor between them. The Kodansha House model debuted in New York City in 2024 and generated significant fan community response — not as a typical convention booth, but as a relaxed space where you can read, sit with the art, and occasionally find yourself in the same room as the people who made it. It is a different register from the convention floor energy at AX. The Little Tokyo location is intentional — the neighborhood already functions as a cultural anchor for the LA anime and manga community. Free public entry. No tickets required — follow Kodansha USA (@kodanshausa) for the confirmed address and any reservation announcements. AX badge holders should check the official Kodansha House page for premium access details. Hours: approximately 11am-6pm daily, July 2-12.

2026 San Diego Harley Davidson Masters Boxing Championships

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2026 San Diego Harley Davidson Masters Boxing Championships

Jul 11 – Jul 12, 2026 4645 Morena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92…

Amateur boxing usually ends sometime in your thirties. Masters boxing assumes that premise is wrong. The fighters here are forty and up — novice divisions, open divisions, men and women, flyweight to heavyweight, all of it sanctioned. What you notice within one round is that the footwork is smarter and the combinations are more deliberate. Thirty years of accumulated ring intelligence sits behind every decision, and it looks nothing like watching twenty-year-olds trade. The venue is a motorcycle dealership on Morena Boulevard, which turns out to be exactly right. The crowd is blue-collar in the best sense: people who have been around the sport long enough to know what they are looking at, calling out a slipped jab before the judges do. Weigh-ins early, doors late morning, bouts at noon both days. Spectators welcome. Bring the friend who says they used to box. Watch their face when they work out that they still could.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Jul 12, 2026 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, …

It is one of the few places left in Los Angeles where strangers genuinely talk to each other — Koreatown, East LA, the Valley, and transplants from every other MLB city all end up in the same section, tied together by the simple fact that most people who love the Dodgers really love the Dodgers. This is an NL West matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks with postseason implications. Dodger Stadium sits above Chavez Ravine with the San Gabriel Mountains framing the outfield and 56,000 seats that fill up for a reason — the Dodgers have been the cultural heartbeat of the city for decades. Gates open two hours before first pitch, which matters: batting practice is worth arriving early for, when players are accessible, the park is quiet, and the light across the infield is different before the crowd fills in. Dodger Dogs have been a point of pride and debate since 1962, the loaded nachos are not a lesser option, and the third-base pavilion gets loud faster than anywhere else in the park. Division rivals bring out the loudest crowds, and night games in summer are the best version of LA. Parking on-site is $35 (cash and card). Rideshare drop-off at the Elysian Park Ave gate is the cleaner move on a sell-out night. The Dodger Stadium Express runs from Union Station — $8 round trip, no traffic, no parking.

LA World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Venice Beach — Quarterfinal Weekend

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LA World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Venice Beach — Quarterfinal Weekend

Jul 10 – Jul 11, 2026 Windward Plaza, Venice Beach, CA 9…

Venice Beach has hosted a hundred thousand sunsets and not one of them stopped traffic the way three quarterfinal matches on a boardwalk LED screen will. The official LA World Cup 26 Fan Zone lands on Venice Beach for two days — July 10-11 — turning the most photographed boardwalk in America into a stadium without walls. The boardwalk festivities are free (RSVP required); premium watch party and VIP experiences are available inside Windward Plaza. Friday features Charly Jordan, Ravidrums, and former MLS Cup champion Rodney Wallace as host. Saturday continues with Niko Rubio, Ravidrums, and a special guest TBA. Three quarterfinal matches broadcast live each day. When the matches end, the official after-party takes over with DJ headliners, live performances, and the kind of evening only Venice can deliver — where the ocean breeze mixes with 10,000 voices reacting to the same moment. Global food vendors, beverage gardens, and family programming fill the space between goals. The crossover is the point: beach culture meets world football meets nightlife. Everyone watching is also being watched by everyone else watching.

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International War Games

Jul 11, 2026 FrontWave Arena, 3475 Hero Drive, …

Military selection for international combat sports means something different than gym selection. The fighters competing at International War Games on July 11 at FrontWave Arena in Oceanside are not just athletes. They are national military representatives from eight countries: USA, Russia, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, and Israel. The flag on the back is part of the fight. The card features six bouts. Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre joins the commentary team, his presence a signal of how seriously the combat sports world is reading this event format. FrontWave Arena sits in Oceanside at the edge of San Diego County, accessible from anywhere in SoCal. Doors open at 5PM, fights start at 6PM. The crowd that fills regional MMA venues knows what they are watching. This is not a casual pay-per-view audience. It is people who understand the sport at the level where the nationality of each fighter is meaningful context, not a marketing detail. Six bouts. Eight nations. Georges St-Pierre on commentary. Tickets through AXS.

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San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays at Petco Park

Jul 10, 2026 100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101

Three games against a team you almost never get to see — that is what an interleague series delivers: styles of play that don't meet during the regular season suddenly in contact, and nobody in the park knows quite what to expect. The Toronto Blue Jays visit Petco Park on July 10, a late-week summer showcase. Toronto is consistently one of the American League's most interesting clubs — a Canadian franchise with a long history of developing Latin American talent and building rosters that produce entertaining, high-scoring baseball. An interleague Friday night at Petco against the Blue Jays is the kind of game that delivers the unexpected. Petco Park in mid-July is the stadium at the height of summer: warm, clear, the Gaslamp Quarter in full Friday-night activation before first pitch, the park full of people who worked the week and arrived ready for exactly three hours of this. Send it to the friend who has been meaning to catch a game all summer.

FIFA World Cup 2026 — Quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium (July 10)

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FIFA World Cup 2026 — Quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium (July 10)

Jul 10, 2026 1 SoFi Stadium Dr, Inglewood, CA 9…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium on July 10 is, by any honest accounting, one of the most significant sporting events in Southern California history. By the quarterfinal stage, the tournament's narratives are fully formed: the team that was not supposed to survive the knockout rounds, the player who arrived carrying a country's expectations and delivered, the rivalry activated by a bracket that had no mercy. Eight teams remain in the entire world. Four go home this weekend. The stakes are absolute. SoFi Stadium with its rolling roof and its sight lines that put 70,000 people in intimate proximity to the pitch was built for exactly this kind of moment — and the FIFA World Cup, held in the United States for only the second time ever, will not return to this venue for decades. Southern California's soccer community, the most diverse in North America and stretching from Inglewood through Long Beach and deep into the Inland Empire, has been building toward July 2026 since the Host City announcement. The quarterfinals are when that anticipation finally cashes out in 90 minutes.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 — SoFi Stadium

Jun 18 – Jul 10, 2026 SoFi Stadium, 1001 Stadium Dr, Ing…

SoFi Stadium in Inglewood is one of eleven US host venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the most technologically advanced stadium in the world hosting the most watched sporting event on the planet. Los Angeles is slated to host group stage matches beginning in June and a semifinal on July 14, 2026, making SoFi Stadium the epicenter of the West Coast's World Cup experience. The stadium complex, home to the Rams and Chargers, seats 70,000 with a capacity that can expand to 100,000 for events of this scale, and its translucent roof and in-bowl video halo make it the most visually distinctive venue in the tournament. Los Angeles has one of the largest soccer supporter communities in the United States, built through decades of LA Galaxy history, Liga MX fandom, and the international community that calls the city home — when the World Cup comes to Inglewood, those communities all gather in the same stadium for the first time at this scale. Tickets for individual matches are available through FIFA's official portal; hospitality packages through SoFi. If you have any connection to the 32 qualifying nations playing in LA, this is the pilgrimage.

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LA World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Whittier Narrows

Jul 9, 2026 Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, …

The San Gabriel Valley does not usually make the list of places where the world gathers. But when the World Cup quarterfinals hit on July 9-11, the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area becomes exactly that. A free, open-air stadium where the neighborhood watches the biggest matches on the planet together. The LA World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Whittier Narrows is the eastside anchor of the city official fan zone network, positioned to serve the communities of El Monte, South El Monte, Montebello, Pico Rivera, and the broader SGV. Neighborhoods with some of the deepest futbol roots in Los Angeles. This is not a downtown activation designed for tourists. This is a park that families already know, hosting matches that families already care about. Each day features live match broadcasts on a large outdoor LED screen, cultural activities from the communities that surround the park, a local artisan marketplace, and food vendors representing the culinary diversity of the SGV. Live performances include Rhythm and Truth, the USC Marching Band, Mariachi from the LA Phil, youth mariachi, Contra-Tiempo dance company, and giant strolling soccer puppets that turn the space between matches into a street festival. The semifinal and final windows land here between July 9 and 11, meaning the stakes on screen will be as high as they get before MetLife Stadium hosts the final on July 19. Admission is free. Walk-ups welcome, first come first served. This is one of those events where the crowd IS the event. The food is secondary. The entertainment is secondary. The thing people will remember is watching a penalty shootout with two hundred strangers who became temporary family for ninety minutes.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Jul 7, 2026 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, …

Dodger Stadium sits above Chavez Ravine with the San Gabriel Mountains framing the outfield and 56,000 seats that fill up for a reason. The Dodgers have been the cultural heartbeat of Los Angeles for decades, and a night at the Stadium is one of the few places in the city where strangers genuinely talk to each other. Gates open two hours before first pitch, which matters. Batting practice at Dodger Stadium is worth arriving early for — players are accessible, the park is quiet, and the light across the infield is different before the crowd fills in. Dodger Dogs have been a point of pride and debate since 1962. The loaded nachos are not a lesser option. The third-base pavilion gets loud faster than anywhere else in the park. The fan base is multi-generational and genuinely diverse — Koreatown, East LA, the Valley, and transplants from every other MLB city all show up. What ties it together is that most people who love the Dodgers really love the Dodgers. Division rivals bring out the loudest crowds. Night games in summer are the best version of LA. Parking on-site is $35 (cash and card). Rideshare drop-off at the Elysian Park Ave gate is the cleaner move on a sell-out night. The Dodger Stadium Express runs from Union Station — $8 round trip, no traffic, no parking.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Jul 6, 2026 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, …

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San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park

Jul 6, 2026 100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit Petco Park on July 6 in the NL West division series that carries the most direct consequence on the standings. Padres vs Diamondbacks is a rivalry conducted with the mutual respect of two clubs that know they are competing for the same postseason real estate — the West is their division, these games decide who controls it, and the home-and-away math between them across a full season is the most direct measurement of what each club's year has been worth. Petco Park over a July 4th holiday weekend stretch brings the summer season to its full volume: the crowds include everyone — families, season-ticket holders, visitors from Arizona with their own loyalties — and the park's atmosphere absorbs all of it and converts it into the specific Petco quality of a weekend that feels like summer baseball at its best.

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Silvers

Jul 3 – Jul 5, 2026 From $15 Major theaters nationwide, USA

Silvers opens July 3rd, 2026 at theaters nationwide from $15. A new film on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend — which means the opening night audience is the crowd that chose this over the holiday weekend's alternatives, which tells you something about what kind of film this is and what kind of audience it draws. July 4th weekend is one of the biggest moviegoing periods of the year, which means the studio chose this date deliberately and the film was built to earn its place in it. Opening weekend audiences for summer theatrical releases carry a specific energy — people arrived with expectation, the theater is full, and the collective experience of a summer film with a crowd that wanted to be there is the version the filmmakers were making for. From $15. July 3rd. Find your theater and book before the holiday weekend fills. Opening night, first weekend — this is when the communal experience of a new theatrical release is at its fullest. The film plays differently in a full house than it does in a half-empty midweek matinee. Opening weekend is the right time, and July 4th weekend is the fullest opening weekend of the summer.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Jul 5, 2026 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, …

The Padres bring the loudest visiting fans in the NL West — this one has a different edge than a regular home game. Dodger Stadium sits above Chavez Ravine with the San Gabriel Mountains framing the outfield and 56,000 seats that fill up for a reason. The Dodgers have been the cultural heartbeat of Los Angeles for decades, and a night at the Stadium is one of the few places in the city where strangers genuinely talk to each other. Gates open two hours before first pitch, which matters. Batting practice at Dodger Stadium is worth arriving early for — players are accessible, the park is quiet, and the light across the infield is different before the crowd fills in. Dodger Dogs have been a point of pride and debate since 1962. The loaded nachos are not a lesser option. The third-base pavilion gets loud faster than anywhere else in the park. The fan base is multi-generational and genuinely diverse — Koreatown, East LA, the Valley, and transplants from every other MLB city all show up. What ties it together is that most people who love the Dodgers really love the Dodgers. Division rivals bring out the loudest crowds. Night games in summer are the best version of LA. Parking on-site is $35 (cash and card). Rideshare drop-off at the Elysian Park Ave gate is the cleaner move on a sell-out night. The Dodger Stadium Express runs from Union Station — $8 round trip, no traffic, no parking.

Macross: Do You Remember Love? -- First Official U.S. Theatrical Screening

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Macross: Do You Remember Love? -- First Official U.S. Theatrical Screening

Jul 5, 2026 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, C…

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.

Copa Del Rave: World Cup 2026 Watch Parties — Academy LA

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Copa Del Rave: World Cup 2026 Watch Parties — Academy LA

Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2026 Academy LA, 6021 Hollywood Blvd, L…

Los Angeles has an unexpected World Cup tradition: part soccer watch party, part EDM rave, part cultural celebration. Copa Del Rave turns FIFA match days into full-scale events at Academy LA. The 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals (July 4-5) bring Copa Del Rave to its peak intensity. Match nights pair live DJ sets from world-class talent — including Claude VonStroke, Ardalan, DJ Minx, and curator crews representing Afrobeats, Reggaeton, Haitian, and Brazilian musical communities — with live soccer on the big screen, multi-room sound, and the kind of crowd energy that only happens when your country is playing. What makes Copa Del Rave different from a normal sports bar: the music is not background. The DJs set the emotional tempo of the match. When your team scores, the drop hits. The diaspora crews — Afrobeats To The World, Gasolina, Reggaeton Rave, Haitian Spotlight — turn each match into a cultural homecoming. Fans who have never been to a rave and ravers who have never watched soccer both belong here. QF Watch Parties run July 4-5 at Academy LA (Hollywood). Tickets available at Academy LA and copadelrave.com. 21+. Doors open at 9pm.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres — Independence Day

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres — Independence Day

Jul 4, 2026 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, …

Fourth of July at Dodger Stadium. Post-game fireworks show over the outfield. The Padres bring the loudest visiting fans in the NL West — this one has a different edge than a regular home game. Dodger Stadium sits above Chavez Ravine with the San Gabriel Mountains framing the outfield and 56,000 seats that fill up for a reason. The Dodgers have been the cultural heartbeat of Los Angeles for decades, and a night at the Stadium is one of the few places in the city where strangers genuinely talk to each other. Gates open two hours before first pitch, which matters. Batting practice at Dodger Stadium is worth arriving early for — players are accessible, the park is quiet, and the light across the infield is different before the crowd fills in. Dodger Dogs have been a point of pride and debate since 1962. The loaded nachos are not a lesser option. The third-base pavilion gets loud faster than anywhere else in the park. The fan base is multi-generational and genuinely diverse — Koreatown, East LA, the Valley, and transplants from every other MLB city all show up. What ties it together is that most people who love the Dodgers really love the Dodgers. Division rivals bring out the loudest crowds. Night games in summer are the best version of LA. Parking on-site is $35 (cash and card). Rideshare drop-off at the Elysian Park Ave gate is the cleaner move on a sell-out night. The Dodger Stadium Express runs from Union Station — $8 round trip, no traffic, no parking.

San Diego Wave FC — Fourth of July Match at Snapdragon Stadium

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San Diego Wave FC — Fourth of July Match at Snapdragon Stadium

Jul 4, 2026 9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108

San Diego Wave FC host an NWSL match at Snapdragon Stadium on July 4 — Independence Day football in Mission Valley, the stadium decorated for the occasion and the crowd arriving with a specific holiday energy. The Wave's home matches in the summer months draw the largest and most diverse crowds of the NWSL season, and a July 4 Saturday match at Snapdragon brings together the Wave faithful and the holiday audience in a combination the atmosphere can hold without any strain. NWSL play in mid-summer is the league at its competitive peak: the national team players back from international duty, the rosters at full strength, the technical level at its highest. Snapdragon Stadium on Independence Day is fireworks optional. The football is the main event.

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