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Anime Expo 2026 — Day 2

In 3 days · Jul 3 From $65 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Anime Expo 2026 — Day 2 continues Friday, July 3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in North America, drawing over 100,000 fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center each summer. The 2026 edition runs July 2-5 across all four days, with a massive 340,000-square-foot Exhibit Hall, Artist Alley, J-Pop and ani-song concerts, industry panels, anime premieres, cosplay competitions, autograph sessions, and gaming areas. The convention is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation and runs continuously across all four days. Each day brings different programming, exclusive announcements, and guests from across the anime, manga, and J-Pop industries. Saturday and Sunday draw the largest crowds; Thursday and Friday move at a more manageable pace for exhibit hall access. The Los Angeles Convention Center is located at 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, steps from the EXPO/Convention Center Metro station. Badge pickup opens before the convention; pick yours up early to avoid lines. Tickets are available at anime-expo.org. Single-day and four-day badges are offered, with four-day badges providing the best value for full-weekend attendees.

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One Piece Rave — Los Angeles (1720 LA)

In 3 days · Jul 3 1720 LA, 1720 E 16th Street, Los A…

The One Piece Rave comes to 1720 LA on July 3, 2026 -- a club night built for the One Piece fandom at the intersection of anime culture and nightlife. Presented by ORLOVE, this event is part of the growing SoCal anime rave circuit forming around the one-two punch of the One Piece live-action season and the first-ever ONE PIECE Fest landing in LA in August. The format: DJ sets of J-pop, anime OSTs, and hype tracks; a crowd in One Piece cosplay and fandom gear; a venue (1720 LA) that has hosted some of LA's best underground club nights. If you are a Nakama in Los Angeles, this is your pre-Fest gathering. 1720 is located at 1720 E 16th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021 in the Arts District. 21+ event. Doors open at 9 PM. Tickets available in advance through the event page -- One Piece events in LA have been selling out fast with the current fandom momentum. One Piece Fest (COSM LA, August 25-26) is the anchor. The Rave on July 3 is the community warm-up. Come as your favorite character. Leave with new crew members.

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Abbot Kinney First Fridays — July 2026

In 3 days · Jul 3 Free Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Ang…

Abbot Kinney First Fridays runs the first Friday of every month from 5 to 10 PM on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles. The street transforms into a pedestrian-friendly outdoor market and block party with all the boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and shops extended open late alongside food trucks and live street performances. Abbot Kinney is one of the few streets in LA that has maintained a genuine neighborhood identity through decades of gentrification pressure — independent retailers, working artists, local restaurants, and design studios have anchored the block since the 1980s. First Fridays is the moment when the community that sustains those businesses shows up together. The energy is different from a festival. There is no main stage and no single sponsor. Just a few hundred people moving between shops, plates of food from local trucks, and occasional live music spilling out of storefronts. It is LA neighborhood culture at its most accessible. Street parking fills early. Metro Expo Line to 26th/Bergamot and a short rideshare, or park in the surrounding Venice residential streets and walk in. The event is free.

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Abbot Kinney First Fridays — Venice

In 3 days · Jul 3 Free Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Ang…

They believed Abbot Kinney Boulevard had enough soul to be a destination on its own — and that giving it a designated first Friday every month would let it be exactly that without further explanation. First Fridays has held that position since the neighborhood decided to make it official. The boulevard goes from a shopping street to a street festival every first Friday from 5 to 10pm. Galleries stay open late. Independent merchants put things on the sidewalk and lean into the foot traffic. Food trucks park where they make sense. Street performers show up because the crowd is there and the crowd is good. The mix changes month to month because the vendors and performers rotate, but the character of the boulevard doesn't: Venice stays Venice, and First Fridays is what it looks like when the neighborhood leans all the way into that. No tickets. No wristbands. You show up on Abbot Kinney between Dell and Broadway and spend an evening in a neighborhood that knows exactly what it is. Free. Every first Friday of the month, 5–10 PM. Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice (Los Angeles).

Sukeban World Championship Fight Night — Anime Expo 2026

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Sukeban World Championship Fight Night — Anime Expo 2026

In 3 days · Jul 3 51.6 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

This is not a wrestling show with an anime theme. It is a convergence: Harajuku fashion aesthetics, anime character energy, live music, and genuine athletic competition fused into one arena experience. Sukeban is Japan's premier female pro wrestling league — and its first-ever World Championship Fight arrives at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3rd at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The league brings rival girl gangs from Tokyo — the Harajuku Stars, Cherry Bomb Girls, and Vandals stables — fighting for a championship belt on the biggest stage in the league's history. Special appearances confirmed. Every match is a story arc. Every outfit is a character declaration. The room this fills: anime fans who also watch wrestling. Sneakerheads who follow Harajuku drops. AEW and WWE fans who've been waiting for something that hits different — aesthetically, athletically, culturally. Sukeban occupies an intersection no other event touches: J-fashion, pro wrestling, anime convention, live performance. Ticketed separately from AX general admission to keep the room committed. Entry requirements: valid Anime Expo credential (4-day or any 1-day pass) plus a separate Sukeban event ticket. GA Floor (standing): $51.60. Balcony A (seated): $101.60. VIP Ringside: $151.60. Tickets at leapevents.com — limited capacity.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

In 3 days · Jul 3 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.

Petersen Automotive Museum Cars & Coffee 2026 — July

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Petersen Automotive Museum Cars & Coffee 2026 — July

In 4 days · Jul 4 Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 W…

The Petersen Automotive Museum's July Cars & Coffee event on the first Saturday of the month draws some of the most interesting vehicles of the summer season — the Independence Day holiday weekend proximity and the summer show circuit momentum produce a gathering that consistently draws cars that don't appear at regular weekend shows. Cars & Coffee at the Petersen Museum is informal by design: no judging, no awards, no entry requirements, no registration. Cars show up, owners talk to spectators, and the organic social environment of car culture at its most natural fills the museum's surrounding streets. The mix is genuinely eclectic — a pre-war American classic might park next to a current supercar alongside a modified Japanese sports car from the 1990s alongside a vintage racing car recently out of restoration. The Petersen's curatorial staff sometimes uses Cars & Coffee as an informal preview ground for upcoming exhibitions — owners whose cars relate to current or upcoming museum themes may park in featured positions near the museum entrance. This creates a connection between the gathering on the street and the collection inside that distinguishes Petersen Cars & Coffee from similar events at purely commercial venues. The event runs 8 AM to approximately noon on the first Saturday of each month. Free to attend. Arrive before 8 AM for the best positions and the experience of watching the cars arrive.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Day 3

In 4 days · Jul 4 From $65 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Day 3 at Anime Expo is when the convention becomes itself. Saturday, July 4, 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center — the highest-attendance day of the largest anime convention in North America. Over 100,000 fans across the floor, programming running in every corner of the building, the cosplay competition at full force. This year, Day 3 carries weight for two fandoms simultaneously. The BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War — The Calamity panel takes place Saturday morning at Crypto.com Arena, with Japanese VA Masakazu Morita and English voice director Johnny Yong Bosch present. And in the afternoon (2:45–4:05 PM, JW Diamond room), Science SARU presents the North American premiere panel for Ghost in the Shell 2026 — the first new entry in the franchise in over a decade, premiering on streaming July 7. This is a rare convergence: two landmark franchise events, one day, one convention. Beyond the main panels: the Artist Alley is at its most densely packed, exclusives sell out by early afternoon, and the spontaneous meetups — people who found each other because of a shared series, a specific cosplay, a niche fandom — run into the night. Plan for crowds at the main entrances by midmorning. General admission and day badges available. The Saturday ticket moves fastest.

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Little Tokyo Tanabata Festival 2026

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 Little Tokyo, 1st St & Central Ave…

The Tanabata Festival at Little Tokyo in Los Angeles celebrates the Japanese star festival — one of the five classical festivals of the Japanese calendar — with the traditional decoration of bamboo branches with colorful paper wishes (tanzaku) and a cultural program that brings the Little Tokyo community together each July. Tanabata (the Star Festival) marks the annual meeting of two stars in the night sky, Vega and Altair, which in Japanese mythology represent the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi separated by the Milky Way. The festival tradition involves writing wishes on paper strips and hanging them on bamboo branches — a practice that Little Tokyo's Japanese American community has observed since the neighborhood's earliest days. The Little Tokyo Tanabata Festival features the bamboo decoration of the neighborhood's main streets and plazas, traditional music and dance performances, cultural activities, and the community gathering that defines Little Tokyo's role as the cultural center of Japanese American life in Southern California. Little Tokyo is located in downtown Los Angeles near 1st Street between San Pedro and Alameda, accessible via Metro Gold Line (Little Tokyo/Arts District Station). The festival is free to attend. July is typically warm in downtown LA — the evening programming after sunset is the most pleasant time to visit.

Cinespia: Jurassic Park + Fireworks — July 4, 2026

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Cinespia: Jurassic Park + Fireworks — July 4, 2026

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 Ticketed LA State Historic Park, 1245 N Spr…

They believed July 4th called for something more than a lawn and a countdown. Cinespia's answer: Jurassic Park on a massive outdoor screen at LA State Historic Park, followed by fireworks — on the one night a year built for spectacle. LA State Historic Park is a different venue from Hollywood Forever — wider, more open, sized for a crowd that shows up expecting something. The film was released in 1993 and holds its power in ways that don't make sense for something over thirty years old. When the T-Rex appears, the crowd reacts. When the raptors move through the kitchen, the crowd tenses. Watching it outdoors on July 4, with fireworks at the end — that is a specific kind of night that doesn't happen by accident. Cinespia plans it. Gates open early for picnicking before dark. Bring a blanket or low-backed chairs; food and drinks are welcome. The park fills up, and the fireworks after the film mean the evening ends on a note that fits the date. Advance tickets required. Check cinespia.org for gate time and ticket link. July 4, 2026. LA State Historic Park, 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres — Independence Day

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres — Independence Day

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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.

July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular with The Beach Boys — Hollywood Bowl 2026

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July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular with The Beach Boys — Hollywood Bowl 2026

In 4 days · Jul 4 ✨ New From $47 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, …

There is a version of the Fourth of July where you are not in your backyard squinting at a neighbor's bottle rockets — you are lying back against a hillside in the dark with seventeen thousand other people, a full orchestra is playing, and the fireworks are breaking directly above the shell, close enough that you feel them in your chest. That is what the Hollywood Bowl does every Fourth, and it has done it for generations. For 2026 — the country's 250th birthday — The Beach Boys headline, with John Stamos sitting in and Thomas Wilkins conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, leaning on the 60th anniversary of Pet Sounds. The Bowl is carved into the Cahuenga Pass, so the sound rises and the light falls and you are not watching the show from across a parking lot — you are sitting inside it. People come early with wine and a picnic. By the time 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' lands, the whole amphitheater is singing without being asked. Saturday, July 4, 2026. Gates 5:30pm, music at 7:30pm, fireworks to close. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles. Kids 12 and under are half price. The same program also runs July 2 and 3 — book the night you can get.

Sonicboombox Anime XP Afterparty 2026 — Anime Expo Weekend

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Sonicboombox Anime XP Afterparty 2026 — Anime Expo Weekend

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 TBA Catch One, 4067 West Pico Boulevar…

Anime Expo weekend doesn't end when the convention floor closes. Sonicboombox throws the biggest AX afterparty of the year on July 4 at Catch One — and you don't need an Anime Expo badge to get in. Five rooms. Two floors. A massive outdoor patio. DJs spinning anime-adjacent music across hip-hop, trap, pop, EDM, and emo — Anime Nightclub 3, DJ Taylor Senpai, and a full lineup that treats anime soundtracks like the bangers they are. There's also a game room with Beyblades, a photobooth with printed photos, and the kind of crowd that has the right opinion about the Chainsaw Man opening. Presented by Girltaku, Newtown HQ, and Kaiju Jukebox — organizers who have run Anime Expo adjacent events for years and know exactly what this crowd wants on a Saturday night in July. Catch One is one of the best venues in Los Angeles: legendary sound system, multiple rooms, and enough space that it never feels like a sweaty anime convention overflow. It's more like the after-party that's actually better than the main event. July 4 also happens to be Independence Day. The Anime Expo crowd treats this as its own national holiday — cosplay optional, enthusiasm mandatory. Doors open at 8:30 PM and the night runs until 2 AM. 21+ only. Rideshare recommended. Located on West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. This is the Anime Expo afterparty the community has been running to for years. If you're in LA for AX weekend, this is the Saturday night plan.

RAVEKAWA — Chiikawa Anime Rave at Catch One Los Angeles

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RAVEKAWA — Chiikawa Anime Rave at Catch One Los Angeles

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 Catch One, 4067 W Pico Blvd, Los A…

The Chiikawa fandom understood something about those characters before the merch got everywhere — the anxious, striving energy of three tiny creatures trying to be brave is the same emotional register you feel walking into a club for the first time at 22. A rave built around that energy is not an anime tie-in. It is the right room. Catch One has been the Black-owned Pico Union venue at the center of Los Angeles club culture since 1973. Holding a Chiikawa rave there on July 4 weekend means the people who knew about this before the announcement are showing up to a place that has been holding rooms like this for half a century. Kawaii aesthetics, club music, decade-deep house lineage — the convergence is intentional. You will recognize the people there because they read the same threads as you. They cried when Chiikawa cried. They are not here to be ironic about it. The room is for the fans who carried this fandom when it was still small. Catch One Los Angeles, July 4 weekend. Doors and lineup details on the organizer page.

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Anime XP 2026 Afterparty — Los Angeles

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 Catch One, 4067 W Pico Blvd, Los A…

The convention floor closes. The night doesn’t. Every year, Sonicboombox has turned what should be the last night of Anime Expo into something the official schedule doesn’t list — a proper nightclub night for the people who stayed too long and still aren’t done. Anime XP Afterparty 2026 returns to Catch One, a two-floor, three-stage venue on West Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. Seven bars. A full game room that takes Beyblades seriously. Outdoor patio. And six anime DJs who treat the playlist like it matters, because it does. The lineup: Taylor Senpai, Dimi, Johnny Romer, DJ French, Beari, Foureyes. From 8:30 PM to 2:00 AM, the music runs through anime OSTs, J-pop, and electronic — whatever connects to the cultural moment that just spent four days filling the convention center. This is the exhale at the end of AX weekend. Catch One, 4067 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles. 21+ with valid ID. July 4, 2026. Doors at 8:30 PM. $25 in advance, $40 at the door.

Waku Waku Anime Rave Los Angeles — July 4, 2026

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Waku Waku Anime Rave Los Angeles — July 4, 2026

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 Moroccan Lounge, 901 E 1st St, Los…

The Moroccan Lounge in Downtown LA, July 4th, doors at 9pm. The SoCal anime rave circuit has adopted Waku Waku as its own, and this is the one that keeps coming back. The format is earned simplicity. No panels, no cosplay contest, no vendor hall. Just the music, the crowd, the visuals, and the shared recognition of hearing a song you know from a show that meant something to you at a specific moment in your life. The anime rave format produces a specific emotional register: nostalgia and presence simultaneously. You are in a room of strangers who had the same childhood, and you are all finding that out at exactly the same time. Waku Waku is worth attending for anyone in the SoCal anime community who has wanted to dance to anime music in a room that takes both seriously. The Moroccan Lounge is an ideal-size venue: large enough to feel like an event, small enough to feel like a community. Past editions have sold out. This one will too. What to know: 21+ event. Arrive early; the venue does not have much room to absorb late arrivals once capacity is reached. The Moroccan Lounge is in Downtown LA accessible by Metro. Uber/Lyft drop-off is on Spring St. Dress is casual to cosplay. The setlist will hit the obvious choices and the deep cuts. Both kinds of recognition produce the same reaction. July 4 is a calculated date: the holiday gives attendees a reason to be out late, and Los Angeles clears out enough on Independence Day that parking and transit are easier than usual. This is not an accident. The Waku Waku team knows their crowd. The anime rave circuit is one of the most consistent dark social signals on Falkor: tight community, recurring format, word-of-mouth distribution, no traditional marketing. People who find this event find it because someone in their group already knew about it. That is what a Falkor event looks like.

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

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

In 4 days · Jul 4 – Jul 5 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.

Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show 2026

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Marina del Rey 4th of July Fireworks Show 2026

In 4 days · Jul 4 ✨ New Free 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey…

There is a reason the people who grew up around this harbor never drive inland for the Fourth. They know the trick: the county shoots the fireworks from a barge in the middle of the Main Channel, so the whole basin becomes the show — the bursts go up over the masts and come straight back down in the water, and the reflection doubles everything. It is one of the largest fireworks displays in Los Angeles County, and the regulars have their spots. Burton Chace Park is the gathering point, with waterfront lawn along the channel, clean sightlines, and music synced to the show. Fisherman's Village, Mother's Beach, the waterfront restaurants, and anyone lucky enough to be on a boat all get their own version of the same twenty minutes. Families stake out the grass by late afternoon; the Westside drifts in as the light goes. Saturday, July 4, 2026, 9pm. Burton W. Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. Parking fills early — come for the afternoon, bring a blanket and a layer for after dark, and put the water between you and the barge.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Day 4

In 5 days · Jul 5 From $45 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Anime Expo 2026 — Day 4 closes the convention on Sunday, July 5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in North America, drawing over 100,000 fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center each summer. The 2026 edition runs July 2-5 across all four days, with a massive 340,000-square-foot Exhibit Hall, Artist Alley, J-Pop and ani-song concerts, industry panels, anime premieres, cosplay competitions, autograph sessions, and gaming areas. The convention is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation and runs continuously across all four days. Each day brings different programming, exclusive announcements, and guests from across the anime, manga, and J-Pop industries. Saturday and Sunday draw the largest crowds; Thursday and Friday move at a more manageable pace for exhibit hall access. The Los Angeles Convention Center is located at 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, steps from the EXPO/Convention Center Metro station. Badge pickup opens before the convention; pick yours up early to avoid lines. Tickets are available at anime-expo.org. Single-day and four-day badges are offered, with four-day badges providing the best value for full-weekend attendees.

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Smorgasburg Los Angeles — July 2026

In 5 days · Jul 5 Free admission ROW DTLA, 777 S Alameda St, Los An…

Smorgasburg Los Angeles runs every Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM at ROW DTLA, an open-air market and arts complex in the warehouse district south of the Arts District. The event is a West Coast outpost of the Brooklyn original — the largest weekly open-air food market in the country. On any given Sunday there are 50 to 80 food vendors, almost all of them small independent operations selling a single signature item. The variety is genuinely broad: Japanese milk bread, birria tacos, Nashville hot chicken, Hawaiian poke, Filipino ube desserts, Korean corn dogs, birria ramen, artisanal ice cream. Many vendors are pre-restaurant — this is where they test concepts before opening a brick-and-mortar. The complex also hosts design, vintage, and craft vendors alongside the food. Seating is spread across the open plaza. It operates rain or shine year-round. ROW DTLA is at 777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles. Parking is free on the property. Metro Gold Line Little Tokyo/Arts District station is a 10-minute walk. Admission is free. Budget $20–40 for food.

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

In 5 days · Jul 5 800 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.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

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