Hello listeners and welcome to Things to Do in Los Angeles—broadcasting straight from the city where the sun never takes a day off and the only thing hotter than the weather is the lineup of quirky, world-class events. Today is Saturday, September 27, 2025, and let me tell you: LA is buzzing with that back-to-school, let’s-be-awesome energy as fall kicks off. Skies are clear, that perfect late-September Goldilocks temperature is teasing out Angelenos in vintage shades, and everywhere from Venice Beach to Echo Park feels like one big, lively neighborhood block party.

Whether you’re a culture vulture, a super-fan, or just a seeker of the city’s weirdest spectacles, today’s got more flavors than a Korean-Mexican taco truck. For all you pop-culture fiends, LA Comic Con is taking over the Convention Center—imagine 800-plus artists and vendors, elite cosplayers, and big names like Elizabeth Olsen dropping in for selfies and shenanigans, all weekend according to Discover LA and Secret LA. For the musically obsessed, it’s a record-breaker: GRAMMY-winner Laufey wraps her two-night run at Crypto.com Arena, then later tonight, Big Thief and Noname grace the legendary Hollywood Bowl for a concert with serious indie cred. Over at Grand Park, world-renowned DJ Hardwell is firing up an epic outdoor EDM party that’ll leave your sneakers begging for mercy by sunrise—Insomniac’s got your ticket to that one.

Craving a big dose of community and culture? The Autry Museum’s Annual Block Party is going all out today, with live music, games, plein air painting, and a shoutout to LA’s heroic first responders. If you want something that sets your soul and your soles on fire, the 43rd Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival is dropping beats from every corner of the globe, with Aztec, Afro-Venezuelan, and Korean percussion shaking those iconic spires. For families, there’s the Montana Avenue Art Walk in Santa Monica, a festival of local art and neighborhood charm, plus a totally wild reptile show at the Lake View Terrace Library—get up close with creatures that look straight out of a sci-fi flick.

And if you’re more about design than drum circles, LA Design Weekend has turned the city into one giant creativity carnival, with over 125 pop-ups, installations, and hands-on workshops scattered everywhere from downtown studios to Silver Lake indie shops. The Secret LA folks say it best: it’s like a treasure map for the imagination—and if you find the secret cocktail menu, you definitely get bonus points.

In local news that’s shaking up LA’s culinary scene, there are whispers about some of fall’s hottest new restaurant and cocktail bar openings—think intimate rooftop lounges, taco shops with menus by James Beard nominees, and vegan bakeries that will flat-out ruin donut shops for you forever. Plus, Metro is rolling out extended Purple Line hours tonight, making it easier for you night owls to bounce around LA’s neighborhoods without hunting for impossible parking.

Now, let’s talk bucket-list must-do’s for today. The Griffith Observatory is hosting its monthly public star party—check out the cosmos through pro telescopes and chat up passionate astronomers. Want something extra LA? Try scoping out secret street art in the Arts District, catch a drive-in movie screening, or feast on mole poblano at LA Cocina de Gloria Molina where Doña Mago is putting on a flavors-and-stories cooking class tied to the legendary Feria de los Moles. Spooky season early birds—there are haunted hikes happening at Griffith Park’s old zoo ruins.

Random Oly Bennet fact: Did you know that LA’s world-famous Hollywood Sign once read “Hollywoodland” and started as a real estate ad back in 1923? Locals use it to spot tourists—if you’re walking uphill with a camera, you’re fresh off the plane—but here’s the trick: the best Insta-worthy view is from Lake Hollywood Park, not the touristy spots.

Before we sign off, tomorrow’s LA keeps the groove rolling with the Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival, more big shows at the Bowl, and the start of the city’s wildest Oktoberfest celebrations where lederhosen and LA sunshine make for some very amusing selfies. Tune in again for your daily pass to LA’s surprising, spectacular, and let’s face it—sometimes straight-up oddball adventures.

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