What's happening in LA this weekend, Nov. 13 to 15

Camp Flog Gnaw takes over Dodger Stadium, CicLAvia closes nearly 3 miles of Pasadena streets to cars, and two of the area's best art and craft weekends land at the same time. Here's what's happening in LA this weekend, Friday, Nov. 13 through Sunday, Nov. 15.

Times and tickets can change, so check with the venue before you head out.

Friday, Nov. 13

Japanese Food Expo, Hollywood. Starts at 5 p.m. Friday and runs through Saturday at Ovation Hollywood, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Expect tastings of more than 100 Japanese foods, sake and beer samplings, live tuna cutting and calligraphy demos. Tickets are $50 for 21 and over, $35 for ages 11 to 20, $25 for ages 6 to 10, and free for 5 and under.
Inglewood Open Studios opening night. The 2026 Art Walk group exhibition opens at Black House LA, 6 to 9 p.m. Free.
Manet at the Norton Simon, Pasadena. Making History: Manet's "Execution of Maximilian", on loan from the National Gallery, London, opens Friday.
E-40 and Too $hort, Inglewood. "How the West Was Won" at YouTube Theater, 7:30 p.m., with Mack 10, Daz Dillinger, Sage the Gemini, Kid Ink and more on the bill.
UCLA vs. Illinois at the Rose Bowl. College football in Pasadena, 6 p.m.
The LA Phil plays Tchaikovsky's Fourth. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Can't make Friday? There's a 2 p.m. show Sunday.

Saturday, Nov. 14

Jackalope art fair, Pasadena. More than 200 local artisans fill Central Park in Old Pasadena, 275 S. Raymond Ave., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free, with face painting, live music and food trucks. Steps from the Del Mar Metro station.
Inglewood Open Studios Art Walk. A free, self-guided tour of artists' studios and galleries across Inglewood, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A free shuttle runs from the park-and-ride lot at the Beacon Arts Building, 808 N. La Brea Ave.
Holiday market, San Pedro. Markets for Makers brings 90+ small makers to AltaSea at the Port of LA, 2451 Signal St., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $6, and kids under 12 get in free.
Live On Sunset, West Hollywood. A free concert takes over the Sunset Strip between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard, 4 to 11 p.m. Registration is full, but the waitlist is open.
Camp Flog Gnaw, Dodger Stadium. Tyler, the Creator's festival runs Saturday and Sunday, noon to 11 p.m., with Turnstile, Steve Lacy, Future and Don Toliver. Passes are sold out; the festival points fans to its waitlist and official resale.
Jorge Drexler at Disney Hall. The Uruguayan singer-songwriter plays a special acoustic concert, 8 p.m.
Free night at the Getty Center. Dorian Wood performs Canto de Todes with a cello quartet at 6:30 p.m., followed by a conversation. Free, but you need a ticket, and parking costs extra.
Free family art time. The Getty Villa hosts a drop-in mosaic workshop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (you still need a free timed-entry reservation), and the Hammer Museum runs a free drop-in art studio from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tank and the Bangas, Blue Note LA. Two sets each night Saturday and Sunday, 7 and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15

CicLAvia, Pasadena. Free, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. About 2.7 miles of car-free streets along Colorado Boulevard (Pasadena Avenue to Allen Avenue) and Raymond Avenue. Walk, bike, skate or just hang out. Hubs at Memorial Park, 145 N. Raymond Ave., and 1778 E. Colorado Blvd. have restrooms, water and bike repairs. Take the Metro A Line to Del Mar or Memorial Park. If you drive, note there's no parking on the route from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m., and cars will be towed.
Smorgasburg, Downtown. The weekly food market at The Row DTLA, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New museum shows. MOCA Grand Avenue opens Julian Charrière: Deep End and Cecilia Vicuña: Quipu of Encounters, and Craft Contemporary opens three new exhibitions.
The Who's Tommy closes. Last chances at the Hollywood Pantages, 1 and 6:30 p.m.
Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and GZA, Downtown. Three Wu-Tang members on one stage at The Novo, 8 p.m.
Usher and Chris Brown, SoFi Stadium. The R&B Tour, 7:30 p.m. (and again Monday). Skip the parking: take the Metro C or K Line to LAX/Metro Transit Center, then the free SoFi Stadium Express shuttle.

Free all weekend

Getty Center and Getty Villa. Free with a timed reservation. Parking is extra.
Griffith Observatory. Free telescopes, exhibits and big views. Closed Mondays.
Hammer Museum. Free admission, including Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines.
ICA LA. Free admission to Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses.
Wende Museum, Culver City. Free admission to Competing Cosmologies: Interpreting the Sky, with a full-scale Sputnik-1 model.

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LA This Weekend Team