Bastille Day Los Angeles

Stadium Way and Scott Ave, Elysian Park, Monticello Old Lodge, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Description: Celebrate French independence as you indulge in Gallic food and wine to honor Bastille Day! You can also enter to win a trip, enjoy street performers and Tahitian dancers, shop from French Market vendors, and root for your favorite contestant in the Parisian waiters' race. Comedians, singers, and artists round out the bill for this annual event catering to Francophiles.
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California Gift Show

1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 310-822-9145

Description: Billed as the oldest and largest home furnishings show on the West Coast, the California Gift Show brings in some 1200 exhibitors, who promote the latest designs and concepts. Product categories include At Home, Boutique, EXTRACTS®, Fashion Accessories, Gifts, Etc., Handmade®, Jewelry (Cash & Carry), LA Contemporary, Resort, Souvenir & Licensing, Stationery & More, and World Style. Although the show is open only to buyers in the trade (credentials required), each one is permitted to bring a non-trade guest.
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Downtown Farmers Market at Bank of America Plaza

333 South Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Description: In recent years, developers have shown a great deal of interest in revitalizing and rekindling the public's interest in Downtown LA. Various farmers markets in the area are a great example of this. Truly indicative of the area's emerging "downtown atmosphere," each Friday afternoon you can choose from a vast selection of the certified California-grown, fresh fruits and vegetables of the season. The Bank of America Plaza is one location and there are others as well that are open all year round on different days of the week.
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Fiesta La Ballona

4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230 310-253-6667

Description: Stop by Veteran's Park and pay tribute to California's early settlers for Fiesta La Ballona! The fiesta begins Friday evening and doesn't stop until Sunday night, with live music, carnival rides & games, a petting zoo and pony rides. Enjoy food, chill out in the beer & wine garden and have lots of fun in the sun.
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Long Beach Jazz Festival

403 Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach, CA 90802 562- 570-1600

Description: The Long Beach Jazz Festival is the event of the summer for jazz lovers. Groove to the sounds of jazz greats like Michael Franks, Kirk Whalum, Ron Ayers and Poncho Sanchez, as well as legendary acts such as The Commodores and The Whispers. Enjoy food, art and some of jazz's finest musicians.
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Los Angeles County Fair

1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768 909-623-3111

Description: One of the nation's largest county fairs, this LA mainstay has been going strong since 1922. Northeast of the city on the county's far outskirts, the annual attraction draws more than a million visitors each year. They come for carnival rides, contests galore, livestock exhibitions, agriculture displays, and horse racing. They also take advantage of "it's-so-bad-it's-good" fair food, lots of people-watching, and a fantastic array of live concerts by folks like Lifehouse, Willie Nelson, The Doobie Brothers, and Violent Femmes.
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Los Angeles Film Festival

1024 Westwood Blvd, Westwood Village, CA

Description: Independent filmmakers from all over the US converge each June, bringing with them dozens and dozens of cutting-edge documentaries, shorts, and feature-length films. In addition to screenings, award ceremonies, and parties, the festival promises a slate of seminars, live music on the Broxten Avenue festival promenade, and several installments of "Coffee Talks", "Poolside Chats" which feature intimate dialogues with actors, directors, and other industry folks. (Please see website for screening venues.)
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Los Angeles Pride Festival

647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Description: Affirming the role and presence of gay men and women in LA, this lively series of events seeks to represent the diversity of the gay community and to give a voice to all. Held since 1970, LA Pride draws more than 100,000 people each year and features a fun-filled parade and lots of live shows and music. Various stages are devoted to R&B, country, Latin, and more, and special areas are set aside for children of gay and lesbian attendees and for gay people 24 and under. Lots of folks set up exhibits for a variety of goods and services, and an abundance of food and drink can easily be had.
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Nisei Week Japanese Festival

1st St and San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-687-7193

Description: Celebrating culture and community, the annual Nisei Week Festival is a nine-day event celebrating Japanese and Japanese-American culture. Showcasing Southern California's unique diversity in a fun-filled festival, the event offers parades, floats, food, music, dancing, a car show, sumo demonstrations, and a gyoza-eating contest. Don't miss the exciting martial arts demonstrations scheduled to be held in JACCC Plaza, right in the heart of Little Tokyo.
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Sunset Junction Street Fair

Sunset & Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 323-661-7771

Description: The annual Sunset Junction Street Fair is the only festival in Los Angeles where kids can go on rides, eat corn dogs, and pick up a leather whip for their next S&M party. Every club kid, hipster and regular Joe comes out for three stages of music, games, art and food. Over 200 vendors make up Silverlake's biggest celebration of diversity in an effort to "live in harmony with our neighbors." Past performers have included Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids and Black Keys.
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