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This March 14-16 in Los Angeles, you’ll find ArtNight in Pasadena, the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a Spring Community Market at The Compound, Holi Beach Music Festival, the LA Marathon, the SoCal Museums Free-For-All, and more…
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Make Metro Part of Your Weekend
Pasadena ArtNight – M FA > This Friday, the spring edition of Pasadena ArtNight offers free admission and special activations at 19 of the city’s arts and culture institutions. Participants include the Pasadena City Hall, Gamble House, USC Pacific Asia Museum, and the Armory Center for the Arts. here’s a free shuttle you can hop on between venues as well. Runs 6 to 10 p.m. More info here.
Go Metro: Take the A Line to Memorial Park station.
Things To Do This Weekend
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission, TP = Top Pick
Ivy Station Night Market: St. Patrick’s Day – M FA > Ivy Station’s monthly night market kicks off St. Patrick’s Day weekend with green beer, food trucks, local artisan vendors, and music on the Ivy Station lawn in Culver City. Runs 5 to 10 p.m. and free to attend. More info here.
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Here There Are Blueberries at The Wallis – > Starting Thursday, Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s Here There Are Blueberries begins a three week run at The Wallis. The documentary play unravels the story behind a discovered photo album from Auschwitz, shedding light on the chilling normalcy of the perpetrators while raising haunting questions about human complicity. Shows will run on select dates through March 30. Tickets start at $53.90 More info here.
LA Marathon + Expo -> The 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon is a weekend-long experience that includes a free two-day expo at Dodger Stadium (this Friday and Saturday), a Saturday 5K, an LA Kids Run, plus the Charity Half Marathon and of course the big race on Sunday. More info here.
Toys As Art: Mattel’s 80th Anniversary Group Exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery – FA > On Saturday, Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) teams up with Mattel Creations for a major new exhibition, celebrating Mattel’s 80th anniversary. The show features original, one-of-a-kind artwork from over 80 artists, each reimagining Mattel’s most iconic brands. More info here.
Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade – FA > The City of Hermosa Beach celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a parade, live entertainment and activities set up at the Hermosa Beach Pier and surround areas. All starts this Saturday at 11 a.m. More info here.
St. Patty’s Day at Benny Boy – FA > Benny Boy Brewing gets into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit this Saturday with an evening of live band karaoke, nitro milk stout, and green beer, plus a ticketed ($50) Cider & Oyster Pairing class with Perlitas as part of the Re:Her’s Women’s History Month Festival. Pop-up food vendors for the day will be Il Piacere and Zef BBQ. Day party starts at noon and the live music comes on at 7 p.m. Free to attend, but 21+ only. More info here.
Holi Beach Music Festival -> This seaside Color Carnival taking place in Redondo Beach this Saturday will include DJ’s spinning Bollywood, American pop and Afro Beat a music plus bursts of non-toxic color powder/water and pop-up food stalls. Tickets start at $28.52. More info here.
SoCal Museums Museum Free-for-All – FA TP > This Sunday, the SoCal Museums Museums Free-for-All returns for an annual regional collaboration between over thirty museums and cultural institutions, all of which will offer free admission on the same date. The 2025 list of participants includes many Metro-accessible locations, including LACMA, The Getty, The Broad, The Autry, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and more. Plus, if you do ride Metro, some locations are Metro riders with a TAP card special discount at their stores. More info here.
Soil Health & Earth Regeneration Workshop – FA > This Sunday, the Crenshaw Dairy Mart will host a special workshop on Soil Health & Earth Regeneration. Master Gardener Waunette Cullors of WOW Flower Project and artist gene aguilar magaña lead guests toward a better understanding of soil health and restoration through community gardening practices, including the use of restorative California native seeds to counter toxic pollution and building sculptural seed capsules from compost. The event runs 1 to 4 p.m. and is free to attend with registration. More info here.
Mujeres En La Playita – FA > Head to Highland Park’s De La Playa Records this Sunday for an afternoon fiesta featuring a Bar Flores cocktail takeover featuring beverage director Karla Flores-Mercado, pop oysters and tostadas Perlitas, mechanical bull riding, and tunes from an all-female lineup of DJs. Party goes from noon to 6 p.m. Free to attend. More info here.
Spring Community Market at The Compound – FA > On Sunday, The Compound in Long Beach will host a Spring Community Market featuring special activations and a local vendor lineup. Programming includes a microgreens planting station with Golden Garden, live poetry with Typewriters Anonymous, and intuitive tea blending with Lucky Penny. It’s all free to attend. Runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More info here.
Dining & Drinking
(picks by Christina Champlin)
Broken Shaker St. Patty’s Day Weekend -> Broken Shaker at Freehand Hotel Los Angeles kicks off St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a rooftop party this Saturday featuring $14 Jameson drink specials, DJ sets from Lani Love, and $15 crispy housemade Fish N’ Chips. More info here.
St. Patrick’s Weekend at Maple Block -> Maple Block celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with two festive events. In Culver City, enjoy menu specials from Saturday, March 15, through Monday, March 17, including a Corned Beef Plate with all the fixin’s, Pastrami Sandwich, Reuben Sandwich, and $8 Guinness. The celebration wraps up Monday night with an evening party at 5 p.m. At Grand Central Market, Maple Block serves up sandwich specials and hosts a bar crawl and block party starting Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by an all-day patio party on Monday, March 17. More info here.
Green Beer Towers & More at 1212 Santa Monica -> 1212 Santa Monica goes big for St. Patrick’s Day with a weekend-long celebration from Friday through Monday. Expect green beer towers, all-night happy hour, Irish Car Bombs, and plenty of Guinness to keep the festivities going. More info here.
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