The Top 5 Things to Do in LA This Weekend

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Read on for the best things to do in LA this weekend.

LA Fleet Week is an annual celebration of our nation’s Sea Services, held on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles over Memorial Day Weekend. Public events include active duty ship tours; military displays and equipment demos; aircraft flyovers, live entertainment and the ever-popular Galley Wars, a cook-off competition between Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Army teams.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour lands at SoFi Stadium this weekend! Don't miss one of the year’s most anticipated tours, get your tickets at Ticketmaster.

Factory 93 and Stranger Than present Loco Dice’s Purple Jam World Tour stop in Los Angeles on Friday, May 23. The German tech-house DJ will be releasing his fourth full-length album, Purple Jam, on the same day as his appearance at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Downtown LA. Tickets at Dice.

The LA Sparks meet up with the Golden State Valkyries for the third time this month on May 23, but this time, the game is on home court. Catch the Sparks at 7pm on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrates the work of production designer Sarah Greenwood and set director Katie Spencer, who earned their seventh Oscar nomination for their collaborative work on Barbie, with a special screening of the 2023 blockbuster on Friday, May 23. Greenwood and Spencer will be in attendance for this event.

On their latest album, True Electric, Norwegian duo Röyksopp includes contemporary reworks of fan favorites like “Do It Again,” “The Girl and the Robot” and “What Else Is There?” inspired by their True Electric DJ tour. The U.S. leg of this worldwide jaunt is happening this month and they hit Los Angeles on Friday, May 23. Tickets are running low for their DJ set at The Fonda, so act fast!

Cinespia launches their 2025 season at Hollywood Forever on Saturday, May 24 with The Big Lebowski. Tickets for the long-running outdoor screening series tend to sell out, so get your tickets ASAP if you want to catch the cult classic on Memorial Day Weekend. Gates at 6:45pm, the movie starts at 8:30pm.

San Francisco’s longtime DJ duo Gabriel & Dresden return to Los Angeles on Saturday, May 24 with their “Classics Only” set, where they play house, trance and techno bangers from the 1990s through today. Catch them at Sound, where they’ll be playing from open to close. Tickets at Dice.

Pool party season kicks off on Sunday, May 25 at Downtown LA’s Moxy Hotel with a headlining set from Flamingosis, the New Jersey-based producer whose sound recalls the vintage funk-heavy style of ‘90s hip-hop DJs. Head upstairs to Golden Hour at Level 8 for this afternoon bash presented by Orlove and Stereo Punks. Tickets at Eventbrite.

Cinespia is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Clueless with a Memorial Day Weekend screening of the 1990s teen comedy classic at Hollywood Forever. Gates at 6:45pm and the film starts at 8:30pm, so plan on a picnic dinner on the lawn beforehand.

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend on a sunset cruise with Deep House Brunch. You’ll set sail on the Catalina King at 6pm and dance to the sounds of Drums of the Sun, Scotty Boy and more until you return to Long Beach at 9pm. Plan to arrive at 5pm for boarding. Tickets at Eventbrite.

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