History Events in Los Angeles
Check out happening history events all around Los Angeles, CA
40th Annual Bug Fair at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am
900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90007
Iranian Cinema: Between Dreams and Hope / The Great Yawn of History
Sun, 07 Jun at 07:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
Free
35MM INDIANA JONES Father's Day @ the Million Dollar Theater
Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am
Million Dollar Theater
USD 12 to 72
35mm INDY THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Father's Day @ the Million Dollar Theater
Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm
Million Dollar Theater
USD 12 to 72
19th ANNUAL DAY OF BLACK DOCS May 16, 2026
Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm
American Film Institute
USD 6 to 309
Ritchie Forever: A Tribute to An American Dreamer
Sat, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm
Grand Performances
Free
Writers Bloc Presents Commentator Ben Rhodes with Jon Favreau
Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm
The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge
USD 0 to 64
CAAM Cinema: Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm
California African American Museum
Free
Jose Maria Napoleon
Sat, 06 Jun
Greek Theatre - Los Angeles CA
Juneteenth Freedom Ride, L.A. - 3rd Annual
Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 am
Leimert Park
Free
A Hundred Years of Architecture in Los Angeles
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm
Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library
Free
Tucker Wetmore
Sat, 22 Aug
Greek Theatre - Los Angeles CA
Odunde Festival 2026
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
4395 Leimert Blvd
Free
UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema: Checkpoint (1987) / Dead End (1977)
Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
Free
Central Library Centennial Festival
Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am
630 W 5th St
Free
"They Called Us Trujillo's Jews" at LAJFF with Jewtina y Co.
Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm
Laemmle Town Center 5
USD 19 to 23
Raoul Peck's ORWELL: 2+2=5 (2025)
Sun, 17 May at 06:30 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 15
SOY CUBA ("I AM CUBA," 1964) co-presented by EL CINE UNDERGROUND PODCAST
Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 15
The Marvelous Miss Gender Tour Starring Bosco
Wed, 29 Jul at 04:00 pm
The Wiltern
THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK (1972) + Conversation w/ Matt Yoka & Guests!
Sat, 30 May at 08:30 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 15
Lectures on Tap - "Why Disaster Movies Are Always Set in LA"
Sun, 24 May at 06:30 pm
Atwater
USD 39
LAJFF Presents "Laemmle's List" + filmmaker Q&A!
Sun, 17 May at 07:30 pm
Temple Beth Am
USD 19
Know Your Downtown LA: Bradbury Building, Basements of Yore, Dutch Chocolate Shop
Sat, 20 Jun at 10:30 am
Grand Central Market
6th Annual Domin@trix Hall of Fame
Sun, 31 May at 01:30 pm
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Free
UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema: Behnam Jafari
Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
Free
Cocktails in Historic Places® at Garçons de Café
Sun, 07 Jun at 05:00 pm
Garçons de Café
House of Locking LA
Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm
Leimert Park Plaza
USD 15
Legacies of Resistance Summit 2026
Fri, 15 May at 09:00 am
630 W 5th St
Free
Reclaiming Our Stories (LIVE): Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California
Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm
Autry Museum of the American West
Free
Adam Green Explains Harry Smith + HEAVEN & EARTH MAGIC (1962)
Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 23
Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours
Mon, 02 Mar
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Fashion Revolution: A South Central Fashion Show! Front-Row Reserve
Fri, 15 May at 03:30 pm
John C. Fremont High School
Free
Crenshaw Crawl - Walking Food Tour
Sat, 16 May at 11:30 am
Southern Girl Desserts
USD 13 to 82
Bridging Histories: Lessons from the Bradley Coalition
Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm
Skirball Cultural Center
Free
DARK SHADOWS 60th ANNIVERSARY
Fri, 31 Jul at 10:00 am
The Westin Los Angeles Airport
USD 23 to 76
The Real Black Dahlia Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am
Grand Central Market, Downtown Los Angeles
Marilyn Monroe Centennial Celebration
Fri, 29 May at 01:00 pm
Central Library - Taper Auditorium
Free
CA Premiere of "Sapiro vs. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford"
Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm
Museum of Tolerance
USD 19
LA VOICES: REBEL HEARTS
Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 pm
Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Free
Old Hollywood Walking Tour
Fri, 15 May at 02:30 pm
Larry Edmunds Bookshop
USD 55
Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice walking tour
Sat, 11 Jul at 10:30 am
Grand Central Market
BAAPOR Tour of Black Los Angeles
Fri, 15 May at 05:30 pm
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
USD 82
Jesse Welles at The Wiltern
Mon, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm
The Wiltern
Caroline Kingsbury
Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm
Teragram Ballroom
Guided Interior Tour
Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am
Heritage Square Museum
USD 19
Will Wilshire Blvd. Take L.A. Back to the Future?
Sun, 31 May at 08:45 am
ASU California Center Grand
Free
Lectures on Tap - "The War That Made an Empire"
Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm
Mid-Wilshire
USD 39
Geese
Fri, 16 Oct
The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Golden Thread of an American Magus: Gallery Walk-thru with William Kiesel
Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 0 to 13
Metro Art and Architecture Tour at Union Station (en Español)
Sun, 26 Apr
Los Angeles Union Station
Free
INSIDER TOUR VENICE auf Deutsch
Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am
Venice Sign
USD 60 to 119
Fleischer & Disney | Cartoon Screening and Q&A with Mindy Johnson
Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm
Videotheque
USD 18
Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours - Private Group Tours - June
Tue, 30 Jun at 12:00 pm
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
HIMEYURI the play
Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm
UCLA Ralph Freud Playhouse
USD 0 to 13
Monuments and Murals City Sightseeing Tour (Lunch Provided!)
Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am
Planet Fitness
USD 215 to 322
A Step Back in Time: Part ll Fashion Extravaganza
Sat, 23 May at 04:00 pm
The Cat’s Crawl
USD 29
Zine Workshop: Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation
Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm
California African American Museum
Free
Evergreen Cemetery, 1877 walking tour
Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
Sikivu Hutchinson on Humanists in the Hood: Book Talk and Music
Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm
Lore Leimert Park
Free
The Best of Betty Boop - Film
Sun, 24 May at 04:00 pm
Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth
Documentary Screening "Dressing America"
Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 pm
206 Main St
USD 7
Dark Library: The Time Machine
Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm
After Hours Theatre Company
USD 50 to 129
Fowler Talks: Across Borders, Across Time
Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm
The Fowler Museum at UCLA
Free
THE CHAMPION FILM SCREENING
Sun, 17 May at 01:30 pm
Zebra Room Comedy
USD 20
Metro Art and Architecture Tour at Union Station
Sun, 19 Apr
Los Angeles Union Station
Free
Lunch & Learn: Belongings
Thu, 28 May at 12:30 pm
The Fowler Museum at UCLA
Free
Central 100 presents First Women of Los Angeles with historian Mary Mallory
Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm
Edendale Branch Library
Free
Abby Kenna
Wed, 29 Jul at 04:00 pm
The Echo
From Object to Subject: The Transatlantic Migration of Esperanza Rodríguez
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 18
Hyd
Fri, 29 May at 04:00 pm
The Echo
Westlake Park Time Travel Trip Walking Tour
Sat, 27 Jun at 10:30 am
MacArthur Park
The Story of Rhino Records!
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 am
3201 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90027
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, July 2026
Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Free
Phi Beta Kappa Museum Experience: Academy of Motion Pictures
Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm
6067 Wilshire Blvd
USD 0 to 30
AAPI Heritage Month Film Screening: A Long March
Thu, 21 May at 10:00 am
Patriotic Hall
Free
TH5 - Navajo Weaving with Io Olivera
Thu, 16 Apr at 10:00 am
4814 Hollywood Blvd
USD 50
In Case You Missed It: Counterculture Photography of the 1960s &1970s
Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 13
Racing Mount Pleasant
Thu, 04 Jun at 04:00 pm
Lodge Room Highland Park
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 pm
Central Library - Taper Auditorium
Free
The Fighting Quaker Play Event
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm
El Portal Theatre
USD 50 to 250
Finding the Philosopher's Stone: A Celebration of Alchemical Imagination
Sun, 21 Jun at 05:00 pm
Philosophical Research Society
USD 23
Cooking and Dining in 19th Century California
Sat, 27 Jun at 10:30 am
Central Library - Taper Auditorium
Free
Reading Through History Book Club
Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm
The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op
Free
Lunch & Learn: Mountain Spirits
Wed, 03 Jun at 12:30 pm
The Fowler Museum at UCLA
Free
The James Oviatt Twilight Penthouse Tour
Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Oviatt
USD 60
Evolution: A History of the Evolution of Vertebrates
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm
Hotspells Rocks and Minerals
Free
Jewish Boyle Heights: Memories of Brooklyn Ave.
Sun, 30 Mar at 12:00 pm
In front of the "Breed Street Shul" - Congregation Talmud Torah
USD 29
Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours - Private Group Tours - May
Sun, 31 May at 12:00 pm
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, June 2026
Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Free
Reading Group on Mexican Philosophy and Culture
Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am
Libros Schmibros Lending Library
Free
Make Your Own Italian Charm (Cornicello) and Learn About Its History
Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm
CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles
USD 183
☀️Summer Week 5 - Europe, Cultural Heritage
Mon, 13 Jul at 09:30 am
1054 S Robertson Blvd
USD 722
☀️Summer Week 1-Middle East, Ancient Civilizations
Mon, 15 Jun at 09:30 am
1054 S Robertson Blvd
USD 722
Lost Cemeteries of Los Angeles (Urban Hike)
Sun, 30 Nov at 12:00 pm
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes - Meeting in front of "La Tienda" Bookshop
USD 29
BET AWARDS MODEL CALL FOR FASHION SHOWS
Sun, 23 Jun at 02:00 pm
KULT of fashion 251 s main st 90012
USD 0 to 2,135
Cocktails & True Crime Tour of Old Hollywood
Fri, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm
Boardner's by La Belle
USD 114
Hollywood Ghost Hunting
Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm
7000 Hollywood Blvd
USD 50
The Spoilers: A Live Comedy Actual Play
Sat, 19 Apr at 10:00 pm
The Pack Theater
USD 10
The History and Architecture of Downtown LA
Fri, 11 Jul at 10:00 am
341 S Hill St
USD 54
LA River Eco Tour and Secret Stair Hike
Fri, 11 Jul at 10:00 am
Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park (formerly Marsh Park)
USD 50
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