History Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening history events all around Los Angeles, CA

The R&B Lovers Tour: Keith Sweat Joe Dru Hill & Ginuwine

 Fri, 13 Mar at 04:00 pm Peacock Theater - Los Angeles

Black Joy Unfiltered

 Wed, 25 Feb at 05:30 pm UCLA Nimoy Theater Free

Latina History Day 2026

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 am JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE USD 75 to 195

Sponsors & Vendors Wanted - Cultural Festival x Health Fair

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am 5801 Wilshire Blvd USD 10

Luminous Legacy Ball

 Sat, 14 Feb at 04:30 pm California State University, Northridge USD 15 to 500

We Hold These Truths: Celebrating Black History Month over 100 years

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm TLC Blackbox Theater Free

Juneteenth Freedom Ride, L.A. - 3rd Annual

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 am Leimert Park Free

Soul Shadows

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Wonzimer USD 18 to 66

LACAAEA - 2026 Black History Month/Annual Black-Tie Gala & Fundraiser

 Sat, 28 Feb at 05:30 pm Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza USD 150 to 1,500

The Cookout: A Tennis Event in Honor of Black History

 Sun, 22 Feb at 10:00 am Jackie Tatum Harvard Recreation Center

For The Love of Ghosts: A Heritage Square Ghost Hunt

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm Heritage Square Museum USD 66

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 10 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Gallery Opening: BLACK OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE CLUBS

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA Free

Das Bunker History Of Industrial part 2: Das Ich & Mvtant

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 pm 4067 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles CA 90019

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 24 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 16 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Bob Hope Patriotic Hall - Honoring 100 Years of Service Gala Fundraiser

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:00 pm Patriotic Hall USD 250

Gabba x Relix Present - Echoes of Gen X: FREE ADMISSION PRINT EXHIBITION

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm Gabba Gallery Free

Building Legacies: Black Excellence In Crime Fiction

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm 4334 Degnan Blvd Free

The Getty Center

 Sun, 22 Feb at 08:30 am The Getty USD 68

OsamaSon

 Fri, 13 Feb Belasco Theater - LA

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 03 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Harriet Tubman: Love Slave – Viral Black History Month Stage Play (LA)

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Let Live Theater USD 39

Black History Wellness Fair LA

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Chase ATM Free

Community as Medicine: Senior Forward | Healthy Hearts

 Tue, 24 Feb at 08:00 am Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Free

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 10 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Last Heroes (18+)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 05:00 am The Echo - Los Angeles

Special Program: Honoring Fire Kinship

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm The Fowler Museum at UCLA Free

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 31 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Activation Day | Free with RSVP

 Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary

 Fri, 31 Jul at 12:00 pm The Westin Los Angeles Airport USD 23 to 77

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS : Gallery Opening

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 am La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA Free

Bob Hope Patriotic Hall - Honoring 100 Years of Service

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Patriotic Hall Free

Fools, Monsters & Marvels of the Old World CARNIVAL Book Talk with Author

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 19

How Do Museums Resist Censorship?

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm 1111 S Broadway Free

Exhibition Walkthrough with Griselda Rosas and Claudine Dixon

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm Luis De Jesus Los Angeles

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 03 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Cocktails in Historic Places® at The Wolves

 Sun, 08 Feb at 03:00 pm The Wolves DTLA

Endless Night Vampire Ball

 Mon, 16 Feb at 05:00 am The Belasco - Los Angeles

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 17 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

A Tour of The Philosophical Research Society

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am Philosophical Research Society USD 18

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 23 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 24 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Lectures on Tap - "Naughty Victorians: Obscenity, Deviance, Desire"

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm Hollywood USD 39

HERstory 2026

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Rhimes Performing Arts Center USD 0 to 39

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 23 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

2026 Black History Month: Bridget "Biddy" Mason Center

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am Biddy Mason Center Free

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, February 2026

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Free

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 02 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

TasteBound: Speakeasy

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Hollywood American Legion Post 43 USD 185 to 263

Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and...

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 42

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 09 Feb at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Things That Aren’t There Anymore: A Tour of LA’s Vanished Places

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 22

Examining Truth and History in Museums

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm USC Fisher Museum of Art Free

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 16 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Docs @ LA Plaza: Singing our way to Freedom (2022) | Free with RSVP

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Tue, 17 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL (1979) – New 4K Restoration!

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 15

The People's Chamber of Commerce Black History Business Networking Event

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am 1301 W Manchester Ave Free

2026 Black History Month: S.S. Lane Victory Ship Visit

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:00 am S.S. Lane Victory Free

Docs @ LA Plaza: Forgotten Injustice Mexican American Deportation, 1930s | Free with RSVP (SOLD OUT)

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 30 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

A Hundred Years of Architecture in Los Angeles

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library Free

From Offal to Delicious: A Short Journey Down an African American Foodway

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:30 am Central Library - Taper Auditorium Free

Archiving Land, Love & Loss in Black LA : A Two-Part Story Circle Series

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:00 pm Lore Leimert Park Free

Los Angeles Coliseum Historic Tours

 Mon, 09 Mar at 12:00 am Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Cal Poly Alumni/Cal Poly Maritime— Harbor Cup Founders Day Alumni Mixer

 Sat, 07 Mar at 04:00 pm DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Pedro - Port of Los Angeles USD 27

Activation Day | Free with RSVP

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Overground Railroad: The Green Book & the Roots of Black Travel in America

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 42

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, April 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Free

What We Bring: A Black History Month Community Project

 Sun, 01 Feb at 11:00 am Adewole Arts Clay Kitchen, inside CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles

LA River Walk - Lessons from LA River Floods to LA Fires

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Los Angeles River Greenway Trail Free

A Lesson in Blackness 2026

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Village Arts USD 18 to 29

Authors Only - Shine & Read Kid's Book Fair

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:00 am 751 Echo Park Ave USD 0 to 150

Tracing Perfume: Amber & Balsamic, Part 1 (in person)

 Tue, 17 Feb at 05:00 pm The Institute for Art and Olfaction USD 50

Korean History & Family Stories Workshop

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Hwa Studio Free

Exhibition Walkthrough with Curator Amelia G. Jones

 Thu, 05 Feb at 02:00 pm USC Fisher Museum of Art Free

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, March 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Free

Tracing Perfume: Amber & Balsamic, Part 2 (in person)

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:00 pm The Institute for Art and Olfaction USD 50

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

A Tender Excavation

 Sat, 17 Jan at 02:00 pm Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA Free

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries: Behind the Scenes Tour, May 2026

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Free

National Founders' Day

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm The Proud Bird | Los Angeles USD 125

Evolution: A History of the Evolution of Vertebrates

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Hotspells Rocks and Minerals Free

A History of Capitol Studios and the Universal Music Group Archives with Patrick Kraus!

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 am 3201 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90027

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

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

Green Schools Symposium 2026

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 am Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County USD 0 to 151

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

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

Blackout Night

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 pm The Pack Theater USD 9

"The Magic of Books" Monthly Lecture Series with William Kiesel

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 25

TH5 - Navajo Weaving with Io Olivera

 Thu, 15 Jan at 10:00 am 4814 Hollywood Blvd USD 50

Hollywood Horrors and Haunts Walking Tour

 Fri, 11 Jul at 04:30 pm 6801 Hollywood Blvd USD 33

Ballybunion Backs Bill!

 Fri, 27 Feb The Broadwater Main Stage USD 39

Hollywood & LA: The Ultimate Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle

 Tue, 03 Sep at 07:00 am 102 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA USD 25

San Pedro Historic Waterfront Walking Tour

 Thu, 13 Mar at 08:30 am 600 S Harbor Blvd USD 25