Best Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend April 2026

Spring weekends in Los Angeles don’t slow down for a little rain, and this one, running April 10 through 12, is proof.

Bob Baker Day got pushed to September, which stings, but the rest of the weekend’s lineup more than fills the gap. From a retro workout class in Silver Lake to a Selena tribute at a Culver City brewery, there’s a lot worth leaving the house for, even if you have to dodge a few puddles on the way out.

Start Friday afternoon at the Elysian Theater’s Skunk Room, where instructor Liv is running a VHS Workout Class that belongs on your calendar immediately. For $15, you get a beginner-friendly retro exercise session built around actual VHS fitness tapes. We’re talking Jody Watley: Dance to Fitness, David Gray’s Dance Fever, and yes, Richard Simmons in all his sequined glory. Participants are encouraged to wear 80s workout attire, and there’s a costume contest for people who commit hard. Class starts at 2 p.m., and We Like L.A. named it a top pick for the weekend.

Friday night splits in two directions, both free.

Head to Ivy Station in Culver City for Boots and Brews, the April edition of the Ivy Station Night Market. The plaza goes full coastal country with a mechanical bull, line-dancing energy, and more than 30 local artisan vendors. Los Angeles Ale Works handles the beer side, and a spread of food trucks and on-site restaurants covers dinner. It runs 5 to 10 p.m., and it’s free to attend.

Or swing east to Benny Boy Brewing for Selena Night, an inaugural tribute to the Queen of Tejano. Live performer Nira takes the stage at 8 p.m. with a full band to run through Selena’s greatest hits, and the brewery promises themed activities, specialized crafts, and enough dance floor space to, in their words, “party like it’s 1995.” The event runs until 11 p.m. and is 21-plus only. Free admission.

Saturday brings KJazz Tracks to Union Station, which is exactly the kind of event that makes Los Angeles feel like a city worth living in. It’s Jazz Appreciation Month, and this free concert series takes over one of the most beautiful train stations in the country.

Saturday also falls inside Los Angeles Climate Week, which runs April 8 through 15 and organizes eight days of community-led programming across the city. The weekend highlight is an LA River Crawl in Frogtown, with more than a dozen venue activations along the route featuring live music, DJs, poetry, food pop-ups, workshops, and crafting. If you haven’t spent time along the LA River corridor, this is a good excuse to fix that. Admission is free.

For something with a little more cultural heft, the Fowler Museum at UCLA is hosting an opening celebration for Mountain Spirits this weekend. The Fowler has consistently done some of the best exhibition work in the region, and an opening night there tends to draw a crowd that actually wants to talk about what’s on the walls.

If you want to eat your feelings about the rain, Bagelfest West is also happening this weekend, and that’s a sentence that should need no further explanation. Bagels. A festival. In Los Angeles. Go.

The Montrose Craft Beer Fest rounds out the weekend for anyone who wants to spend Saturday afternoon in the foothills with a plastic cup and a few dozen strangers who share your enthusiasm for small-batch IPAs. Montrose doesn’t get nearly enough credit as a neighborhood, and events like this one are a good reminder that the stretch of Honolulu Avenue running through it is worth the drive from anywhere in the Valley.

The rain may stick around through part of the weekend, but the indoor options are plentiful and the outdoor ones are worth the risk. Check forecasts before committing to the River Crawl, dress in layers for anything in the evening, and maybe pack a backup pair of shoes. Burbank is a quick shot from most of these spots, so there’s no reason to spend the weekend on the couch when the city is this busy.