New to Los Angeles

Porchfest LA brings free performances—including music, stand-up, storytelling and more—to porches across Los Feliz and Silver Lake.

Join a free walking tour of Los Angeles art galleries, with art, sunshine and socializing along Santa Monica Boulevard.

Hike through the eerie, overgrown remnants of Griffith Park’s Old LA Zoo in this free community outing.

Join an every-other-Sunday discussion of 1984 at RagTag Art Haus; readers and non-readers are welcome, in person or virtually.

Drop into this free Sunday chess gathering at ilCaffe, where all you need to do is grab a game on the outdoor patio.

Spend the afternoon at a free outdoor R&B and jungle day party at The Nursery Garden in South LA.

Drop into a free, weekly open studio in Koreatown, with creative projects welcome across all mediums.

Join a free game night with snacks at Common Space Brewery in Southwest Inglewood.

Take a 4.5-mile hike through Griffith Park to Vista View Point via the Lower Beacon, Coolidge, Upper Beacon and Fern Canyon trails; beginners are encouraged to come on the first Tuesday of the month, and no animals are allowed.