We Love LA: LA Pride and the World Cup

Get ready for the 56th annual LA Pride Parade and FIFA World Cup 2026™. Plus, KCRW Summer Nights heads to La Brea Tar Pits, Blue Note Jazz Festival brings weekend vibes to the Hollywood Bowl and the Hollywood Fringe Festival opens. 

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The Holocaust Museum LA Grand Reopening - Goldrich Cultural Center (June 14)
The Goldrich Cultural Center, anchored by Holocaust Museum LA, celebrates its grand opening on Sunday, June 14, with a day full of events, including free admission to the museum. See new exhibition, The Beautiful Game…The Untold Story, which looks at the relationship between Jewish life and soccer. 

KCRW Summer Nights - La Brea Tar Pits (June 12)
In early July, La Brea Tar Pits will close for a two-year renovation project. If you want stop by the LA icon before then, make plans to attend KCRW Summer Nights on Friday, June 12. The free, all-ages event includes after-hours access to the museum and tunes spun by DJs Francesca Harding and Novena Carmel. Food and drinks will be available via the museum bar and local food trucks. 

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes/Monkey Business - Academy Museum (June 12)
• The Punk Singer - Skirball Cultural Center (June 12)
• Our Heavenly Bodies - Mount Wilson Observatory (June 13)
• The Birdcage - Autry Museum of the West (June 13)

Blue Note Jazz Festival - Hollywood Bowl (June 13 - 14)
Start the summer with jazz, funk and R&B when the Blue Note Jazz Festival returns to Hollywood Bowl on June 13 and 14. Wyclef Jean and R + R = Now headline for Saturday’s event. Sunday’s lineup includes Patti LaBelle, Gregory Porter, Samara Joy and more. Arsenio hall hosts both days of the festival. 

• David J - Zebulon (June 8)
• School House Rocks: Quintron and Miss Pussycat - Bob Baker Marionette Theatre (June 9)
• The Church - The Fonda (June 10)
• Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE - Hollywood Palladium (June 10)
• Rod Stewart - Hollywood Bowl (June 10)
• James Blake - Greek Theatre (June 12)
• Hunx and His Punx - Getty Center (June 13)
• Grand Performances 40th Anniversary - California Plaza (June 13)
• Shakira - Intuit Dome (June 13 - 14)
• Ariana Grande - Crypto.com Arena (June 13 - 14)

LA Pride - Hollywood Blvd. (June 14)
The 56th Annual LA Pride Parade takes place on Sunday, June 14, at 11 a.m. along Hollywood Blvd., as well as Highland and Cahuenga. Following the parade, head over to the LA Pride Village, which opens at noon for a day of live music, DJs and activations, including a Family Zone. 

• Puppets and Pride - Academy Museum (June 13)

Gay and Lesbian Singles Night - Rooftop Cinema Club (June 11)
Rooftop Cinema Club hosts Gay and Lesbian Singles Night on Thursday, June 11. You’ll have the chance to mingle, and maybe connect with someone new, prior to the night’s screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 

• Marques Wyatt, Mark Lewis, Patrik Khach - Cielo Farms (June 14)
• But I’m a Cheerleader - Zebulon (June 14)

FIFA Fan Festival™ - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (June 11-14)
Celebrate the opening week of FIFA World Cup 2026™ at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between June 11 and 14, where global soccer fans will come together for live match broadcasts, music, cultural programming, interactive experiences, and cuisine from around the world - kicking off an unforgettable World Cup summer in LA.

Featured matches at the FIFA Fan Festival™ include:

• June 11, 2026 (12:00 pm: Mexico vs South Africa)
• June 12, 2026 (12:00 pm: Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina / 6:00 pm: USA vs Paraguay)
• June 13, 2026 (3:00 pm: Brazil vs Morocco / 6:00 pm: Haiti vs Scotland)
• June 14, 2026 (10:00 am: Germany vs Curacao / 1:00 pm: Netherlands vs Japan)

Following the FIFA Fan Festival™, World Cup fans can enjoy the 10 Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zones taking place around the region:

• June 18-21: The Original Farmers Market
• June 20: City of Downey
• June 25-28: The Heart of the City: Los Angeles Union Station
• July 2-5: Hansen Dam Lake
• July 4-5: LA County’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park
• July 9-11: Los Angeles County Whittier Narrows
• July 10-11: Venice Beach
• July 14-15 & July 18-19: Fairplex
• July 14-15 & July 18-19: West Harbor
• July 18-19: Downtown Burbank

For more World Cup events happening in LA throughout the tournament including community viewing parties, see our guide. 

From local independent venues to Broadway blockbusters, there is no better city in the country to experience live theatre than Los Angeles. For a roundup of current and upcoming productions, visit the Discover LA Theatre page.

Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous - Geffen Playhouse (June 10 - July 12)
Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous, a new comedy from Award-winning playwright Pearl Cleage and directed by Tony-nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, makes its Los Angeles premiere on June 10 at Geffen Playhouse, where it will run through July 12. 

• Hollywood Fringe Festival - Multiple Venues (June 11 - 28)