What to Know
- LA County Fair
- Fairplex in Pomona
- “Art Unleashed” is the 2025 theme
- May 2-26 (Thursday-Sunday, plus Memorial Day)
- $25 Value Pass (first two weeks); other ticketing tiers are available
LA County Fair opens: This treat-tastic, pig-cute, concert-cool, attraction-awesome spectacular marked its centennial a few years back, but the party is still vibrant, festive, and brimming with nostalgic diversions. “Art Unleashed” is the theme of the 2025 fair, which runs on select dates from May 2-26. “Dance on Wheels” is back, the Barnyard Racers will draw the applause (ducks are among the competitors, awww), and the Budweiser Clydesdales will make a horsey cameo. There’s a lot to partake in, like, A LOT; view it all here.
Cinco de Mayo: It’s true that May 5 is landing exactly between the weekend and Taco Tuesday in 2025 — sigh — but there are a few festive ways to honor the fiesta-centric celebration before Cinco de Monday arrives. Smorgasburg LA will host “Miche de Mayo” May 4 — micheladas and music will be central themes while the big “Cinco Olvera Festival” will dance at Plaza Kiosko May 4.
Free art, culture, and architecture experiences: It’s time again for the “Brewery Artwalk,” a massive (seriously, “massive” doesn’t go quite far enough) look at the oodles of artist studios that fill the DTLA-close campus. Entry to the May 3-4 event? So, so free. “Mercado MOCA” returns to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA May 2 (it’s a free “First Fridays” event). More free fun will be afoot at the Music Center’s Jerry Moss Plaza May 3 thanks to a special “Family Day” event. And the free “Museums of the Arroyo Day” will spotlight six museums close, or close-ish, to the Arroyo Seco, including The Gamble House. That’s May 4, starting at noon, and there’s a free shuttle to take you around…