Pageant of the Masters: Nearly a century along, this stand-very-very-still stage spectacular still possesses panache and a surplus of forward momentum. Happening nightly for two months, the Laguna Beach “tableaux vivant” tradition finds performers staying statue-like inside cleverly rendered oversized artworks. “The Greatest of All Time” is the bigger-than-big 2026 theme, and the schedule is big, too: The pageant begins July 9 and concludes Sept. 4.
FIFA World Cup Fan Zones: Riveting matches are on the horizon as eight teams square off in the World Cup quarterfinals. A free festival celebrating the games, the fandoms, and the excitement are headed to Whittier Narrows from July 9-11 while a ticketed happening is popping up in Venice Beach on July 10 and 11. Tunes, activities, food for sale, and fundom for the fandoms await.
Central Library 100th Birthday Party: Milestones feel more major when the star of the moment has given back, countless times, to the community in so many incredible, life-bettering ways. The DTLA landmark is celebrating its centennial July 11, and everyone is invited to the pay-nothing bash, which will feature puppets, live music, a time capsule display, craft activities, and all of the love that we can lavish upon the pyramid-rocking celebrity…