Happy Monday, DoLA-ers! It’s almost October, which means it’s time to start planning your Halloween costumes… or you could leave it to the last minute, like I always do. Speaking of planning ahead, keep scrolling for our roundup of top things to do next month!

No tricks, only treats here!

SoCal’s largest Japanese cultural festival, the OC Japan Fair returns to Costa Mesa 10/16-18! Explore 250+ vendors, including 60+ Japanese food options serving ramen, yakitori, takoyaki, sushi, taiyaki, and shaved ice, plus anime, live entertainment, shopping, and traditional cultural experiences. Enter to win a pair of tickets!*

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• Live music just hits different at The Ford. The open-air amphitheater tucked into the Hollywood Hills is one of LA’s best places to catch a show, with a stacked October lineup: Menahan Street Band, Punch Brothers, Iron & Wine, and more!*

• Cinematic visuals, elaborate costumes, and euphoric electronic anthems. Australian duo Empire of the Sun brings their larger-than-life live show to the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, 10/8!*

• Experience LA Opera under the stars as Carmen comes to the Santa Monica Pier and Hacienda Heights for a free live simulcast on Saturday, 10/17! Come early for family-friendly activities before the performance.*

• Put “Worst Comes to Worst” back in rotation for LA underground hip-hop legends Dilated Peoples. Win tickets to catch Evidence, Rakaa, and DJ Babu in all their glory at The Belasco on Wednesday, 10/28!*

• Plus fresh announcements from 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball, Tierra Legacy, Green Velvet, and more!

50 THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER

Huge shows, weird parties, spooky stuff, festivals, and plenty of pumpkins. We dug through the chaos and pulled together the best stuff happening all October long:

• Saturday, 10/3 - THE CITY OF ARTESIA’S 13TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL STREET FAIR & DIVERSITY FESTIVAL on Pioneer Blvd. (FREE)

• Wednesday, 10/7 - OSKAR MED K at The Fonda Theatre (WIN TIX!)

• Friday, 10/9 - MAC DEMARCO at The Hollywood Bowl

• Saturday, 10/10 - CLUE & THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at The United Theater on Broadway (WIN TIX!)

• Thursday, 10/15 - SHAKEY GRAVES at The Bellwether (WIN TIX!)

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• Veuve Clicquot is bringing Club Solaire to the Venice Boardwalk this weekend, featuring a Parisian ice cream and wine bar, Yellow Label by the glass, a sun-soaked concept store, yellow bike rentals, and more!

• San Gabriel’s Dumpling & Beer Fest is back this Friday, 10/2, with dozens of local food and artisan vendors, K-pop, Random Play Dance, a ticketed beer garden, and the first-ever Dumpling Bowl. Admission’s free, so come hungry!

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