# Biggest LA Events for August 2026 *The August culture calendar: new museums, cemetery movies, meteor nights, and summer amphitheaters.* ## 1. LACMA David Geffen Galleries: First Summer Season — LACMA _Event_ Open all August after the David Geffen Galleries debuted to the public on May 4, 2026 — the first full summer for LACMA's $720M Zumthor-era reset. Expect heavy curiosity traffic, timed planning, and a campus that suddenly feels new again. Pair with Urban Light at dusk and budget for paid Wilshire-area parking. Source: https://unframed.lacma.org/2026/02/05/lacma-david-geffen-galleries-will-open-april-19-2026 ## 2. Nisei Week, 86th Annual — Little Tokyo _Event_ Dates are expected to land across the mid-August primary weekends, roughly Aug 8–16, with the Grand Parade likely on a Sunday — check before you build the whole day around it. The festival brings Little Tokyo into full civic-pride mode: Tanabata color, Queen & Court, car show energy, gyoza chaos, and ondo dancing. Go Metro if you can; parking in Little Tokyo during festival weekends is a personality test. Source: https://niseiweek.org ## 3. Cinespia Saturdays at Hollywood Forever — Hollywood Forever Cemetery _Event_ Every Saturday night in August — Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 — Cinespia keeps the Fairbanks Lawn movie picnic alive. Films are announced closer in, but the format is the point: blankets, wine, DJs, 3,500 people, and a mausoleum wall doing cinema duty. Tickets are roughly $20–$30; arrive early if your blanket has ambitions. Source: https://cinespia.org ## 4. Perseid Meteor Shower Peak — Griffith Observatory / Griffith Park _Event_ The Perseids peak Aug 12–13, 2026, with the best viewing late night into the 2–5am window. Griffith Park is the easy LA option; darker skies outside the basin are better if you are truly committed to meteors and snacks. Parking near the Observatory is limited, so rideshare or shuttle planning beats circling like a comet with anxiety. Source: https://griffithobservatory.org ## 5. Hollywood Bowl Summer Season — Hollywood Bowl _Event_ All August, the Bowl keeps the June–September season rolling even though specific August 2026 acts were not pulled from the JS-heavy calendar. Expect the classic spread: LA Phil nights, pop bookings, film-score spectacle, and picnic boxes behaving like a sport. Ticket prices swing wildly, but “from $40-ish to serious-date-night” is the honest ballpark; use shuttle or stack extra parking time. Source: https://www.hollywoodbowl.com ## 6. Getty Center: Last Summer Before Renovations — Getty Center _Event_ Open through August 2026, this is the Getty's last summer before its announced March 15, 2027 renovation closure. That makes the hilltop campus, gardens, views, and Friday-summer programming feel extra “go now, brag later.” Admission is free; parking is the real ticket, roughly $25, and weekends deserve a reservation mindset. Source: https://www.getty.edu/visit/center/ ## 7. Greek Theatre Summer Concert Season — The Greek Theatre _Event_ The Greek's May–October season runs through August, with specific 2026 acts still worth checking before you buy. This is the smaller, wooded, Griffith Park cousin to the Bowl: less sprawl, more “we found the perfect summer night.” Tickets typically land roughly from $40 to $200 depending on the act, and parking rewards people who read emails. Source: https://www.lagreektheatre.com ## 8. Tag your August plans — Instagram _Vibes_ Show us the museum reset, cemetery picnic, meteor chase, or amphitheater glow-up — tag @curationsla and we'll reshare the good ones. Source: https://www.instagram.com/curationsla/ --- Curated by Jesse · Published 2026-07-14 Source: https://www.curationsla.com/guides/biggest-la-events-august-2026 Cite as: CurationsLA, "Biggest LA Events for August 2026", https://www.curationsla.com/guides/biggest-la-events-august-2026 (published 2026-07-14). License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Structured manifest: https://www.curationsla.com/guides/biggest-la-events-august-2026/manifest.json