Black LA Events | 9/17-9/22

IT'S THE LAST WEEKEND OF SUMMER! From spades festivals, to community walks, pool parties, and more, here's your one-stop shop for Black events in Los Angeles this weekend!

We have 79 amazing events to be excited about!

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All events are organized into categories by date and linked for easy access. Have fun, Stay Black!

🗓 = recurring weekly | ❤️ = Jocelyn-approved | 🌈 = Queer-led ✨ = Popular

🤝🏾 = Jocelyn’s going!

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My FAVORITE game night is hosting its 1st Annual Love, Peace & Spades Day Culture & Games Fest The Redline Venice Hotel! Join us for a fun day full of gameplay, laughs, food & drinks!

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BLK Events LA’s Events This Week

1. Wednesday 9/18: Co-Work It Out: Community Coworking at ORA in Leimert Park ❤️✨🤝🏾🗓

2. Wednesday 9/18: RunGood: Community 5k & 2-Mile Walk at The WalkGood Yard in Mid-City ❤️✨🤝🏾🗓

3. Thursday 9/19: Thursdays at Dot inside Linden Los Angeles in Hollywood ❤️✨🤝🏾🗓

   1. After our private Breaking Bread dinner, party with us at Dot, Linden’s adjacent speakeasy! Guestlist is required for entry!

4. Saturday 9/21: The Saturday Hike Crew x BLK Events LA Community Walk for Radical Hood Library in Jefferson Park ❤️✨🤝🏾

5. Sunday 9/22: WalkGood LA: Park to Playa Community 5K Run/Walk ❤️✨🤝🏾

Art + Community

Thursday 9/19

1. 9/19-9/22: “For Colored Girls…” Play at The Let Live Theatre in WeHo✨

2. Somatics & Sound Healing at Quantum Clinic in Elysian Valley

Friday 9/20

1. 9/20-9/22: Kitfo Ethiopian & Eritrean Film Festival at The Miracle Theater in Inglewood ✨

2. Unwine 101: Maker Mixer at NiteThyme Wine Bar in K-Town ✨

Saturday 9/21

1. Tec Leimert: Black to the Future Conference in Leimert Park Village ✨

2. Environmentally U: Coastal Cleanup Day at Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach ❤️✨ (NEW!)

3. LA Black Queer Femmes: Big Black Queer BBQ at Fox Hills Park in Culver City ❤️🌈✨

4. All Natural Kinks Pop-Up at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall ✨

5. STEM Soulcial Mixer at The Gathering Spot in West Adams ✨

6. “Transparent Moment” Short Film Premiere at Soul of LA Lounge in Woodland Hills ✨

7. Hella Good: Karaoke Qing Night (location on RSVP) 🌈✨

8. Kay’s House Party Comedy Show at Elysian Theater in Elysian Valley

Sunday 9/22

1. Black on the Block at LA Center Studios in DTLA ❤️✨

2. PlayDay Kickball Tournament at Pan Pacific Park in Fairfax ✨

3. Cuties LA: Queer Cookout at High Tide in Arts District 🌈✨

4. Fall Equinox Movement & Creative Meditation at The WalkGood Yard in Mid-City ❤️✨

5. Black Image Center Sunset Photo Walk at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey ❤️✨

Live Music

Thursday 9/19

1. Jammin’ On the Hill ft. India Shawn & Special Guests at Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in View Park ❤️✨

2. SEB with MiLES at El Cid in Silverlake

Friday 9/20

1. Krush ft. Schoolly D at Rockwell Lounge in West Adams

2. Rayana Jay LIVE at Zaya in DTLA ✨

Saturday 9/21

1. 28th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival at Central Ave between MLK Blvd and Vernon Ave in South Central ✨

2. Compton Karaoke at Planet Health in Compton ✨

3. Gavin Turek: Diva of the People at Echoplex in Echo Park ❤️✨

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Sunday 9/22

1. A Music Activation for Mickalene Thomas “All About Love” at The Broad in DTLA ✨

2. Leimert Park Jazz: Sunday Jazz at Ora in Leimert Park ❤️✨

Parties

Thursday 9/19

1. Good Company Happy Hour at Durango Cantina in Fairfax ❤️✨

2. ThurstDays at Blind Barber in Highland Park (NEW!) 🗓

Friday 9/20

1. 9/20-9/21: Soulection & Friends at The Vermont in Hollywood ✨

   1. Night one & night two!

2. Dojo; Party at Apt 200 in WeHo ✨

3. DMV 2 LA: The Let Out with DJ Social & Friends ✨

Saturday 9/21

1. Friend Request LA: End of Summer Beach Party in Venice Beach ✨

2. Plus 1: Fall For You at Treehouse Rooftop in Chinatown ✨

3. Red Eye Creative: Party at My Place at Neighbors in Playa Vista (NEW!)

4. DMV 2 LA: Live at TheGoGo LA at Continental Club in DTLA ✨

5. Leisure Lounge at Peppermint Club in WeHo ✨

Sunday 9/22

1. We2Bomb: Last Day of Summer Pool Party at Level 8 in DTLA ✨

2. Kiss-N-Grind: Back To Love ft. DJ Questlove at Sofitel in Beverly Hills ✨

3. For The City Day Party at Melrose House in East Hollywood ✨

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Art + Community

Tuesday 9/17

1. An Evening with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Mid-Wilshire 🤝🏾

2. Soft Life Society Golf: Taco Tuesdays Par-Tee at Chester Washington Golf Course in South Central ❤️✨

3. Layali: A Night for Sudan Fundraiser at Ora in Leimert Park ❤️✨

4. Queer Aunties: WNBA Meet-Up at Crypto Arena in DTLA ❤️🌈✨

Wednesday 9/18

1. “World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project” Exhibition Opening at Cali African American Museum in Exposition Park ❤️✨

Friday 9/20

1. The Sanctuary: Mastery Workshop at Sip & Sonder in Inglewood ❤️✨

2. Cuties LA x Amon Elise: Decadence Black Queer Play Party at FWB in DTLA 🌈✨

Saturday 9/21

1. Pan African Beach Day at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa Del Rey ✨

2. Flow Bait Pole Jam at Santa Monica Beach

3. “Free the Land! Free the People!” Exhibition Opening at Crenshaw Dairy Mart in Inglewood ✨

4. South Central Run Club’s 2nd Annual Hood Beer Run at Project 43 LA in Inglewood ✨

5. Love Language: The Practice of Self-Love & Self-Care at The WalkGood Yard in Mid-City ❤️✨

6. Black Women Healing Pod 5th Anniversary Celebration in Compton

7. Sapere Wines Wine Tasting at Adams Wine Shop in West Adams ❤️✨

8. Nostalgia Noir: Pins Boutique Show & Speakeasy at Que Sera in Long Beach

Sunday 9/22

1. Black Family Archive at Perri & Ren Gallery in Lincoln Heights ❤️

2. Soft Life Society Golf: Social Group Golf Lesson at Glen Iy Golf Club in Corona ❤️✨

3. Sunday Evening Tennis at Drake Park Courts in Long Beach ✨

Live Music

Tuesday 9/17

1. A Listening Session of “When I Get Home” by Solange at The Social List in Long Beach ✨

2. TheBasement Series at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in K-Town✨

Saturday 9/21

1. Jimetta Rose & the Voices of Creation Album Release at 2220 Arts + Archives in Historic Filipinotown

2. Atwater Jazz Club ft. Black Art Distrkt at Nico’s in Atwater Village ❤️✨

Monday 9/23

1. Rae Khalil “Crybaby” LIVE at The Peppermint Club in WeHo ✨

Parties

Thursday 9/19

1. Nota Alta at Apt 200 in WeHo ✨

Saturday 9/21

1. H20 Summer Swim at Hotel Figueroa in DTLA

2. The Big Chill R&B Day Function at Station 1640 in Hollywood

3. Westside Go-Go: Cali-HBCU Bonfire & Beach Party at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey

4. Curated R&B Night at The Aster Rooftop in WeHo ✨

5. Please Her: Afrobeats Edition at Kultur Lounge in DTLA 🌈✨

6. Over Capacity at Shannon’s at the Top in Long Beach ✨

7. WOZA: Sounds of South Africa at Melrose House in East Hollywood

8. Afrovibes: Virgo Edition at LA Social House in DTLA

Sunday 9/22

1. DMV 2 LA: The Wave Beach Party at Private Beach (location on RSVP) ✨

2. LA Black Pride: Dear Summer Pool Party at Andaz in WeHo 🌈✨

3. The Vantage All-Black Yacht Party in Marina del Rey ✨