The RoundUp by BLK Events LA | 10/15-10/20

From Halloween parties, to food festivals, beach bonfires and more, here's your one-stop shop for Black events in Los Angeles this weekend!

We have 76 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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BLK Events LA’s Events This Week

1. 10/16: Co-Work It Out: Community Coworking at ORA in Leimert Park ❤️✨🗓

2. 10/16: RunGood: Community 5k & 2-Mile Walk at The WalkGood Yard in Mid-City ❤️✨🤝🏾🗓

   1. Three paces for everyone! Olympic Pace: 6-9 minute miles; Sexy Pacers: 9:30-11 minute miles; Walking Legends: Moderate to Brisk pace. Bring your friend, bring your pup, let’s exercise together!

Halloween events have a pumpkin emoji! 🎃

Art + Community

Thursday 10/17

1. SyncUp Networking Meet Up at WAX ON HI-FI in DTLA ✨

2. Pardon My Poetry Open Mic at Legacy Lounge in Mid-City

Friday 10/18

1. Read the Room: Quiet Reading Club at Reparations Club in West Adams ❤️🌈✨🤝🏾

2. Ginger Open Mic at Perri & Ren Gallery in Lincoln Heights 🌈✨

Saturday 10/19

1. Taste of Soul Festival in Leimert Park ❤️✨🤝🏾

2. Flo Tats 2nd Anniversary Flash Sale at Flo Tats in Leimert Park 🌈✨

3. Basquiat Taught Me: Paint with Coffee Canvas Swap Party at Sip & Sonder in Inglewood ❤️✨

4. The Blackout Game Night at WAX ON HI-FI in DTLA ✨

Sunday 10/20

1. 10/20-10/26: FREE Community Week at Black Being in Inglewood ❤️✨🤝🏾

   1. 7 days of free classes, workshops, and events!

2. Blvck’s Banquet Buffet Brunch (location on RSVP) 🌈✨

3. Frolic & Chill Bonfire Hangout at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey 🌈✨

4. Brown Sugar Burlesque at Norma in WeHo ❤️🌈✨🤝🏾

Live Music

Thursday 10/17

1. Jammin’ On the Hill: Performance & Jam Session at Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in View-Park Winsdor Hills ❤️✨

2. Honey Baby: Live Ethio Jazz Experience at The Sun Rose in WeHo ❤️✨

Friday 10/18

1. Jazz in Compton at Moonwater Farms in Compton ✨

2. Brittany Howard & Michael Kiwanuka at Greek Theatre in Los Feliz ✨

Saturday 10/19

1. Joy Guidry’s Amen + Deron Johnson at 2220 Arts + Archives in Historic Filipinotown

Parties

Thursday 10/17

1. Lost Rooftop in DTLA ❤️✨🗓

   1. By the same folks that brought us Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen! Experience the HOTTEST new rooftop in LA with Mexico City-inspired cocktails, food, and curated music. Open Thurs-Fri from 5pm-LATE and Sat-Sun from 4pm-LATE. Viarae Prosecco is also available! Date night, girls night, and friends night approved—I’m OBSESSED!

2. Frolic Weekend Tour III at The Green Horse in Inglewood 🌈✨

Friday 10/18

1. Auntie Jamz Halloween: Soul Train Edition at The Echoplex in Echo Park ❤️✨🤝🏾🎃

2. BBC Party x No Prxssure: Carry Movie at Bar Franca in DTLA ❤️🌈✨🎃

Saturday 10/19

1. The Cookout LA: Homecoming Edition at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood ❤️✨

2. Radio Disney Early 2000s Party at Los Globos in Silverlake ✨

3. Afrobeat Takeover Experience at Melrose House in East Hollywood ✨

4. Freakniq But Queer: ATL Night at Honey’s in Thai Town 🌈✨

Sunday 10/20

1. Rhythm & Brunch at Jungle aka Station 1640 in Hollywood ✨

2. TheyHouse at Little Joy in Echo Park 🌈✨

3. Pre-Halloween Bash at Tribe Entertainment Center in Inglewood 🎃

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Art + Community

Tuesday 10/15

1. 10/15-11/2: Flawed the Musical at Eastwood Performing Arts Center in Hollywood 🗓

2. “I’ll Be Gone for Christmas” Book Launch & Conversation with Georgia K. Boone at Bel Canto Books in Long Beach

3. Local Social: Comedy Night at Alta Restaurant in West Adams ✨

4. Candlelight Slow Flow + Live Sound at The WalkGood Yard in Mid-City ❤️✨

Wednesday 10/16

1. Comedy Block Party at The Miracle in Inglewood

2. Aja Monet: “Let’s Be Offline Together” at El Rey Theatre in Mid-Wilshire ❤️✨

Thursday 10/17

1. Real Men, Real Talk: Mental Health Circle at Museum of African American Art in Leimert Park

2. ForbesBLK: Grow Your Business & Brand with AI Panel at The Gathering Spot in West Adams ✨

Friday 10/18

1. 10/18-10/20: Just Swim with Jazz’s Adult Swim Clinic ✨

   1. All weekend long, with locations in Long Beach, Baldwin Hills, and WeHo each day!

2. Stretch & Unwine at Nicholas Dance Studio in Leimert Park

3. Beach Bonfire Sound Bath & Open Mic at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey ✨

4. Wild’n Out Comedy with Michael Blackson at Savoy Entertainment Center in Inglewood ✨

Saturday 10/19

1. WattStax Movie Night at Earle’s on Crenshaw in Leimert Park ❤️✨

2. There Goes the Neighborhood at Sovern LA in West Adams

3. The Indigenous People’s Day Culture Share at UMMA Wellness Center Fremont High School in South Central ✨

4. Ancestry & Earth at Crenshaw Dairy Mart in Inglewood ✨

5. Black Women in Media: Navigating Politics & Election Season Panel at Deutsch in Playa Vista

6. Sweet Soil: Honoring Black Ties to Land, Community & Rest at Arlington Garden in Pasadena

7. Plug Open Mic at 88Keys Coffee in Lakewood

8. Mingle & Plei Game Night at Der Wolf in Pasadena ❤️✨

Sunday 10/20

1. Film Girlz Brunch: Women in Film Mix & Mingle at Culver Theater Lobby in Culver City

2. Dear Mama: A Calm, Sweet, Soulful Night for the Mamas at ORA in Leimert Park

3. “gOD-TALK: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century” Documentary Screening at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in East Hollywood

Live Music

Thursday 10/17

1. Match My Freak: Tinashe World Tour at Greek Theatre in Los Feliz ✨

2. UnPlugLA: Thursday Night Live at Peppermint Club in WeHo ✨

Friday 10/18

1. Samba Fusion Night at Hotel Ziggy in WeHo

2. Vinyl & Vino Plays “Malibu” by Anderson Paak at Slow Jamz Gallery in Arts District ❤️✨

3. An Evening with Tish Hyman at The Sun Rose in WeHo

Parties

Tuesday 10/15

1. Dirty Tuesdays at Apt 200 in WeHo ✨🗓

Wednesday 10/16

1. Girls Girls Girls at The Short Stop in Echo Park ❤️✨

2. Brown Sugar Global at The Queensberry in DTLA ❤️✨🗓

Thursday 10/17

1. Honey Roots at Ethiopix in Lil Ethiopia ✨🗓

2. Hood Fantasy at Broadway Bar in DTLA ✨🗓

   1. Old flyer, same info!

3. Interlude at Love Note in DTLA ✨🗓

Friday 10/18

1. Syn Radio at The Stowaway in DTLA

2. Andre Power: A Night of Dance Music at Sound Nightclub in Hollywood ✨

3. Mixx Nuttz: Creatures Party in DTLA 🌈✨🎃

Saturday 10/19

1. Good Company Day Party at Durango Cantina in Fairfax ❤️✨

2. Afrowave Rooftop Pool Party at The Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood ✨

3. Party at My Place at Neighbors in Playa Vista ✨

4. Rose in the Dark: Gothic Rose in Historic Filipinotown 🌈✨🎃

5. Black Bass Collective at Blind Barber in Highland Park 🌈✨

6. Peaches & Cream Throwback Party at The Vermont in Hollywood ✨

7. Donavan’s Yard at Los Globos in Silverlake ✨🎃

8. R20: Halloween in LA at Continental Club in DTLA 🎃

Sunday 10/20

1. Afrobeats Brunch & Bubbles for Breast Cancer Awareness at Sunset Rooftop in Hollywood 🗓

2. Afrobeats Day Party at Sofitel in Beverly Hills ❤️✨