The RoundUp by BLK Events LA | 9/9-9/14

From art shows to breezy bowl, kickbacks & 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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Event legend

❤️ Jocelyn-approved | 🌈 Queer-led | 🔥 Popular | 🤝🏾 Jocelyn’s going
🗓 Recurring weekly | 🙏🏾 LA Fire Relief or Mutual Aid

🚨 New event | 💎 35+ friendly | 🌹 Date night-friendly | 👧🏾 Kid-friendly

❤️🌈🔥🤝🏾🗓🙏🏾 | 🚨💎🌹👧🏾

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BLK Events LA’s Events

Wednesdays: RunGood Weekly 5K Run & 2-Mile Walk at LA High Memorial Park in Arlington Heights ❤️🔥🤝🏾🗓💎👧🏾

Join WalkGood LA for our weekly community run or walk! There are 3 paces to choose from—Olympic Pace (7-9min miles), Sexy Pace (9:30-12min miles), and Walking Pace (which is led by yours truly!)

9/9: Office Hours with BLK Events LA on Instagram LIVE ❤️🚨🔥🤝🏾💎

Join me for an hour of fun on Instagram Live! Let’s talk about the state of community in Los Angeles, what you’re looking forward to for the rest of 2025, and what you’d like to see more of! Have questions? Need recommendations? Wanna learn more about my new custom itineraries? I gotchu!

9/10: Sip & Grind Coworking at Flavors from Afar in East Hollywood ❤️🔥🤝🏾💎

Black Girls Love Coffee Shops returns with Sip & Grind, our monthly coworking day at Flavors From Afar, a Black woman & refugee-led café & coworking space! For Black women, femmes & gender-expansive folks who love getting things done.

9/13: BLK Events LA x Daisy’s Black LA Food Tour: Crenshaw Crawl & Community Walk ❤️🔥🤝🏾🗓💎👧🏾

This September, we’re joining the Black LA Food Tour for their Crenshaw Crawl in Leimert Park! Support local Caribbean, Soul Food & dessert businesses + experience a guided walk by BLK Events LA. TICKETS ARE LIMITED, RSVP NOW! (P.S. BLK Events LA merch on deck!)

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Art + Community

9/13: Fun With Friends Los Angeles Block Party at beTrue Studios in Hollywood ❤️🔥🤝🏾

Your favorite Brooklyn crew is sliding back to Los Angeles for one day only! This is Round 3 of their LA takeover! Expect DJs, food, game activations, and that block party energy we all love. Tell a FRIEND to tell a FRIEND!

Tuesday 9/9

1. Da Poetry Lounge: Open Mic Night in Leimert Park ❤️🌈🔥🗓💎🌹

Wednesday 9/10

1. Anointed Greens & The Culture: Comedy Variety Show at The Elysian Theater in Elysian Valley 🔥💎

Thursday 9/11

1. 9/11-9/28: UNerasable Solo Theatrical Festival at The Willie Agee Playhouse in Inglewood 💎🌹

2. Romeo, Juliet & Dance Theatre of Harlem at Hollywood Bowl 🔥💎🌹

3. Soft Girl Era: Healing Space for Black & Latine Gender-Diverse Women at Reach LA in DTLA 🌈🔥💎

Friday 9/12

1. 9/12-9/14: The Pivot For Creatives By Creatives Summit (location on RSVP) 🔥🚨💎

2. Lynx: Black Lesbian Happy Hour at Reach LA in DTLA 🌈🔥💎🌹

3. The Pour Before at Adams Wine Shop in West Adams ❤️🔥💎🌹

4. “Farming While Black” Screening + Discussion at Reparations Club in West Adams 🔥💎🌹

5. Black Rocks: Soundscape Music + Rock-Climbing at LA Boulders in Downtown Arts District 🔥💎🌹

Saturday 9/13

1. 9/13-11/1: Bisa Butler “Hold Me Now” Solo Exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in Hollywood🔥🚨💎🌹

2. Sika Grand ReOpening in Leimert Park Village ❤️🔥🤝🏾🚨💎👧🏾

3. Complex: Family Style Food Fest Celebrating Cuisine & Culture at LA State Historic Park in Chinatown 🔥💎🌹👧🏾

4. Vintage & Design Market at 8th & Santa Fe in Downtown Arts District ❤️🔥🚨💎🌹

5. Muse Tips: Tips & Sips DIY Press-On Nail Experience in Inglewood 🔥🚨💎

6. Favored Flea Market at Makachi Space in Downtown Arts District 🔥🚨💎👧🏾

7. Black Girls Shoot Too: Savor & Snap Food Photography Workshop at Flavors From Afar in East Hollywood 🔥💎

8. Lynx: Lesbian Speed Mingle at Gritz N Wafflez in K-Town 🌈🔥💎

9. Bag Ladies: An Art Gallery by Kamaya Walker in DTLA 🔥🙏🏾🚨💎

Sunday 9/14

1. Black Boy Art Show at Casitas Studios in Elysian Valley 🔥💎🌹👧🏾

2. “Let’s Get Together” Kid-Friendly Book Event at Reparations Club in West Adams 🔥💎👧🏾

3. The 24th Annual Little Ethiopia Cultural Street Festival in Little Ethiopia 🔥💎🌹👧🏾

4. Cuties LA: Readings at Sunset Queer Poetry at The LGBTQ Center in Hollywood ❤️🌈🔥💎🌹

5. Sound Bath + Fundraiser at Dubb’s Organic Coffee in West Hollywood ❤️🔥🙏🏾💎👧🏾

6. Outside + Herm & The Homies: Cookout + Karaoke at Elysian Park ❤️🔥💎

7. Mr. Wash: “Don’t Turn Your Back On Us” Art Exhibition in Compton 🔥🚨💎🌹

8. Crowns & Hops ft. Love, Peace & Spades: Sunday Funday at Creature Comforts in DTLA 🔥💎🌹

Live Music

Tuesday 9/9

1. 9/9-9/10: Braxton Cook at Blue Note in Hollywood 🔥💎🌹

Wednesday 9/10

1. Black Movie Soundtrack V ft. Sinners’ Miles Caton at The Hollywood Bowl 🔥💎🌹

Thursday 9/11

1. 9/11-9/14: Kenny Garrett at Blue Note in Hollywood 🔥💎🌹

Saturday 9/13

1. A Soulful September at Ebony Repertory Theatre in Mid-City 💎🌹

2. Live Jazz & Wine at Bloom Ranch in Acton 🔥🚨💎🌹

Sunday 9/14

1. Chris Brown: Breezy Bowl XX at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood 🔥💎🌹

Parties

Wednesday 9/10

1. Foreigner: Junkyard Jouvert Warm Up at ABS Kitchen in Vermont Square 🔥💎🌹

Thursday 9/11

1. Auntie Jamz: LIVE at The Peppermint Club in WeHo ❤️🔥💎🌹

2. FILT/R: Afro Raves at Florentín Rooftop Bar in DTLA 🚨

3. Nwhrfst at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in Koreatown 🔥

Friday 9/12

1. Ascendance: Virgo Season ft. Bonne Tête at Apartment 503 in K-Town 🌈🔥💎🌹

2. Gay Birthdays Only: Virgo Edition at Honey’s at Star Love in Thai Town 🌈🔥

3. English Breakfast After Party at Money Cat in DTLA 🔥🚨

Saturday 9/13

1. FRNDS Only Day Party at Neuehouse in Hollywood 🔥

2. Taste Entertainment: Crush End Of Summer Day Party at The Melrose House in Hollywood 🌈🔥💎

3. Nside + And Things Day Party at The Preserve in Hollywood 🔥

4. Spoonin After Dark: Breezy Bowl Edition at The Serving Spoon in Inglewood 🔥💎🌹

5. Show Me Love: September Edition at Peppermint Club in West Hollywood ❤️🔥

Sunday 9/14

1. Cocoa Butta Day Party at Elevate Lounge in DTLA 🔥

2. Hella Good: The Kickback Warehouse Party at Studio Kin in Long Beach 🌈🔥🚨💎🌹

3. The LA Hangover Day Party at Melrose House in East Hollywood 🔥💎

4. Please & Thank You: End Of Summer Day Party at Apt 503 in Koreatown 🔥

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