23 venues · 67 upcoming events
Things to do in Hollywood & Eastside: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, Metro rail and bus and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in Hollywood & Eastside this week
1 free event in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
Hollywood & Eastside
- Debs Park AudubonAudubon Center at Debs Park0 pastMontecito HeightsUrban nature center in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park with bird walks, family nature programs and volunteer habitat work.See what's on →
- AutryAutry Museum of the American West0 pastGriffith ParkGriffith Park museum exploring the histories and cultures of the American West, with festivals, a powwow and free admission days.See what's on →
- BarnsdallBarnsdall Arts Center0 pastLos Feliz / East HollywoodCity-run art center atop Barnsdall Park offering affordable seasonal sessions in ceramics, printmaking, jewelry, fiber arts and life drawing.See what's on →
- Big Sunday
Big Sunday3 upcomingHollywoodHollywood-based volunteer nonprofit that organizes weekly service mornings and large seasonal projects like its Thanksgiving food-packing day.See what's on → - Brand LibraryBrand Library & Art Center0 pastGlendaleGlendale's arts and music library in a historic Moorish-style mansion, with gallery exhibitions, concerts and talks.See what's on →
- CantripCantrip Candles0 pastEast HollywoodSmall-batch candle maker whose workshop hosts hands-on candle-pouring classes and private group sessions.See what's on →
- CFAER
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock4 upcomingEagle RockEagle Rock community arts center whose materials-included workshops range from ikebana and natural-ink painting to family printmaking and drawing.See what's on → - Claytivity Burbank
Claytivity Pottery Studio Burbank5 upcomingBurbankThe Burbank branch of Claytivity, a three-studio LA pottery school teaching three-week wheel and hand-building courses plus couples date-night wheel sessions.See what's on → - Claytivity FrogtownClaytivity Pottery Studio Frogtown4 upcomingFrogtown (Elysian Valley)Claytivity's Elysian Valley studio by the LA River, home to its cone 10 hand-building and wheel courses and occasional kintsugi workshops.See what's on →
- Claytivity SunsetClaytivity Pottery Studio Silver Lake7 upcomingSilver LakeClaytivity's Sunset Boulevard studio, running beginning through advanced wheel-throwing and hand-building courses that meet three times over three weeks.See what's on →
- Cobalt & Clay
Cobalt & Clay11 upcomingSilver Lake / AtwaterNeighborhood pottery studio with 90-minute wheel try-outs, multi-week beginner and intermediate series, and open-studio memberships.See what's on → - FoLARFriends of the LA River0 pastCypress ParkRiver advocacy group that runs monthly habitat restoration days and the long-running Great LA River CleanUp.See what's on →
- Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory2 upcomingGriffith ParkFree-admission public observatory in Griffith Park that holds monthly public star parties with volunteer telescopes on the lawn.See what's on → - Heavy Manners
Heavy Manners Library1 upcomingEcho ParkA volunteer-run Echo Park community library and event space hosting low-cost workshops in leatherwork, paper marbling, cyanotype, crochet and drawing.See what's on →
- HollyhockHollyhock House0 pastLos Feliz / East HollywoodFrank Lloyd Wright's first Los Angeles commission, open for self-guided tours on the hilltop of Barnsdall Park.See what's on →
- Jewel City Beads
Jewel City Beads1 upcomingMontrose (Glendale)A Montrose bead shop that teaches a two-hour beginner beading class in which students string their own necklace and bracelet.See what's on → - Little GreenLittle Green Art Studio0 pastAtwater Village / Glassell ParkSmall creative studio teaching adults everything from metalsmithing and wax carving to sewing, natural dye and oil painting.See what's on →
- LACC
Los Angeles City College4 upcomingEast HollywoodEast Hollywood community college whose not-for-credit community classes include multi-week sewing courses and one-day soap and candle workshops.See what's on → - MerakiMeraki Creative Lounge10 upcomingEagle RockEagle Rock sewing and quilting lounge with Sewing 101 and Quilting 101 series, kids' sewing, social quilt bees and late-night sew-alongs.See what's on →
- Sooki
Sooki Studio2 upcomingFrogtown / Elysian ValleyCeramics studio near the LA River path focused on sculptural handbuilding, lamp making, glazing and kiln-firing intensives.See what's on → - Sur La TableSur La Table Glendale0 pastGlendale (Americana at Brand)Kitchen-store chain location with a teaching kitchen for hands-on cooking classes, date nights and seasonal baking sessions.See what's on →
- Tansy
Tansy3 upcomingMagnolia Park, BurbankMagnolia Park plant and gift boutique whose garden hosts small hands-on classes such as candle pouring, scent blending and wreath making.See what's on → - Pottery Studio Cypress Park
The Pottery Studio Cypress Park10 upcomingCypress ParkThe Pottery Studio's Northeast LA location, selling four-week introductory and returning wheel-throwing and hand-building series each month, with daily practice hours for enrolled students.See what's on →