Events in Los Angeles
The UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival is a two-day annual festival held on the ULCA Campus with one day featuring jazz and the other day featuring reggae and both performed by well known artists of the two categories of music. Since it is held in a University Campus, the festival mostly features youthful crowd which enjoys all types of music like jazz, hip hop, reggae and blues.
The Farmers Market Fall Festival is held in October every year to celebrate the spirit of the harvest season. The main attractions of the festival are pumpkin carving contests, hay rides, square dancing, live musical performances and a petting zoo for children. Since this festival is held over the weekend, it is usually attended by families who enjoy watching children oriented crafts and demonstrations.
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is held in April and is one of the largest literary festivals in the country featuring a large collection of books on every topic as well as round the clock discussions and talks between renowned authors, publishers and the novices of the field.
The DWP Light Festival is a three-week long festival which is held on the sandy beaches of Southern California. It is a festival of music and bright lights organized amidst palm trees and features enjoyable holiday music, beautiful decorations and an illuminated miniature Hollywood sign.
The Brilliant Light Film Festival is a five-day long international film festival involving filmmakers and spectators from all over the world in an inspirational and enlightening atmosphere. In this festival every kind of work, be it a personal narrative, a global issue or a scientific fiction is honored and given a chance to be presented before an audience.
The Britweek 2009 is an annual event which was introduced recently in 2007 and attempts to showcase the British influence on the American entertainment industry. The festival commences with a reception hosted at the British Consul General's Residence and the main attractions are a concert by a British Group called Duran Duran, a British Celebrity Soccer Match and a British Comedy Show.
The Silver Lake Film Festival is one of the largest independent film festivals in the state which was launched in the year 2000 and features every type of movie, the most popular attraction being the art films.
The Noor Film Festival is meant as a symbol of bondage between the American and the Iranian culture and hence it features movies not only from Iran but from all over the world. It is an annual event which is based on a new theme every year and the movies which are shown are judged by a celebrity panel of judges.
The Affaire in the Gardens Art Show is organized in the Beverly Gardens Park in the months of May and October to showcase the creative and culinary talents of various artists. This show is distinct from other shows in the sense that here it is the artist who presents his work to the audience who in turn get an opportunity to ask questions, clarify doubts and congratulate the artist for his creation.
The Summer X Games are held at the Staple Center and feature athletes who spin, flip, dive and defy gravity in order to win medals and more importantly the cash prize of one million dollars. The main attractions are the cycling competitions like Dirt Jump and Vert and daredevil acts with the skateboard.
