Event Calendar

FALA Fest: Shorts Edition Film Festival is a two-day independent-film event featuring screenings, an industry panel/keynote, awards, and mixers. The public, ticketed festival takes place at LACAE Theatre in North Hollywood. Individual components are listed from $10 to $18, while a festival pass is listed at $50. This program offers a structured setting to explore independent film alongside industry-focused programming and festival gatherings. Visit the official event website for current schedule and ticket information.

The 2026 Burbank Book Festival is a free, one-day community event centered on books and reading. The program features authors, panels, bookish vendors, and reader activities at the Buena Vista Branch Library. Visitors can spend time exploring author-focused programming, browsing offerings from vendors, and taking part in activities designed for readers. Admission is free for this community festival. Check the official event page for current event details and the latest updates.

The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.

Movie in the Park: Coco brings an outdoor showing of Coco to Johnny Carson Park in Burbank. Food trucks will be on site during the event, adding a dining option for those attending the screening. Admission is free, and advance RSVP is encouraged, though no ticket is required. The program is scheduled as an evening park event with the film at its center. Visit the official event website for current event details and RSVP information.

Public Star Party is a free monthly public astronomy program at Griffith Observatory. Volunteer telescope demonstrators are part of the program, offering a chance to engage with astronomy in an observatory setting. This October edition is open to the public and runs through the afternoon and evening. Admission is free. Those interested in the scheduled program and telescope demonstrations can find the current event information through the organizer. Visit the official event website for current schedule and event information.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.