Labor Day events in Los Angeles

Everyone’s favorite NPR member station has a hand in a slew of summer concert slates at public plazas and beloved museums, including a Labor Day weekend event at CAAM.

Each summer, Bard fanatics watch their favorite works come to life at the historic Old Zoo in Griffith Park. Independent Shakespeare Co. puts on a series of lively productions each week, inviting audiences to take a seat on the grass (read: bring a picnic blanket) and enjoy performances like this season’s headliner: As You Like It.

Film buffs, unite. This lesser-known cinephile festival is celebrating over five decades of showing classic film fare. Enjoy a five-day program of rare and unusual old silent films and shorts shown at the Writers Guild of America Theatre in Beverly Hills.

The midnight snacker’s greatest fantasy is just a car ride away. One of America’s largest Asian food markets spans the course of Santa Anita Park’s front Paddock Gardens during the summer. Come hungry and come caffeinated—this lively market, complete with over 250 Asian street food and booze peddlers, live music, artists, games, and beyond, won’t put itself to bed until midnight.

One of L.A.’s best free live music offerings, Jazz at LACMA has featured legit legends over its three-decade run at the museum. Seating for the program is available in the museum’s plaza on a first-come, first-served basis, though you’re welcome to picnic on the grass, too (you won’t really be able to see the show, but you’ll still hear it). You’ll find the series on Friday evenings in LACMA’s welcome plaza, just behind Urban Light.

Every Sunday you can find dozens of food vendors at this market at ROW DTLA, with a mix of much-loved pop-ups and future foodie stars. Labor Day weekend marks the last opportunity to take advantage of Ice Cream Alley, a seasonal assembly of sweets vendors.

The masters of alfresco rooftop movie viewing have returned for another season of screenings in Downtown L.A. Labor Day weekend screenings include Scream, The Virgin Suicides, La La Land, Back to the Future, Pretty Woman, The Sandlot and Goodfellas.

Each year, Cinespia brings classic cult favorites to the hallowed resting place of Old Hollywood greats. For LDW, you can watch The Shining on Saturday.

The picnic-style, music and food truck-filled screening series marks the long weekend with a showing of 10 Things I Hate About You on Saturday at the Autry followed by The Princess Bride at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Sunday.

On select Saturdays and every Sunday during the summer at sunset, both hotel guests and vistors at the Fairmont Miramar can slip into something waterproof and enjoy a family-friendly flick around the Santa Monica hotel’s luxurious pool. The Labor Day weekend lineup includes Napoleon Dynamite.