The latest canceled events and closed venues in Los Angeles

Just weeks after dining rooms reopened across the county, the state announced on July 1 that L.A.’s restaurants need to move all on-site dining to the outdoors, otherwise they must revert to takeout- and delivery-only models once again. The closure was set to last for at least three weeks, but now won’t be lifted until L.A. enters the red tier.

After initially closing in mid-March, bars were allowed to reopen in mid-June. But that was short lived: On June 28, Gov. Newsom ordered bars in L.A. and six other counties to close immediately. Under the new statewide guidelines, even when L.A. advances to the next tier bars will need to remain closed (they can’t reopen until the yellow tier). There’s one exception: Bars that serve food can technically stay open under the restaurant guidelines, which—pursuant to the news above—must now only offer dine-in service outdoors. 

After initially reopening in June, gyms, offices for non-critical sectors and houses of worship were ordered to close indoor spaces on July 13. Outdoor services are still allowed. Malls were also initially included in this order, but they’ve since been allowed to reopen; similarly, personal care services (think: tattoo and massage services) were included, too, but could be allowed to resume indoor operations as early as October 23.

The state-announced order also specifies that indoor protests are no longer allowed (but outdoor ones are). Hair salons and barbershops initially had to close their indoor areas, too, but those have since been allowed to reopen.

Movie theaters, music venues, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys and arcades are all closed. Movie theaters can reopen at 25% capacity in the red tier (but drive-in movie theaters and a bunch of pop-up ones are already open). As for the rest, they’ve fallen off of the state’s reopening plans for now, so it could be quite some time before we see them return.

L.A. museums, galleries, zoos and aquariums had been given the go-ahead to reopen in June with modifications, but on July 1, the state announced that they must close indoor spaces for at least the next three weeks. Only a couple of museums had reopened before that announcement; the Aquarium of the Pacific was among them, and it’s one of the only spots we’ve seen that now offers outdoor-only admission. So other than the couple of spots that cross over into botanical garden territory, consider museums to be effectively closed until L.A. reaches the red tier.

In addition to Downtown’s L.A. Central Library, all 72 branch libraries are closed until further notice. In addition, L.A. County Libraries (which notably includes the West Hollywood Library) are also closed until further notice. However, libraries have been allowed to reopen for curbside service.

Though trails in Griffith Park have reopened, the iconic observatory remains closed. In addition to the celestial museum, the L.A. Zoo, Travel Town and the Widsom Tree Trail remain closed, and the Parkline shuttle service is also suspended.

The observatory falls under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Recreation and Parks, which also announced similar closures for EXPO Center, Castle Park and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

The happiest place on earth announced that it’ll be closing on March 14. After initially announcing plans to reopen its theme parks on July 17, Disneyland has now pushed back its opening date.

Under new state guidelines, major theme parks won’t be able to reopen (at 25% capacity) until the county in which they reside reaches the least-restrictive yellow tier. Smaller parks, like Santa Monica’s Pacific Park, can reopen outdoor operations with limited capacity at the orange tier.

The theme park temporarily shuttered on March 14, and has once again extended its closure. However, CityWalk is now open.

On July 24, Universal announced that its annual Halloween Horror Nights event was canceled this year, citing “ongoing business restrictions and uncertainty around its opening timeframe.” The theme park plans for the event to return in 2021.

The coaster-filled theme park in Valencia closed on March 14.

The Buena Park attraction closed on March 14, and its owner suggests it could remain closed for the entire year. However, Knott’s reopened its Ghost Town during the summer for the limited-time Taste of Calico, an outdoor dining and retail experience.

All performances of Hamilton at the Pantages Theatre have been canceled through February, with plans to resume in April 2021. In addition, at the Dolby Theatre, The Spongebob Musical has been canceled; The Illusionists has been postponed until January 2021; and Mean Girls, My Fair Lady and The Band’s Visit have been postponed until a later date.

We imagine most residents aren’t swinging by City Hall on the reg, but if you planned on checking out the rooftop observatory, note that non-city employees are currently barred from visiting.

The Sunday food market in the Arts District is being put on hiatus.

Netflix’s blockbuster comedy fest—a week of shows featuring Ali Wong, Dave Chappelle, Hannah Gadsby, Jerry Seinfeld and Whoopi Goldberg, to name a few—was supposed to kick off on April 27, but it’s now been postponed.

The start of outdoor movie season has been pushed off, with all of Rooftop Cinema Clubs screenings in DTLA and Hollywood canceled until further notice.

The Hammer Museum is teaming up with the Huntington Library this year for its always-excellent showcase of 30 up-and-coming and under-recognized L.A. artists. Originally slated to run from early June to late August, its dates have been shifted to start in the fall.

The Friend’s of the Los Angeles River’s annual cleanup has been moved from Saturdays in April to October.

Initially slated for April, the massive music fest had been pushed to the fall, but it’s now been called off for 2020. Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott were originally announced as this year’s headliners, but there’s no official word yet about the October lineup.

The country music fest always follows Coachella, and that includes its 2020 cancellation, with plans to resume in April 2021.

Tthe LA Phil announced that it was cancelling this summer’s slate of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl—for the first time in the iconic venue’s 98-year history. In addition, the season at the Ford has been canceled, as well.

For the first time in 90 years, the charming Griffith Park amphitheater has called off its entire summer schedule of concerts.

All programming from the LA Phil, LA Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale and the other resident companies of the Music Center has been canceled. This includes shows at the Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall. The LA Phil has canceled all performances through June 2021, and the Master Chorale has postponed its 2020–21 season to 2021–22. For now, the Ahmanson is set to resume its schedule in April 2021.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of LA Pride, the annual LGBTQ celebration in West Hollywood that typically takes place in June. Organizer Christopher Street West initially decided to postpone all events, including the parade, but in early May it announced that this year’s event was canceled and would be replaced with an online celebration. CSW later announced a solidarity march in June that was met with considerable pushback.

The West Hollywood City Council has defunded all city-run events through the end of the year. While they haven’t officially canceled this Halloween street party yet, council members admitted it seemed unlikely to happen.

However, were conditions to change for the better in the fall, the council could still vote to fund Carnaval closer to Halloween. Even if WeHo does formally cancel the event, the council recognized that people will still come—the street just wouldn’t be shut down.

The pop culture convention in Anaheim, originally scheduled for April 10–12, was initially postponed but has now been canceled.

The locally born EDM juggernaut has called off its 2020 edition.

Lizzo, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak, Major Lazer, Ellie Goulding and Kali Uchis were slated to headline the inaugural outing of this fest in June, but it’s now been canceled (with plans to debut in 2021).

Seemingly every hip-hop and R&B star from the late ’90s and early aughts was on the lineup for this fest: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon, TLC, Nelly, Sean Paul, T-Pain and more. But after being postponed until the summer, it’s now been canceled.

Originally set for March, the EDM fest had been postponed until June, but then canceled in early May. The original lineup included Alison Wonderland, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Tiësto and Diesel (yep, as in Shaq).

The massive gaming convention has been canceled. Initially scheduled for June 9–11, there may still be an online showcase of industry announcements during that time. Otherwise, the ESA, the gaming convention’s organizing body, says that attendees can look forward to next year, with “E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together.”