Events Happening in Los Angeles This Weekend Where You Can Meet New People [5.8-5.10]
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Mends & Sip
5.8 | 6:30 PM | Venice
This beginner-friendly sewing workshop is all about giving your favorite clothes a second life. Bring a worn piece from your closet and learn how to mend, patch, or creatively upcycle it in a relaxed, social setting. No experience needed, just a willingness to learn something new, work with your hands, and spend a cozy Friday night making things alongside other people.
The Next Show Comedy at Camp LA
5.8 | 7 PM | Santa Monica
The Next Comedy Show returns to Camp Los Angeles for another packed night of stand-up at one of the westside’s favorite community spaces. Expect a lineup of sharp comedians, a lively crowd, and the kind of intimate setting where everyone feels connected to the room. A fun night out whether you roll in with friends or show up solo.
Music on the Gamble House Lawn
5.8 | 7:30 PM | Pasadena
Spend your Friday evening stretched out on the Gamble House lawn with wine, live music, and one of Pasadena’s most beautiful backdrops. Wander through the historic home, grab pizza and ice cream, then settle in on a blanket while jazz, funk, and blues drift through the gardens. It’s relaxed, romantic, and feels a little like stepping into another era.
Founders Running Club
5.9 | 7 AM | Santa Monica
This weekly social run brings together founders, creatives, investors, and startup-minded people for an easy-paced run and casual networking. The Santa Monica chapter meets at Primo Passo Coffee before heading out, then wraps with coffee and conversation afterward. It’s low-pressure, welcoming, and a refreshing alternative to traditional networking events.
Sun Bum Mother’s Day Eve Pop-Up
5.9 | 8 AM | Venice
This Venice wellness pop-up is all about giving moms a moment to feel cared for. Stop by Likeminded Studios for flowers, coffee, music, SPF, and a relaxed morning with the community, plus complimentary sauna and cold plunge sessions for moms. Bring your mom, come with friends, or just swing through for a little sunshine and reset before Mother’s Day.
Venice Hike Club
5.9 | 10 AM | Westridge Trail
This free weekly hike is one of the easiest ways to get outside and meet people in LA. The group heads out on the Westridge Trail every Saturday for five miles of movement, views, and good conversation, then hangs after for matcha. It’s casual, dog-friendly, and built for showing up solo and leaving with a few new familiar faces.
Mosaic Coaster Workshop
5.9 | 11 AM | Virgil Village
This hands-on workshop turns reclaimed tile into colorful, functional art for your home. You’ll learn the basics of mosaic design while experimenting with texture, pattern, and color to create your own pair of coasters. It’s creative, beginner-friendly, and a satisfying way to make something beautiful out of recycled materials.
Bootquet Workshop
5.9 | 11 AM | Boyle Heights
This Mother’s Day weekend workshop combines boot vase painting with floral arranging for a creative, feel-good afternoon hosted by Latinx With Plants. You’ll customize your own boot-shaped vase, build a fresh arrangement, and spend time creating alongside a warm, community-driven crowd. Sweet, crafty, and perfect for celebrating the mother figures in your life, or yourself.
Intro to Woodworking Workshop
5.9 | 11 AM | Lincoln Heights
This beginner-friendly woodworking class is designed for anyone curious about building with their hands, no experience required. In a relaxed, supportive makerspace environment, you’ll learn how to safely use real woodworking tools while creating two take-home projects of your own. It’s hands-on, social, and a satisfying way to spend a couple hours learning a skill you’ll actually want to keep using.
Women’s Beginners Tennis
5.9 | 11 AM | Pasadena
This elevated tennis session swaps crowded public courts for a beautiful private LA home, creating a more relaxed and intimate way to play. Expect quality instruction, a social atmosphere, and that effortless indoor-outdoor LA energy. Perfect for anyone looking to sharpen their game while meeting people in a setting that feels more lifestyle club than traditional lesson.
Clockshop’s Kit Festival at LA State Historic Park
5.9 | 2 PM | Chinatown
This free community festival fills the sky with handmade kites, live music, art, and movement in celebration of public space and creativity. Spend the day making kites, watching colorful installations take flight, learning cumbia, and hanging in the park with thousands of Angelenos. It’s playful, meaningful, and one of those events that reminds you how special LA can feel when everyone shows up together.
Matinees on the Mountain
5.9 | 3 PM | Mt. Wilson
Watch WALL·E under the open sky with this mountaintop movie matinee that feels equal parts cozy and nostalgic. Arrive early to wander the grounds or grab lunch at the Cosmic Café, then settle in for an afternoon screening above the city. Family-friendly, relaxed, and a pretty perfect way to spend a Saturday.
Superbloom Beach Club
5.9 | 3 PM | Santa Monica
This donation-based beach gathering blends breathwork, movement, music, and community into one long golden-hour reset. The afternoon flows from an opening circle into guided breathwork, an optional ocean plunge, and a sunset dance party with live DJs on the sand. It’s grounding, social, and designed for anyone craving connection, movement, and a little more joy outdoors.
D Line Opening Pub Crawl
5.9 | 4 PM | Miracle Mile
The Metro D Line expansion is almost here, and this pub crawl is celebrating the best way possible: by bar hopping along the new route. Starting at Tom Bergin’s, the night rolls through Miracle Mile and Koreatown with stops at local favorites all connected by train. It’s transit nerd meets neighborhood bar crawl, with good drinks, good people, and a little public transportation hype mixed in.
BANDSHAKE Spring Showcase
5.9 | 7 PM | Mid City
This indie music night brings together live bands, art, and a dancey crowd for a perfect spring evening at Paper or Plastik. Expect a lineup of local artists, collaborative jams, and the kind of intimate venue energy where everyone feels part of the scene. It’s equal parts concert and community hang, made for discovering new music and staying out later than planned.
Adult Spelling Bee for a Cause
5.9 | 7:30 PM | Downtown LA
This grown-up spelling bee turns childhood competition into a chaotic, feel-good fundraiser night. Expect themed rounds, raffles, school portraits, and the chance to bet on your favorite spellers, all while supporting the Center for Human Rights in Iran. It’s playful, a little unhinged, and the kind of night where everyone ends up way more invested than expected.
Shred Hunnies Skatepark Session
5.10 | 1 PM | Inglewood
This beginner-friendly skate meetup is all about learning ramps, building confidence, and hanging with a supportive crew. Whether you’re brand new to park skating or looking to sharpen your skills, the Shred Hunnies create an easygoing space to practice, fall, laugh, and try again. Expect good vibes, encouragement, and lots of hangtime.
Mother’s Day Breathwork + Creative Healing Hang
5.10 | 4:30 PM | San Marino
This gentle outdoor gathering invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect, whether you’re honoring motherhood, mother figures, Mother Earth, or simply yourself. The afternoon begins with guided breathwork from Intrabreath, then unfolds into a playful creative space with crafts, tarot, poetry, and time to linger in community under the sun. Soft, grounding, and deeply nourishing.
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