Saturday, February 28 2026 Art Parties & Events bring us another super busy day. As LA Art Week continues so do the art fairs, opening receptions, art talks, theatre, and music events too.
February 28 2026 Art Parties & Events
Join Luis de Jesus Los Angeles for a special Frieze Weekend brunch today, from 9am-12pm. The event takes place in conjunction with its current gallery exhibitions. Exhibitions include: Griselda Rosas, Veni, Vidi Vici; Gabriel Sanchez: Lamparilla; and a group show featuring works by: Hugo Crosthwaite, June Edmonds, Ken Gonzales-Day, and John M. Valadez. Many of the artists will be present. RSVP encouraged. Event: 9am-12pm; Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo Street, LA 90021; https://www.luisdejesus.com
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West Hollywood
Megan Mulrooney hosts an all day viewing for three new exhibitions. These include: Kate Zimmerman Turpin, Afterimage: Curated By Tommy May, as well as Alma Berrow. All shows will run through March 28, 2026; Event: 10am-5pm; Megan Mulrooney, 7313 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 90046; https://www.meganmulrooney.com
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Felix Art Fair
Now in its third day, the Felix Art Fair continues today and runs through Sunday (March 1, 2026) at the Hollywood Roosevelt. I love the venue, and the fair, it has a charming swagger to it. Be aware, it does get crowded, so plan accordingly (get there early). Find out more on the Felix Art Fair Feature.
Hours: are Wednesday through Saturday, from 11am – 7pm, and Sunday, 11am – 5pm; Single Day Passes run $75; Or purchase a full run of the show pass for $100; The Hollywood Roosevelt, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., LA, 90028; https://felixfair.com
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Downtown
Hauser Wirth hosts a morning art talk in conjunction with Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection. The conversation will include artists Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson and Dr. Kellie Jones and curator Ingrid Schaffner. The event will focus on Eileen Harris Norton’s influence. Therefore examining her impact on the art community as well as the ways her guidance and philosophy have shaped the careers of individual artists. Art talk: 11am; Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, 901 East 3rd Street, LA, 90013; https://www.hauserwirth.com/
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BUTTER Fine Art Fair
Another new art fair joining the 2026 Los Angeles Art Week is BUTTER Fine Art Fair. Hollywood Park (part of the SoFi property) in Inglewood will host the event. The art fair celebrates black artists and is founded by Alan Bacon, Jr. and Malina Simone Bacon. The event does not showcase galleries, rather artists on their own. Hence the artist will receive 100% of sales. It runs through March 1, 2026; If you would like to read more about the art fair, see 2026 Los Angeles Art Week – More Art Fairs! Feature. Hours: 11am-10pm; Admission begins at $60.86 (one day) or $149.09 (full weekend) with additional VIP plus tickets; Visit the website for more info; Sofi’s Hollywood Park, 1001 S. Stadium Drive Inglewood, CA 90301; https://ganggangculture.com
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Frieze Los Angeles 2026
The popular art fair Frieze Los Angeles 2026 continues its run at the Santa Monica Airport through tomorrow, Sunday, March 1, 2026. This is its seventh edition of the LA fair. Hours: 11am-7pm; Attendees can pick from selected times to view the fair; General admission runs from $55–$100+; Preview/Priority Access: $175–$275+; Santa Monica Airport, 3233 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.frieze.com/
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The Other Art Fair
Also continuing today is the Other Art Fair. Read the 2026 Los Angeles Art Week – More Art Fairs! Feature. The Fair runs from 11am-7pm; Attendees can pick from selected times to view the fair; Opening night admission runs from $30 – $187; The rest of the days run $15-$150; 3Labs in Culver City, 8461 Warner Dr, Culver City, 90232; https://www.theotherartfair.com/
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Post-Fair
This is your last chance to visit the Post-Fair which features emerging galleries,. Founded by LA Gallery Owner Chris Sharp, it runs through Saturday (not Sunday like the rest of them).
Furthermore, it takes place at a Santa Monica Post Office (hence the name). Of course it is no longer in use, making for a fresh new venue with an open plan format.Read the 2026 Los Angeles Art Week – More Art Fairs! Feature for more info. Admission runs: $10 (can’t beat the price); Days/Hours: February 26, 2026 from 11am-8pm; February 27, 28, 2026: 11am-6pm; Post-Fair, 1248 5th St., Santa Monica, 90406; https://post-fair.com
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SHOW LA
Head downtown to the REEF LA. where SHOW LA continues. The brand new art fair spotlights photography via galleries, book publishers and also independent photographers. Event: 12–6pm; REEF LA, 1933 South Broadway, 4th Floor, LA, 90007; https://www.show-la.com/
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The Start Up Art Fair
In Venice…the Kinney Venice Beach hosts The start Up Art Fair for another day today and it runs through Sunday, March 1, 2026. The art fair features artists (not galleries). You’ll find artwork covering the walls of the rooms of the hotel. For additional info about the Startup Art Fair, see the article 2026 Los Angeles Art Week – More Art Fairs!
Event: 12-9pm; Admission starts at $17; 3-day pass $45; VIP: $80; The Kinney Venice Beach, 737 W Washington Blvd, Venice 90292; http://startupartfair.com
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Culver City
Walter Maciel Gallery hosts a gallery walk-through with Sóla Saar today at 1pm. The event takes place in conjunction with 92 Tarot Collages and a Dollhouse currently on view at the gallery. Moreover the solo show includes two interconnected bodies of work. In addition both series delve into symbolism, ritual, and psychological archetypes. The exhibition runs through March 14, 2026; Walkthrough: 1pm; Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. LA Cienega blvd., LA 90034; http://www.waltermacielgallery.com/
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Art Bug Gallery introduces Re-calentado today beginning at 2pm. Attendees can enjoy tacos (from 2-5pm) as well as the art exhibition through 8pm. Re-calentado is a Spanish word that means to reheat, where the joy of family celebrations extends one more day.
ArtBug Director Carlos Ritter and Curator Steve Galindo reignite their CDMX Art Week roster of artists in a re-heat for Los Angeles’ Frieze art weekend. Runs through March 7, 2026; Art Party: 2-8pm; Tacos: 2-5pm; Art Bug Gallery, 2441 Hunter Street, Unit B, LA, 90023; https://artbug.net/
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ENZO Art Fair
In Echo Park…It is the final day of ENZO Art Fair. This brand new event is FREE to all attendees. The fair will feature a select group of New York galleries. Moreover, these galleries are all based out of Chinatown and Lower East Side in the Big Apple. Read more about this fair and others on the 2026 Los Angeles Art Week – More Art Fairs! Feature. Event: 2-8pm; ENZO Art Fair, 1634 W Temple St. LA, 90026; For additional info, see the website – https://enzolosangeles.com
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Santa Monica
Head to the Annenberg Community Beach House for Big Talk Book Launch Party. Enjoy an an afternoon of music, creativity, and community. The celebration will include live music from Friends with Benowitz, and refreshments. Moreover a special reading and Q&A with author Kalina Silverman with an introduction and moderation by NY Times’ Bestselling Authors. These include Hospice Nurse Julie and Roda Ahmed. Event: 3-6pm; Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica, 90402; Big Talk, Annenberg Event Info;
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Echo Park
Kanemitsu on Traction opens at Musée du Al tonight. The solo show spotlights the printmaking art of Matsumi (Mike) Kanemitsu (1922–1992). It is curated by Nancy Uyemura, Katy Crowe and Kevin Walker. The exhibition includes work that the artist produced at his studio on Traction located across the street from Al’s Bar in downtown Los Angeles. Read more about the show on the Kanemitsu on Traction Feature.
Matsumi Kanemitsu – Homage to Henry Seldis II, lithograph, 21.75” x 29”
Musée du Al is located in Echo Park. If you would like to attend the opening event tonight from 4-7pm, you must RSVP to this email – museedual@gmail.com and you will then be given the address to the gallery; https://www.museedual.com/
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TAG Gallery celebrates several exhibitions tonight. Two solo shows open – Christine Forest: Fields of Presence Between the Heart and the Moon and Isabella Stoakes: Heels Down. Moreover, attendees will also enjoy additional group exhibitions. These include: the 4th Annual Shelley Lazarus Excellence in Watercolor exhibition as well as SFVACC Chroma, Color and Contrast – Juried Invitationals. Art Party: 5-8pm; TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.taggallery.net/
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Mid City
de boer Los Angeles offers new exhibitions with an opening art party. These include: Layo Bright: Altar Ego and also Melissa Ríos: Tan Solo un Rumor de Fondo.
The work of Nigeria-born, Brooklyn-based artist Layo Bright includes a group of new sculptures, in addition to the artist’s signature bloom forms, and then some. The artist focuses on narratives of ancestry, feminism, mass migration, and also the African diaspora. While the Mexico City-based artist Melissa Ríos brings us new paintings for her first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Both exhibitions will remain on view through April 11, 2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; de boer Los Angeles, 3311 E. Pico Blvd., LA, 90023; https://deboergallery.com/
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Downtown
The Industry celebrates the return of its LAB series, in partnership with REDCAT, featuring new works in opera by renowned artists Guillermo E. Brown, Carmina Escobar, and also Matana Roberts. If you purchased a pass (last week’s show) for $35, this ticket would be included; However if you did NOT – visit the website for more info, and to buy tickets; Performance: 8pm; Admission $25; REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org/
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Mid City
Brassroots District celebrates its self titled album with Brassroots District: LA ’74. The immersive theater-concert takes place at Jewel’s Catch One and takes audiences back to the year 1974. Meanwhile, the band released a new single, “Takin’ Back Day Dreamin’,” featuring Robert Randolph. The release follows growing buzz around fan favorite “You Caught Me Baby.”
For more info, see the Brassroots District Feature. Or call 323-596-1973. Standing general admission $65 plus $5.40 fee; VIP seating $125 plus $10.55 fee; Executive vip booth for 4 people $1,250 plus $105.50 fee; Executive vip booth for 6 people $1,550 plus $130.82 fee; Two Performances: 7pm and 9:30pm; Jewel’s Catch One, 4067 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019; http://BrassrootsDistrict.com
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Santa Monica
Three Coconuts continues at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. The West Coast Jewish Theatre presents the comedy and it’s written and also directed by Howard Teichman and Steven G. Simon and produced by Howard Teichman. For additional info, see the Three Coconuts feature. Performance: 8pm Tickets: $40; Seniors and Santa Monica residents, $35; Reservations: 323-821-2449 or visit the website; Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Ave., Santa Monica, 90403; http://wcjt.org
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Theatre
The New Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center opens its inaugural production titled Honour. Written by Joanna Murray-Smith & directed by Max Mayer, it features Marcia Cross and Matthew Letscher. Synopsis: A sharp and authentic examination of love, betrayal, and the fragile agreements that hold marriages together. When a celebrated writer can’t seem to “do the right thing,” decades of loyalty, intimacy, and compromise unravel in a single evening. With wit and emotional precision, the play explores the personal cost of truth and the reverberations of a single, life-altering choice – asking whether honesty is always an act of courage, or sometimes one of cruelty.
Performance: 8pm; Honour runs through March 22, 2026; March 22, 2026. General Admission: $45; Seniors/Student/Guild: $40; Thursday Nights: $20 – keeps professional theatre accessible; Discounts for groups of 10 or more; See website or call call (310) 397-3244; Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (ample free parking); http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
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Downtown
The Industry celebrates the return of its LAB series, in partnership with REDCAT, featuring new works in opera by renowned artists Guillermo E. Brown, Carmina Escobar, and Matana Roberts.
Attendees can purchase a pass for $35 that offers multiple tickets; Visit the website for more info, and to buy tickets; Performance: 8pm; Admission $25 (sold separately); REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org/
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