Once Easter is over, April can start to feel like a weird in-between dream—half spring bloom, half early summer chaos, and if you squint just right, a little Halloween energy trying to claw its way back in. Here’s everything worth leaving the house for in the second half of April.
Events
Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Weekends Ongoing Now – May 17
If you’ve never committed to a full turkey leg, corset, and morally questionable accent—this is your moment. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire is basically a time portal with better snacks: jousting, handmade oddities, wandering bards, and people who are very committed to the bit. Go for the costumes, stay because you accidentally spent four hours watching a guy throw knives at a man named Geoffrey.
Terror Market: Blast from the Past
April 19
A horror vendor market with a retro lean—think VHS-era aesthetics, cult collectibles, and artists pulling from the kind of references you only recognize if you’ve spent too much time pausing old movies. Smaller, more niche, and that’s exactly why it hits.
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak
April 21–22
This is your annual reminder to leave your phone inside and look up. The Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor showers, peaking mid-week with streaks of light cutting across the sky like something out of a low-budget sci-fi dream. Find a darker patch of LA (good luck), bring a blanket, and pretend you’re somewhere far away from traffic and notifications.
Universal Fan Fest Nights
April 23 – May 16
Universal is quietly leaning into fandom chaos with after-hours events that feel somewhere between Comic-Con and a theme park fever dream. Expect themed experiences, characters actually walking around, and that slightly surreal feeling of being on a backlot at night when everything feels staged—but also kind of magical.
Spooky Swap Meet
April 24–26
A little pocket of Halloween slipped into spring. Vintage horror, handmade oddities, taxidermy-adjacent curiosities, and the kind of stuff you didn’t know you needed until you’re holding it. It’s part market, part hangout, part “how did I end up buying this?” energy. If you’ve been craving October, this is your fix.
Skirball Puppet Festival
April 26
At Skirball Cultural Center
This one’s deceptively wholesome—but also kind of surreal if you let it be. Giant puppets, tiny puppets, shadow puppets, full-body creatures just wandering around like it’s normal. It’s a full campus takeover with performances tucked into corners and spontaneous little moments everywhere. It’s technically for families, but honestly? Lean into it. It’s weird in the best way.
The Hunt – Anaheim
Now – May 17
Somewhere between immersive game and city-wide scavenger hunt, this is for people who want to do something instead of just stand around. You’ll be solving things, chasing clues, moving through space in a way that makes LA (or Anaheim, technically) feel like a set piece. Bring friends. Or don’t, if you trust yourself under pressure.
TCM Classic Film Festival
April 30 – May 3
A love letter to old Hollywood that somehow still feels alive. Screenings, restorations, and the rare chance to see classics the way they were meant to be seen—on big screens, with people who actually care. Even if you’re not a film purist, there’s something kind of electric about sitting in a theater full of strangers watching something timeless.
If April had a personality, it’d be this: a little chaotic, slightly nostalgic, occasionally magical, and constantly asking you to leave your house.
Go outside. Or at least pretend to.
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Notes: event details and schedules above were verified from official sources at the time of publishing; always check the organizer link before you go.