Curious Events

Select Los Angeles events in Curious LA’s spirit of exploration, community, curiosity, and delight.

Unless noted, these events are not created or managed by Curious LA.
Details may change: check the official sites for latest info.

Upcoming Events

Sunday
May 10, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: YES! YES! PHOTOMONTAGE!

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Samizdat Sundays in May will explore the early 20th century art movement, Dada, and make work in conversation with the original tricksters of modernity.

Sunday
May 17, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: DADA II

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Samizdat Sundays in May will explore the early 20th century art movement, Dada, and make work in conversation with the original tricksters of modernity.

Sunday
May 24, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: DADA III

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Samizdat Sundays in May will explore the early 20th century art movement, Dada, and make work in conversation with the original tricksters of modernity.

Sunday
May 31, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: DADA IV

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Samizdat Sundays in May will explore the early 20th century art movement, Dada, and make work in conversation with the original tricksters of modernity.

Saturday
Jun 27, 2026
12pm – 5pm

QWERTY! A Typewriter Festival

Celebrate National Typewriter Day with a “Type In” and typewriter-focused event that will include typo-o-grams, original poetry, themed merch, retro treasures, hand-crafted greeting cards, and typewriters for sale.

Sunday
Sep 20, 2026
10 am — 5 pm

Bob Baker Day

A FREE all-day fair of puppetry, art, and fun. Live performances, special guests, incredible vendors and artisans, and of course, puppets!

Sat & Sun
Nov 7-8, 2026
10 am — 4 pm

Renegade Craft Fair (Winter)

A weekend craft & arts fair with a focus on small low-impact, creative makers and businesses. Renegade offers an answer for conscious consumerism, sustainability, and an accessible creative economy.

Most Recent Past Events

Event Passed
May 9, 2026
7p-9p

Secret Songs at MorYork

Intimate concerts in an extraordinary space

Event Passed
Apr 26, 2026
10a-4p

Pasadena Festival of Tea 2026

Traditional tea service event in “the only intact example in the U.S. of a major Japanese-style garden created for a residence in the years leading up to World War ll.”

Event Passed
Apr 26, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: FINISH IT! CLINIC

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Finish up projects you’re working on, whether they’re projects begun in Samizdat Sundays, or other projects that have been lingering in our studios or drawers waiting to be finished.

Event Passed
Apr 25-26, 2026
11 am — 5 pm

Renegade Craft Fair (Spring)

A weekend craft & arts fair with a focus on small low-impact, creative makers and businesses. Renegade offers an answer for conscious consumerism, sustainability, and an accessible creative economy.

Event Passed
Apr 19, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm

Samizdat Sundays: LETTERS TO PLANET EARTH

Hosted by Wende Museum

Hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making. Led by teaching artist Kate Ingold. Part of a month of space exploration-related projects, this event will be about writing a “letter” to our home, Earth.