Welcome listeners to Things to Do in Los Angeles! It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and whether you woke up tangled in a Halloween costume or you’re just prepping for a full-throttle LA day, Oly Bennet’s here to pack your Friday with excitement. Los Angeles right now is a dazzling cocktail of sunshine, brisk autumn air (very brisk by LA standards—anything under 70 degrees gets us grabbing scarves), and costumed mayhem. The city is buzzing as neighborhoods gear up for Halloween with a side of Oktoberfest, plus music, food, and wild spectacles that only LA can deliver.
Let’s start with today’s prime happenings. For the culture buffs craving spooky sophistication, LA Opera’s *Phantom of the Opera* 100th Anniversary is transforming the old-school Orpheum into a haunted concert-palace tonight at 8 p.m.; think silent film chills backed by live orchestral thunder, with a DJ-packed Halloween party and costume contest that’ll make you wish you practiced your “phantom” dance moves. Meanwhile at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Clark Wilson goes beast-mode on the organ with a live score to *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*, unleashing all the medieval, gothic drama your inner Quasimodo could want.
And what’s Halloween in LA without mega-parties? The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval takes over Santa Monica Boulevard from 6–11 p.m.—half a million revelers in the wildest parade of music, dance, and costumes you’ll see all year. If you’re up north, Griffith Park’s Haunted Hayride keeps spooky legends alive until November 2 with haunted mazes, twisted hayrides, and all the jump scares you can handle. And adults, don your best Lederhosen for the Oktoberfest Halloween bash from 6 p.m. at Old World Oktoberfest: German beer, brats, and live bands for a mashup that’ll have you discoing in your pretzel braids.
Music fans, you’re in for a treat! Tonight’s concert lineup is pure LA magic: Caifanes at Youtube Theater for Latin rock lovers and Brooks Nielsen’s “Helloween” at the Palladium for indie kids with dance left in their bones. Or head to Academy LA for Interstellar: Korolova GRU.DI—the beats blast off at 10 p.m. and nobody stops until sunrise. And if you’ve got little sports fans or families in tow, drop by Heritage Square Museum for classic neighborhood trick-or-treating (pumpkin patches and games all day) or the DTLA Kids Halloween Festival at Grand Hope Park, where costumed kids rule the roost.
In the spirit of LA’s culinary adventure, here’s the dish: Beverly Hills’ legendary Yazawa celebrates 10 years of Wagyu wizardry with a special Anniversary Omakase tonight—expect melt-in-your-mouth goodness at a rare price. Meanwhile in Highland Park, Chef Debbie Lee’s new Korean gastropub Yi Cha just opened, serving snacks that’ll fire up your palate and make your Insta glow. Echo Park’s OTOTO goes full Studio Ghibli, with a one-night-only, anime-inspired dinner that’ll have Miyazaki fans swooning.
On the local news front, the city’s launching new express transit lanes on the 405—making cross-town Halloween traffic a little less monstrous. Pro tip: Hop Metro for WeHo Carnaval or your evening adventure—parking is scarier than any haunted maze. Bonus fun fact: LA hosts some of the zaniest “sports” in America, from extreme pumpkin launching contests to dog costume parades, so keep your eyes peeled for impromptu shenanigans tonight.
Before you dash off, pencil in tomorrow’s epic lineup: Frogtown Last Friday brings riverside art and music, and MANÁ kicks off the first of five rock concerts at the Kia Forum. The Day of the Dead Festival returns to Hollywood Forever with altars, music, and tacos as far as the eye can see—Oly Bennet will be back with all the details.
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