(Top 3) “Can’t Miss” Los Angeles Activities in April 2024: Insider’s Guide
1. Poltergeist @ Button Mash
📍 Location: 1391 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026
🗓️ Dates: Tues-Thurs 6PM-10:30PM, Fri-Sat 6PM-12AM, Sun 6PM-10:30PM
💰 Price: $
Button Mash is a restaurant with a built-in arcade in Echo Park, Los Angeles that offers a small but diverse Pan-Asian bar menu, and Estrano Chef Diego Argoti has found a new home inside of Button Mash with his new menu, Poltergeist. The Poltergeist restaurant menu sticks to Button Mash’s Pan-Asian feel, with options like Thai Cesar Salad, Vegan Green Curry Bucatino, Duck Leg Bubble Waffle (as featured in the image above), and more. If you’re looking for unique things to do in Los Angeles in April, the Poltergeist at Button Mash is worth a visit.
🪄 Insider Tip: Try Poltergeist’s unique dessert: “Squash Blossom Olive Oil Cake.”
2. The Japanese Garden
📍 Location: 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406
🗓️ Dates: Monday-Thursday 9:30PM-12PM, 1PM-3:30PM
💰 Price: FREE
The Japanese Garden in the midst of San Fernando Valley, California is one of the most beautiful things to do in LA in April. This peaceful and modern oasis is a 6.5 acre garden, which is composed of three different gardens in one. The Japanese Garden LA can be enjoyed by anyone during any of the four seasons, but visiting in April is such a gorgeous time to check out spring’s newly blossoming flowers.
🪄 Insider Tip: The Japanese Garden is low-key famous. Scenes from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Bruce Almighty were filmed here.
3. Pizza City Fest
📍 Location: 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
🗓️ Dates: April 27th-28th
💰 Price: $125+
If you’re looking for a delicious food festival in Los Angeles, you can put the Pizza City Fest at the top of your list for things to do in April. This two-day festival at L.A. LIVE offers a lineup of some of Southern California’s best pizza chef’s for attendees to taste pizza, experience live demonstrations, and watch panel discussions with experts from the food industry. There are general admission ticket options as well as VIP options on the website.
🪄 Insider Tip: Want to make better pizza at home? Chef Daniel Holzman of LA’s famous Danny Boys restaurant, will be speaking on “How to Rev Up Your Home Pizza Game”.
WANT MORE?
Find our Top 10 picks for the Best of LA in April over at LA Today.
