United States: Los Angeles

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Country guide Region guide Cities: --No Location Selected-- Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington Special Events Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rosebowl January Floral processions, marching bands and American Football. Pasadena Website: www.tournamentofroses.com Annual Golden Dragon Parade February Chinatown Website: www.lagoldendragonparade.com Black History Month February Various locations St. Patricks Day Parade March Downtown Website: http://lafd.org/stpats.htm Toyota Grand Prix April Long Beach Website: www.longbeachgp.com LA Times Book Festival April UCLA Website: www.latimes.com/events Annual In-Water Boat Show May Marina Del Rey Annual Mariachi USA Festival June Hollywood Bowl Website: www.mariachiusa.com Gay Pride Month June Events and locations across the city Twilight Dance Series June-August Free concerts. Santa Monica Pier Website: www.twilightdance.org Independence Day July Throughout the city Watts Summer Festival (Afro-American cultural events) August Various locations Website: www.wattsfestival.org Los Angeles County Fair September Pomona Fairgrounds Website: www.lacountyfair.com Tarfest October Film and music festival centred on the La Brea tar pits. Miracle Mile Website: www.tarfest.com  Halloween Carnival October West Hollywood Website: www.visitwesthollywood.com Hollywood Christmas Parade November Hollywood © 2006 Columbus Travel Publishing Ltd.  Disclaimer