Tournament of Roses Parade and Rosebowl football game, Jan, Pasadena (website: www.tournamentofroses.com)
Annual Golden Dragon Parade, Feb, Chinatown (website: www.lagoldendragonparade.com)
XX LA Marathon, Mar (website: www.lamarathon.com).
Toyota Grand Prix, Apr, Long Beach (website: www.longbeachgp.com).
Cinco de Mayo, May, Downtown
Annual Mariachi USA Festival, Jun, Hollywood Bowl (website: www.mariachiusa.com)
Annual In-Water Boat Show, May, Marina Del Rey
Lotus Festival (celebration of Asian culture) Jul, Echo Park (website: www.laparks.org/grifmet/lotus.htm).
Independence Day (celebrations), 4 Jul, throughout the city
Los Angeles Festival, Aug, Annual Watts Summer Festival and Annual Los Angeles African Marketplace and Cultural Fare, throughout the city (website: www.wattsfestival.org)
Los Angeles County Fair, Sep, Pomona Fairgrounds
Halloween Carnival, Oct, West Hollywood
Doo Dah Parade, Nov, Pasadena
Hollywood Christmas Parade, last week of Nov, Hollywood
Holiday Celebrations, Dec, throughout the city Tour of the Tall Ships, Dec, battle re-enactments, Marina del Rey
Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov/Dec, Los Angeles Convention Center (website: www.laautoshow.com)