Define "busy"
April 3-5
Santa Monica
Saturday
June Shine Santa Monica’s 5 Year Anniversary
Celebrate June Shine’s 5th anniversary at a special birthday party featuring a fabric ink stamp station, temporary tattoos, raffles, birthday bingo, and more. The first 100 guests will also receive a custom tote.
Saturday
Lobster Roll at Mccall’s Meat and Fish
Every Saturday, McCall’s Meat & Fish serves a new sandwich special. This Saturday’s feature is a lobster roll, available from 11am until sold out, with a limit of two per person.
Saturday
Posh Chella Pop-Up
Shop for your Coachella look while sipping some matcha at their second-hand market.
Culver City
Saturday
Bakery Pop - Up Event Jewelry Workshop
Treat yourself to the best croissant in LA & create custom rings.
Beverly Hills
Friday-Sunday
Cha Cha X Malk Custom Drink
Malk x Cha Cha Matcha is popping up with an exclusive custom drink, plus a special gift with purchase for the first 50 customers each day while supplies last.
Saturday
Anniversary Walk & Celebration
Los Angelistas celebrates its 3rd anniversary with a community walk filled with sips, snacks, and plenty of cute dogs. Guests can enjoy 25% off beverages from Alfred and celebratory treats at the finish line.
Hollywood
Friday
About Last Night
A handful of LA locals dish out the best of their worst dating and hookup stories.
Melrose Hill
Saturday
Ggiata Deli X No Free Coffee Breakfast Club
Ggiata is hosting a Breakfast Club gathering on the patio, featuring breakfast by Ggiata and coffee by No Free Coffee, in collaboration with Adidas.
Downtown
Saturday-Sunday
A Cafe Pop-Up
Mori Haus is hosting an Easter-inspired pop-up featuring beautifully crafted yogurt bowls, drinks, and surprise Easter eggs with every purchase.
Saturday
Street Grandma Showroom Soft Opening
Explore Sweet Grandma’s oversized, layered, playful, comfort-first pieces made in LA with upcycled textiles at their new showroom soft opening.
Sunday
Caviar Day
Astrea Caviar is taking over Smorgasburg LA with exclusive caviar vendor specials and giveaways throughout the market. Plus, live music, bar specials, activities, brunch vibes and indulgent bites await — while supplies last!
Silver Lake
Friday
Free Magna Blue Ice Spritz @Makisupa
Hydrate and recover with Magna Blue Ice at Makisupa, it's free!
Saturday
Extra Vitamins Spring Pop-Up
Extra Vitamins is hosting a pop-up at Shop Mister Green in Los Angeles, celebrating the launch of its first spring drop with new tees, restocks, + remixes of past favs.
Highland Park
Sunday
York Manor Market
A curated market featuring 35 fabulous brands to explore this Easter Sunday.
Long Beach
Sunday
Le Brunch X Homareya Exclusive Menu
A French-Japanese collab! Enjoy an exclusive menu à la carte featuring both cuisines.
Montebello
Saturday
Clay & Cafe
Clay, coffee, matcha, and slow creative hangs. Get your hands dirty and make something meaningful, handmade by you.
Boyle Heights
Saturday
I’m Glad We Exist Together Exhibit
This show explores love, gratitude, and community through work inspired by meaningful connections, featuring limited edition prints, shirts, and pieces centered on togetherness.
Multiple Locations
Saturday
Levain Bakery Saturday Happenings
Three festive Saturday happenings bringing anniversary fun and Easter surprises across Venice, Lincoln Park, and Beverly Hills.
Define “busy”
Lately, every conversation I have with my Friends goes something like this:
“This week is insane.”
“I’m so slammed.”
“I literally have no time.”And then somehow… everyone is still available for a 4 pm matcha on a Tuesday.
I’ve started noticing that in Los Angeles, being “busy” means an entirely different thing than it would in any other city. It’s not back-to-back meetings in a corporate office or a packed commute or a strict 9 - 5. It’s kind of like how we say “no, yeah” to say definitely or “yeah, no” to say absolutely not. Busy here is a pilates class, 1 meeting, answering emails from your car, and a dinner that was supposed to be quick but somehow lasts 3 hours. It’s calendars that look full, but if you really examined them, half of it could be moved around. And often is.
Plans shift constantly. Everything is “let’s play it by ear.” People cancel, reschedule, push to next week, and no one really seems surprised by it. There’s this unspoken understanding that nothing is ever that locked in. It’s part of the effortless lifestyle — the fluidity that I love about LA.
And the funny part is that everyone still feels overwhelmed. Myself included!!
I don’t think anyone is lying. I think we actually do feel busy. But it’s a different kind of busy. It’s emotional, social, slightly self-imposed. It’s the kind of busy that comes from living in a city where your work, your social life, and your identity are all kind of blended together.
A coffee can be a meeting. A dinner can be networking. A walk can turn into content. Even resting somehow feels like something you should be optimizing.
Am I actually busy? Or am I just good at filling time?
Maybe being busy here isn’t about how much you have to do, it’s about how much your life overlaps.
I don’t think anyone in LA is lying about being busy.
I just think we’ve redefined what busy means.— Your Friend