Public Broadcast Stereo at Fiesta Hall: Free Concert

If you grew up with PBS on in the background, this is the concert for you. Public Broadcast Stereo is a live tour through the music behind the shows, performed by Helix Collective at Fiesta Hall on Saturday, October 10, 2026. It's an unusual entry among the concerts in Los Angeles this month, and one of the friendlier ones.

What to expect

Helix Collective is a Los Angeles chamber ensemble that likes to break out of the traditional classical mold. Here they play the most recognizable music written for public broadcasting, grouped by genre:

• Drama: Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife
• Mystery: Sherlock, Dickensian
• News: Fresh Air, Morning Edition, Frontline
• Kids' shows: Reading Rainbow, Won't You Be My Neighbor, Magic School Bus
• Comedy: Monty Python's Flying Circus
• Documentaries: NOVA, Independent Lens, Lost L.A.

Classical California's Brian Lauritzen hosts the October 10 and 11 performances, talking the audience through the music between pieces. Expect the kind of show where half the room hums along by the second tune.

The details

When: Saturday, October 10, 2026 Where: Fiesta Hall Admission: Helix Collective's own site lists the performances as free, and asks fans to support their local public broadcast stations instead.

The listing we found gives the date but not a confirmed start time, so check with the organizer before you head out. The same program also plays at the Wende Museum in Culver City on October 11 and at the Colony Theater in Burbank on October 25, which gives you a backup if the schedule doesn't work.

Getting there

Fiesta Hall is the venue named in the Discover Los Angeles listing. Look up the exact address and parking before you go, and give yourself some extra time on a Saturday. Free events tend to fill up, so arrive early.

For anyone building a weekend of live music in Los Angeles, this works well as a daytime or early-evening anchor. It's also easy to bring kids or parents along, since the music is familiar to all of them. Browse more concerts for other shows around town, or see what else is on across Los Angeles.