Anime Night Mart at South Bay Galleria, Oct 24-25

Anime Night Mart bills itself as an anime mini-con, and the format is simple: take a mall, fill the walkways with vendor tables and artist booths, and let cosplayers take over. On Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, it lands at South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach, and the headline detail is the price. It is a free event, which makes it an easy pick if you are scanning for things to do in Los Angeles that will not cost a ticket.

When: Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2026, 11 AM to 7 PM Where: South Bay Galleria, 1815 Hawthorne Boulevard, Redondo Beach Price: Free

What to expect

The organizers describe the market as a gathering of vendors and artists from the anime community, plus raffles, a live DJ and cosplay contests. The listing also promises performances and activities, and it stresses that the event is family friendly. The photo on the Eventbrite page gives a good sense of the mood: a packed mall floor, phones up, and performers in maid-style outfits working the crowd with microphones.

Since the event runs inside an indoor shopping center, you can browse between the stalls, grab food from the mall's own options and duck out of the sun without leaving the building. That makes it a relaxed way to sample fan culture, whether you collect prints and merchandise or have simply never been to a convention.

Planning your visit

Eventbrite shows a free ticket option, with listed prices ranging from $0 to $12.51, so check the page for which tier you want before you go. The hours are the same both days, 11 AM to 7 PM, so there is no wrong day to show up. Weekend mall traffic around Hawthorne Boulevard can be busy, so build in extra time for parking.

If you want a costume, plan it as part of the visit: cosplay is a central part of the draw, and the contest is a good reason to dress up. Bring cash or a card for the artist tables, where prints, stickers and handmade pieces tend to be sold directly by the creators.

Getting there

South Bay Galleria sits at the corner of Hawthorne and Artesia in Redondo Beach, a short drive from the beach cities and the 405. For a wider look at what else is going on, see our festivals page, where upcoming events Los Angeles readers are planning around are listed. If you are building a list of LA events this weekend, this one is easy to pair with a beach walk or a meal nearby.