LA Artisan & Street Food Festival 2026

The Los Angeles Artisan & Street Food Festival takes over the Los Angeles Convention Center from Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, 2026. General admission is listed as free. If you're scanning for LA events this weekend that won't cost you anything to walk into, this one's an easy add.

The pitch is simple: local street food plus handmade goods, all under one roof on South Figueroa. Organizer California Expo & Events tags it as a street fair with food trucks and crafts. So expect a market setup where you graze, browse, and wander rather than sit for a program.

When it runs

The listing gives hours of 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., opening Friday morning and closing Sunday evening. That's a long window. The organizer's own note pushes the Friday kickoff ("don't miss the kickoff on the 2nd"), so if you like first pick of the vendor tables, go Friday.

Saturday will probably draw the biggest crowd. A weekday lunch visit on Friday is the low-stress version: shorter lines, easier parking, and you're back at your desk by two.

What to expect

The organizer hasn't published a vendor list yet, so we won't pretend to know who's cooking. What the listing does say is "local eats and handmade goodies," and the event tags point to food trucks, drinks, and craft vendors. In practice that means a mix of stalls selling things to eat right there and small makers selling things to take home.

Bring cash as a backup. Plenty of small vendors take cards, but a few don't, and convention center ATMs charge what you'd expect.

Vendors who want a table can still apply. The listing asks interested sellers to reach out to the organizer by email through the event page.

Getting there

The Convention Center sits at 1201 South Figueroa Street in downtown LA, right next to Crypto.com Arena and L.A. Live. Check the arena schedule before you drive, since a Friday night game or concert can back up Figueroa and Pico fast.

Metro is the easy call. The Pico station on the A and E lines is a short walk from the front entrance on Figueroa. Driving works too; the Convention Center runs its own parking garages under the West and South halls, and paid lots line the surrounding blocks.

Worth knowing

• Dates: October 2 to 4, 2026
• Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. per the listing
• Price: General admission is free
• Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, downtown LA

Details like exact hall, vendor count, and parking rates weren't posted when we wrote this. Check the event listing the week of the festival for updates.

For more food and culture gatherings, browse our festivals category, or see what else is on around the city on the Los Angeles neighborhood page. It's one more entry in our running list of things to do in Los Angeles this fall, and one of the few you can try without buying a ticket first.