Festival season is upon us and the choices are endless for where to go party your ass off this summer. Make sure that you are prepared for your big outing with this handy festival pack list.

It’s another week full of fantastic music in Los Angeles with Soundgarden, Maroon 5, Owl City, Expansion and Eprom heating the city up even more than the sun. Summerfest hits Venice Beach, the LA Film School opens its doors for tours and Cirque du Soleil’s new Hollywood show Iris begins its previews. Head to Church and State for a French brasserie experience, check out LA’s new poutine food truck or get your Keanu on at The Dragonfly’s Point Break Live.

This weekend may bring CARMAGEDDON with the closing of the 405 freeway, but no highway closure ever stopped a party person from finding her fun in the big city. Find yours this week with our guide to LA’s Best Comedy Clubs, at the LA Street Food Fest, Disco Dive pool party or the Summer of Mud.

The Art in the Streets exhibition at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is one of the largest and most comprehensive museum displays of graffiti and street art ever in North America – and a guaranteed jaw drop.

Laughter is the best medicine - and isn’t it about time for your dose? Los Angeles has some of the best comedy clubs in the world, where major entertainers like Dave Letterman, Jim Carrey and Sam Kinison once got their start, no doubt heckled on stage by the lively audience. Check out the best spots to catch the next batch.

LA’s favorite non-profit future roots internet radio station dublab hosts a series of diverse and highly-themed Friday night events at Hyperion Tavern in Silver Lake for the music-mad beat freaks among us.

This week in LA brings a hot holiday weekend with plenty of pool parties, live music events and breakbeat barbeques. Heading to the beach? Metrowize has you covered with our Guide to LA Beaches. Also: Coolhaus opens a store in Culver City, Hootenanny Festival hits up Orange County, the Playa arrives on Hollywood Blvd and Sublevel celebrates 25 years of Doc Martin and Marques Wyatt.

Hungry? Good thing you live in Los Angeles, a culturally rich metropolis with the most diverse food offerings of any city in America. But don’t just eat your meal – celebrate it, at one of these summer food festivals in the city.

Thanks to the recent hit movie Get Him to the Greek, LA's Greek Theatre has been enjoying a surge in popularity and has booked a summer full of diverse shows for those who want to experience the historic venue.

Beers from several southern California breweries will be flowing like rivers at the Local Craft Beer Festival this Sunday June 5 at Rock & Brews in El Segundo.

"Beats for a Bench" is a grassroots benefit that combines an art gallery, silent auction, viewing of the Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo and fresh beats from Thavius Beck, Nalepa and DJ Nobody on the Pure Filth sound system for a good cause.