Happy September y’all! Can you believe that we have entered the 9th month of 2026 all ready? Time is flying by very quickly nowadays. I realized as we get older, time goes by very quickly. For example, when I was younger time didn’t go this fast, I bet a lot of you resonate with that. September is my birthday month; I’ve already been 30 for almost a whole year now. I’m entering 31 towards the end of September and I just can’t believe it! There are so many things that I still must do. I can’t believe this year is almost over. It felt like we just started the year, I’m not even lying about that. Do many of you feel the same way as I do? Do you feel like this year just started and within a flash it’s already September!? Because I do!
How many of you love the season of fall? It’s personally my favorite because I really come to love spooky season and I love wearing flannels and Plaid shirts slash letters and jackets. I just love the season because of the aesthetic and vibes.
Fall brings out the seasonal colors such as red, orange, yellow, brown, black, and purple. Those are the colors that resonate this season. Also brings out specific beverages/ drinks out there like pumpkin spice flavors, apple crisp flavors, pumpkin and Oktoberfest beer, etc. When we hit September, I automatically think it’s already fall even though the fall equinox doesn’t start till September 21st generally speaking. Yes, it’s still hot in September, especially here on the West Coast specifically like here in the San Fernando Valley. However, you know fall is here due to the seasonal changes of nature, and you can already see Halloween stuff floating around. Another sign that it’s fall, is that we have Oktoberfest, which in the United States, it is popular for its annual autumn festival celebrating German and Bavarian heritage with traditional food, beer, music and dancing. I will dedicate A blog specifically to Oktoberfest since it’s a cool fun festival slash event during this season. There’s even a movie about Oktoberfest which is called Beerfest which came out in 2006, created by the comedy troupe, broken lizard.
Of course we have Halloween, all the Halloween events like Pumpkin patches, Halloween horror nights, fright fest, haunted houses and mazes and corn mazes throughout the month of September and October and then November we have Thanksgiving. And then after the season is over, we go right into the holiday season of Christmas and all the winter holidays. Of course, Christmas usually comes right after Halloween at this point now, Thanksgiving is sort of a forgotten holiday, but we don’t really want to forget that of course, but society is weird and so is the media.
So, come on there’s a lot to do here in the San Fernando Valley. Let’s get into the top 10 things to do.
🌴 Top 10 Events/ things to do in the San Fernando Valley in September:
- Casa Vega’s 70th anniversary- Sherman Oaks; Thursday, September 10th, Casa Vegas’s 70thanniversary is happening! This includes the 1956 menu prices including a house combination platter for $2.15. This special runs from 11:00am- close. This brings out cool nostalgia in the valley.
- Sepulveda Basin Bird Walk- Van Nuys; Sunday, September 6th from 8am-11am. The Audubon Society of the San Fernando valley is hosting its regular bird walk the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area. It’s a 2-mile outing and more than 300 species of birds have been recorded along this route. If you’re a bird lover/watcher, this would be perfect for you.
- End of Summer Birds & Beer– Sepulveda Basin; Wednesday, September 16t from 6:30a-9:00p, there’s an evening walk through the Basin followed by drinks & appetizers at Best Ball Bar from Woodly Lakes Golf Course
- Calabasas Film Festival -Calabasas, is being held Septmeber 23rd-27th and will be held in Calabasas including venues at Motion Picture Television Fund theater (my work). This event will focus on independent features, major premiers, documentaries, student films, and short blocks. The events will include screenings, Q&A sessions, filmmaker workshops, cocktail parties, and after-parties. For more information, here is their website; https://calabasasfilmfestival.com
- Northridge Farmers Market & Family Festival – Northridge, Every Wednesday through Septmeber from 5pm-9pm with food vendors, crafts, live music, and family activities on 9301 Tampa Ave, Northridge, CA 91324
- Mariachi Nights – San Fernando on Thursday, Septmeber 24th at 7pm . There will be FREE live mariachi music at San Fernando Brewing Co.
- 50s Sock Hop Social – Burbank/ Valley- adjacent on Septmeber 1st, 8th, and 22nd. It’ s a retro 1950s dance/ social with live music This would be great for nostalgia vibes.
- 8one8 Brewing Co. Oktoberfest – Canoga Park on Saturday, September 19th at the Elks Picnic Area, 10925 Osborne St., Canoga Park. It’s free admission, dogs are welcome. Get your wiener dogs signed up for the Wiener races dog races! There will be food, drinks, games, and live music. https://818brewing.com/events
- I Love Halloween Market – North Hollywood on Saturday, Septmeber 26th at NoHo Plaza/ Horror Vibes Coffee. This is Definity a good one to start off the spooky vibes.
10. Halloween Horror Nights – Septmeber 3rd – November 1st at Universal Studios Hollywood! Be cautious with taking your children if they’re still younger then 10, It’s Hollywood, it’s very real but fake attractions/ costumes. It’s fun and gives the Halloween spooky thrill vibes though. I’ve been going periodically since Septmeber 2012. For more information and ticket purchases, here is their website: https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn/en/us/tickets
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