Odd Nights at the Autry

This was our first time at Odd Nights at the Autry. I didn’t know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised by the extensive booths, music, food trucks and kids bouncers that were at this event. Come early to park (free) in the Autry’s lot adjacent to the museum or there is plenty of parking across the street at the L.A. Zoo lot (just be careful crossing the street). The grass lawn area at the Autry is the perfect place for a picnic on a summer night. My TIP is to bring a picnic blanket, bottled water/​drinks and other food/​snacks but there are so many good food trucks, it might be worth it to buy your main dinner from one of them. The food does add up though (for the 4 of us, it cost us $ 50 for a poke bowl, 4 carnitas tacos, grilled cheese sandwich, fries, 2 mac & cheese balls, and ice cream). The kids’ bouncers/​slides were fun for the kids but each ticket cost $ 3 ($ 25 for unlimited visits) per each slide. For 2 kids, I spent $ 18 and they each got to go on 3 slides each. I just cannot fathom paying $ 50 for unlimited slide visits for 2 kids. There was also live music (unfortunately some bad singing from a local artist but she tried and it was just nice to listen to live music in the background). We walked around to view the arts & crafts booths and many of them offer very unique art items but they were all expensive. I get it. They are hand-​crafted and unique items but it is way to expensive to pay for an industrial lamp for close to $ 300. We ended up buying a rainbow heart bath fizz bomb for $ 7.50 (yikes!) for the kids’ bath. It smelled so good and it went to support the Orlando shooting tragedy victims’ fund. All in all, it was a fun night to have dinner under the clear, cool summer night. We’ll most likely do this again but next time, we’ll bring a picnic and our doggie (which there were tons of having a good time too!). I’m actually giving this event 4.5 stars because it offered anything and everything for the entire family but knocked off ½ star due to it being expensive. You can always go the cheap route and bring your own picnic, stay for the free live music, and people watching on a cool summer night.

Really nice event and family friendly. We had a great. Great food trucks and bouncers for the kids

I was pleasantly surprised by this cute festival. I expected it to be much smaller but I loved the surprise of finding it to be a good medium size and since it was outdoors in griffith park, the fresh air was refreshing and you could smoke /​vape which was great.
The selection of handmade products, clothing and deserts was awesome. They had fresh candy floss, tons of food trucks (about 20 lined up in the grass park) and live music jamming the entire night. There is a beer/​booze truck as well. They had mexican, korean, american burgers and meditaranean food tucks.
Downside is they only accept cash at most of the crafts ‘n clothes booths, there was an atm for most of the evening but we came during the last hour so we missed the atms but the food trucks accept card.

Support your local vendors!
Last weekend my friends and I had a fabulous time during this «Odd Night». Located across the street from the LA Zoo with plenty of free parking, we arrived to the event surrounded by food trucks, local bands, kid’s inflatable bouncers, and lots of vendors. The event itself reminded me of a neighborhood fair. It was small, intimate, and bustling with children running around, lots of pets, and families’ picnicking on the grass.
The vendor booths had all kinds of unique products. From foods you’d find at Farmer’s Markets, jewelry, candles, soaps, oils, plants, clothing, dolls, umbrellas, clocks, coloring books, silhouette photographs etc. There were lots of great finds.
Overall, the bands were fantastic and we all had a great time for a free summer event. Nonetheless, I think the odd factor could be greatly improved. Living in LA, there’s tons of weirdness and odd shops all around town. I suppose I was hoping things would be a little freakier and less normal? Minus one star since there’s room for improvement.

Such a fun event to take the kids, family, and pets to! Parking is free and easy (park across the street at the LA Zoo). There were tons of booths that sold things such as soaps, candles, clothes, and even Minnie Mouse ears! There are plenty of food trucks to choose from. Live music made the atmosphere very fun. And for the kids, bounce houses and small rides. There’s something for everyone!

Our friends and I took our families to this event last month and it was an awesome way to spend a beautiful Los Angeles evening. There was plenty of room for kids to roam, lots of great food and nice products to shop. We ended up getting to know the couple running the event and they are family-​friendly, ethical, kind and gracious people and we will continue to frequent this event!

Pretty fun! Enjoyed the free time in the museum and the many vendors that offered freebies and samples leaving me little space for the food trucks! I still squeezed in a meal tho.

Loved the April 15, 2016 event. With the lights, bagpipes and food trucks in a circle on the grass, the place stood out like a fairy gathering or something else magical in the middle of otherwise dark Griffith park. Got some amazing bronze earrings from Israel, the best purse I’ve ever owned and pizza made Naples-​style by some dudes from Italy. 90% of the vendors were friendly, funny and all family-​owned businesses. Everyone ignored the corporate soda people. I actually talked with some folks I’d never met and even got a date a couple days later out of it. That’s a lot of friendliness and local-​love for L.A.
Thanks for being ODD, y’all!

Had such a great time and plan to continue coming, especially with summer coming up soon. Loved the shopping booths, food trucks and that band No. 2 was so awesome!!! All said, thanks OddMarket fir a great night!

This is a pretty cool summer event to check out. It is family and pet friendly. Tons of food trucks and a dozen or so vendors selling random things from gourmet popcorn, soaps, jewelry and various other accessories.
The lawn is open so you can bring a picnic blanket and sit and enjoy yourself with a group of friends or the whole family! There were several fun activities available for kids, bounce house thingy, slides, mini-​rock climbing wall, etc… there was also a live band.
Free event, lots of free parking — just a nice way to spend a chill summer night!

Want a perfect night of good food and perfection? Well it’s called Odd Nights. Go. It’s more free than free samples at Costco. Parking, entrance fee, free.
Bring a blanket, sit on the lawn of the autry and fest your inner sadistic need to eat from more than 3 food trucks at a time. It’s a perfect date night, or the perfect night to scoff at people on dates.
Go. Just go.

Well I know I sure am happy this events exists!

Highly recommend… have a ‘tail…buy a tale… you can find most of wateva you may be lookin’ for… Add in some live music… a snack off a mobile kitchen… and peak in the museum… WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE?

What an amazing event! Jam-​packed with local vendors, live music, outdoor entertainment (i.e. rock wall and bouncy houses), and food trucks galore! I had the honor of working at the Unilocal booth the last Odd Nights at the Autry and even though I was working I had an amazing time! This is a hidden gem next to The Autry in Griffith park — and if you have the evening free I definitely recommend it. Plus, it’s free!

Found this place through Unilocal events and decided to check it out. Decent amount of food (mostly food trucks) and little shops set up. Liked the lemonade stand they had which sold watermelon lemonade with rosemary. Loved the flavor! There was one stand where a woman wrote poetry on whatever topic you wanted. I thought that was pretty neat!
I got there early so when I left, the night just started. music started to play and a lot of people started showing up. There was still plenty of parking available even when we left so parking was not an issue. Hopefully this event will continue to grow as this was their third time setting this up. Well done!

I had so much fun at Odd Nights at the Autry! (And how much fun that is to say!) Odd Nights are the third Friday of the warmer months, where local vendors sell their wares and food trucks ply the masses with treats. The Autry’s exhibits are open late from 6 — 9 pm and they even have a DJ and bouncy activities for kids.
There are maybe 30 to 40 different tent vendors, selling everything from candles, jewelry, art, fruit jams and preserves, clothing, soap, pickles, cotton candy, leather bags and belts, poetry on demand, and children’s toys. The quality of vendors is high and they are super welcoming and interesting.
The food trucks are arrayed in a semicircle on the lawn, perhaps 20 in all. You could get barbecue, tacos, sliders, hot dogs, and fried chicken. You could have lobster rolls and tuna poke, perogis and currywurst. You could have pies, ice cream, cupcakes, waffles, and cookies. It was amazing. Personally, I sampled Street Kitchen, Mainely Lobster, Poke 2 Go, Van Leeuwen, and Known Reality Pie.
I completely forgot to check out the Autry, other than use the rest rooms, which were very clean. But I’d love to do that some time too!
Bring a blanket to sit on the lawn, and if you’re sensitive, maybe some bug spray. Hand sanitizer also would be a good idea. Dance around by the DJ. Hop in the inflatable slide or gravity defying bouncy jump for the young energetic ones.
Parking is FREE for the Autry and across the street at the LA Zoo. This event is fantastic for a free form summer evening date.

I was a bit disappointed by the market, it was kinda quiet and less hip than I thought it would be.
Free, easy parking at the Autry (stays opened till 9 pm, but not all the exhibits are opened). The market is between 6pm-​11pm.
The vendors– that was the best part, very nice people, cool merchandise, they offer samples and they sell various unique things-​clothes, art, jelly, soaps, etc. The food trucks are plenty, but I wasn’t impressed with the variety, pretty repetitive– lots of BBQ, burgers, dogs, fatty foods (fried pickles and everything you can think of), some seafood, tacos, a few desserts ones. No fusion, less ethnic. Prices were pretty high. There’s an area for kids to play at, a big playground. No bands playing as I thought it’d be. Just one DJ in a corner, laid back atmosphere, kinda too quiet. It’s a nice community event, I support that, but I thought it would be cooler, more interesting, more hip and odd.

DJ is annoying. Good music, but bad audio. All bass and too much treble too.
Easy parking. Great food truck options.
Friendly crowd. Good assortment of booths.
Flying bugs are annoying.

THIS MARKET IS GREAT!
There are tons of food trucks, wares sold by local vendors, live music (if you’re into that), inflatable rides and obstacles for the kiddies, and there is plenty of free parking. The only issue with this market is that it may force you to spend much more than you planned on (that’s what happened to me. oops).
I came here around 6:30pm with three friends, and the market was just getting underway so it wasn’t crowded, and the lines for the grub were short (which was important because I was hangry). We decided to split up to conquer the food truck scene: I opted for a chicken and prawn quesadilla from the Street Foods Co. for $ 10.90 (they charge tax on top of the price listed) it was a good size portion, and the meat inside was tender (which is sometimes a problem with quesadillas). But I still had room for some ice cream after so I snagged a classic mint chip cone (they also offer vegan options) from the Van Leeuwin Artisan Ice Cream truck. It was a steep $ 5.50, and was tasty, but I won’t pay that again.
As for the vendors: there were several with jewelry, food products, clothing, and trinkets. I snagged a dirty shot glass from My Only Regret (besides dying) that has a sassy opossum on it, and some foul language… I have since converted it into a planter for a tiny succulent. I also scoped up some Strawberry Vanilla Bean jam from Laura Ann’s Jams, which I have resisted eating all of. But just barely.
I’ll be back to the next Odd Night at the Autry for sure. At the very least it makes for a great dinner.

A nicely sized monthly market with food trucks, live music, vendors, and crafts. Full bar available. Bathrooms with running water at the Autry. Free entry and free parking. Bring blankets or chairs to sit, eat standing up, or find seating at the Autry. Booths are crafts and specialty foods. No produce vendors. It’s a great place to spend an evening with outdoor eating and shopping.
Cool. I’ll be back.