5 Fun Things to Do Near UCLA & Westwood This Weekend
Plan a Westwood day near UCLA with puppy yoga, the Hammer Museum, campus art, Westwood Village, and the Getty Center—with official planning links.
Westwood is easy to treat as a quick stop, but it can fill a relaxed half-day or full day. This itinerary keeps the useful details honest: check each venue’s official page for current hours, reservations, and parking before you go.
1. Take a Puppy & Flow class
Puppy & Flow runs one-hour, all-levels puppy yoga classes in Westwood near UCLA. Mats are provided, and the live booking calendar shows the current dates, times, prices, and availability.
The main studio is at 1256 Westwood Boulevard. Read the location attached to your booking because occasional nearby plaza or pop-up sessions may use different arrival instructions.
If it is your first visit, use our Westwood first-visit checklist before you leave home.
2. Explore Westwood Village
Build in time to walk Westwood Village before or after class. The neighborhood has coffee, casual meals, dessert, shops, and historic theater facades within a compact commercial area.
Choose the restaurant based on your class time instead of committing to a rigid itinerary. Los Angeles traffic, parking, and weekend lines can change the pace of the day.
3. Visit the Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum sits at Westwood and Wilshire. Museum admission is free, and the museum’s official visitor page lists current gallery hours, closures, parking, public transportation, and group guidance.
The Hammer is a practical Westwood pairing because it does not require a cross-city trip. Check what is on view before you go; exhibitions and programs rotate.
4. Walk through UCLA’s sculpture garden
The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden is a five-acre outdoor collection on UCLA’s North Campus. UCLA Arts describes it as a community space with dozens of works and no prescribed route, so it works well as an unhurried walk rather than a checklist.
Use UCLA’s current campus access and parking information for your visit. You can preview the collection through this UCLA Arts sculpture-garden feature.
5. Make a separate Getty Center stop
The Getty Center can extend the day if you have more time and are comfortable driving or arranging transportation. It is not a walk from Westwood.
Getty admission is free, but a timed-entry reservation is required and parking has a fee. The official Getty visitor FAQ has the current reservation, parking, group, and accessibility details.
Do not schedule the Getty immediately after class without leaving a traffic buffer.
A simple Westwood plan
For the least complicated version:
- Book a Puppy & Flow class.
- Arrive early enough to park and check in.
- Eat or get coffee in Westwood Village.
- Choose either the Hammer or a UCLA campus walk.
- Treat the Getty as a separate, reservation-based addition.
This keeps most of the day close to Westwood while giving you a backup if one venue’s hours do not fit.
Before you go
- Confirm your puppy yoga booking details.
- Check official museum hours and reservations.
- Review UCLA’s current visitor and parking information.
- Leave realistic time for Los Angeles traffic.
- Do not assume every attraction is open every day.
When you are ready to anchor the itinerary, view the Puppy & Flow class calendar.
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