Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and Brand Library & Art Center announce the summer 2026 season of Hyper SoCal, a regional arts initiative spotlighting the breadth of creative expression across Southern California. Building on its inaugural launch, Hyper SoCal’s summer season highlights a new group of partner programming featuring cities spanning across Southern California, from Santa Barbara to Lancaster to San Pedro. In addition to exhibitions highlighting specific aspects of the SoCal cultural landscape, the summer season also features a vibrant series of music and art festivals, and interdisciplinary public programs presented across its network of more than 40 partner spaces.

Originating at Glendale’s Brand Library & Art Center, the initiative highlights the diversity of Southern California’s cultural landscape through both indoor and outdoor experiences designed to engage broad audiences.

“Hyper SoCal’s summer season reflects the energy and creativity that define our region,” says director of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Lessa Pelayo-Lozada. “By highlighting festivals, performances and public programs, our partners are creating more opportunities for artists and audiences to connect in meaningful and accessible ways.”

On Aug. 1, celebrities, film stars, martial arts legends and significant figures will be featured in the exhibit Dragonfest Expo, part of the Martial Arts History Museum on display at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road in Glendale. Admission is $50; the event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, including the additional exhibit sites, visit https://www.brandlibrary.org/hyper-socal.