From now through early December, Woodland Hills' public calendar runs through four places that were already here: Topanga Village, Pierce College, Warner Park and the Woodland Hills Recreation Center. Most of the new tenants set to open this winter are heading to Topanga Village. The 52 acres where the Promenade stood, which used to be the other major place to spend an afternoon in Warner Center, will host nothing this season. The Promenade was demolished this year to make room for Rams Village.
That tells you where to look for the rest of the year. Here are the confirmed dates, followed by what is opening and how far along each place is.
The calendar, October 12 through December 5
| Date | What | Where | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Through Oct. 18 | Crunchyroll x The LOOP: Phase Two | Westfield Topanga | See listing |
| Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Halloween event with haunted house and costume contest | Woodland Hills Recreation Center | Free |
| Oct. 25, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Topanga Vintage Market | Pierce College | $5 |
| Oct. 25 | Build a LEGO Ghost Street | Westfield Topanga | See listing |
| Nov. 13 | Build a LEGO Reindeer | Westfield Topanga | See listing |
| Nov. 22, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Final Topanga Vintage Market of 2026 | Pierce College | $5 |
| Dec. 5, 1 to 5 p.m. | Holiday Arts & Music Festival | Warner Park Bandshell | Free |
Two days carry most of the season. On Saturday, October 24, the Halloween event at the rec center runs four hours, closing at 2 p.m. On Sunday, October 25, the vintage market opens at Pierce at 7 a.m., and Westfield Topanga's LEGO Ghost Street build is the same day.
What the empty 52 acres means for this season
The Los Angeles Times reported in August that the planned Rams Village will hold more than 3,000 residential units plus entertainment venues, parkland, a hotel, restaurants and shopping. The plan goes well beyond offices and practice facilities for the team. A 2025 Daily News report said construction could start in 2027, a forecast made more than a year ago.
Next door, the proposed Viva L.A. senior co-living towers have a similar timeline. The developer, Wellpointe, told the Times it expects construction to start by the end of 2027. In the same article, a principal at Gensler, the architecture firm designing both projects, described Warner Center as "a new urban neighborhood taking form." The Times tied both projects to the city's Warner Center 2035 Plan. That plan aims to make the district more walkable and less of "a collection of giant, self-contained blocks best approached by car."
That walkable neighborhood is still years off. For the next few holiday seasons, Warner Center's shopping, dining and events will happen around the Promenade site, not on it.
Topanga Village is where the new tenants are going
At 6316 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga Village is the open-air center where most of this year's announced openings are landing. Each one has a different status, so here they are one at a time.
Bread Head, Suite 1180, in the former Veggie Grill space. In a September 17 announcement, the Los Angeles sandwich shop said its fourth location will open here in December 2026. It plans to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with indoor and outdoor seating, large TVs showing NFL Sunday Ticket, and a curated beer list. The company describes it as "a relaxed gathering place where guests can stop in for a sandwich, meet with friends, watch a game or enjoy a meal with their families." A fifth location in Thousand Oaks is expected in the second quarter of 2027.
Casa Luna, Suite 1110, formerly XOC Tequila Grill. What Now Los Angeles reported in August that Boulevard Hospitality Group plans a Mexican restaurant here, targeting early 2027. In July, the same outlet had reported that the group's Durango concept would take the space.
Casa Palma, Play Street Museum and The Escape Game are all marked "Coming Soon" on the Topanga Village directory, with no opening dates given. Play Street Museum describes itself as an interactive children's museum and indoor play space for kids eight and under. The Escape Game runs themed escape rooms in several cities. No public source has confirmed whether Casa Palma and Casa Luna are the same restaurant, so for now treat them as two separate listings.
Most of these newcomers are places to stay a while. Bread Head plans game-day TVs and beer, and the rest of the list is a kids' play museum, an escape room and a full-service Mexican restaurant. They will join tenants that are already open, including Larsen's Steakhouse, Sushi Katsu-ya, Il Fornaio, Eureka!, Alfred Coffee and SusieCakes. Across the street at Westfield Topanga, the directory lists Great Big Game Show as new and open on level 1.
Pierce College works on a monthly schedule
The Topanga Vintage Market runs at Pierce College on the fourth Sunday of every month except December. That gives it two dates left this year, October 25 and November 22. Hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5, free for children 12 and under and for veterans, and parking is free. The organizer lists more than 200 vendors. You get in from Victory Boulevard at Mason Avenue, according to the Daily News calendar. With no December market, the next one after November 22 will be in 2027.
The campus usually hosts a pumpkin patch in October too. Seasonal Adventures lists its site near the Farm Center at 7100 El Rancho Drive as open daily October 1 through 31. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, with rides, bounce houses, obstacle courses, a petting zoo and free parking. The page doesn't say which year that schedule is for, so check with the operator before you go.
The Halloween event comes from the city
The city's Halloween event in Woodland Hills is at the recreation center, not at either shopping center. The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks 2026 Halloween list shows a free, all-ages event at Woodland Hills Recreation Center on October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It includes games, crafts, music, face painting, a costume contest, a haunted house, a bounce house and a gift-basket drawing. The Woodland Hills–Warner Center Chamber calendar lists it under the name "Halloweentown Hills."
On October 31 itself, the only listing on this calendar is the pumpkin patch's posted last day, and that schedule is still unconfirmed for 2026.
December brings the bandshell and a new sandwich shop
On December 5, the Valley Cultural Foundation holds its sixth annual Holiday Arts & Music Festival at Warner Park. It's free and runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Warner Park Bandshell, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd. We found no tree lighting, Thanksgiving run or holiday parade listed for Warner Park or the rec center in November or December.
Bread Head is also targeting December, so the bandshell festival and the Village's newest restaurant could arrive in the same month. The press release gives a month, not a day.
Ventura Boulevard has one new name coming
South of the freeway, the announced opening on Ventura Boulevard is Original Tommy's. What Now Los Angeles reported that the chili-burger chain will open at 20032 Ventura Blvd., in the former Nix Automotive Service building, but no opening date has been announced. The chain dates back to a 1946 stand at Beverly and Rampart. It now runs 32 locations across Southern California and Las Vegas, including one in nearby Canoga Park. The menu covers burgers, chili cheese fries, chili dogs, tamales, a breakfast sandwich and a breakfast burrito.
Pause Woodland Hills, a wellness and recovery studio planned for 21526 Ventura Blvd., put out a paid press release in August announcing an October 2026 opening. As of October 12, we haven't found anything confirming that it has opened.
Until construction starts on the Promenade site, places like Bread Head, Play Street Museum and the Warner Park Bandshell will shape how the blocks around Warner Center feel day to day. If you're wondering what Rams Village or the Village's new tenants might mean for your street over the next few years, Angela Waters can walk you through the timelines and what's actually been confirmed. Schedule a Free Consultation.
