California grows the best cannabis on earth, and once a year the people behind it put on a suit to prove it. The Best in Grass California Awards Show takes over the Globe Theatre at 740 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 7 to 11 PM — a full red-carpet awards night honoring the winners of the Best in Grass competition.
The evening runs like the industry's version of the Oscars. Doors open at 6 PM for red carpet arrivals and a cocktail hour, the awards show and winners' speeches kick off at 7:30, and by 8:30 the formality gives way to a DJ jam sesh that carries the rest of the night. The dress code is real — cocktail attire or black tie — and entry is strictly 21-plus with valid ID. Paid parking is available near the venue, tickets are advance-sale through Eventbrite, and all sales are final.
What makes this one worth the calendar spot is the room itself. Awards nights are where a competition's results turn into industry consensus — the growers, brands, and budtenders who spent the year competing get four hours in one historic DTLA theater to celebrate, size each other up, and set the tone for next season. If you want to know which California flower, hash, and brands the state's own industry is betting on going into 2027, the winners' speeches at the Globe will tell you faster than any sales chart.
The Globe Theatre is a fitting stage for it: a 1913 Broadway movie palace turned event venue in the middle of DTLA's historic theater district, walkable to bars and late-night food when the jam sesh winds down. Come dressed, come early for the red carpet if you like a scene, and treat the cocktail hour as the real networking window — once the awards start, the room belongs to the winners. A sharp night out for an industry that earned it.