November 12, 2026
CONFIRMED: Thanksgiving Closures Move Los Angeles Film Permit Deadlines Ahead of Holiday Shoots
LOS ANGELES — November 12, 2026. Film, television and commercial productions planning Thanksgiving-week shoots in Los Angeles face earlier filing deadlines. FilmLA’s November 11 production alert confirms that its offices and participating jurisdictions will close Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27. The agency’s revised deadlines affect location departments, production coordinators and crews preparing late-November and early-December filming.
Key rule: Applications are due by 10 a.m. Pacific on the listed filing date. These deadlines are for simple permits; drones, special effects, road or lane closures and other high-impact activity may require more lead time. FilmLA cautions that its client jurisdictions can change deadlines.
Thanksgiving permit deadlines for local shoots
| Local permitting jurisdiction | Filming November 26–30: submit by | Additional December filing dates |
|---|---|---|
| City of Los Angeles, unincorporated LA County, LA County Parks and Culver City | November 23, 10 a.m. | December 1 filming: November 24; December 2 filming: November 25 |
| Glendale, Los Angeles City Parks and Port of Los Angeles | November 20, 10 a.m. | December 1: November 23; December 2: November 24; December 3: November 25 |
| Gardena and San Fernando | November 18, 10 a.m. | December 1: November 19; December 2: November 23; December 3: November 24; December 4–7: November 25 |
| Manhattan Beach (non-park locations under the listed schedule) | November 19, 10 a.m. | December 1: November 20; December 2: November 23; December 3: November 24; December 4: November 25 |
| Van Nuys Airport and Manhattan Beach Parks | November 17, 10 a.m. | December 1: November 18; December 2: November 19; December 3: November 20; December 4: November 23; December 5–7: November 24; December 8: November 25 |
The table summarizes FilmLA’s jurisdiction-specific schedules for locations within the Los Angeles Thirty-Mile-Zone. A municipality’s inclusion in FilmLA’s larger service area does not place every address inside that production boundary. Productions must confirm both the applicable jurisdiction and the actual location.
Airport restrictions are separate, existing notices
FilmLA reiterates that filming and related activity are prohibited at Los Angeles International Airport November 20–30. Van Nuys Airport’s FlyAway and Gloria lots are unavailable for film use November 15, 2026, through January 31, 2027, although airfield filming may remain possible with approval. These restrictions were previously reported by Socialbilitty Trade Desk; they are not newly announced closures.
Production and workforce implications
Location managers should determine whether a proposed site falls under city, county, parks, port or airport jurisdiction before filing. Production offices should identify traffic control, aerial work, effects, parking and other permit conditions before locking call sheets. Grips, electricians, camera teams, transportation and other departments may be affected by location or schedule changes, but no specific crew hiring, cancelled shoot or lost work has been independently verified from this notice.
These are submission deadlines, not guaranteed approvals. FilmLA advises productions to confirm application requirements directly with its Production Planning staff before committing to a location or final crew call.
Trade Desk assessment — CONFIRMED: FilmLA’s November 11 notice establishes Thanksgiving-specific filing deadlines for film, television and commercial work in several jurisdictions inside the Los Angeles Thirty-Mile-Zone. The verified consequence is an earlier permitting calendar, not a documented change in employment.
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