PicnicDTLA launches picnic season with togetherness and deliciousness in the most magical of LA’s spaces. Spend the day with DJs, food trucks, best friends, best kids, best recipes and your favorite Angelenos. Please note this is an alcohol-free family friendly event. 

LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU: MOTOWN ON MONDAYS DJs (with special guest JEREMY SOLE of KCRW) spinning sweet soulful sounds / Foodie theatrics from COLD TOFU

BREAD N’ BUTTER N’ KIMCHI: Bake bread in MOMO – a mobile, wood fired oven (byo dough: SIMPLE RECIPE ON NYTIMES.COM) / Feel the churn with BUTTER AEROBICS (“say wha?” KCRW’s blog explains)  Butter Aerobics is a 1hr class 200 person capacity from 1pm-2pm, comfy shoes recommended / FERMENTATION STATION with make-your-own kimchi

RECIPES TO THE PEOPLE: Hummus Tacos? Vegan Kimpap? Goat-Cheese-with-Dried-Date Things? Jot down favorite snack inventions for trading / Leave a cookbook, take a cookbook at the COOKBOOK SWAP / Get crafty with POP-UP RECIPE BOOK STATION

WHEN PICNICS WIN: Fun and wacky picnic spreads encouraged!  Everyone will get a chance to  to win cool stuff including: HOLLYWOOD BOWL PICNIC SURVIVAL KIT (performance tickets + the essential picnic basket) y màs prizes!

UP THE PARK WITHOUT A BASKET? Pick up the essentials at nearby GRAND CENTRAL MARKET (RED/PURPLE LINE PERSHING SQUARE or 10 MIN WALK TO HILL+3rd) or THE SPRINGS (Arts District).  Food trucks will be onsite: STREET KITCHEN LA / THE SURFER TACO / ROUNDS PREMIUM BURGERS

PACKING LIST: THE MOST AMAZING PICNIC EVER / HANDHELD UMBRELLAS ARE OK (please no large sun umbrellas so everyone can enjoy the view **ALSO** Event Lawn will have shade structures) / LEAVE TENTS AT HOME + ANYTHING THAT SPIKES INTO THE GROUND / ANY OBJECTS THAT OBSCURE VIEW FOR OTHERS MAY BE ASKED TO COME DOWN / BRING SUNSCREEN / AND SMILING FACES / LAWN CHAIRS ARE OK (yay!) / COOLERS ARE COOL /  PLEASE NO ALCOHOL (all coolers and bags are subject to inspection)

This event is located on the Event Lawn, nearest City Hall on Spring St. Between First and Temple. Grand Park’s playground and dog run located in this area will be open for play. Other amenities including the splash pad, Little Libraries and Grand Park’s Walking Paths are available for use.

Go Metro: METRO RED/PURPLE LINES TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION. Show your valid TAP card, Metro employee ID, or LA County employee ID at the info table and receive a special Hollywood Bowl Picnic Gift while supplies last.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Every TUES, WED and THURS come into the sunshine and enjoy everyone’s favorite time of the workday – the mighty lunch. Trucks will be parked on Olive Court (between Grand and Hill) and the Marketplace (between Spring and Broadway in front of City Hall) with easy access for jurors, local employees, and all park users.*

JURORS: Enjoy 10% off during your lunch break, simply show your juror badge. Discount good for both locations – Grand Park’s Marketplace and Olive Court.

*Food trucks subject to change 

METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Pack the picnics and best friends and enjoy an evening under the beautiful California sky with DTLA’s own ensemble-based CORNERSTONE THEATER COMPANY as they perform California: The Tempest – an adaptation for all Californians based on Shakespeare’s classic The Tempest.

Written by playwright Alison Carey, co-founder of CORNERSTONE THEATER COMPANY, and directed by Michael John Garcés, Artistic Director, California: The Tempest takes characters Prospero, her daughter Minerva, her servant Caliban and Californians from across the state on a journey to find the commonality in our diverse communities and a path to a healthy and inclusive future for all of California. California: The Tempest explores California’s state-of-mind as well as its challenges – from love, disaster, revenge, forgiveness, to earthquakes, drought, overdevelopment, food equity, state politics, and immigration policy.

California: The Tempest is a result of two years of work across 10 state-wide communities as well as interviews with 100s of Californians to engage participants in writing and acting in the play. Each performance reflects conversations occurring in each local area. The performances at Grand Park will include actors from the Downtown Los Angeles.

PERFORMANCES RUN JUNE 18-20. MORE INFO: cornerstonetheater.org

METRO RED/PURPLE lines to CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK station. GOLD LINE to ARTS DISTRICT/LITTLE TOKYO STATION.

GO METRO to this event and receive a FREE Hollywood Bowl picnic blanket (THURS JUNE 18 performance only)! For your best route, fare information, and more, visit the Metro Trip Planner or call (323) GO METRO (323.446.3876).