For photos, visit the Grand Park Press Gallery.
Media Contact
For information about Grand Park, contact:
Lisa Ducore
lducore@musiccenter.org
213-972-3328
Media Kit
- Grand Park Backgrounder
(English) (Spanish) - Grand Park Fact Sheet
(English) (Spanish) - Grand Park FAQ
(English) (Spanish) - Grand Park Design Backgrounder
(English) (Spanish)
Multi-media Images
- Renderings
- Grand Park Photos
- Grand Park Dedication Ceremony
- National Dance Day Celebration
- Sunday Music in the Park
- Grand Park Community Terrace – Flag Court Dedication 9-11-12
- Grand Park Grand Opening Block Party
Video & B-roll
- GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. COUNTDOWN TO 2020 FOOTAGE – FULL SHOW
- GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. COUNTDOWN TO 2020 FOOTAGE – 1 MIN
- 2014 Footage of Digital Video Projection/Countdown and Midnight Celebration on City Hall/Grand Park’s N.Y.E.L.A
- 2014 Preview Footage from Digital Video Projection on City Hall / Grand Park’s N.Y.E.L.A.
- County Park Visuals
- Park Media Day Final
- National Dance Day Celebration
- Grand Park Grand Opening Block Party
News Releases
2021
- December 6, 2021 GRAMMY®-NOMINATED KINKY HEADLINES NINTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK’S NYELA WITH PERFORMANCES BY DUCKWRTH AND ESTY AS THE COUNTDOWN TO 2022 UNFOLDS WITH FUSE BROADCAST AND GRAND PARK’S YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM
- September 28, 2021 GRAND PARK’S NINTH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS COMMEMORATION TO FEATURE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ALTARS AND TRADITIONAL NOCHE DE OFRENDA CEREMONY
- August 20, 2021 GRAND PARK’S EASY MORNINGS BRINGS FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES TO “THE PARK FOR EVERYONE” ON SATURDAY MORNINGS THIS SEPTEMBER
- August 19, 2021 DEEJAY CLIFTON LEADS THE TURNTABLES AND GOES OLD SCHOOL SPINNING RARE FINDS AS GRAND PARK’S SUNDAY SESSIONS PAYS HOMAGE TO SOUL, FUNK AND DISCO WITH AN ALL-VINYL SET FEATURING LIZ O., RILEY MORE AND LOOPDROPKID
- July 1, 2021 THE MUSIC CENTER ENTERS INTO LONG-TERM 30-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO OPERATE AND PROGRAM GRAND PARK GRAND PARK RESTARTS IN-PERSON SUMMER PROGRAMMING WITH A CALL FOR ANGELENOS’ OWN “PORTRAITS OF FREEDOM,” EMBRACING ITS ROLE AS “THE PARK FOR EVERYONE”
- June 10, 2021 GRAND PARK TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY THIS JULY THROUGH STORIES OF ANGELENOS IN PHOTO AND VIDEO EXHIBITIONS WITH GRAND PARK’S PORTRAITS OF FREEDOM: BUILDING A LIFE IN L.A.
- April 28, 2021 GRAND PARK’S CELEBRATION SPECTRUM BY DUBLAB, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST TANYA AGUIÑIGA AND CURATOR MARK “FROSTY” MCNEILL, EMPHASIZES ART, MUSIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY TO RAISE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AS PART OF WE RISE’S ART RISE INITIATIVE
- April 6, 2021 GRAND PARK’S OUR L.A. VOICES 2021: A POP-UP ARTS + CULTURE FEST TO EXPLORE THE POWER AND IMPACT OF THE ARTS THROUGH DIVERSE DISCIPLINES AND ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES
- March 25, 2021 GRAND PARK’S REC CENTER LAUNCHES WITH NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND MANDARIN TO HELP ANGELENOS REFRESH, EMPOWER AND CREATE THEIR PERSONAL WELLBEING THIS SPRING AS L.A.’S “PARK FOR EVERYONE” FOCUSES ON HEALING FOR ALL
- February 3, 2021 GRAND PARK’S LOVERS ROCK – On-demand Entertainment Focuses on Music and Food in Honor of Valentine’s Day and the “Month of Love,” plus a Live IG Chat with GRAMMY®-winner Aston Barrett Jr. of The Wailers
2020
- December 8, 2020 L.A.’s OFFICIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE AND MUSIC PARTY IS GOING GLOBAL AS EIGHTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK’S NYELA COUNTS DOWN TO 2021 WITH FIRST-EVER NATIONAL BROADCAST DEBUT ON FUSE, FEATURING STEVE AOKI AND ARTISTS FROM HIS NEW LATINX LABELDIM MAK EN FUEGO, PLUS FRIENDS
- October 7, 2020 GRAND PARK’S DOWNTOWN DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS AT FOREFRONT OF EIGHTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION WITH BOTH DIGITAL PROGRAMMING AND SOCIALLY DISTANT PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS IN GRAND PARK AND ON THE MUSIC CENTER PLAZA
- May 6, 2020 CALENDAR ADVISORY: EIGHTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY TO GO VIRTUAL WITH PERFORMANCES AND FAMILY FUN SO ANGELENOS CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE SAFELY. Grand Park Will Be Closed to Public Gatherings and Picnics On July 4th
- April 13, 2020 GRAND PARK’S OUR L.A. VOICES 2020: A POP-UP ARTS+CULTURE FEST TRANSFORMS INTO A VIRTUAL SHOWCASE ALLOWING EVERYONE TO EXPLORE LOS ANGELES’ CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AND MULTICULTURAL DEPTH
FROM THE COMFORTS OF HOME - March 19, 2020 WE RISE 2020 GRAND PARK TAKEOVER MOVING TO SEPTEMBER
- May 2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS WITH THE MUSIC CENTER FOR ‘WE RISE 2020’ AT GRAND PARK
- February 27, 2020 Grand Park Mobile Vote Center
- April-May 2020 GRAND PARK’S LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
- February 14, 2020 GRAND PARK’S LOVERS ROCK
- April 25, 2020 Grand Park’s Our L.A. Voices
2019
- November 26, 2019 SEVENTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A
- November 18, 2019 Grand Park’s Winter Glow
- October 2, 2019 Grand Park and Self Help Graphics Cohost Noche de Ofrenda
- September 25, 2019 GRAND PARK’S SEVENTH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS TO HONOR CULTURE WITH CEREMONY, REMEMBRANCE AND CELEBRATION
- August 8, 2019 GRAND PARK’S FALL AND WINTER PROGRAMMING SPICES UP THE SEASON WITH FREE EVENTS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY TRADITIONS THAT CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL HOLIDAYS OF LOS ANGELES
- May 30, 2019 SEVENTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY UPS THE ANTE WITH 75-FOOT FERRIS WHEEL, LARGER EVENT SPACE, ROOFTOP FIREWORKS SHOW AND FREE MUSIC PERFORMANCES WITH HEADLINER BOOGALOO ASSASSINS
- May 13, 2019 GRAND PARK IS L.A.’S CENTRAL DESTINATION FOR FREE SUMMER FUN
- January 15, 2019 GRAND PARK’S SPRING PROGRAMMING CELEBRATES L.A.’S DIVERSE CULTURE AND WELCOMES THE RETURN OF GRAND PARK’S OUR L.A. VOICES – L.A. ARTS FESTIVAL
2018
- December 6, 2018 SIXTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. TO CELEBRATE THE FUTURE OF LOS ANGELES WITH LA DREAMS
- November 13, 2018 GRAND PARK’S WINTER GLOW OFFERS ANGELENOS A FREE MONTH-LONG LARGE-SCALE IMMERSIVE HOLIDAY LIGHT EXPERIENCE
- October 3, 2018 Statement by the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission regarding the Christopher Columbus statue in Grand Park
- June 28, 2018 GRAND PARK’S FALL AND WINTER LINE-UP TO FEATURE FREE EVENTS AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCES THAT EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF LOS ANGELES
- April 17, 2018 GRAND PARK CELEBRATES THE DAYS OF SUMMER WITH FREE WAYS TO HAVE GREAT FUN UNDER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUN
- March 29, 2018 GRAND PARK’S OUR L.A. VOICES: SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE L.A.’S VIBRANT ARTS COMMUNITY
- March 22, 2018 GRAND PARK, THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER AND THE MUSIC CENTER CELEBRATE EARTH DAY L.A.
- January 11, 2018 GRAND PARK WELCOMES THE SIGNS OF SPRING WITH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE LOS ANGELES’ ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTDOORS
2017
- December 8, 2017 FIFTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. TO CELEBRATE THE PRIDE OF LOS ANGELES THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE AT THE WEST COAST’S FLAGSHIP NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION
- September 26, 2017 GRAND PARK DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATES HOLIDAY TRADITIONS AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH
- August 24, 2017 GRAND PARK CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WITH A FALL AND WINTER SEASON OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
- March 14, 2017 GRAND PARK’S SUMMER SEASON INVITES ANGELENOS TO ENJOY FREE PROGRAMMING UNDER THE SUN AND THE STARS IN CELEBRATION OF ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
2016
- December 8, 2016 FOURTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ANGELENOS TO SHARE HOPES AND DREAMS FOR 2017 AT THE WEST COAST’S FLAGSHIP NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION
- November 17, 2016 GRAND PARK’S SPRING PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE OUR L.A. VOICES THROUGH PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS AND MEETUPS
- September 13, 2016 THE MUSIC CENTER WELCOMES A COOLER GRAND PARK WITH UNVEILING OF Paper Airplane
- August 16, 2016 GRAND PARK’S FALL AND WINTER SEASON OFFERS FREE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT UNITE ANGELENOS
- June 2, 2016 FOURTH ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY TO SALUTE THE CULTURAL MELTING POT OF LOS ANGELES WITH DOWNTOWN L.A.’S LARGEST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION – ALL-NEW FIREWORKS SHOW TO CREATE A STUNNING BACKDROP FOR L.A.’S ICONIC CITY HALL
- May 5, 2016 THE MUSIC CENTER BRINGS A FUSION OF HIP-HOP DANCE EXPERIENCES TO DOWNTOWN L.A. OVER FOUR DAYS IN JUNE
- April 26, 2016 FREE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSIC CENTER AND GRAND PARK OFFER ANGELENOS A WAY TO MAKE SUMMER 2016 EVEN BETTER, TOGETHER
- March 31, 2016 THE MUSIC CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNER OF GRAND PARK SHADE STRUCTURE DESIGN COMPETITION
- February 10, 2016 GRAND PARK’S SPRING PROGRAMMING LINE-UP OFFERS ANGELENOS WAYS TO EXPAND THEIR MINDS AND BETTER THEIR WELLBEING
2015
- THIRD ANNUAL GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. TO UNITE ANGELENOS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT WEST COAST’S FLAGSHIP NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION
- The Music Center Presents Downtown LA’s Largest July 4th Celebration with Grand Park’s 4th of July Block Party
- GRAND PARK IS THE PLACE TO SPEND A SPECTACULAR LOS ANGELES SUMMER
- GRAND PARK’S SPRING PROGRAMMING PUTS PARK-GOERS AT THE CENTER OF THE EXPERIENCE
2014
- Fact Sheet: Grand Park’s N.Y.E.L.A.
- GRAND PARK BRINGS LOS ANGELES TOGETHER ONCE MORE FOR
SECOND ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION - GRAND PARK’S PLAYGROUND OPENS TO THE DELIGHT OF KIDS OF ALL AGES
- GRAND PARK PROVIDES 50 LOCAL ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS A PLATFORM TO SPOTLIGHT ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY WITH SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTARS
- ECLECTIC ARTISTIC TALENT, IMAGINATION AND INTERACTIVE ART-MAKING TRANSFORM THE MUSIC CENTER PLAZA INTO CREATIVE SPACES WITH POP-UPS! @MUSICCENTERLA
- GRAND PARK BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH INNOVATIVE CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA
- GRAND PARK’S FALL AND WINTER SEASONS SHOWCASE THE CULTURAL HEARTBEAT OF LOS ANGELES WITH FREE EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS THAT CREATE NEW TRADITIONS
- 2ND ANNUAL GRAND PARK FOURTH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY TRIPLES IN SiZE
- SUMMER 2014 IS OUT OF THIS WORLD AT GRAND PARK
- THOUSANDS OF ANGELENOS PUT LA’S SIGNATURE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH MAJOR CELEBRATION AT GRAND PARK
- GRAND PARK’S FIRST-HALF 2014 PROGRAMMING LINE-UP SPOTLIGHTS THE CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AND QUINTESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES OF LOS ANGELES
2013
- GRAND PARK TO HOST MAJOR CELEBRATION FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE
- AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION DESIGNATES GRAND PARK A TOP 10 GREAT PUBLIC SPACE FOR 2013
- GRAND PARK USHERS IN THE FALL AND WINTER SEASONS WITH FREE SIGNATURE EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
- THE MUSIC CENTER AND GRAND PARK INTRODUCE LOS ANGELES TO ARCHITECTS OF AIR’S “EXXOPOLIS,” A MONUMENTAL SENSORY EXPERIENCE
- Local: GRAND PARK TO HOST WEST COAST’S FLAGSHIP NATIONAL DANCE DAY
- National: THE DIZZY FEET FOUNDATION, THE MUSIC CENTER AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, ANNOUNCE NATIONAL DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON JULY 27, 2013
- GRAND PARK TO LIGHT UP DOWNTOWN WITH PARK’S FIRST-EVER 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY
- GRAND PARK MAKES SUMMER SENSATIONAL WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
- GRAND PARK TO HOST RockaYourSoul: LA’s Celebration of Gospel, Dance and Ailey
- GRAND PARK SALUTES THE JOY OF READING WITH “GRAND PARK’S DOWNTOWN BOOKFEST”
2012
- Thousands Join Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina to Celebrate Completed Grand Park at “Grand Block Party”
(English) (Spanish) - GRAND PARK TO HOST MAJOR FESTIVITIES FOR OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING OF COMPLETED PARK
- THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE LOS ANGELES GRAND AVENUE AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF GRAND PARK’S COMMUNITY TERRACE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 9:00 A.M.
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S “GRAND PARK” TO HAVE CIVIC DEDICATION ON JULY 26, 2012. THE PUBLIC OPENING WITH A NATIONAL DANCE DAY CELEBRATION WILL FOLLOW ON JULY 28, 2012 AND WITH INAUGURAL MUSICAL EVENTS ON JULY 29, 2012.
- GLORIA MOLINA JOINS CIVIC, ARTISTIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CELEBRATE GRAND PARK OPENING
(English) (Spanish) - NATIONAL DANCE DAY BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR PUBLIC INAUGURATION OF GRAND PARK JULY 28, 2012
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