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LA Design Festival comes to DTLA hotels, galleries this week

By Hayley Fox — June 11, 2013

The Los Angles Design Festival begins this week and includes more than 40 parties, tours and panel discussions. Many of these events take place in or are focused on Downtown's past and future involvement in the design world.

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Bike rides, scary camping and live music; this weekend in DTLA

By Hayley Fox — June 07, 2013

Long days, (extra) sunny weather and a jam-packed calendar of events means it's officially summer in downtown L.A. Here's a round-up of events to fill your upcoming weekend.

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Chinatown 'Summer Nights' returns to DTLA this month

By Hayley Fox — June 03, 2013

Chinatown's summer festival of DJs, craft beer, food trucks and crafts begins in June and continues one Saturday a month throughout the summer.

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Grand Park kicks off summer with musical 'Sunday Sessions'

By Hayley Fox — May 01, 2013

Downtown's summer calendar is beginning to fill up, as Grand Park announces a monthly Sunday performance series featuring DJs, a full bar and food trucks. It's B-Y-O picnic supplies and the party goes until 10 p.m.

Philip Rodak

Team scavenger hunt to explore DTLA neighborhoods in CityRace

By Hayley Fox — April 10, 2013

Over the next three months, teams will be dispersed throughout downtown L.A. neighborhoods finding clues and solving puzzles as part of an urban scavenger hunt. For a $40 entry fee, you can show off your extensive DTLA knowledge.

John McCoy

Dancing in DTLA: Multiple public performances to take place this weekend

By Hayley Fox — April 05, 2013

There will be a whole lot of dancing going on this weekend in downtown L.A. -- between a series of performances at Union Station and an afternoon festival in Grand Park.

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Downtown does Easter with egg hunts and animal blessings

By Hayley Fox — March 29, 2013

Whether you're in it for the candy or the religious reasons, DTLA will be hosting an array of Easter activities this weekend. Pick your favorite basket.

Justin Baker

Brokechella: The cheaper, closer alternative to Coachella

By Hayley Fox — March 22, 2013

Billing itself as a "music fest for the rest of us," Brokechella takes place right across the L.A. River next month. It coincides with the second weekend of the massively popular (and expensive) Coachella music festival -- but costs much less.

Sonali Kohli

LA Conservancy releases 2013 'Last Remaining Seats' line-up

By Hayley Fox — March 06, 2013

In what seems like further proof that summer is not too far away, the L.A. Conservancy has released the line-up of films for their annual movie series "Last Remaining Seats" which begins June 1.

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Funky Sole takes over Grand Park for free, nighttime dance party

By Hayley Fox — February 27, 2013

This Thursday night DTLA's Grand Park will turn into a dance party; there will a full-service bar on the lawn, a performance by Breakestra and DJ sets by the crew behind Funky Soul, a weekly soul dance party at nightclub The Echo.

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Silver Lake Jubilee music, arts festival moves to DTLA this summer

By Hayley Fox — February 25, 2013 — 2 Comments

What began as a Silver Lake neighborhood festival is moving Downtown to the Arts District this June. The two-day festival typically includes musical performances, community activities and food trucks.

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Grand Park BookFest celebrates local bookstores and all things literary

By Hayley Fox — February 21, 2013

Downtown's Grand Park continues to expand its roster of events; this time, with a BookFest scheduled for next week. The all-day event includes readings, arts and crafts, pop-up bookstores, DJs and of course, food trucks.