Los Angeles 2010 Summer Concerts Guide Kids Families
Music in the Air, Everywhere!
Los Angeles Kids and Family Summer Concerts 2010
In every corner of the greater Los Angeles area, the summer season is coming alive with music. Concerts and festivals abound, and almost every park and facility has some kind of free or low-cost musical performance going on. Many are family friendly and some are tailored just for kids. One can easily fill every single day of the week with something musical! It’s a special privilege that like clockwork comes around every year for us living in Los Angeles, and something we should absolutely take advantage of but never take for granted.
Here are a few of the music concerts and performances taking place around town this summer. Bookmark this page on the website for future reference throughout the summer months.W e will try to update it as much as possible, so check back for more word on low cost and free, al fresco performances right in your neighborhood!
Garden Concerts for Kids
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles
Saturdays and Sundays, August 7 & 8, 14 & 15, and 21 & 22, 2010
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE; no reservations required.
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SummerSounds at the Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N Highland Ave., Los Angeles, 90068
Mondays – Fridays (July 5-August 13)
10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12 noon
Ages: 3-9
Cost: $7 per person (all ages)
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Big! World! Fun!
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Los Angeles, 90068
Saturdays, July 3-August 28, 2010 (except July 17)
10 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE for kids; $5 for adults (Reservations required)
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Children’s Concerts at Levitt Pavillion (at Memorial Park)
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
Children’s Entertainment
Wednesdays, June 23 – August 25, 2010
7 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Music in the Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, 90027; (323) 644-6042
Fridays, July9, July 23 and August 6, 2010
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (animals on view until 8 p.m.)
Ages: All
Cost: Zoo members – $12.50 for adults and $7.50 for children ages 6-15; non-members – $16.50 for adults and $10.50 for children ages 6-15; Children under age 5: FREE (Food and beverage for sale)
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Free Monday Morning Concerts for Children
Madrid Theatre
21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, 91303; (818) 347-9938
Mondays, June 14 – August 24, 2010 (except July 5)
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Ages: 6-9
Cost: FREE (Reservations required for parties of 10 or more)
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Sunday Kids Concerts
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula, 90274; (310) 544-1948
Sundays, August 1 and 22, 2010
Concert begins 5:30 p.m.; Gates open for picnicking 4:30 pm; Garden closes 7:30 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Admission (Advance Purchase: Children $7; Adults $9;
At the Door: Children $9; Adults $11)
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Summer Sunset Concert: Mr. Vallenato
Fowler Museum at UCLA
UCLA North Campus
405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, 90024 (Directions below)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
4 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Family Amphitheater Performances
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, 90049
Saturdays and Sundays, July 10 – September 5, 2010
Noon and 2:00 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Included with Museum admission ($10 General; $7 Seniors 65+ and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2-12; Free to Children under 2 and Skirball Members) No reservations necessary.
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Kids Koncerts & Creative PlayGround
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 90290; (310) 455-2322
Saturdays or Sundays, through October 2010
11 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: $8 per person; $7 per person for groups of 5 or more. July 18 Benefit Concert $10/person; $9/person family rate. (Box Office (310) 455-3723)
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Sunset Concerts
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, 90049
Thursdays, July 22 -August 26, 2010
All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE; no reservations necessary, but limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis (ALSO, all Skirball exhibits except Noah’s Ark are open during the concerts)
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Concerts in the Park
City of Lakewood De Valle Park
5939 Henrilee St., Lakewood, 90713
Thursdays, June 24 – August 12, 2010
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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South Pasadena Concerts in the Park
Garfield Park
Mission St & Park Ave., South Pasadena, 91030
Sundays, June 27 – August 8, 2010 (except July 4)
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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2010 Summer Concert Series
Natural Amphitheater at Conejo Community Park
1175 Hendrix Ave. Thousand Oaks, 91360; (805) 381-1247
Select Sundays through September 6, 2010
5 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Twilight Dance Series 2010
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 90401
Thursdays through September 2, 2010
All concerts begin at 7 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Music by the Sea
Point Fermin Park
807 West Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, 90731 (Foot of Gaffey St.); (310) 548-7705
Sundays through August 1, 2010
Noon – 5 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Farmers Market Summer Music Series
The Original Farmer’s Market – West Patio
6333 W. Third St., Los Angeles; (323) 933-9211
Thursdays and Fridays, Now – September 10, 2010
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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