{"id":126801,"date":"2025-08-07T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126801\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:41:11","slug":"catch-a-dazzling-drone-show-over-downtown-l-a-to-end-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126801\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch a dazzling drone show over Downtown L.A. to end the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you found yourself not in the mood to celebrate Independence Day<\/a> last month, you weren\u2019t alone. Between wildfire concerns and the federal immigration raids, many of the city\u2019s holiday festivities were canceled<\/a>, postponed or altered in some way. That included the Music Center<\/a> and Gloria Molina Grand Park<\/a>\u2019s annual block party, which was set to be the largest free Fourth of July celebration on the West Coast but ended up being rescheduled due to safety concerns amid Downtown unrest.<\/p>\n

But a new date has finally been announced for the event, which has been reimagined as a love letter to Los Angeles dubbed \u201cGloria Molina Grand Park\u2019s Block Party: Celebrating L.A. Culture & Community.\u201d Just over two months from its original date, the \u201cpark for everyone\u201d will host a drone show, DJ sets, food trucks and art installations on September 6, taking over the park, from Grand Avenue to Broadway and surrounding streets, from 3 to 9pm.<\/p>\n

This year found several Fourth of July fireworks shows pivoting to drones<\/a> for eco-conscious and fire safety reasons, but Grand Park was already ahead of the curve. It\u2019s opted for drones over pyrotechnics for the past two years. And once again, a 3-D drone show from Grizzly Entertainment will light up the night at 8pm. The 12-minute-long display will \u201cemphasize L.A. communities\u2019 resilience and honor Angelenos\u2019 capacity for joy amid hardships,\u201d according to the Music Center.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s theme of homegrown resilience will also be echoed in its art installations and activities. An area called \u201cLittle L.A.\u201d will re-create an interactive journey through the county\u2019s immigrant enclaves, complete with dances, storytelling, a scavenger hunt and a chalk-drawn map of L.A.\u2019s freeways. Meanwhile, an art walk will display interactive art and intimate portraits of life in L.A.<\/p>\n

There will also be resources on-site to encourage civic action and offer legal help: You\u2019ll find booths offering voter registration, as well as legal advocacy and wellness resources from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Westside Food Bank, Las Fotos Project and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cGloria Molina Grand Park\u2019s Block Party is more than a gathering\u2014it\u2019s a powerful declaration of who we are as Angelenos,\u201d said Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of the Music Center. \u201cAs the world has witnessed in the last few months, Angelenos possess a resounding spirit unlike any other\u2014we persevere. This Block Party is a celebration of our roots, our resilience and our right to reclaim joy. We invite all Angelenos from the many communities across Los Angeles County to show up, speak up and shine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Asha Mone, courtesy the Music Center <\/p>\n

But there\u2019s plenty of lighthearted fun to be had, too. KCRW Summer Nights<\/a> is curating the lineup of L.A.-based DJs: Black House Radio, Discos Rolas and the station\u2019s own Boogie Boudreaux and Francesca Harding will be behind the decks. And food trucks will be on hand serving a diverse range of culinary delights, from Venezuelan to Chinese to Mexican food. (Note that alcohol isn\u2019t allowed in the park and won\u2019t be served.)<\/p>\n

Parking will be available for $10 at both the Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall<\/a> parking lots, but the park is\u00a0quite well served by Metro<\/a>, so taking public transportation is encouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you found yourself not in the mood to celebrate Independence Day last month, you weren\u2019t alone. Between…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":126802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,10336,2961,224,5337,18632,1072],"class_list":{"0":"post-126801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-categories-things-to-do","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-news-events-festivals","15":"tag-things-to-do"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}