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18 years of free music, culture, and community — rooted in the heart of Los Angeles.
"Not at a ticketed festival. Not behind a paywall.
Free — for everyone."
MAC·LA at MacArthur Park · Since 2007
About MAC·LA
An Evolution 18 Years
in the Making
MAC·LA — Music, Arts & Community · Los Angeles — is the evolution of an 18-year tradition. What began as Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles has grown into something larger: a bilingual, community-driven cultural movement rooted in one of the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods.
Since 2007, we’ve reactivated MacArthur Park’s historic 1959 bandshell, transforming a once-dormant space into a thriving outdoor stage. Every summer, we bring world-class free concerts to the lawn — honoring the Mexican, Central American, Indigenous Latin American, and multi-cultural communities that call this neighborhood home, while welcoming music lovers from every corner of Los Angeles.
Over the years, acclaimed artists including Los Lobos, Bomba Estéreo, Tank & the Bangas, La Santa Cecilia, Fishbone, Y la Bamba, Inspector, Kinky, Nortec Collective, and GRAMMY winners across 20+ genres have performed here.
The Evolution
The Name Is Changing.
The Heart of the Work Remains.
Building off a legacy of offering free summer concerts in MacArthur Park for the past 18 years as Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt LA), Music, Arts, Community·Los Angeles (MAC·LA) was born. The name is changing, yet the heart of the work — rooted in culturally connected programming — remains the same.
MAC·LA expands upon this foundation to offer career pathways into one of the global epicenters of the creative economy: Los Angeles. MAC·LA is an evolution into a culturally resonant, community-led organization that aligns with its mission and past work of offering free, high-quality music and arts programming in MacArthur Park and beyond.
This is an opportunity to move forward with a renewed focus on place, people, and possibility — building long-term reciprocal relationships that focus on collaboration, creativity, and access.
What MAC·LA Means
Music. Arts. Community.
Los Angeles.
Its meaning is universal and scalable — built to grow with the city it serves.
Music
Continuing to offer access to high-quality free concerts to ensure people from all walks of life can enjoy the unifying power of music. MAC·LA will program year-round.
Arts
Leaning into the richness of artistic disciplines — film, dance, multimedia installations, theatre, poetry, and more — to showcase the vibrant cultures of Los Angeles and beyond.
Community
Supporting efforts to uplift the many communities that make Los Angeles shine — creating spaces of connection and healing through strategic partnerships with arts and music at the center.
Los Angeles
The city that gives us so much and deserves thriving cultural spaces that showcase its brilliance and uniqueness — especially as we prepare for the major global spotlight of the next 3 years.
MAC·LA acknowledges the significant long-term support from the Levitt Family Foundation and the many contributions that have sustained one of the longest-running programs in MacArthur Park over the past 18 years.
Land Acknowledgment
Honoring the Land and Its People
MAC·LA honors the legacy of this land being on Tongva, Kizh, and the territory of many Indigenous communities. We recognize the importance of naming, honoring, and building relationships with these communities as we continue to activate cultural space in MacArthur Park.
MAC·LA is committed to building long-term, reciprocal relationships rooted in collaboration, creativity, and access — for everyone, always.
Be Part of the Movement
Join us this summer for free concerts at MacArthur Park, or support MAC·LA’s mission to bring world-class arts to Los Angeles communities.