Free Concerts and Musical Performances

Amoeba Record Store (Hollywood) - Alternative music, several days per week, usually in the evening.

Culver City Summer Sunset Music Festival - Free concerts and parking during summer months. Various styles of music.

Disney Concert Hall - During the Fall, Winter and Spring, World City features internationally renowned artists in admission-free performances on select Saturdays at the W.M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall. To complement the performances, the Music Center offers pre- and post-family workshops in the adjacent Blue Ribbon Garden. At the Calendar of Events, search for "World City".

Grand Performances is Southern California's largest presenter of free performing arts programs and a nonprofit arts institution.

LA County Arts Commission - The Los Angeles County Arts Commission sponsors free concerts at community venues throughout Los Angeles County.

Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park - Concerts Under the Stars at Levitt Pavilion on Wednesday through Sunday evenings during August and September.

Los Anjealous concert list lets you know which are free. Up-to-date and comprehensive.

Music by the Sea - free performances overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Limited schedule (July only) [Long Beach area].

Pershing Square is the site for the Summer Lunchtime Concert Series. Every Tuesday and Thursday, from May to September, the downtown community is treated to a free lunchtime concert. New this year is the lunchtime Nightclub Concert Series, continuing Pershing Square's tradition of free concerts into the month of October.

Free Shows

Free Comedy Shows - A list of free live comedy shows in Los Angeles. [citywide].

Shakespeare by the Sea - Free presentations of Shakespeare plays at various locations throughout Los Angeles. Summertime only. [citywide].

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