Eye on L.A. Free Stuff to Do in L.A.!
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some of the best things in life are free. But did you know that L.A. has some pretty great stuff to do for free? This week, Eye on L.A.'s Tina Malave takes us around town to discover some of the best FREE things to see and do!
THE GETTY CENTER
Eye on L.A.'s Tina Malave starts us off at the world famous Getty Center, one of L.A.'s most beautiful spots to see artwork, stroll the gardens, and take in live music, all for free!
1200 Getty Center Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-7300
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Have you ever been to the Hollywood Bowl in the daytime? The Hollywood Bowl is actually a county park, open to the public and totally free during the day! Run the stairs of the famous amphitheatre, bring a lunch and hang out in one of their many beautiful picnic spots, or visit the Hollywood Bowl Museum. A totally cool experience, and unlike on busy concert nights, the parking is wide open and completely free!
2301 N Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(323) 850-2000
FORD AMPHITHEATRE-MONDAY NIGHT JAM SESSIONS
For almost 100 years, the Ford Amphitheater has been bringing genuine L.A. entertainment to its stage. The Ford's Jam Sessions invite participants of all skill levels to release their inner artist with samba, tap dance, ukulele, Bollywood, son jarocho and much more. These FREE events take place on stage on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm.
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Hollywood, CA 90068
#323-461-3673
SEE STARS AT WALK OF FAME CEREMONIES
Only in L.A. can you guarantee big star sightings like Jennifer Lopez, Bryan Cranston and Halle Berry right on the street! At the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies, there are no tickets and no admission fees for this sidewalk show, and new star inductions happen about twice a month. For upcoming inductions visit Walk of Fame ceremonies: http://www.walkoffame.com/pages/upcoming-ceremonies
SWEET!
Walk the stairs the stars do to the Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland and you'll find something very sweet-- 30,000 square feet of every kind of candy you could imagine at the greatest candy store on Earth! But the coolest candy is made right in front of your eyes. Eye on L.A.'s Tina Malave paid a visit to their "Chocolate Lab" to create our very own "Eye on L.A. Candy Bar"! And Sweet! is offering our viewers a tasty EYEdeal! You can try our decadent new bar, made with dark chocolate, peanut butter, bacon bits and potato chips FOR FREE! Just visit Sweet! and purchase a "create your own chocolate bar," tell them Eye on L.A. sent you and you'll get a free Eye on L.A. bar! Limit one per customer. Then LIKE Eye on L.A. on Facebook and let us know what you think.
Hollywood & Highland Center; 2nd floor
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
BARNSDALL ART PARK
The art program hosts free workshops year-round on Sundays, for families to do multicultural projects and learn about different media - for free! All materials will be provided.
Art Sunday is every Sunday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-6275
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
The Skirball Cultural Center is one of the most dynamic cultural venues in the world, and on Thursdays the Skirball Center is free for all to enjoy! From the center's permanent exhibits to their 8,000 square foot Noah's Ark indoor playground and their diverse Sunset Concerts, there's something free for everyone.
Skirball's Noah's Ark is great for families:
www.skirball.org/noahsark/noahsark
Skirball's Sunset Concerts during the summer are free:
www.skirball.org/programs/music
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90049
(310) 440-4500
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER
The California Science Center is one of the largest science centers in the country, with hundreds of hands-on exhibits that stimulate science learning for the whole family. You can visit most the exhibits at the science center free of charge.
700 Exposition Park Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(323) SCIENCE (323-724-3623)
www.californiasciencecenter.org
LA BREA TAR PITS AT PAGE MUSEUM
La Brea Tar Pits takes an in-depth look at the ice age era of Los Angeles, and is one of the world's most renowned fossil sites, with more than five million fossils in their collection. There's the famous Lake Pit and Pit 91, a "live" excavation! The Tar Pits is also home to the only active urban paleontology excavation site in the country, where they've been digging history out of the muck for more than 100 years - and you can witness it all for free!
5801 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90036
(323) 857-6300
WILL ROGERS POLO CLUB
Two things we love in L.A., sports and free stuff! So why not combine the two for an out-of-the-ordinary weekend outing at the beautiful Will Rogers Polo Club.
Playing Times: Saturdays 2-5 p.m. & Sundays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
*Please note there is a $12 parking fee to enter the Will Rogers State Historic Park where the polo grounds are located.
1501 Will Rogers State Park Road
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(818) 509-9965
FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARKS
Did you know... before Disneyland was built, Forest Lawn Cemetery was L.A.'s biggest tourist attraction?! The 300 acre park is open to the public year round, and with its absolutely breathtaking vistas, beautiful shaded gardens and European inspired elements, Forest Lawn is actually a really cool place to spend the day! Besides the beautiful grounds, they have a pretty incredible museum!
Glendale location:
1712 S Glendale Ave
Glendale, CA
(800) 204-3131
JEOPARDY!
Did you know you can watch Jeopardy! live in studio, in person-- for free? Host Alex Trebek makes the audience experience one to remember with Q&A moments during commercial breaks, and guests get to cruise their "Walk of Fame" memorabilia area!
For Jeopardy! tickets:
www.jeopardy.com/showguide/audiencetickets
DANCE DOWNTOWN/DRUM DOWNTOWN
Eye on L.A. discovered that some of the best nights out in DTLA are actually free! Weekends in the summertime bring free concerts, dancing and drumming to Music Center Plaza and Grand Park.
Every other Friday night from 6:30-10 pm, May through September, get your groove on at "Dance Downtown" with free dance lessons in Music Center Plaza. From tango to disco, Bollywood to zydeco - all ages and experience levels welcome! Tina Malave's pick for both a great 'Family Night Out' AND best 'Singles Night Out'!
Then, Saturday mornings from 10:00-11:30 a.m. bring out your primal nature with "Drum Downtown." Drums and percussion instruments provided for this morning of family fun in Grand Park!
DANCE DOWNTOWN
Music Center Plaza
135 N. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-7211
www.musiccenter.org/events/activearts/Dance-Downtown
DRUM DOWNTOWN
Grand Park
200 N Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
