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MUSIC / DANCE / THEATER / COMEDY / FILM

Find it at The Ford

Get to know The Ford

  • Known for its intimate setting and multidisciplinary programming, The Ford presents music, theater, dance, comedy, and spoken word.

  • It serves as a launchpad for emerging and community-based artists, many of whom perform on a large-scale outdoor stage for the first time.

  • Set within a 32-acre park, audiences can picnic and enjoy performances in a relaxed, secluded setting beneath the Hollywood Hills.

  • Seal of Los Angeles, featuring a central female figure with four surrounding icons, stars, and California text.

    Dating back to 1920, The Ford is one of Los Angeles’ oldest performing arts venues.


A night at The Ford

Flamenco and folk music. Mariachi and marionettes. Classic jazz and futuristic electronic music. It's a summer full of discoveries at The Ford.

Man standing at open doorway watching a small audience seated in rows at an evening theater event.
Smiling couple dining at a picnic table in a sunny garden.
People walk past a Transit Systems shuttle bus on a tree-lined street near a theater entrance.
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Nighttime concert in an arena with palm trees, fog, and green stage lights illuminating a seated crowd
Audience seated in a theater, women in the foreground watching under cool blue stage lighting
Guests dine and mingle at a busy outdoor terrace with blue umbrellas beside a stone building wall.

Investing in Los Angeles artists

For three decades, The Ford has partnered with LA’s vast and diverse creative community. The FordLab Producers Program is the latest evolution in that commitment, offering a six-month intensive program that supports independent artists, presenters, and collectives. Participants receive production mentorship, marketing support, and financial support to bring their work to The Ford amphitheater.

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Support Us

Your gift to the LA Phil will help us bring artists from across Los Angeles and around the world to the iconic stages of The Ford, the Hollywood Bowl, and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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