Gloria Molina Grand Park is the ultimate destination for Angelenos of all ages to ring in 2025!
The West Coast’s largest free New Year’s Eve party will take center stage—for the 13th consecutive year—on Tuesday, December 31, when revelers immerse themselves in the tantalizing beats and sounds of global music with local and international artists and DJs who will perform on two stages. From afrobeats and reggaeton to hip-hop, the nearly five-hour festivity will be the toast—and the talk—of the town.
To top off the epic celebration, the park’s awe-inspiring art show will be projected onto L.A.’s iconic City Hall as partygoers count down to midnight. The dazzling projections, produced by A3 Visual, will highlight L.A.’s beauty, diversity, culture and natural landscapes as well as heighten Angelenos’ awareness of environmental green living.
With gates opening at 8:00 p.m., Gloria Molina Grand Park’s NYELA will encompass the six city blocks that comprise the park. Attendees may access the park’s grounds through three specially marked entrances:
- Hill and 1st Streets
- Broadway and 2nd Streets
- Hill and Temple Streets
The Countdown Stage, hosted and deejayed by Novena Carmel from KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic in the park’s Block 4 between Broadway and Spring Street, will open with Southern California’s very own hip-hop band Weapons of Mass Creation followed by Puerto Rican producer and multi-instrumentalist Pachy “Pachyman” Garcia. The final act of the evening, Brooklyn-based Antibalas, will bring some East Coast flavor and rhythm to Los Angeles as the band hypnotizes revelers with its unique afrobeat sound that blends highlife, jazz, funk and traditional African elements with monstrous horns and bass.
The Get Down Stage, located in the park’s Block 2 between Grand Avenue and Hill Street, will be hosted by Midi Riperton and a lineup of all-female DJs, including non-profit organization Girls Make Beats featuring Sparkle x MAK10; Linafornia; DJ Que Madre; and the Ladies of Sound presenting Love Language featuring DJs Adaj, January, yoBEE! x Dr Samson and Priyanka. Collectively, these turntable masters will bring revelers over the top by spinning the best electronic dance music, leading up to the countdown to midnight.
Gloria Molina Grand Park’s NYELA Line Up (All artists and set times subject to change.)
GET DOWN STAGE (Performance Lawn between Grand Avenue and Hill Street) hosted by Midi
Riperton:
- 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Girls Make Beats featuring Sparkle x MAK10
- 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.:
Linafornia - 10:00 p.m. – 10:50 p.m.: DJ Que Madre
- 10:50 p.m. – 11:05 p.m.:
January (Ladies of Sound) - 11:05 p.m. – 11:20 p.m.:
Adaj (Ladies of Sound) - 11:20 p.m. – 11:50 p.m.:
yoBEE! x Dr Samson (Ladies of Sound) - 11:50 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.:
Priyanka (Ladies of Sound) - 11:55 p.m. – 12:02 a.m.: Midnight Countdown Projection Art Show Spectacle!
- 12:02 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.:
Priyanka (Ladies of Sound)
COUNTDOWN STAGE (Event Lawn next to City Hall, between Broadway and Spring Street)
nosted and deejayed by Novena Carmel
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.:
Host & DJ Novena Carmel - 8:45 p.m. – 9:35 p.m.:
Weapons of Mass Creation - 9:55 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.:
Pachyman - 11:05 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.:
Antibalas - 11:55 p.m. – 12:02 a.m.:
Midnight Countdown Projection Art Show Spectacle! - 12:02 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.:
Novena Carmel
Public parking will be available at the main Music Center garage (135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012) and in The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall garage (111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012) at a flat rate of $10 per vehicle. Given the large number of guests expected at the event, members of the public are highly encouraged to take public transportation.
Gloria Molina Grand Park is located conveniently at the Civic Center/Grand Park station along the Metro B Line (Red) and D Line (Purple). Additionally, the park is easily accessible by taking Metro’s Regional Connector to the Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill, Historic Broadway and Little Tokyo/Arts District stops along the Metro A Line (Blue) and E Line (Expo).
