Grand Illuminations sets DTLA aglow for the holidays! Join GP along with our Cal Plaza neighbors for a GRAND holiday celebration. In partnership with DTLA Alliance and Plaza Commons, Inc. the opening night festivities include a switch-flipping ceremony, live entertainment, holiday treats, and festive photo ops throughout the evening. Be among the first to experience the magic.
Bring a new, unwrapped toy to support Para Los Niños Toy Drive.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
From 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Liquid PXL transforms Cal Plaza with a Spectacular Light Show
Downtown LA welcomes a dazzling new attraction with Grand Illuminations at The Yard at Cal Plaza. From December 4, 2024, to January 8, 2025. Experience an immersive world of light and color as LA-based artist Liquid PXL paints the night with holiday lights. Marvel at showstoppers like the towering 25-foot LED tree, 10 radiant Electric Dandelions, mesmerizing Lumiverse light columns, alongside festive holiday décor adorning the plaza.
What to Expect:
✨ Be the first to experience a new, immersive holiday light display at The Yard at Cal Plaza, featuring Liquid PXL’s Electric Dandelions, Lumiverse, and a 25-foot custom-designed tree
🧸 Bring a new, unwrapped toy to support Para Los Niños Toy Drive
🎄 Lighting ceremony at 5 PM
🎶 Live musical performances from 4 PM – 8 PM
☕ Market vendors with gourmet goods available for purchase
🎅 Stop by Blitzen’s, a Christmas pop-up, at Noe Bar, for a festive drink!
What to Expect Nightly:
🕙 Nightly light shows from dusk 'til 10 pm, through January 8, 2025
🌟 10 radiant Electric Dandelions
✨ Lumiverse light columns
🎄 25' LED light tree
🎁 Festive decorations
🚋 Just steps away from Angels Flight, Cal Marketplace, and Grand Central Market
About Liquid PXL
Liquid PXL is an LA-based group of artists, engineers and friends dedicated to creating fun and large-scale interactive art installations. Liquid PXL began with its first big art project at Burning Man in 2012, followed by its first music festival exhibit at Lucidity in 2013. Several of their LED light installations have been exhibited at international light festivals.
About Plaza Commons, Inc. (PCI)
Plaza Commons, Inc. (PCI) is the mutual benefit corporation comprised of the owners of the corporate buildings at California Plaza that include CIM Group, Rising Realty Partners and OMNI Hotel – Los Angeles. Through PCI’s funding of the Performing Arts Program, the owners of California Plaza have supported the development of Grand Performances’ summer series that now draw significant local, regional and national attention to the plaza and downtown Los Angeles.
About DTLA Alliance
The DTLA Alliance is a private non-profit coalition of more than 2,000 property owners, employing a team of nearly 100 and working with a range of city, county, and state officials and agencies to enhance the quality of life in the 65-square blocks of the Downtown Center, a bustling commercial and residential hub including Bunker Hill, the Financial District, Jewelry District, and Pershing Square.
For over 25 years, the DTLA Alliance has taken pride in keeping the Downtown Center safe, clean, and welcoming, providing services such as sidewalk wash downs, trash pickups, and graffiti removal;
deploying safety patrols on foot, bicycle, and vehicle; providing community assistance with Downtown ambassadors; and responding to individuals and properties in need of assistance through a 24/7 service hotline.
The organization is the leading source of information about Downtown LA and the Downtown market. Through DowntownLA.com, This Week in DTLA e-newsletter, and @downtown_la on social media, it reaches millions of people a year with stories about DTLA and insights on the latest to see and do. The DTLA Alliance produces highly regarded market reports and guides to the office, retail, residential, hospitality, and arts & culture sectors, along with research, tours, and other services to attract and support investment, development, and new businesses to DTLA.
About Para Los Niños
Para Los Niños continues to serve L.A.’s neediest children and families, placing education at the core of our work. In keeping with our original mission to help children thrive, our model – of early-education, TK-8th grade education, youth workforce services, and family and community services – provides a comprehensive, holistic approach to break the cycle of poverty and help children, youth, and families reach their full potential.
