Upcoming Programs - LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Opening Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 5pm | Closed Monday & Tuesday Upcoming Programs Details Book Online Cinco de Mayo Family Day | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes April 26, 2026 12:00 pm Did you know Cinco de Mayo honors the Mexican army’s victory against the French army in the Battle of Puebla? This historic day is celebrated… Details Book Online Plática – We the People and Stories of Citizenship | Free with RSVP Virtual April 29, 2026 12:00 pm Join us for a conversation reflecting on the themes of the Declaration of Independence and their connections to histories of migration, unconstitutional deportations, and the… Details Book Online LA Plaza Book Club | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes April 29, 2026 6:00 pm Calling all Community Scholars! Be a part of LA Plaza’s Book Club, where we will be reading Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Read along… Details Book Online Les Navegantes Tours: Policies, Places, and People – Oh My! | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes May 2, 2026 12:00 pm Take an introductory L.A. history tour with a Navegante! Learn about L.A.’s case decisions and legislature that impacted the geography of the city. Topics can… Details Book Online Summer of Salsa: Son Mayor ft. Super DJ Robby | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes May 8, 2026 6:00 pm Dance like nobody’s watching with Son Mayor! The Summer of Salsa series kicks off with one of L.A.’s favorite salsa groups. Known for blending classic… Details Book Online LA Plaza Book Club | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes May 13, 2026 6:00 pm Calling all Community Scholars! Be a part of LA Plaza’s Book Club, where we will be reading Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Read along… Details Book Online Plática: Smithsonian’s Democracy in Dialogue | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes May 14, 2026 7:00 pm Join us for a plática with LA Plaza staff member Chris Gurrola and youth participants from the Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange program. LA Plaza… Details Book Online Hecho con Amor: Humberto Raygoza: The Chori-Man | $65 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina May 21, 2026 7:00 pm Ages 18+ Learn all about making artisan chorizo from Chef Humberto Raygoza, a fourth-generation chorizo maker. His hands-on class explores his family’s culinary legacy from… Details Book Online LA Plaza Book Club | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes May 27, 2026 6:00 pm Calling all Community Scholars! Be a part of LA Plaza’s Book Club, where we will be reading Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Read along… Details Book Online Sabor a Maíz con Chef Fátima Juárez de Komal | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina May 28, 2026 7:00 pm Ages 18+ En esta clase, los participantes aprenderán la importancia del maíz y cómo se utiliza en la cocina mexicana, además del proceso de nixtamalización… Details Book Online Summer of Salsa: Roosevelt “El Presidente de la Salsa” ft. DJ Robby | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes June 5, 2026 6:00 pm Dance like nobody’s watching with El Presidente de la Salsa! Enjoy a night of live salsa music featuring Roosevelt Cordova, also known as El Presidente… Details Book Online Les Navegantes Tours: Rights, Camera, Action! | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes June 6, 2026 12:00 pm Be inspired by how activistas organized their communities and took action to resist discrimination and intimidation throughout L.A. history. Take an introductory tour with a… Details Book Online Migrant Hearts: An afternoon with Reyna Grande and Julissa Arce | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes June 6, 2026 2:00 pm Join us for a powerful afternoon of storytelling and dialogue featuring award-winning author Reyna Grande as she presents her new memoir-in-essays, Migrant Heart: Essays About… Details Book Online ¡Jotería!  – El Amor Es Resistencia | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes June 6, 2026 2:00 pm Join us and celebrate the vibrant Latinx LGBTQ+ community! Our theme this year is a reminder to our beautiful community about the power of love.… Details Book Online LA Plaza Book Club | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes June 10, 2026 6:00 pm Calling all Community Scholars! Be a part of LA Plaza’s Book Club, where we will be reading Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Read along… Details Book Online Urban Milpa – Garden Maintenance | Free with RSVP LA Plaza Garden June 13, 2026 1:00 pm Roll up sleeves, grab a hat, and let’s get to work in the Milpa! The milpa teaches us that all good things in life require… Details Book Online Sun and Sustenance: Summer Foods for Strength | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina June 20, 2026 10:00 am Ages 18+ Participants will learn the process of grilling and working with corn and make an ancestral southwest salad using dried chiles, seasonal produce and… Details Book Online Sabor a Mole | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina June 25, 2026 7:00 pm Students will learn tips, techniques, and will be walked through step-by-step in this hands-on mole class. Mole is a beautifully intricate sauce, savory and sometimes… Details Summer of Salsa: La Verdad ft. DJ Robby | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes July 10, 2026 6:00 pm Dance like nobody’s watching with La Verdad! Enjoy an evening with La Verdad, a premier West Coast–based Latin music ensemble deeply rooted in the vibrant… Details Book Online Urban Milpa – Milpa to Table: Making K’orundas | Free with RSVP (SOLD OUT) LA Plaza Garden July 11, 2026 1:00 pm It’s time to take our milpa into the kitchen! Join us in a hands-on cooking experience where we harvest straight from our milpa to make… Details Book Online Plática y Prueba: Mezcal Artesanal with Salvador Mezcal | $45 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina July 16, 2026 7:00 pm Salvadores’s Founders will share their family tradition and dive into the artisanal process, the variety of agaves, and the flavor profile that makes this spirit… Details Book Online Taste of Valle de Guadalupe | $45 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina July 23, 2026 7:00 pm Join us for a relaxed, conversational wine class focused on summer-friendly wines from Mexico, specifically from Valle de Guadalupe. We’ll taste light, refreshing whites, rosés,… Details Book Online Urban Milpa – Garden Series #5 Preparing for Harvest | Free with RSVP LA Plaza Garden August 9, 2026 1:00 pm As Autumn approaches, we will review culturally relevant harvesting practices rooted in gratitude customary to the milpa system. We will review seed savings techniques within… Details Book Online Summer of Salsa: Rush Hour Orquestra ft. DJ Robby | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes August 14, 2026 6:00 pm Dance like nobody’s watching at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes! Born in the vibrant heart of Los Angeles in the spring of 2023, Rush… Details Book Online Docs @ LA Plaza: ‘Not Our Corona’ Short Documentary | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes September 10, 2026 7:00 pm Two Mexican activists walk into one of Europe’s most prestigious museums — not to protest, but to quietly rewrite history. In 2022, they infiltrated the… Details Summer of Salsa: Conjunto Oye ft. DJ Robby | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes September 11, 2026 6:00 pm Dance like nobody’s watching with Conjunto Oye! Founded in 2004 and led by trombonist Adam Rundquist, this salsa band is known for performing “Nuyorican” salsa—a… Details Book Online Fiestas Patrias Family Day | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes September 13, 2026 12:00 pm September 16 marks the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. Learn more about this day with activities for the entire family.  Various hands-on art,… Details Book Online Three Sisters in the Garden: Corn, Beans and Squash | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina September 19, 2026 10:00 am Participants will prepare a three sisters paella with wild native rice. This class highlights the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—as both an agricultural system and… Details Book Online Día de los Muertos Family Day | Free with RSVP LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes October 25, 2026 12:00 pm The dead come to life at LA Plaza! Watch performances that pay homage to the dead through music and dance. Hands-on art, garden and culinary… Details Book Online Harvest and Hearth: Fall Foods for Grounding | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina November 14, 2026 10:00 am As the season shifts inward, this fall cooking class focuses on grounding foods that offer warmth, nourishment, and reflection. Participants will prepare a series of… Details Hecho con Amor: Sweet Chocolate Tamales | $55 LA Cocina de Gloria Molina December 5, 2026 10:00 am In this class, participants will learn the fundamental skills of making sweet, flavored tamales from scratch. From dry maize to delicious warm corn husk wrapped… Share Your ticket for: Upcoming Programs Title Upcoming Programs