Venues
The Stages for Your Event
In the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center’s 22-acre campus offers a collection of remarkable indoor and outdoor settings. As a cornerstone of Los Angeles's arts and cultural community, each venue provides its own sense of drama and distinction—creating the perfect stage for unforgettable events.
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Fifth Floor Salons Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Capacity: Seated: 350 | Standing: 600
Located within the historic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Fifth Floor boasts a grand ballroom accentuated by floor-to-ceiling windows and sweeping views of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains. The Fifth Floor can be rented as one expansive ballroom or divided into three smaller event spaces.
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Eva & Marc Stern Grand Hall Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Capacity: Seated: 450 | Reception: 500
With splendid views of Jerry Moss Plaza, Eva & Marc Stern Grand Hall is located on the second floor of the historic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Approached by a grand, mirrored stairway flanked by sculptures by Enzo Plazzotta, Stern Grand Hall features an elegant interior including Bavarian crystal chandeliers and columns of gold Byzantine-style tiles. This beautifully adorned space can include an outdoor balcony that overlooks the city, Jerry Moss Plaza and the San Gabriel Mountains.
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Pavilion Lobby Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
Capacity: Seated: 200 | Reception: 500
A lavish lobby area, this grand entrance to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion offers a gilded ceiling, immaculate architecture, and a jaw dropping staircase for the most glamorous of entrances.
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Pavilion Founder's RoomDorothy Chandler Pavilion
Capacity: Seated: 150 | Reception: 250
Warm and sophisticated, this Founders’ Room features soaring 30-foot ceilings, a world-class art collection, classic chandeliers, rich tones, club-style seating and a large marble bar.
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B.P. HallWalt Disney Concert Hall
Seated: 300 | Standing: 500
A dramatic focal point of The Music Center’s iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall, BP Hall provides guests a large, open floor plan with high ceilings and huge skylights for productive meetings, seated dinners, or bustling cocktail receptions. Featuring Frank Gehry’s mesmerizing architecture, BP Hall offers the perfect canvas for elaborately lit evening events or naturally lit daytime gatherings.
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The Blue Ribbon GardenWalt Disney Concert Hall
Capacity: Seated: 350 | Reception: 600
The rooftop Blue Ribbon Garden is a perfect setting for wedding ceremonies, receptions and pre-theatre gatherings. Removed from the hustle and bustle of Downtown L.A., the garden is surrounded by the dramatic, sweeping exterior of The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and features lush landscaping, a signature fountain and dramatic city views. (City ordinance requires that events in this space end by 10:00 p.m.)
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Founders' RoomWalt Disney Concert Hall
Capacity: Seated: 150 | Reception: 260
This expansive, atrium-style Founders’ Room offers a chic, contemporary event setting with a distinctive metropolitan view. This room spills out to a private garden.
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Jerry Moss Plaza
Capacity: Seated: 800 | Reception: 2,500
The setting for some of Los Angeles’ most notable events, the newly renovated Jerry Moss Plaza features a glorious fountain, a “town square” vibe and spectacular views of Grand Avenue and Los Angeles City Hall. Perfect for large gatherings, the plaza may be separated and tented into sections for outdoor events in any season.
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Founders' RoomAhmanson Theatre
Capacity: Seated: 42 | Reception: 100
The smallest of the Founders’ Rooms, this subterranean, wood-sculpted, architectural marvel boasts a soulful backdrop for intimate gatherings.
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Kendall's Brasserie Restaurant
Capacity: Interior, Seated: 94 | Reception: 120 | Patio, Seated: 48 | Reception: 160
As the largest restaurant on The Music Center campus, Kendall’s brings an artful interior and energized menu for spirited gatherings of varying sizes. Serving classic French dishes with a Modern California flare, Kendall’s brings the soul of a classic French bistro to the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. Spaces include a musically inspired private dining room, the expansive Boardroom with a separate entrance and bar, a semi-private area adorned with murals from artist Adrian Kay Wong, or a full restaurant buyout.
For more detail, visit kendallsla.com.
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Abernethy's Restaurant
Capacity: Interior, Seated: 35 | Reception: 65 | Patio, Seated: 64 | Reception: 110
Featuring emerging chefs from across Los Angeles County with unique menus and narratives for special limited engagements, Abernethy’s is the story of L.A.—related and plated by the chefs who tell it best. With an open-air dining room and a patio that spills onto Jerry Moss Plaza, Abernethy’s is an ever-evolving destination restaurant uniquely from and for Los Angeles. Guests can reserve Abernethy’s interior and patio separately, or reserve both spaces for a full buy-out.
For more detail, visit abernethysla.com.