Catering to All Ages, TARFEST offers Free Art-Making and Cultural Activities presented by UCLA Health throughout the day with local partners like the Korean Cultural Center, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, The Tar Pits Museum, the Petersen Automotive Museum, Gloria Molina Grand Park and others.

Back again this year, Artisan Booths, curated by Runway Boutique, will feature handcrafted jewelry, specialty goods and unique wares for purchase. Some of the best Gourmet Food Trucks in LA will offer nourishment for the day. Intergenerational hip-hop and breakdancing collective JUiCE (Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy) will conduct dance workshops as well. WAYMOwill provide insight into state-of-the-art ride-sharing vehicles while METROalso offers recent news and information on our local transportation solutions.

“TARFEST has been part of the LA community for over twenty years, remaining an annual free event through massive changes that have transformed the city and our neighborhood,” says LAUNCH LA & TARFEST founder James Panozzo. “This festival is about holding a mirror to our large, diverse community and by honoring what’s best about our city in the Creative Core of Los Angeles.”

*FREE Parking at Pan Pacific Park with Overflow Parking available at The Grove (enter on Grove Dr. next to the park).

TARFEST 2025 sponsors and supporters include the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, CD 5, Pan Pacific Park, the California Arts Council, the LA Department of Recreation and Parks, Mid City West Neighborhood Council, the Beverly Connection, Walter M. Marks Realtors, ARBA, Regency Centers, Holland Partner Group, WAYMO and Park La Brea Apartments among many others who make this free, all ages event possible.

About TARFEST & LAUNCH LA

TARFEST and LAUNCH LA provide important performance and exhibition opportunities to some of the region’s finest emerging artists, performers, and cultural innovators in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles and beyond. LAUNCH LA is a 501(3)(c) not-for-profit social enterprise that believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community. Passionate about promoting all contemporary art forms and their hybrids, LAUNCH LA recognizes the need for exemplary productions that create important cultural happenings with the assistance of commercial partners, cultural institutions and like-minded individuals and organizations.