Since 1964 the Commission has produced a Holiday Celebration in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center on December 24th. The program honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.

Community and professional choirs, music ensembles, folk and traditional artists, and dance companies perform for an audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion while the program is broadcast live throughout Southern and Central California on KCET.

Attendance and parking are free. No reservations or tickets are necessary. Doors open at 2:30pm. Seating is first come, first served. Attendees can arrive at any time and stay as long as they wish.

Since 2002 the Commission has produced a one-hour television special of selected Holiday Celebration performances for national broadcast by PBS.

ATTENTION LA COUNTY BASED CHORAL, MUSIC, and DANCE ENSEMBLES: Applications for the 49th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration are now open. The Arts Commission encourages all Los Angeles County-based performing groups representing diverse communities, traditions, and performing disciplines to apply. Proposed programming should be suitably themed for a multi-cultural holiday production. All performing groups are paid. For more information about the program or to open an electronic application, please click on the links to the right. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, August 6, 2008. For more information, email our staff at publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov We look forward to receiving your application!