HOW TO VISIT
ILLUMINATE THE NIGHT
The 2023 Illuminate the Night Festival strives to be a car-free, bike-friendly, low-impact festival. The event stretches from Fletcher Dr. to the Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge to the south.
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See below for information on how to take mass transit and/or ride your bike to the Artwalk. We also have information on where to find accessible parking stalls and bathrooms and where the accessible access points to the river path are located. Scroll to bottom for a map of the venues.
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Please respect our Elysian Valley residential neighborhood, and park on Riverside Drive, or take one of these alternate transportation options.
RIDESHARE
DROP-OFF
LOCATIONS
If you prefer to visit by car, we strongly recommend that you travel to the Frogtown area using a ride-share company. We have designated rideshare drop-off and pick up locations on the periphery of the neighborhood to reduce traffic inside Elysian Valley. You will be able to easily walk from these locations to the festival venues. Please direct your rideshare vehicle to any of the following locations:
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NORTH: 2479 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles CA 90039
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CENTRAL: 2902 Knox Ave LA 90039
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SOUTH: 2431 Dallas St LA 90031
EAST: 17 Via Molina, LA 90065 (Cypress Park Side - walk down maintenance road to cross over Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge)
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Rideshare tip: park your car in either Elysian Park or Griffith Park, and take a ride-share from there!
Projected Visions, 2020
MASS TRANSIT
OPTIONS
RIDE YOUR BIKE
(OR SCOOTER)
Elysian Valley/Frogtown is served by the Metro 96 Bus line and the Metro Gold Line:
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BUS: Metro 96 to Riverside/Newell,
Stop ID: 18104 or 18089
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METRO: Gold Line to Lincoln/Cypress Stop
387 W. Ave 26, Los Angeles 90031
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Metro tip: take your bike on the Metro and ride to the Artwalk from the stop!
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Elysian Valley/Frogtown is easily accessed via the shared LA River Bicycle/Pedestrian Path. NOTE: for the first time, Frogtown is also accessible from the Cypress Park side of the river via the new Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge.
Bike tip: alternately, park and lock your bikes at Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park (but be aware that the park closes at sundown)!
ACCESSIBILITY
Most of the venues can be accessed via the shared LA River Bicycle/Pedestrian Path.
To help you navigate the 1.5 mile long route through the artwalk, Awesome Pedicab will be back with their, well, awesome (AND FREE), pedicabs to ferry visitors along the river path from Fletcher to the new Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge and back.
A few accessible parking stalls are available on a first come, first served basis at the Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park (but please note, this park closes at sundown).
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The river path can be accessed comfortably from this park, and from the Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge. Other access points are available at the end of Newell St, from Fletcher Dr, and through Spoke Bicycle Cafe at the end of Coolidge St.
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Accessible bathrooms are located at Frogtown Brewery (2931 Gilroy), Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park, Spoke Bicycle Cafe (3050 N. Coolidge), Justine's Wine Bar (2029 Blake Ave), 1901 Blake Ave (enter community room off the river path), and in the garden at 1839 Blake Ave.
Photo: Gary Leonard
Installatin by Light Riders - 2022