Los Angeles Events

African Marketplace and Cultural Faire

AMPCF(African Marketplace & Cultural Faire),is a festival for giving honors to African Diaspora art, traditions, contributions, community, culture and business. It is an internationally recognized celebration. AMPCF was founded by James V. Burks(in 1985), who serves on the Board of Directors of African Marketplace, Inc. The visitors seems to be curious to watch the Brazilian Festival offers Doo Wop and Big Band Swing, Square Dance. African Dance workshops; the Ugandan Festival; Blues, Funk, Hip Hop and Reggae; Festivals for Belize, Haiti and the Cameroon; KJLH Gospelfest; a Salsa Festival; the Wholistic Village; South African music and dance; Literary Village; Ethiopian Day; Nation's Cup Tennis Tournament; and Wearable Art Shows. This celebration lasts for three weekends i.e. during August and September. And of course, people enjoy the international foods from different parts of Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. AMPCF offers crafts workshops, music classes, storytelling and a petting zoo for the kids, woodcarvings and masks(african) and literature and much more.
Hours: from Aug 18, 2007(Sat) through Sep 3, 2007(Mon) at 10am - 9pm, daily.

Toyota Grand Prix, Long Beach

Those who have the passion for car racing, must watch the Toyota Grand Prix, the first and the longest event for "car racing", in the World Series. It is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road course. It was started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race, on the streets of downtown, and later became 'Champ Car event'. The current race circuit for the grand prix is a 1.968-mile road course surrounding the Convention Center of Long Beach, California, forming a loop around Shoreline Drive and Seaside Way. In 2005, anew addition is done to the weekend's activities known as "Drifting", in which participants engage in controlled slides, moving their cars sideways across the track, that showcases the hottest trend in racing.

In 2007, The Toyota Grand Prix long beach will held on Friday, April 13; Saturday, April 14 and on Sunday, April 15.

Los Angeles Marathon

The Marathon is annually held in Los Angeles, since 1986. This large race is a special event for runners and the onlookers. The racing track is 42.195 km - 26.2 miles long. The race starts from the corner of 6th St. and Figueroa St. and passes by Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Crenshaw district, as well as many other landmarks.The 22nd Marathon race in LA will be on March 4, 2007, Sunday, at 8:00AM. The runners wear several costumes to cheer the audience. Some runners compete for their hobby, some for awards and some to benefit local charities.

Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles

Those who have the passion for reading and writing, must attend the "Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles". There you can find all sorts of books, of every author, of every publication, of every literature, in every language. You can also buy the new as well as used books of your own taste. There are the books for the visitors of several interests and ages.
visiting hour: The festival, 2007, will held on Saturday, April 28(10am - 6pm) and Sunday, April 29(10am - 5pm).

Rose Parade & Rose Bowl

Those who love the nature the "Tournament of Roses Parade", was first held on January 1, 1890, California(Pasadena). Hundreds of floats, marching bands, horse-drawn, flower-bedecked carriages are parading through the streets, celebrating a climate that allows roses to bloom. The parade follows the 5.5 mile route, run along Colorado Boulevard, from South Orange Grove to Sierra Madre Boulevards. The parade held on first Monday of January, every year. The parade is lively broadcast on television networks. The parade is usually themed, in 2007, the theme Roses Parade is "Our Good Nature".A special selection committee, honors the 'Queen of the Tournament.'
The parade is followed by the Tournament's other event, the 'Rose Bowl', is the oldest post-season college football bowl game. It has been held at the Rose Bowl stadium on New Year's Day since 1923.The 93rd Rose Bowl Game will be held on Jan 1, 2007 at 2 p.m. (PST). This game is extremely popular among students, alumni, and other fans of the sport, particularly in the Southern and Midwestern parts of the country.