Inclusive Meeting & Event Venues in Los Angeles

Every city has a story to tell. Los Angeles began as a tiny pueblo that transformed into an international destination characterized by Angelenos from more than 140 countries and speaking over 220 languages. LA’s diverse and welcoming community extends not only to locals but also to meeting and convention attendees who visit.

When you choose LA as your meeting destination, your planning options expand to include a vast collection of venue options representing and supporting inclusivity.

Discover a sampling of LA’s inclusive meeting and event venues from the list below.

Audrey Irmas Pavilion

• Located in Koreatown; 3 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Varied spaces, including an open-air courtyard, a ballroom with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, a multipurpose room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a covered outdoor terrace and a rooftop with Hollywood Hills and city views
• Meeting rooms: 2
• Max capacity: 1,500; buyout available
• World-class architecture firm Office of Metropolitan Architecture’s first cultural building in California, led by Shohei Shigematsu; founded by Rem Koolhaas

California African American Museum (CAAM)

• 2 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus in Downtown LA
• Includes a grand lobby with glass ceilings, multipurpose conference center with a full kitchen and extensive outdoor patio area
• Max capacity: 1,000
• Official supplier of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) Business Connect program
• First African American museum of art, history and culture fully supported by a state

California Science Center

• 2 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Has instituted green design and building practices and taken steps to reduce its environmental footprint
• Event spaces: 10; ability to rent multiple event spaces
• Max capacity: 4,000
• Programs provide educational impact — including community youth programs whose participants are students from under-resourced neighborhoods nearby and a scholarship-funded camp with diverse campers, more than half of whom identify as groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM and 47% of whom identify as female

Catch One

• 4 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Infamous LA nightclub — originally known as Jewel’s Catch One — and multipurpose venue that can be rented for private events
• Event spaces: 7
• Largest space capacity: 800
• Official supplier of the LASEC Business Connect program
• Originally opened in 1973 by Jewel Thais Williams; continues to maintain a reputation as a historic landmark of LGBTQ+ nightlife

City Club LA

• 2 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Located atop the City National Tower — 51 floors in the sky — with 360 views of the city
• Inside capacity: 468; buyout available
• Members make up a diverse and inclusive community 

Destination Crenshaw

• 1.3-mile-long open-air museum along Crenshaw Boulevard; 7 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Combines art, architecture, interpretive storytelling and landscape design with economic development
• New pocket parks provide spaces for gathering
• A reparative development project that’ll be the largest Black public art project in the U.S. and quite possibly the world

El Cid

• 5 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Historic Spanish flamenco and tapas bar on Sunset Boulevard
• Event spaces: 2; indoor dining room + stage and outdoor patio
• Largest space capacity: 150 
• Has significant queer history and is a top spot to experience LGBTQ+ nightlife in LA

GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live

• Steps away from the LA Convention Center 
• Provides music-infused setting that’s been featured in Billboard, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Variety and more
• Event spaces: 6; ability to book multiple or full buyout
• Largest space capacity: 400
• Nonprofit organization hosts fundraising events to provide free music education to underserved students throughout LA County and beyond

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC)

• 3 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Facilities include Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center, George J. Doizaki Gallery, Japanese Cultural Room, 880-seat Aratani Theatre and more
• Max capacity: 880
• One of the largest ethnic arts and cultural centers in the U.S.

Japanese American National Museum (JANM)

• 3 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Campus includes a former Buddhist temple building, a Pavilion designed by famed architect Gyo Obata and a 200-seat theater
• Inside capacity: 500; outside capacity: 1,500
• Official supplier of the LASEC Business Connect program
• Underlying purpose is to transform lives, create a more just America and, ultimately, a better world

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes

• 3 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Campus comprised of restored Vickrey-Brunswig Building, adjoining Plaza House and a 2.5-acre garden
• Breakout rooms: 4
• Inside capacity: 50; outside capacity: 2,000; buyout available 
• Nonprofit organization and Smithsonian affiliate museum celebrates Latinx culture

Magic Box @ The REEF

• 1 mile from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• All-inclusive “one-stop-shop” for events in Downtown LA that can host gatherings of all sizes, from small meetings to large trade shows
• Total meeting rooms: 12 
• Largest space capacity: 500; buyout available
• Owned by General Manager Wayne Fernandez; Socially responsible company that helps planners build more social responsibility into their events 

Mayan Theatre 

• 1 mile from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Historic landmark with outdoor marquee and digital show windows for event promotion
• Total meeting rooms: 3
• Max capacity: 1,492; buyout available
• Official supplier of the LASEC Business Connect program
• Owned by the Tobalina family

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

• 3 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• One of LA’s oldest museums ranging in style from the classical architecture of the Rotunda in the 1913 building to the dramatic tableaux of the diorama halls
• Event spaces: 8
• Max capacity: 1,800
• A public-private partnership between the nonprofit Los Angeles County Museum of National History Foundation and the County of Los Angeles

The Belasco Theater - Live Nation

• 1 mile from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Historic theater turned music venue with the mission of elevating creative voices
• Event spaces: 4
• Max capacity: 1,500; buyout available
• Established as a performing arts theater in 1926; became a church for Pentecostal ministries in the 50s and LGBTQ+ communities in the 70s; opened its door to Hollywood film crews in the 90s

The MacArthur

• Located in Westlake, an ethnically and economically diverse neighborhood with a high Latinx community; 2 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Historic landmark includes intriguing and enchanting indoor spaces and scenic outdoor courtyard
• Spaces for corporate events: 12 
• Max capacity: 1,750; buyout available
• Official supplier of the LASEC Business Connect program

The Music Center

• 2 miles from the LA Convention Center and L.A. LIVE campus
• Includes 4 theaters and expansive Jerry Moss Plaza, designed by the foremost architects, engineers and experts in the field
• Max capacity: 8,316; buyout available
• Has a Land Acknowledgement recognizing The Music Center occupies land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples and stating its dedication to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments