Echo Park Rising, Save the Date, August 16!

This summer, Los Angeles’ seminal community festival turns 15. On Saturday August 16th, Echo Park Rising returns: an all-ages celebration of local music, art, comedy, food, and the dynamic businesses that make Echo Park unique. Friday August 15th at 3pm, the pre-festival party begins at the Echo Park Farmers’ Market featuring family-friendly activities, including summer reading activities from 826LA and the Los Angeles Public Library with giveaways community-powered DJs. Expect more Friday Night pre-party activities to be added to the schedule.

With Skyduster as the official beer of Echo Park Rising 2025, the block-by-block celebration brings performances across retail shops, restaurants, venues, patios, and parking lots.

The forthcoming full program announcement at EPR.LA/program will include returning favorites, exciting debuts spanning live music, comedy, wellness, sidewalk sales, visual art, and specially priced culinary delights at Echo Park’s restaurants + bars.

“Fifteen years of Echo Park Rising is a milestone for our community.” says KamranV, Echo Park Chamber of Commerce Emeritus Board member and EPR Co-Founder. “We are honored that so many people from LA and beyond come to our artful open house of local businesses”

“Echo Park Rising has always been about more than music, it’s about amplifying the voices and energy of a neighborhood that refuses to lose its soul,” says Jena Corbin, Echo Park Rising Community Organizer and Chamber Board Member.

The growing list of participating businesses include: 826la Time Travel Mart, AKP Recordings, Bar Flores, Bar Henry, cantiq, The Chocolate Dispensary, CyKiK, DADA Echo Park, The Den Studios L.A., The Echo + Echoplex, Echo Park Farmers' Market, Gentlemen’s Breakfast, Gogosha Optique, Good Heroin, Grá, Hey Hey, The Hunt Village, KEEN Los Angeles, Little Joy Cocktails, The Lonely Oyster, Lowboy, Masa of Echo Park, Men & Beasts, Modo Yoga LA, One Down Dog, P.F. Candle Co., Pitfire Pizza, Pollo Campero, RAVEN things collected, The Semi-Tropic, SSKLA (Kommunity in Kolor), The Short Stop, Stories Books & Cafe, The Stronghold Climbing Gym, Sunday's Best Thrift Apparel, Temple Grounds, and Woodcat Coffee Bar.

This FREE event is made possible through business, government, grant and sponsor support from a growing list of partners including CD1 (Eunisses Hernandez), CD13 (Hugo Soto-Martinez), CyKiK, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Echo Park Chamber of Commerce, The Echo, iam8Bit, Masa of Echo Park, Skyduster Beer, Studio Number One, and Taix.

Echo Park Rising

Named Best Music Festival by LA Weekly, Echo Park Rising emerged through the Echo Park community as a free impromptu street fair celebrating the creative residents and businesses of Echo Park. Echo Park Rising channels the spirit of the community for the enjoyment of live music, independent art, local business and good times. Echo Park Rising is presented by the Echo Park Chamber of Commerce.