8 Outdoor Los Angeles Event Spaces to Book

Coined the West Coast’s Times Square, the Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE is the destination for all things possible. Red carpets, cocktail and dinner receptions, outdoor concerts, festivals, press conferences, and community events are just a few of the exciting moments being created in downtown Los Angeles.

Sur Lounge offers guests friendly, attentive service and sumptuous international cuisine for a truly unique event experience. Low lighting, candles, crisp white linens, and fresh-cut flowers give an intimate touch. Sur Lounge has comfortable indoor dining, a romantic garden (pictured), and many chic private rooms.

The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE provides 106,000 square feet of flexible, customizable space, including a 42,000-square-foot tent. The Event Deck can accommodate almost any event: fashion shows, award shows, after-parties, festivals, and more. With nearby freeway access, plenty of parking, incredible city skyline views, and immediate access to all L.A. LIVE venues, the Event Deck is an ideal location to host a party.

As one of the preeminent museums in the nation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art offers a truly unique setting to host corporate or nonprofit events. The museum features eight equally beautiful yet distinct spaces to select from, as well as a full spectrum of services that will make your event an absolute success.

Create an epic event with endless possibilities by accessing the spaces and resources at Paramount Pictures Studios Events. Awe-inspiring effects, spectacular lighting and astonishing audiovisual systems of the sort only Hollywood can provide will make everyone stand up and take notice. Venues such as New York Street, the Alley, Blue Sky Tank, Bronson Gate, or a private theater create a distinct setting with room for your imagination and 10,000 guests to run wild.

Under the stars and city lights of downtown Los Angeles, the Target Terrace makes an ordinary event an extraordinary experience. Perched one elevator level above the four-story Grammy Museum, the flexible event space boasts incomparable 180-degree views from downtown to the Hollywood sign. The indoor lounge opens onto a shimmering water wall, welcoming as many as 300 guests onto the open-air event space.

Fig & Olive is about passion for the best olive oils, flavors, and cuisine from the Riviera and coastal regions of the South of France, Italy, and Spain. It has three separate spaces for private events, or the whole venue is available for buyout for 800 guests. The Atrium Courtyard holds as many as 400 guests; the beautiful indoor patio holds as many as 50 and has doors for complete privacy; and the upstairs dining room holds 70 and overlooks the main dining room. 

Warner Brothers Studios, the world's busiest motion picture and TV studio, can double as your own private event venue. With three screening rooms, 13 back lot sets, a fine-dining room, museums, and a theater, it holds 20 for an intimate retreat or 10,000 for an extravaganza. Guest seating in the lagoon (pictured) includes cabanas and communal tables.