Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions returns with two free summer outdoor dance parties to celebrate the rich and global influence of house music. With a 21+ beer garden, a vibrant marketplace comprised of local artisans and small businesses, as well as art-making activities for the whole family, this year’s Sunday Sessions is the unmistakable destination for dancing and connection under the DTLA skyline.
Picnicking is encouraged; food and beverages will be available for purchase. Cocktails may be purchased with a valid I.D. No outside alcohol permitted in the park.
The August 16, 2026, edition of Sunday Sessions celebrates the foundational Black and LGBTQIA+ roots of house music curated by L.A.-based DJ and producer Terrell Brooke of TheyHouse, a premier DJ crew highlighting the genre’s history and current pulse. The lineup features local favorites—BLKshine, Packrat and NRS LNDSY—spinning a mix of rare Chicago house, acid tracks and Deep House classics. The internationally acclaimed, New York-based duo The Illustrious Blacks headlines the afternoon. Renowned for their “Afro-Electro-Disco-Space-Punk” style and releases on Defected Records, the dynamic real-life couple (Monstah Black and Manchildblack) fuses funk, techno and disco into a high-energy performance that brings a brilliant celebration of ballroom-inspired, soulful house tracks to “the park for everyone.”