Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for the Arts & Education / Margo Albert Theater

Plaza de la Raza’s School of Performing and Visual Arts has been a popular event venue since its inception almost 50 years ago. Founded by prominent labor, business and civic leaders as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, it offers affordable after-school, intergenerational arts education programs to nearly 5,100 children, teens and adults each year. Since 1970, Plaza de la Raza (Place of the People) has been a cultural oasis for the Eastside neighborhoods of Los Angeles, providing year-round programs in arts education and a space for cultural enrichment. Our site, located in historic Lincoln Heights, has hosted such events as Quinceañeras, wedding ceremonies and receptions, graduation parties, birthdays, funeral receptions, concerts, album & film release parties; everything from close-knit family parties hosting as few as 50 people, to big music festivals featuring 5,000 attendees and a 20-band lineup. Directly adjacent to Lincoln Park and its beautiful lake, Plaza de la Raza has it all: a gorgeous lakeside view, a decorative fountain, full kitchen, two outdoor courtyards, a dance hall, a 40-space private parking lot, and a 200-seat auditorium.