Which neighborhoods does it cover?

Downtown, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Arts District, Boyle Heights and Echo Park.

CicLAvia—Heart of LA, Sun Oct 11

Name: CicLAvia—Heart of LA
Start: 2026-10-11T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
Location: CicLAvia open-streets route (Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park), Downtown, Downtown LA & Arts District

Free

For one Sunday you can bike, walk or skate through the middle of Los Angeles without cars, stopping in Chinatown, Little Tokyo and at Mariachi Plaza along the way. It's the easiest way to see several neighborhoods in a day, and it costs nothing.

What to expect

Streets full of cyclists, walkers, skaters and families, with activity hubs in Echo Park, Chinatown, Little Tokyo and at Mariachi Plaza. Local businesses along the route set up specials, and there are some hills, especially toward Echo Park.

Good to know

The route runs 9 AM to 4 PM; there is no start line, so join anywhere along it.
Hub-to-hub distances: Echo Park to Chinatown is about 2.9 miles, and Little Tokyo to Mariachi Plaza is about 3.1 miles.
Metro rail is the easiest way in; expect street and freeway-ramp closures around the route.
The route has notable elevation change, and steep or crowded stretches can be walk-your-bike zones.
CicLAvia's page lists bike rentals and an e-bike policy.

Going? Keep it.