John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Everything the open record has on John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, an event space in Los Angeles, California — address, size, access and the events it carries.
- Opened
- 1931
- 95 years old
- From LAX
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Los Angeles International Airport
- From the centre
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- of Los Angeles
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is
It sits in Los Angeles, 11 km (6.8 mi) from the centre of Los Angeles.
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre was opened in 1931 and owned by County of Los Angeles, which puts it at 95 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Owner
- County of Los Angeles
- Official site
- www.fordtheatres.org
- Coordinates
- 34.1138, -118.3360
- Classified as
- event space
Getting there
Allow half an hour each way to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 20 km (12 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
At 11 km (6.8 mi) from the centre of Los Angeles, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Los Angeles has 261 venues mapped in total and a population of 3,878,704. The Los Angeles guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
Pricing a full house here
Take 240 people through the door in John Anson Ford Amphitheatre — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Los Angeles. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Los Angeles have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
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Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of John Anson Ford Amphitheatre?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for John Anson Ford Amphitheatre appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
What does an event app cost for an event at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Los Angeles. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with John Anson Ford Amphitheatre?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is booked?
Hollywood Park Casino, Jazz Bakery and Laugh Factory are in the same city and have their own pages here. 261 venues in total are mapped in Los Angeles.
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