Mercado La Paloma

09/02/2026

🕯️SAVE THE DATE:🕯️
Our annual Day of the Dead Festival will be on Sunday, October 25th at Mercado La Paloma. More updates on this event to come soon.

🌸Join us for a vibrant and heartfelt Day of the Dead Festival, a free, family-oriented community event honoring the rich traditions of Día de los Mu***os and the memory of our loved ones.

🫔Enjoy an afternoon filled with live music, colorful folk dance performances, along with hands-on art workshops and visual art exhibitions.

We’ll see you there!

08/29/2026

Esperanza Community Housing is pleased to invite local artists to submit artwork for its upcoming Day of the Dead Art Exhibition! Our annual Day of the Dead Art Exhibition seeks to honor the Mexican tradition of remembering deceased loved ones through art exhibitions, altars, workshops, dance, music, food, and community gatherings.

THEME: 🕯️Day of the Dead 🕯️

Artwork Requirements: Two-dimensional, ready-to-display artwork: Painting, Photo, Print/Graphic, minimum dimensions 18” x 24”, stretched on canvas or framed and ready to hang. Limit 4 submissions per artist. Theme: Day of the Dead

📍Submission Deadline: September 23, 2026. Visit the link below or the link in our bio to submit artwork for consideration.

https://tinyurl.com/2uf6fthf 🔗

Exhibition Dates: October 5 to November 16, 2026
Exhibition Place: Mercado La Paloma

No Entry Fee.
Esperanza reserves the right to refuse or reject any artwork for any reason.
Questions: Please contact [email protected]

08/27/2026

✨ Join us for a Stained Glass Mosaic Workshop led by artist José Morales. Create a Day of the Dead Medallion while learning mosaic techniques. ✨

RSVP required to attend! Visit the link below or the link in our bio to secure your spot. The workshop is FREE, and all materials will be provided! 🖼️

tinyurl.com/yhv6ss5s 🔗⁠⁠

Sunday, September 6, 2026
🕑 2-5:00 PM
📍Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S. Grand Ave, Suite 280, Second floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90007⁠

✨ Acompáñanos en un taller de mosaico de vidriera impartido por el artista José Morales. Crea un medallón del Día de los Mu***os mientras aprendes técnicas de mosaico.. ✨

¡Reserva tu espacio para poder participar! Visita el enlace que aparece a continuación o el enlace de nuestra biografía para reservar tu espacio. ¡El taller es GRATUITO y se proporcionarán todos los materiales! 🖼️

tinyurl.com/yhv6ss5s 🔗⁠⁠

Domingo, 6 de septiembre de 2026
🕑 2-5:00 PM
📍Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S. Grand Ave, Suite 280, Second floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90007

08/13/2026

25 YEARS OF UPLIFTING SOUTH LA’S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE 🌟
📸: The first Día de Los Mu***os altar at Mercado La Paloma in 2001

🕊️Building hope in our community means investing in the arts and creating opportunities for cross-cultural education. Swipe through the photos to reminisce on past years of arts & culture events!

🎨Alongside delicious 3 course meals, guests will have an opportunity to participate in an art workshop at our annual gala: Dancing Under the Stars. Secure your discounted tickets today, and be a part of bringing vibrant arts and culture programming to Mercado la Paloma.

DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

📸: Posada Celebration, 2003

DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

📸: Magic of Yucatán, 2019

DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

📸: South Central Film Festival, 2022

DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

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08/07/2026

✨Celebrate 25 Years of Mercado La Paloma at our annual Dancing Under the Stars Gala!💃🏽

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DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 through August 24th.
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

Since its inception in 2001, Mercado La Paloma has been a launchpad for 43 small businesses and currently supports 14 thriving enterprises.

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EVENT DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 through August 24th.
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

Today, the Mercado has boomed into a cultural center in South LA, collaborating with local artists to host cultural programming, holding space for grassroots and non-profit organizations to organize towards a better future, and introducing people from all walks of life to the culinary talent that exists here within South LA. Even recently being named #1 Best Restaurant in Los Angeles by .

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EVENT DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 through August 24th.
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your discounted tickets today, or visit tinyurl.com/DUTS2026

We invite you to reflect on the past 25 years with us at our Annual Gala: Dancing Under the Stars, and be a part of building community and resilience in South Central.

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EVENT DETAILS:
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 through August 24th.
Beginning on

07/31/2026

🥂Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mercado la Paloma at Esperanza Community Housing’s Dancing Under the Stars Gala! Secure your early bird tickets at discounted rates through August 24th, 2026.

With a 3 course menu from restaurants including Holbox Los Angeles and Molino, Tortillería & Mexican Street Food, celebrate the workers and families that have made Mercado la Paloma a culinary landmark unlike anywhere else in the city.

📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

📸: Luis “Sicatristes” Morales (2025)

A 3-course menu from each of Mercado la Paloma’s critically acclaimed restaurants.

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📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your tickets!
📸: Luis “Sicatristes” Morales (2025)

A 3-course menu from each of Mercado la Paloma’s critically acclaimed restaurants.

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📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your tickets!
📸: Luis “Sicatristes” Morales (2025)

A 3-course menu from each of Mercado la Paloma’s critically acclaimed restaurants.

******
📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
🎟️TICKETS: Early Bird tickets are $150 until August 25th!
Beginning on August 25th, regular priced individual tickets will be $200.

View the link in our bio to secure your tickets!
📸: Luis “Sicatristes” Morales (2025)

An open bar with wine, beer, and aguas frescas…

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📆EVENT DATE: Friday, September 25th, 2026
🕔TIME: 5PM - 10PM
📍LOCATION: Mercado La Pa

07/30/2026

07/07/2026

📣LAST DAY TO VIEW THE EXHIBITION📣
Seven Decades of California Posters for Peace & Justice Exhibition by is on its last day on display at Mercado La Paloma.

Stoo by the Mercado for a casual Agua Fresca from .cali or for a refreshing marisco dish from on these hot summer days ☀️

Have you stopped by to view the exhibition?

07/03/2026

In observance of Independence Day, we would like to share the operating hours for Mercado La Paloma businesses on Saturday, July 4, 2026.

Please note the open hours of our businesses. We encourage patrons to contact individual businesses directly with any questions regarding specific hours, services, or appointments.

Thank you for your continued support, and we wish you a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July.

06/25/2026

📢STREET WORK ADVISORY📢

Please be advised that street work is scheduled to take place near Mercado La Paloma on Sunday, June 28, 2026, between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM.

The scheduled work will involve an asphalt slurry seal application. During this time, street access from Grand Ave. will be restricted, and the driveway entrance and exit from Grand Ave. will not be available until the street has dried and all barricades have been removed.

To enter Mercado La Paloma during the street work, we ask that visitors use the adjacent DMV lot located at:

3620 S Hope St
Los Angeles, CA 90007

The access gate between the DMV lot and the Mercado La Paloma parking lot will be open.

The work is expected to take no more than one day, though the schedule may change depending on weather conditions.

We encourage all patrons, visitors, and friends of Mercado La Paloma to plan accordingly and allow extra time when visiting the Mercado on the scheduled work date.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support of Mercado La Paloma.