Tours of the Watts Towers

Date

October 18

Time

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cost

$0 - $12

Organizer's Site

www.wattstowers.org/tours

Council District

City Council District 15

Event Series Dates

Thursday Tours 11:00am - 3:00pm 

Last tour at 3:00pm 

Closed for lunch from 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Friday Tours 11:00am - 3:00pm

Last tour at 3:00pm

Closed for lunch from 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Saturday Tours 11:00am - 3:00pm

Last tour at 3:00pm

Closed for lunch from 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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Event Schedule

October 2026

  • Monday 19th 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday 20th 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday 21st 11:00 AM
  • Sunday 25th 11:00 AM
  • Monday 26th 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday 27th 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday 28th 11:00 AM

November 2026

  • Sunday 1st 11:00 AM
  • Monday 2nd 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday 3rd 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday 4th 11:00 AM
  • Sunday 8th 11:00 AM
  • Monday 9th 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday 10th 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday 11th 11:00 AM
  • Sunday 15th 11:00 AM
  • Monday 16th 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday 17th 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday 18th 11:00 AM
  • Sunday 22nd 11:00 AM

The Watts Towers Tour Guide Program offers visitors a unique and in-depth look at one of Los Angeles' most iconic landmarks. Participants will be guided by knowledgeable tour guides through the towers, learning about the history, cultural significance, and artistic processes involved in their creation. The tour, which is the only way to gain access to the towers, will last approximately 30 minutes and highlight the life of Simon Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the towers over a

33-year period, and the cultural and social context of the Watts neighborhood in which they stand. The tour also includes a visit to the Watts Towers Arts Center, where visitors can see rotating exhibitions of contemporary art and learn about the ongoing preservation efforts for the Towers. With this program, visitors will gain a greater appreciation for the Watts Towers as a masterpiece of folk art and a symbol of resilience and community spirit.

Upcoming Events

October 17 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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Free

Shifting Perspectives: Cheech Collects

Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year's exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin's initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.

October 16 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
See event website.

Construction, Occupation

Construction, Occupation presents the work of 24 artists and collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public

October 16 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
$0.00 - $19.00

BEHIND BARS: INCARCERATION IN THE WEST

This installation features some of the many forms that incarceration has taken in the American West over time, in conversation with a new photo series by fine art photographer Pep Williams, taken in a California state prison. Located in the jail cell area of the Autry’s firearms galleries, the installation brings past and present into dialogue.

October 18 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
$0.00 - $15.95

Bernard Hoyes: Out from Under the Net

Presenting the evolution of Bernard Hoyes’ signature Rag Series, developed during the 1970s and expanded through collage, painting, and printmaking. His rhythmic compositions reflect Afro-Caribbean spirituality, rituals, and the power of women across music, dance, and magic. The works explore themes of race, identity, memory, and liberation through layered visual language.