Expo Line opens this Saturday with events being held at four stations along the line from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All events are free to attend.

7th St/Metro Center Station – 7th Street between Figueroa and Hope

Entertainment at this station will include Double Gee NineNet, a Latino jazz band presented by Make Music L.A., as well as other bands and performers. Booths will include those by IRIS from Cirque du Soleil, the Music Center, AQMD, L.A. Kings, L.A. Downtown News, Coca-Cola, Downtown Center Business Improvement District, Snap Yourself! photo booth, Colburn School of Music and many more.

Expo Park/USC Station – Pardee Plaza at USC

Entertainment at this station will include Brian Schwartz Quartet presented by Make Music L.A. and other performers. Booths will include those by the California Science Center, the California African American Museum, the Natural History Museum, USC Athletics, Metro/LADOT Bicycle Program and many more.

Expo/Crenshaw Station – West Angeles Church Parking Lot

Entertainment at this station will include karaoke open to the public. Booths will include those by City Lites Network Inc., Lemiert Park Book Fair, Louisiana to Los Angeles Organizing Committee, Inc. and many more.

La Cienega/Jefferson Station – Expo Station Parking Structure

Entertainment at this station will include Derk Reklaw Cuzmo, an African jazz band presented by Make Music L.A., Fantastic Fig, a magician with a cat, karaoke and other performers. Booths will include those by Expo Construction Authority, Watts Village Theatre, KLOS/KABC radio and many more.

In addition, a mime from 24th Street Theatre will be traveling along the line and performing at the 7th/Metro Center Station, the Expo Park/USC Station and the La Cienega/Jefferson Station. Portable restrooms also will be available at the four stations.

Rides on the Metro Expo Line opening weekend will be free both days from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Trains will run on a special schedule for the opening weekend.) Please note that the Farmdale and Culver City stations will not be open and will be bypassed by all trains. These two stations are still under construction and are set to open this summer.

Regular fares will apply on all other Metro Rail, Metro Rapid and Metro Local bus lines. Visitors are encouraged to use public transit to get to the various events, as parking will be very limited during opening weekend.

So come on out early and celebrate the opening of the Metro Expo Line!

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