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This first-ever Family Festival at the Getty Villa celebrates the arts and cultures of the ancient world with music, storytelling, art-making, and more—all free with your advance, timed ticket.
Explore the day's program:
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Damian Draghici
Damian Draghici performs on the panpipes, filling the Inner Peristyle with the sounds of the Mediterranean. Accompanied by violin, guitar, and percussion, Damian brings one of the ancient world's most popular instruments to life.
10:30–11:15 a.m.
12:30–1:15 p.m.
3:00–3:45 p.m.
Inner Peristyle
Musicàntica
Roberto Catalano and Enzo Fina perform music from southern Italy's oral tradition with an emphasis on songs created by untrained Italian musicians. You'll see and hear native Italian instruments including the tamburello (a frame drum), the chitarra battente (a ten-string guitar of Renaissance design), and benas (Sardinian single- and double-cane clarinets).
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
2:00–2:45 p.m.
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Outer Peristyle
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We Tell Stories
"The Whole Life of Hercules" chronicles the life, the death, and all 12 labors of the greatest hero in Greek mythology. Performed in a fun-filled, improvisational style by We Tell Stories, a multi-ethnic touring children's theater company that has entertained more than four million people in its 25-year history, "Hercules" features gods and goddesses, legendary monsters, and plenty of audience participation.
10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
1:45–2:30 p.m.
Auditorium
David Prather
Take a humorous look at some of the more bizarre creatures of Greek mythology as storyteller David Prather raps the 12 labors of Hercules. David has been entertaining young audiences in Los Angeles for over two decades as host of "Summer Sounds" at the Hollywood Bowl and as an actor and storyteller for the Music Center and the Central Library.
12:15–1:00 p.m.
3:15–4:00 p.m.
Auditorium
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Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Living History Program—Meet Homer
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's Living History Program presents Homer, the blind poet-author of the great epic adventure The Odyssey. Meet Homer in the garden and hear firsthand about his adventures as the greatest bard of the ancient world.
12:30–1:00 p.m.
2:00–2:30 p.m.
3:30–4:00 p.m.
Outer Peristyle
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Wreaths
In ancient Greece, Olympic champions and other victors were crowned with wreaths of olive and laurel. Become a champion yourself when you make your own wreath at the Getty Villa.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Outer Peristyle
Greeting Card Vases
Create a greeting card that explores the shape, form, and design of ancient vases at the Villa.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Outer Peristyle
Theater Masks
Become Zeus, Athena, or Dionysus by creating and wearing your very own theater mask depicting one of these famous characters of Greek mythology.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Outer Peristyle
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How to Get Here
See Hours, Directions, Parking for directions and parking information.
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Event Calendar
