Show Weekend Guide
The Kia Forum's round white colonnade with red panels behind a wide, empty parking lot, with a tall Kia Forum sign and a lit billboard at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in front, and a large curved white roof rising behind the Forum

Inglewood, CA

Kia Forum

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Upcoming shows

The venue keeps its own calendar. Check it for dates, then plan the weekend around your show.

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The local take

The Anthem, the closest hotel in this guide, is on Century Boulevard in Inglewood, about 1.5 km from the venue in a straight line. The Sonesta Select in El Segundo is about 6 km away and The Culver Hotel in downtown Culver City about 8.7 km, each a drive or rideshare to the show.

Plan how you'll reach the gates before you book: the venue's Getting Here page covers driving, rideshare and Metro buses, and publishes no walking route from any hotel. Onsite parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event, and can be prepaid through JustPark; lots close one hour after the event ends. Bring a clear bag no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches, or a small clutch.

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Inglewood · 0.92 mi from the venue

The closest hotel in this guide, about 1.5 km from the venue in a straight line, and the only one whose own site names the Kia Forum: it describes itself as "Steps from" the venue and "Ten minutes from LAX."

The Anthem is the closest hotel in this guide, about 1.5 km from the venue in a straight line, and Dulan's is on Manchester Boulevard, the same street as the venue.

  • Valet $60.50 a night
  • Breakfast for a fee
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Keep in mind: "Steps from" is the hotel's phrase, not a route: the hotel is on Century Boulevard and the venue on Manchester Boulevard, and neither publishes a walking route between them. The hotel's site names no airport shuttle. Self-parking isn't available; valet is $60.50 a night, and breakfast is a paid full breakfast with no listed price.

3900 W Century Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303

0.92 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Booking.com receives the complete guest party; choose dates there.

Expedia opens this hotel’s own property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

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El Segundo · 3.7 mi from the venue

The hotel says it is "just .2 miles from the Mariposa Station" on the K Line, and its complimentary airport shuttle "runs 7 days a week, from 5:30 AM - 12:30 AM."

  • Self-park $35 a night
  • Free airport shuttle
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Keep in mind: The hotel's page doesn't mention the Kia Forum or publish a shuttle or route to it, so plan a drive or rideshare of about 6 km in a straight line. Self-parking is $35 per car per night.

2000 E. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245

3.7 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

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Culver City · 5.4 mi from the venue

A historic downtown hotel for a weekend built around restaurants.

  • Self parking $29/night
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Keep in mind: Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.

9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

5.4 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Booking.com receives the complete guest party; choose dates there.

Expedia opens this hotel’s own property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

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Get to know the areas

InglewoodThe shortest drive or rideshare to the venue

The city the venue sits in, with the closest hotel in this guide, The Anthem, about 1.5 km away in a straight line, and restaurants on Manchester Boulevard and Centinela Avenue.

Hotels and event venues: The Anthem's own site names the Kia Forum, Intuit Dome and YouTube Theater among its neighbors.

To the venue
Metro's LAX page describes a free, frequent shuttle between all LAX terminals and the LAX/Metro Transit Center (Bus Bays 1 and 2). No official page gives a transit route from there to Inglewood hotels, and neither the venue nor Metro publishes a drive time from LAX.
After the show
Metro buses run on their regular timetables, with no event-specific last bus published. Rideshare pickup after a show is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue, and parking lots close one hour after the event ends.
The tradeoff
The venue's Getting Here page publishes no walking route from any hotel, so plan a drive, rideshare or Metro bus even from The Anthem.

Hotels in this area

Culver CityA Culver City base, with Honey's Kettle's flagship about 0.1 km from the hotel and one trip out to the show

Downtown Culver City, about 8.7 km from the venue in a straight line, around the historic Culver Hotel, with Honey's Kettle's flagship about 0.1 km from the hotel.

Downtown Culver City around the 1924 Culver Hotel and The Culver Steps beneath it, with Honey's Kettle's flagship close by.

To the venue
Metro's LAX page names the C Line and K Line at the LAX/Metro Transit Center, but no official page gives a single route on to Culver City. A rental car or rideshare from LAX is the alternative; no drive time is published.
After the show
No transit or shuttle return is published for a Kia Forum event. Drive back, or take a rideshare from lot H at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.
The tradeoff
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.

Hotels in this area

El SegundoA base near LAX, with a hotel that runs a complimentary airport shuttle

A South Bay city about 6 km from the venue in a straight line, with the Sonesta Select near the K Line's Mariposa station and restaurants on Main Street.

Main Street restaurants such as Jame Enoteca, a drive or rideshare from the venue rather than a walk.

To the venue
The Sonesta Select's complimentary airport shuttle runs 7 days a week, from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., and the hotel says it is 0.2 miles from the Mariposa station.
After the show
No transit or shuttle return is published for a Kia Forum event. Drive back, or take a rideshare from lot H at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.
The tradeoff
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from El Segundo, so plan a drive or rideshare to the show.

Hotels in this area

To the show and back

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Metro Local bus to Prairie/Manchester or Prairie/KelsoInglewoodtransit
Getting there
Metro's Kia Forum page says to take Line 115 to Prairie/Manchester and walk south on Prairie Avenue toward Manchester Boulevard, about 1 minute, or Line 211 or 212 to Prairie/Kelso and walk north on Prairie Avenue, about 3 minutes. The venue's own page lists Lines 211/215 to the same two stops.
Getting back
The same lines run in reverse on Metro's regular timetable; no event service or last-bus time for the Kia Forum is published.

The fare is $1.75 per boarding with two hours of unlimited transfers (no round trips), paid by TAP card, contactless card, Apple Wallet, the TAP app or cash. No official page says which starting points reach these lines without another transfer, so check your route with Metro's trip planner.

Route information
Rideshare drop-off and pickupInglewoodrideshare
Getting there
Drop-offs are permitted at all entrances.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.

No wait time or walking distance to lot H is published. The venue names Lyft as its official rideshare partner, with a promotional code that gives new riders a discount on their first two rides.

Route information
Drive and parkInglewooddrive
Getting there
From the 405 North, take the Manchester exit and head east on Manchester Boulevard; from the 405 South, take the Manchester/Florence exit and head east. From the 110, take the Manchester exit and head west to Prairie Avenue; from the 105, take the Prairie Avenue exit and head north. Enter onsite parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Parking lots close one hour after the event ends, and overnight parking isn't allowed. No lot-by-lot exit map is published.

Lots are cashless, with rates that vary by event; prepay through JustPark, the venue's parking partner. Vehicles longer than 18 ft or wider than 9 ft are charged extra. Guests can't stay in the lot during the event: within 30 minutes of the start, head inside or leave the lot.

Route information
Drive or rideshare from Culver CityCulver Citydrive
Getting there
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from Culver City, so drive or take a rideshare, using the venue's directions from the 405, 110 or 105 freeway. Rideshares can drop off at any entrance, and drivers enter parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue. Parking lots close one hour after the event ends.

No drive time from Culver City is published, so allow extra time. Parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event.

Route information
Drive or rideshare from El SegundoEl Segundodrive
Getting there
Neither the venue nor Metro's Kia Forum page publishes a transit route from El Segundo's K Line stations, so drive or take a rideshare, using the venue's directions from the 405, 110 or 105 freeway. Rideshares can drop off at any entrance, and drivers enter parking through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.
Getting back
Rideshare pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue. Parking lots close one hour after the event ends.

No drive time from El Segundo is published, so allow extra time. Parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event.

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At Kia Forum

Doors and arrival

No fixed doors time is published. The venue asks you to arrive early and allow enough time to pass through security. Parking lot opening times vary by event, and most events open the lots three hours before the event start.

Bags

Clear bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches are allowed, as are small clutches or wristlets up to 9 x 6 inches, which don't need to be clear; diaper and medical bags are allowed with the guest using them. All bags are screened. Prohibited items include outside food and drinks other than factory-sealed water bottles, glass, cans, aluminum bottles, flasks and coolers, laptops and tablets, video cameras and GoPros, professional cameras with detachable or telephoto lenses, tripods, monopods and selfie sticks, and signs larger than 11 x 17 inches.

Box office

The venue's policies page lists box office hours of Fridays, 12–6 p.m., and on event days from noon through the start of the show, subject to change.

Venue information
Ages and tickets

Events are all ages unless noted. Everyone must have a ticket to enter, regardless of age, and age-restricted events require a valid government-issued ID.

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Cameras and recording

Video cameras, monopods, tripods, audio recording devices and cameras with professional telephoto or zoom lenses aren't permitted, and for some events photography may be completely prohibited.

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Accessible seating

The accessibility page covers buying ADA seating online through Ticketmaster, at the box office on Fridays or by TDD, and its companion-seat policy. It publishes no accessible-parking locations or process.

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Eat before the show

Dulan’s Soul Food KitchenRestaurant site

Soul food · Inglewood

Traditional soul food with a family-run local history.

It's on Manchester Boulevard, the same street as the Kia Forum, but no walking route is published to the venue, so plan a short drive or rideshare. Open daily 11 a.m.–8 p.m., which won't cover a late exit. The restaurant also has a Century Boulevard location; head to the Manchester Boulevard one.
Sunday GravyRestaurant site

Italian · Inglewood

Fresh pasta and bread from Inglewood producers.

The official site doesn't publish hours, so check them directly with the restaurant. Make it a separate outing from the venue, about 2.5 km away in a straight line, since no walking route is published between them.

Useful things to know

Can I take Metro to the Kia Forum?

Yes, by bus. Metro's Kia Forum page says to take Line 115 to Prairie/Manchester or Line 211 or 212 to Prairie/Kelso, then walk about 1 to 3 minutes on Prairie Avenue; the venue's own page lists Lines 211/215. Both pages name only bus lines.

What bag can I bring in?

A clear bag no larger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches, or a small clutch or wristlet up to 9 x 6 inches that doesn't need to be clear. Diaper and medical bags are allowed with the guest using them.

Where does my rideshare drop me off and pick me up?

Drop-offs are permitted at all entrances; pickup is in lot H, at Pincay Drive and Prairie Avenue.

How do I pay for parking?

Onsite parking is cashless, with rates that vary by event. You can prepay through JustPark, the venue's parking partner, and enter through the Prairie Ave. or Kareem Ct. gates.

Can I bring a camera?

Video cameras, monopods, tripods, audio recording devices and cameras with professional telephoto or zoom lenses are not permitted, and for some events photography may be completely prohibited.