Dates, Times, Tickets and How to Get There

The following is some important information to help you maximize your experience at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Health.

General Information

* Dates and Location: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Health will be held Saturday and Sunday at USC’s main campus.

* Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

* Admission: The festival is free and open to the public. Tickets will be required for all indoor sessions, but they are free as well. See “Ticketing Information” below for further details.

Parking and Shuttles

Parking at USC is $5. Shuttles will be provided from the off-campus lots to the corner of Trousdale Parkway and 34th Street on the main campus.

Getting There

By freeway (please see the map on this page for further details):

--110 Freeway North: Take the Exposition Boulevard exit. Go straight through the 37th Street light. Keep left. Go under the freeway bridge. Cross Flower Street at the light and turn right at the Figueroa Street light. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--110 Freeway South: Take the Exposition exit. Cross Flower at the light and turn right at the light onto Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--10 Freeway East: Take the Hoover exit; turn right at the light. Continue until Hoover Street ends at Jefferson Boulevard. Turn left on Jefferson and right on Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--10 Freeway West: Take the Hoover exit; turn right at the light. Turn right on Hoover and continue until Hoover ends at Jefferson. Turn left on Jefferson and right on Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--405 Freeway South or North: Take the 405 to the 10. Go east (to Los Angeles) on the 10. Take the Hoover exit, turn right at the light. Go all the way to where Hoover ends at Jefferson. Turn left on Jefferson, right on Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--101 Freeway South or North: Take the 110 going south. Exit at Exposition. Cross Flower at the light and turn right at the light onto Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

--5 Freeway South or North: Take the 5 to the 110 south. Exit at Exposition. Cross Flower at the light and turn right at the light onto Figueroa. Enter campus at Gate 3 (35th Street).

By public transportation:

* DASH Route C (line starts at 7th Street Metro Center station): Runs every 15 to 30 minutes from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Drops and picks up on Figueroa Street. Cost: 25 cents. For more information about DASH routes, call (800) COMMUTE.

* Metro Bus and Metro Rail: Bus service is provided from Union Station to the University Park Campus on bus lines 444, 445 and 446. For information about these and other routes and schedules, call (800) COMMUTE. Single-zone fare: $1.10.

Ticketing Information

Tickets are distributed free of charge though Ticketmaster. You will need tickets to attend any of the indoor panel and speaker sessions because seating is limited. You will not need tickets for any outdoor events.

Ticket-holders must be in their seats 10 minutes before the session begins or risk losing their places to standbys. Thus, seats cannot be “saved” less than 10 minutes before the session is to begin.

Please read the information below on how, where and when to get tickets.

* What will I need tickets for?

You will need tickets for all indoor panel and speaker sessions.

You will not need tickets for the outdoor activities--at the Main Stage, Fitness Stage, Children’s Stage, Cooking Stage and Fitness Field--that are listed in the panel schedule page. Please refer to the map on S14-15 for stage locations.

* Where do I get tickets?

Tickets are available at more than 100 Ticketmaster sites throughout Southern California. For a list of participating locations, see page S4. Tickets are free. Ticketmaster and participating retailers are waiving the service charge to promote health and wellness awareness in Southern California. Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster until 5 p.m. Friday.

* How many tickets can I get?

There is a limit of four tickets per panel and up to eight tickets per person. We regret that we cannot honor requests for group tickets.

* Can I get tickets at the festival?

A limited number of tickets will be available at the on-site ticket booth near the Tommy Trojan statue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for Saturday sessions can be picked up only on Saturday; Sunday tickets can be picked up only on Sunday. Tickets will be distributed at the on-site location up to 30 minutes before sessions.

* Will there be a standby line?

Festival of Health attendees who do not have tickets may wait in the designated stand-by line outside each session room. Those attendees will be admitted to the room on a first-come, first-served basis if seats are unclaimed by ticketed guests 10 minutes before the session’s start.

* How do I return tickets?

People who do not plan to use their tickets are urged to return them to the nearest participating Ticketmaster outlet by 5 p.m. Thursday, or to the ticket booth at the festival up to one hour before each session.

* Am I guaranteed a seat if I have a ticket?

Not necessarily. Ticket-holders must be seated 10 minutes before the session’s scheduled start time. Ticket-holders who do not arrive by then risk losing their seats to those in the standby line. Consequently, seats cannot be saved.

Complimentary Bag

All Festival of Health attendees can pick up a complimentary festival bag. The bags are available at one of the four “Information/Bag Pick-Up” booths. For booth locations, please see the USC campus map on S14-15.

Festival Schedule

Please refer to the panel schedule beginning on Page S11 for a complete list of panels and speakers as well as all stage activities.

Exhibit Area

The exhibit area, along Trousdale Parkway, will house the booths of a variety of health, wellness, fitness and nutrition companies. The area will be divided into four color-coded zones, as shown on the floor plan on Pages S14-15.

Food and Concessions

USC will have concession areas open throughout the Festival of Health. The Commons dining room will be open, offering a variety of food and beverages. Carl’s Jr. will also be open on campus during festival hours.

Tape Sales

Most panels and speakers will be taped by Infomedix. The tapes will be available for sale during and after the festival. You may order tapes from the Infomedix booth, in the center of campus near Tommy Trojan. Tapes will be available 60 minutes after a session. After the festival, you can call (800) 367-3286 to order tapes.

Lost and Found

Located in the Show Office, Bovard Administration Building, Room 153.