---
title: "Hollywood Goes Car-Free: CicLAvia Returns to the Boulevard on July 19"
description: "CicLAvia, the free event that closes Los Angeles streets to cars and opens them to people on foot and on bikes, returns to Hollywood on Sunday, July 19. A 6.6-mile route will run car-free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — no ticket, no registration, and no engine required."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Mei-Lin Tang"
published: 2026-07-02T14:55:58.000Z
updated: 2026-07-02T14:55:58.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/hollywood-goes-car-free-ciclavia-returns-to-the-boulevard-on-july-19
tags: ["CicLAvia", "Hollywood", "open streets", "cycling", "Los Angeles"]
---
# Hollywood Goes Car-Free: CicLAvia Returns to the Boulevard on July 19

CicLAvia, the free event that closes Los Angeles streets to cars and opens them to people on foot and on bikes, returns to Hollywood on Sunday, July 19. A 6.6-mile route will run car-free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — no ticket, no registration, and no engine required.

For one Sunday this month, some of Hollywood's busiest streets will belong not to cars but to walkers, cyclists, skaters and strollers.

## What CicLAvia is

CicLAvia is a free, recurring open-streets event that temporarily closes a route of Los Angeles streets to vehicles and hands them to people. Modeled on the "ciclovía" tradition that began decades ago in Bogotá, Colombia, the first CicLAvia was held in 2010 and quickly became one of the country's largest open-streets programs, drawing big crowds each time. The idea is simple: no cars, no fee, no set plan — you can walk a block or bike for hours, at whatever pace you like.

## The Hollywood edition

This installment, called "Meet the Hollywoods," takes place Sunday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., presented by Metro, [CicLAvia says](https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia_meet_the_hollywoods26). The roughly 6.6-mile route runs along Hollywood Boulevard, Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, connecting East Hollywood, Hollywood and West Hollywood and passing neighborhoods including Thai Town and Little Armenia. Anyone can join anywhere along the route, [ABC7 reported](https://abc7.com/post/ciclavia-team-gets-word-upcoming-hollywood-event/19435204/), and organizers expect large crowds.

Streets along the route close to traffic for the event — roughly from early morning into the early evening — with designated crossing points where cars can pass. As with past editions, CicLAvia plans community "hubs" along the way offering water, restrooms, food vendors, first aid and bike services; the full lineup and route map are posted on CicLAvia's website.

## How to do it

The event is free and family-friendly, open to all ages and abilities, and requires no registration. You don't need a special bike — a beach cruiser, a skateboard or your own two feet all work. Because parking near the route is limited and disappears fast, the easiest way in is transit: Metro is the presenting sponsor, and several B Line (Red) stations, including Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine, sit right by the course. And since it will be mid-July in Los Angeles, the standard summer advice applies — bring water, wear sunscreen and pace yourself in the heat.

## Why it matters

Beyond a pleasant Sunday, CicLAvia is a recurring argument about what LA streets could be. In a city built around the car, the events offer a temporary glimpse of Hollywood Boulevard as a public space rather than a traffic corridor — a small, popular experiment in a long-running conversation about walking, biking and how Angelenos get around. For a few hours on July 19, the boulevard is yours.

## Sources

- [CicLAvia — Meet the Hollywoods, presented by Metro](https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia_meet_the_hollywoods26)
- [CicLAvia team gets word out on upcoming Hollywood event](https://abc7.com/post/ciclavia-team-gets-word-upcoming-hollywood-event/19435204/)