Beverly Gardens Park transformed into a vibrant tapestry of cultures from around the world on July 20, as the city of Beverly Hills hosted the third annual Festival Beverly Hills. Thousands of people from across the Los Angeles area attended the daylong celebration of the arts, which featured 25 performances unfolding across three stages, highlighting rich artistic traditions. From community salsa dance classes to a Filipino-American a cappella ensemble, the festival was a powerful showcase of performing arts and the creativity that shapes identities worldwide.
Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno was this year’s headline act, whose soulful bilingual repertoire wove together Latin, blues, folk, and Americana seamlessly. Moreno drew one of the largest crowds of the day and had the audience singing along and swaying to every note.
