Indoor Concerts, Sports, Theater Are Reopening In California On April 15

California health officials on Tuesday announced that five counties are moving to less-stringent levels of coronavirus restrictions including Santa Barbara, which had been the lone holdout in Southern California.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe falling rate of COVID-19 infections and rising rate of vaccination has prompted California state officials to allow concerts and other indoor events to be held at 75% of capacity in some counties so long as all attendees are vaccinated or have tested negative for the virus.The boost to indoor event capacity levels came as a welcome sign of California’s progress against the pandemic.

Universal Studios Hollywood reopened on Friday to a sold-out crowd. The popular Southern California theme park had been closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.

One of Southern California’s most beloved theme parks is back in business, as Universal Studios Hollywood opened the gates to the public today for the first time in more than a year.

The House of the Mouse is welcoming back guests soon — which means local Disney fans will be clamoring for new merch to sport to the long-awaited opening. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park are slated to reopen April 30 after being closed for over a year due to the pandemic.

Starting Thursday, attendance at indoor concerts, sporting events, theater performances and conferences is allowed with certain capacity limits based on local Covid-19 infection rates. Those limits were announced on April 2.

California’s first theme park may be among the last to reopen, but reopen it will on May 6. Knott’s Berry Farm announced on Monday it will reopen first for season passholders on the early May date and then on the 21st to the general public.

With Governor Gavin Newsom announcing on April 6 that California would be ready to "fully open" by June 15, the fate of Los Angeles' many social clubs — which includes three Soho House locations as well as West Hollywood's San Vicente Bungalows — is looking up. For proof of this optimism, look no farther than The Britely, which was originally slated to open in the spring of 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic and construction setbacks, and finally opened its doors on April 2.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFrom the newly built Avengers Campus at California Adventure Park, Disney Parks head Josh D’Amaro revealed at a press conference that the new land will be open to the public on Friday, June 4 — two days after Marvel chief Kevin Feige’s birthday, he noted.The immersive land will be made up of “several heroic locations, each hosted by a different Avenger to share their unique powers, technology and knowledge with recruits,” according to the Disney Parks blog.

Los Angeles County’s weeks-long decline in new Covid-19 case rates stalled on Tuesday, even as California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is planning to drop its restrictive Covid-19 tier system come June 15. As a result of its numbers, L.A. County will be unable to advance to the less-restrictive Yellow tier of the aforementioned reopening tiers for at least three more weeks.

Disneyland on Tuesday laid out several details about the theme park resort reopening later this month. Among the key details were the hours of operation, which for now (for both Disneyland and California Adventure) will be 9 a.m.

On a day when California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a massive loosening of Covid-19 restrictions to come in June, he also announced immediate progress in the state’s Covid-19 Blueprint for a Safer Reopening guidelines for over 10 million of the state’s residents.

As Disneyland and Disney California Adventure prepare to open their gates April 30, the company Tuesday reminded fans that capacity restraints require online reservations in advance for the parks, which will be open from 9 am to 7 pm, and provided the latest updates on how to do it.

“Hopefully we will continue to see a decrease in cases and qualify for the Yellow tier three weeks from now,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Monday.

California will allow indoor concerts, theater performances, sporting events and conferences to resume starting April 15 in eligible areas. The state unveiled its latest change to novel coronavirus-fueled restrictions Friday, according to the Associated Press, and stated that these events and performances can take place in areas coded as red, orange and yellow per California's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

COVID-19 vaccination programme in the region continues.From April 15, the state will allow indoor concerts, sporting events, conferences and theatre performances to be held again in eligible areas.California’s new Blueprint for a Safer Economy identifies certain areas in the state as being Red, Orange or Yellow depending on local case rates, with permitted capacities depending on which colour the area is given.For venues in the Red tier, arenas with capacities of up to 1,500 will be able to

The announced relaxation of Covid-19 guidelines across California on Friday is likely the prelude to a much wider reopening.

Jordan Moreau Indoor concerts, theaters and other private gatherings may start up again in California beginning on April 15, the state’s Department of Public Heath announced on Friday.However, to attend the reopened events, people will need to prove they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested for the virus.

With vaccination rates increasing and the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate near a record low, on Friday the California Department of Public Health released updates to the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening framework. The new guidelines allow gatherings, parties, private events or meetings such as receptions or conferences, and indoor seated live events and performances.