Share

San Pedro Fountains – Fanfare

Fanfare at San Pedro Gateway:
Harbor Blvd and Swinford St
San Pedro, CA 90731 (MAP)

Summer/Fall Schedule – May 01 – November 30

Daily

  • 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. -One song plays every 30 minutes with periodic mini-shooter activity.
  • 12:00 Noon. to 1:00 P.M. – Noon show – One song plays every 10 minutes.
  • 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. – One song plays every 10 minutes.
  • 10:00 P.M. – Fountain closed.

Winter/Spring Schedule – December 01 – April 30

Daily

  • 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. -One song plays every 30 minutes with periodic mini-shooter activity.
  • 12:00 Noon. to 1:00 P.M. – Noon show – One song plays every 10 minutes.
  • 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. – One song plays every 10 minutes.
  • 9:00 P.M. – Fountain closed.

Note: Shows may be interrupted due to fountain maintenance.

Free one-hour parking is available at the Los Angeles Cruise Ship Promenade parking lot located just past the Catalina Express Terminal gate.

The Waterfront Red Car Line operates from 12 p.m. (noon) to 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Fanfare at San Pedro Gateway  Facts

  • The water feature (fountain) has 58 total nozzles
  •  MiniShoters® that have water streams 100 feet high
  • 18 Oarsmen® that have water streams 70 feet high
  • The main feature (fountain) is 250 feet long and 100 feet wide, which is 3/4 of an acre. This is the largest water feature in the state of California.
  • 400,000 gallons of recycling water fill the feature, which is potable and safe for people, birds, and other animals.
  • The main fountains are synchronized to music and lights to create beautiful water shows for viewers.
  • The fountain is obliquely bisected by a 12-foot walkway that sits 12 inches below the basin level of the fountain.
  • A black granite edge creates a waterfall over the basin ledge and into a trough flowing under the walkway, giving visitors an unforgettable experince of walking through water.
  • Cost for the main fountain, reflection pool and children’s fountain was approximately $14 million. As a self supporting and non-taxpayer supported department of the City of Los, expenditures for the fountains are from the Port’s revenue fund.

Flickr Photo From Nemo’s Great Uncle

Comments Closed

  1. By Ports O’Call Village | Best of the South Bay on September 14, 2014 at 2:44 PM

    […] Special events held annually at Ports O’Call Village include the LA Woody Car Show in May, The Taste in San Pedro in August, and Lobster Fest in September. A short walk away is the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, or hop on The Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line for a ride down to the Fanfare Fountains & Water Feature at Gateway Plaza. […]

Comments have been disabled.