Confirmed event details
HARD Summer 2026
The official festival is Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 at Hollywood Park beside SoFi Stadium. Published festival hours are 2–10 PM PDT on both days.
- Location
- Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA 90305
- Saturday
- 2–10 PM PDT
- Sunday
- 2–10 PM PDT
Live official NWS planning
Best time to go to HARD Summer
Comparing full-hour blocks during the published festival hours with the newest official National Weather Service temperature, heat-index, wind and rain forecast. An urgent NWS alert suppresses the better weather window until the alert is no longer active.
This identifies a better weather window only when no urgent NWS alert blocks the comparison. It is not a promise that conditions are safe or that the festival will proceed. Follow NWS warnings, event announcements, venue staff and local emergency instructions.
Heat-aware preparation
What to check before leaving
Active heat alerts
At publication, the official point feed carried an Extreme Heat Warning through 8 PM PDT Sunday. The live planner will not recommend a better weather window while that urgent alert remains active. Follow every NWS instruction.
Later may be relatively cooler
The newest Saturday hourly forecast trends from the upper 80s near the 2 PM opening toward the upper 70s late in the evening. That comparison does not cancel a warning or make outdoor activity safe.
Use venue-permitted hydration gear
The official guide allows empty reusable water bottles, qualifying hydration packs and an empty personal misting bottle. Check the current entry rules before packing and follow venue staff instructions after entry.
Warnings come first
No event window overrides an Extreme Heat Warning
HARD Summer is scheduled rain or shine, but that policy is not a weather-safety guarantee. Review the live warning, organizer announcements and local emergency instructions before traveling and throughout the event. If the urgent alert clears or expires, the planner can compare the remaining event hours and label only the relatively better weather window.
Event dates, location, hours, weather policy and permitted hydration items come from the official HARD Summer information page. Forecasts and alerts come from the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard office. MyUSA.us is independent and 100% ad-free.