Facts & figures

Where: 111 S. Grand Ave.

Info: (323) 850-2047 or LAPhil.com.

Parking: 2,200 spots on seven levels, $8. Also VIP and valet.

Gardens: Open 4 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Tickets: (323) 850-2000 or www.wdch.laphil.com

Toughest tickets:

* Jazz

* Philharmonic Sampler Series

* Music Tells a Story

* First Nights

Easier tickets to find:

* Green Umbrella

* World Music

* Baroque Variations

* Sounds About Town

Free concerts:

Creation Festival, Nov. 8. Includes Henry Mancini Institute Jazz Group and String Theory. Tickets available from community groups and box office.

Free lectures: One-hour pre-performance lecture for Phil concerts, jazz series and Berlin Philharmonic.

Tours: Nov. 1-29, free, self-guided tours 9 a.m.-1 p.m. except Thanksgiving or matinee days. Beginning Dec. 1, fee-based self-guided audio tours and limited group tours. (213)972-4339