Democracy Sessions, ​a festival of music, art, performance, and happenings, returns in October 2026 for an expanded presentation taking place ​at cultural spaces across Los Angeles. Conceived ​by MOCA and the orchestral collective Wild Up (founded in Los Angeles in 2010)​ and ​first presented immediately following the 2024 US Presidential Election, this new iteration occurs at a moment shaped by censorship, polarization, and shifting public trust and ​again asks how art can function as a democratic practice--a means of gathering, listening, speaking, and acting together.