Events
Stay connected with Santa Monica's vibrant community through our comprehensive Event Calendar. From beach festivals and farmers markets to cultural celebrations and neighborhood gatherings, we compile the most complete listing of local events. Our regularly updated calendar features everything from Pier concerts and Third Street Promenade performances to art gallery openings and community meetings. Whether you're planning your weekend or looking for family activities, our Event Calendar helps you discover the best of Santa Monica's daily happenings. Find detailed information about times, locations, and ticket prices for events throughout our beachside city, all in one convenient place.
Brief: Santa Monica Airport opens doors
File photo The Santa Monica Airport Open House, in its third year, gives the public a chance to explore what...
Read moreBrief: Noted war activist Ron Kovic honored
Vietnam vet and political activist Ron Kovic, who gained fame as the subject for Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth...
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Double feature for pier concert
Gardens & Villa and Mr. Little Jeans SM PIER — When Monica Birkenes was 12, she visited Santa Monica for...
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Genre-bending Trombone Shorty brings his ‘Supafunkrock’ to the pier
Trombone Shorty (Photo courtesy Santa Monica Pier) SM PIER — Since the release of their Grammy¬Æ-nominated 2010 debut album, "Backatown,"...
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Nick Waterhouse brings vintage sound to pier concert
Nick Waterhouse From the first note you'll hear, it shouldn't be hard to tell that Nick Waterhouse is not of...
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Celebrate the end of summer on Main Street
FESTIVE MOOD: People dance during the 2012 Main Street Summer SOULstice. (Photo courtesy Ryan Melideo) MAIN ST — The 13th...
Read moreBrief: News website launches with press conference
The staff and board of Santa Monica Next, a new local news site, will host a press conference Tuesday to...
Read moreBrief: Free skin cancer screenings
The Skin Cancer Foundation, in partnership with Rite Aid, will bring their cross country Road to Healthy Skin Tour RV...
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Brief: Magic for boys, girls
Derek McKee, a 19-year-old internationally acclaimed magician and star of the documentary "Make Believe," will perform at the Pico Playhouse...
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Pier’s Twilight Concert Series line-up announced
SM PIER — Consider your Thursday nights this summer planned. The Santa Monica Pier Corporation, the nonprofit that runs Santa...
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