Santa Monica Pier’s free “Holiday Cheer on the Pier” is back for three nights in December, bringing residents a family-friendly celebration packed with music, art, storytelling, live entertainment and ...

Los Angeles music festival connoisseurs, get ready. Goldenvoice is set to launch a new annual beachfront music festival in Santa Monica beginning in fall 2026, marking the city’s first large-scale, ...

Travelling with teenagers is always a balancing act. Santa Monica, it turns out, delivers all of that with effortless ease. See details.

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Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

Locals Night & Drive-In Movie Night Featuring 'Grease': Get ready to rev your engines and relive the golden age of drive-ins as the Santa Monica Pier transforms into a nostalgic beachfront cinema for ...

Ain’t that a beach! California is famous for its 900 miles of coastline, with signature beaches up and down the coast. However, the water at some spots is a whole lot cleaner than others — which is ...