The Pacific Wheel in Santa Monica will be lit red and gold on Friday, February 12 in recognition of Year of the Ox. Lunar New Year is a celebration of the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunar calendar. In Chinese culture and East Asian countries, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival or simply, […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit Dodger blue on Friday, January 8, to celebrate the life of Los Angeles legend Tommy Lasorda. This morning, The Dodgers announced the passing of the legendary Tommy Lasorda, Dodger player, coach and manager. Lasorda led the Dodgers to two World Series championships in the 1980s and led Team USA to win […]
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Pacific Park is regularly featured in news articles, vlogs, and the media. Below are our picks for the top news and blogs mentioning Pacific Park and the Santa Monica Pier for October – December, 2020. These Santa Monica Hotels Will Deliver an Engagement Ring Via Drone to Help You Pop the Question Travel + leisure Shutters on the Beach and […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel will be lit blue, gold, and feature the LA Rams icons on Sunday, December 6 to Thursday, December 10 in advance of the their Thursday Night Football game against the New England Patriots. On Thursday, December 10th, the LA Rams will host the New England Patriots for Thursday Night Football on Fox. Born X […]
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Amit Singh visits the Santa Monica Pier to see how well the amusement park is portrayed in the video game, Grand Theft Auto The YouTube Channel, Desi Tourist, is curated by Indian traveler Amit Singh. After his visit to Santa Monica, we reached out to learn more about his experience: What is Desi Tourist all about? I am on a […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, yellow, and orange and feature an 80-foot tall turkey from Friday, November 20 to Thursday, November 26 in recognition of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is an annual holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November in the United States. This harvest festival is a time for people to give thanks for the […]
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The Venice fishing pier located south of the Santa Monica Pier has a planned re-opening for summer. The concrete fishing Pier on Venice Beach was closed in 2018 following an electrical fire that damaged wooden portions of the Pier structure. The City of Los Angeles Board of Recreation and Parks approved a 4.3 million dollar project to repair the damages […]
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf serves up fresh new holiday flavors this fall on the Santa Monica Pier Each winter The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf rolls out new and exciting flavors that evoke your childhood memories of candy canes and cupcakes being baked around the house for the holidays. This year you can wrap your mittens around a […]
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The Santa Monica Pier has been a popular fishing sport for both amateurs and seasoned anglers for more than a century and continues to be a popular place to catch perch, bass, and mackerel. Even before the Pier opened in 1909, fishing has been a favorite activity for locals looking for a place to fish as well as traveling anglers. […]
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The Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier will be Dodger blue as a salute to the home team’s victory during the 2020 Major league Baseball World Series. On Tuesday night, the LA Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series held in Arlington, TX. This is the 7th Major League Baseball title for the […]
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