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SPECIAL HOURS:

  • Thursday, May 2, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public at 4 PM.
  • Thursday, May 9, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public at 3:30 PM.
  • Wednesday, May 15, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public at 4 PM.
  • Thursday, May 19, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public at 6 PM.
  • Thursday, May 23, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public at 6 PM.
  • Friday, July 12, Pacific Park will be CLOSED to the public ALL DAY.

🕐 For a full schedule of hours, please check our operating calendar before planning your visit.

Pacific Park in the News | June 2023

Characters from Nintendo's Super Mario displayed in lights above Santa Monica State Beach
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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 April - June, 2023. Go Nintendo Super Mario Bros. movie drone show spotted over Santa Monica “High above the Santa Monica pier, Nintendo and Illumination put together a massive [...] Read More

Celebration of Heroes Blood Drive at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica

Kyle Kraska's Celebration of Heroes Blood Drive, Thursday, July 6, 8 AM to 8 PM, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica
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Donors can make their appointment now for the special event taking place on Thursday, July 6; donors will receive a t-shirt and America Red Cross dry bag, while supplies last Kyle Kraska, FOX 11 and the American Red Cross invite Angelenos to be heroes at the first Celebration of Heroes Blood Drive in Santa Monica. The blood drive kicks off […]

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Foggy Santa Monica Weather

A fisherman on the Santa Monica Pier with the skyline obscured by a dense marine layer - Photo by @daniel_flores333
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Santa Monica is a town famous for its sunny beaches and temperate climate, so why is the sky so grey and full of gloom in the spring time? The weather in Santa Monica during the spring is typically mild or moderate with average high temperatures ranging from 66°F to 70°F, and average low temperatures ranging from 52°F to 59°F. The […]

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Memorial Day Weekend at the Santa Monica Pier 2023

The santa monica pier Ferris wheel lit red, white, and blue for Memorial Day Weekend. Photo by @mr_selvin
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Memorial Day Ferris wheel lighting at the Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29 in recognition of Memorial Day. The Pacific Wheel will be lit in red, white, and blue and feature an animated, waving Amerian flag for Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day, […]

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Daft Punk Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of ‘Random Access Memory’ with Augmented Reality SnapChat Filter at Santa Monica Pier

Daft Punk 'Random Access Memories' 10-Year Anniversary
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The duo mysteriously included sets of coordinates in their Spotify visualizers including one that pointed listeners to the Santa Monica Pier as well as destinations in Tokyo, London, Paris, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. In February, the pioneering EDM duo Daft Punk announced a 10-year anniversary edition of their critically acclaimed album, Random Access Memories. In a run up to […]

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AAPI Heritage Month 2023 Ferris wheel lighting at the Santa Monica Pier

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel lit red with a heart | Photo by @sir_kris
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red on Monday, May 1 in recognition of AAPI Heritage Month, 2023. Since the early 1990s, the United States has observed Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month), a month-long celebration of the history, culture, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It […]

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Pacific Park in the News | March 2023

A helicopter hovers above the Santa Monica Pier prepared to lift the Sea Dragon ride off to retirement - Photo by Pacific Park
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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 January to March 2023. Fox 11 KTTV Los Angeles New Sea Dragon ride to debut in Pacific Park “After the retirement of its predecessor, the new Sea Dragon ride [...] Read More

WWE WrestleMania Ferris wheel lighting at the Santa Monica Pier

The Pacific Wheel lit red as seen from the beaches south of the Santa Monica Pier - Photo by @rughead8
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red and gold on Thursday, March 30 to Sunday, April 2 ahead of the weekend’s WWE WrestleMania event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. WrestleMania was first held in 1985, and has been held every year since then, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

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Pacific Park To Retire Original Sea Dragon, Debuts All-New, Improved Sea Dragon Swinging Amusement Park Ride

The bright green Sea Dragon ride swings with riders at the Santa Moncia Pier
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After delighting guests with more than 12 million rides at the Santa Monica Pier, the 6,000 pound, 26 feet long, bright green Sea Dragon is taking its last ride into retirement with an epic helicopter flight across the Santa Monica Bay. The original Sea Dragon ride opened with Pacific Park on May 26, 1996, and after carrying more than 12 […]

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Kali Uchis New Album Red Moon in Venus Inspired Light Show at the Santa Monica Pier

Kali Uchis pictured with butterflies inher hair - artwork from her new albumn Red Moon in Venus | Photo provided by Universal Music Group
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Universal Music Group arranged for a special lighting of the Pacific Wheel to celebrate the Kali Uchis’s first studio release since 2020 Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis has unveiled her newest English language album, Red Moon In Venus, out on March 3 via Geffen Records/Universal Music. “Love is the message,” Uchis explains about the new album, “a timeless, burning expression of […]

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