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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.

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Located on the world-famous Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park® is the family place to play! Featuring 12 thrilling rides, including the West Coaster and Pacific Wheel, the first solar-powered Ferris wheel

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Save the Children’s ‘100 Days of Reading’ Campaign kicks off in Santa Monica with a lighting of the Pacific Wheel

May 24, 2022    No Comments
Save the Children lights the Santa Monica Pier red for children's literacy.
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Summer’s Better with Books! Save the Children’s 100 Days of Reading Campaign to Keep Kids Reading, Learning all Summer Long Save the Children is launching its annual summer reading campaign in the United States, 100 Days of Reading, to give children fun ways to keep reading and learning this summer, while also helping provide support and resources to kids in [...] Read More

LA Opera Presents AIDA at the Santa Monica Pier

May 19, 2022    No Comments
opera at the santa monica beach pier aida
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On June 4th The Santa Monica Pier is hosting the LA Opera on the Big Screen. Gather your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your picnic and come experience the music and drama of Aida under the stars. This event is free to attend. ABOUT AIDA One of opera’s grandest and greatest works, Verdi’s Aida is an immortal opera of love, [...] Read More

Memorial Day Wheel Lighting at the Santa Monica Pier 2022

May 19, 2022    No Comments
memorial day wheel lighting on the santa monica pier
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Friday, May 27 to Monday, May 30 in recognition of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday each May in the United States as an opportunity to recognize military personnel who died in service. The national holiday is celebrated widely as an extended [...] Read More

Cinco de Mayo at the Santa Monica Pier

May 3, 2022    No Comments
Red, white, and green lights shine on the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, green, and white on Thursday, May 5 in recognition of Cinco de Mayo 2022. Although many people mistakenly assume the 5th of May is Mexican Independence Day, that holiday, Día de la Independencia, is observed on September 16. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated to remember the Mexican Army’s victory over [...] Read More

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month Ferris wheel lighting at the Santa Monica Pier

May 2, 2022    No Comments
The Pacific Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier lit red at sunset in observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Month
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Pacific Park Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with a special lighting of the Pacific Wheel. Since the early 1990s, the United States has observed Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month each May. The observance is an opportunity for Americans to celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Pacific Park will join other landmarks across the […]

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Those Boats Under the Santa Monica Pier are Actually Public Artwork

April 27, 2022    No Comments
Boat artwork installation under the Santa Monica Pier
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Boats and piers go together like waves and the shore. This is why a long-standing exhibit featuring bright orange, skyward-pointing boats is such a fitting sight under a pier. So fitting that you may not even realize it’s actually public art. But art it is. And like all good art, it has a meaningful — and urgent — message behind […]

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Locals Night Returns to the Santa Monica Pier

April 19, 2022    No Comments
the santa monica pier at sunset
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On April 21st The Santa Monica Pier Corporation is once again hosting the event series, Local’s Night, which will feature live music entertainment, local art installations, and exclusive offers to local businesses. Those who are local to the City of Los Angeles all know that there is never a shortage of things to do just around the corner. Santa Monica [...] Read More

Super Bowl LVI Champion Los Angeles Rams announce 11-stop Vince Lombardi Trophy Tour

April 19, 2022    No Comments
Vince Lombardi Trophy on the Santa Monica Pier
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The tour stops will provide fans the chance to see and take photos with football's most coveted prize up close in their own communities. Trophy Tour stops will be FREE and open to the general public and will feature appearances from Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders, mascot Rampage, a merchandise trailer, and more. Following the Los Angeles Rams historic 2021 season [...] Read More

Earth Day 2022 Ferris wheel lighting at the Santa Monica Pier

April 8, 2022    No Comments
the santa monica pacific wheel lit green for earth day
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit green and blue on Friday, April 22 in recognition of Earth Day. Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier’s Ferris wheel goes “Green” with a variety of green and blue colors, patterns, and icons, along with a spinning globe for Earth Day on Friday, April 22. Earth Day is an annual [...] Read More

Pacific Park in the News – March 2022

April 4, 2022    No Comments
Super Bowl 56 pregame broadcast from the santa monica pier with hosts Maria Taylor and Chris Simms
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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, 2022. Santa Monica Daily Press Super Bowl Pregame Show to broadcast live from the Pier ““The Super Bowl is a premier, iconic event, and for NBC [...] Read More