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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.

Red Cross Month Begins on the Santa Monica Pier

Red Cross on Pacific Wheel
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March is Red Cross Month and the celebration kicks off on the Santa Monica Pier with a special Ferris wheel light show that features the symbol of the Red Cross and red and white designs. The Red Cross Los Angeles Region celebrates its volunteer heroes during the month of March and encourages everyone to learn more about the American Red […]

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LA Galaxy kicks off home opener at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

LA Galaxy Logo on the Pacific Wheel
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The LA Galaxy will celebrate LA Galaxy Week, a week of programming in the buildup to the club’s home opening game, from Saturday, February 29th through Saturday, March 7th, ending with the LA Galaxy versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC game at 7PM in Carson, CA. This season marks the LA Galaxy’s 25th year in Major League Soccer representing Los Angeles.   […]

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Josh Reynolds Rides the Santa Monica Pier Roller Coaster

Josh Reynolds in front of Santa Monica Pier sign
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The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Josh Reynolds visited the Santa Monica Pier recently with Sarina Morales, a Rams reporter, to have some fun and learn a little bit more about the Josh’s background. They went into Pacific Park for a ride on the West Coaster roller coaster, played a game of long range basketball, and spoke about Josh’s first […]

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Charli d’Amelio and Addison Rae with Jordan Matter at the Santa Monica Pier

Charli d’Amelio and Addison Rae at the Santa Monica Pier
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TikTok celebrity dancers Charli d’Amelio and Addison Rae visited the Santa Monica Pier in late January in a video by dance photographer Jordan Matter. They were joined by their friends Ondreaz Lopez, Tony Lopez, Michael Le, and Tayler Holder. The group posed for photos, met with TikTok fans at the Pier, played midway games and enjoyed a ride on the [...] Read More

National Ferris Wheel Day 2020

Pacific Wheel in Santa Moncia
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In addition to Valentine's Day, February 14th is the annual observance of National Ferris Wheel Day. The 14th of February is the birth day of George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel. Juliet Lamar visited Pacific Park to talk to some Ferris Wheel riders and provided this short video on her Instagram. The Ferris wheel was [...] Read More

Valentine’s Day at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

A heart on the Pacific Wheel - Photo by de.herrera
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To help out those still piecing together their most romantic date night ever, we’ve outlined some of the top reasons the Santa Monica Pier is the most romantic place to take your date in LA.   Love is in the air at the Santa Monica Pier. Often lauded as one of the most romantic places in Los Angeles, the Pier […]

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Santa Monica in the Movies

Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park
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In the movie-making mecca that is the Golden State, Santa Monica’s idyllic blend of city and sea is a perennial favorite setting for all manners of silver screen endeavors. A perfect cocktail of natural beauty and pop culture, this storied sliver of West LA has proven itself over the decades as a storyteller’s dream spot.   Luckily for visiting movie […]

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Windy Time Cart on the Santa Monica Pier

Cart selling hanging wind ornaments on the Santa Monica Pier
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Windy Time is a souvenir cart on the Santa Monica Pier that sells a selection of hanging wind spinners and ornaments, snow globes, and other unique gifts. You can buy great gifts on the Santa Monica Pier for your friends and family back home. Windy Time is a mobile retail vending cart on the Santa Monica Pier Boardwalk. The cart […]

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Beach Signs and Gifts Cart on the Santa Monica Pier

Cart selling signs and gifts on the Santa Monica Pier
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Decorate your wall with cool, retro beach-themed art from the Beach Signs & Gifts cart on the Santa Monica Pier. This retail cart offers unique wooden art pieces, keepsake wooden postcards, as well as customized plaques and souvenirs. Wood postcards like those available at Beach Signs and Gifts were first sold at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. While some […]

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In The News – December 2019

Photo of the Pacific Wheel from phone
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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, 2019. California Unpublished Los Angeles Day Trips for Families "Santa Monica Pier can get rather crowded on weekends, but if you can hit it up on [...] Read More