Fox’s hit action series aired their season 3 opener that ended with a cliffhanger – an epic tsunami barreling down on the Los Angeles coast line as the characters look on in fear from the west end of the Santa Monica Pier. 9-1-1 premiered in 2017 and explores the experiences of police officers, firefighters, dispatchers and other first responders who […]
Read More As part of a chain of visitor information centers, carts, and kiosks located throughout Santa Monica, the main Santa Monica Pier Shop and Visitor’s Center location is staffed with friendly guides and experts knowledgeable about all the local highlights. They are ready and trained to help answer all the questions that you might have about the Pier, especially if it’s […]
Read More October 4th is National Taco Day and Los Angeles celebrates with the Pacific Park World Taco Eating Championship at the Santa Monica Pier. Each year, the world’s top competitive eaters meet outside Pacific Park’s Whac-a-mole Tacos to eat hundreds of LA street-style carnitas tacos in just 8 minutes. Watch the 2019 World Taco Championship Results Joey Chestnut defended his world [...] Read More The annual Twilight on the Pier is now in its final week, with the last theme as Japanese Vibes on September 25th! The evening of comedy will begin at 6:30pm at Pacific Park’s Seaside Pavilion (near Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) featuring comedians Atsuko Okatsuka, Lara Beitz, Alex Hooper, headliner Paul Ogata and host Anna Valenzuela. EDIT: Watch the whole [...] Read More Nike’s new running shoe Joyride is debuted with a 5K run along the beach in Santa Monica followed by an exclusive after party for the runners at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. **Update: We had a blast hosting the Nike Joyride 5K after party in Pacific Park! Watch some first hand footage of the fun event below: The […]
Read More Southern California has a reputation for some of the best tacos in the country. So good, you may think you could eat several in one sitting. But while you may think you could devour a mountain of tacos, in actuality, that’s an honor that few can claim! For those few, they’ll be putting their skills –and titles– to the test […]
Read More Whether you’re native or a visitor to Santa Monica, you can’t help but instantly fall in love with this gorgeous city! A lot of its natural beauty is protected by passionate people, including the non-profit The Bay Foundation, which has been working to restore Santa Monica’s Bay since 1990. The Bay Foundation, also known as the Santa Monica Bay Restoration [...] Read More This week’s upcoming theme for Twilight on the Pier is Aussie Splash! Taking place Wednesday, September 18th at Pacific Park’s Seaside Pavilion (behind the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) comedians Yasmin Jade Kassim, Stephen Furey, Vanessa Gonzalez, and Monty Franklin will be performing with Ken Garr hosting at 6:30pm. EDIT: Watch the full night of laugh’s below! Headliner Monty Franklin […]
Read More Top-Ranked Eaters to Converge in Santa Monica to Compete for $5,000 in Prizes Joey Chestnut, the number-one ranked competitive eater in the world, along with other top-ranked Major League Eating athletes, will gather in Santa Monica, Calif., for the second-annual Pacific Park World Taco-Eating Championship. This year’s competition, presented by Pepsi, will take place at 11:00 A.M. on National Taco [...] Read More Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) and the state-wide California Police Activities League (CalPAL) kids enjoy a free evening of fun and games. SANTA MONICA, Calif., (September 13, 2019) — Pacific Park celebrated 15 years of PALpalooza by treating California PAL kids to its annual back-to-school outing on Friday, September 13 from 5-11 p.m. To date, Pacific Park has hosted […]
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