The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31 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 […]
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Hundreds of drones flew in a controlled pattern to create outlines of Baby Yoda, the Handmaid, and Captain America’s Shield over the Santa Monica Pier On Thursday, May 20th, the online streaming service, Disney+, released a video showing a stunning light show over the beaches of Santa Monica. The 8-minute choreographed light show was part of a film shoot to […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit green and blue on Thursday, 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 Thursday, April 22. Pacific Park is committed to […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be blue and white with a 90-foot tall animated Greek flag on Thursday, March 25 in recognition of Greece’s bicentennial. Pacific Park will join other landmarks around the globe to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence on the evening of March 25th by lighting the Pacific Wheel in blue and white, a […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit green on Wednesday, March 17th in recognition of St Patrick’s Day. Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will join other landmarks across the globe in going green on March 17th in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. The special light program on the wheel will include colorful animations and festive shamrocks. […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit purple, green and white on Monday, March 8th in recognition of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come […]
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Pacific Park lights the Pacific Wheel with the iconic Red Cross to bring awareness to The American Red Cross This March, Pacific Park once again joins hospitals, first responders, and our partners at the City in celebrating March as Red Cross Month. Each year, the President of the United States proclaims March as “Red Cross Month,” an opportunity to honor […]
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The Pacific Wheel will once again light up for love this Valentine’s Day weekend with a special light program that features hearts and fun emojis. Celebrating Valentine’s Day can be traced back to year 496 in ancient Rome. The celebration then was to honor Saint Valentine of Rome, and it wasn’t until the 14th and 15th centuries that the holiday […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, green and yellow on Thursday, February 4 in recognition of Black History Month. Every February, people across the nation come together for events and activities to celebrate Black History Month and the history, diversity, and achievements of the Black community nationwide. This Thursday, February 4, Rosa Parks Day, Santa Monica’s […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit amber on Tuesday, January 19 in recognition of Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial. This weekend marks a grim milestone of the global COVID-19 pandemic as over 1 million Angelenos have contracted the illness. In the US, over 20 million people are confirmed to have had coronavirus. The crisis continues to impact the lives […]
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