The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit orange, yellow, and feature a dancing turkey with fun harvest-time themes on Monday, November 22 to Thursday, November 25 in recognition of Thanksgiving 2021. Pacific Park is celebrating Thanksgiving in a big way with a fun, festive light program on the Pacific Wheel that features a 90-foot-tall Thanksgiving Turkey. Thanksgiving is […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit blue on Thursday, November 18 in recognition of the Los Angeles Memorial for Victims of COVID-19. The Pacific Wheel will join other LA landmarks in lighting blue in remembrance for those lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 25,000 LA County residents have died due to complications of COVID-19 since the pandemic […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, blue, and feature 5 insignias of the armed services on Thursday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Pacific Park will celebrate Veterans Day on November 11 to honor military veterans, active service members, and their families with a colorful salute on the Pacific Wheel in red, white, and […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel will be lit yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue on Friday, October 15 in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the culture, contributions, and heritage of American people whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. This recognition began in 1968 when President Lyndon B. Johnson […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit gold on Thursday, September 30 to celebrate the grand opening of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The Pacific Wheel will join other LA area landmarks in being lit gold to celebrate the grand opening of LA’s newest cultural center, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Located in Museum Row in […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit blue and gold on Sunday, September 12 for the LA Rams regular season home opener. The LA Rams host the Chicago Bears for their home opener at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The match-up will be broadcast on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The Pacific Wheel will shine blue and gold for the […]
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HBO Max Celebrates the Premiere of Space Jam: A New Legacy and other summer blockbusters at the Santa Monica Pier Look to the West Coast this July as HBO Max takes over the Santa Monica Pier to celebrate the premiere of much anticipated summer blockbusters including Space Jam: A New Legacy and The Suicide Squad, in theaters and on HBO […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Thursday, July 1 to Tuesday, July 6 in recognition of Independence Day. Independence Day in the United States is celebrated annually on July the 4th and commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Monday, June 14 in recognition of Flag Day. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th each year in the United States to commemorate the First Flag Resolution passed by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The anniversary of the resolution has been celebrated for hundreds […]
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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit teal on Tuesday, June 1 in recognition of MG Awareness. The Pacific Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier will join other landmarks across the country by being lit teal in the month of June. The coordinated effort is to increase awareness of myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that causes […]
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