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 […]
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The Pacific Wheel is lit on Juneteenth with a brilliant light program of red, white, blue, green, red, and gold. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is an annual observance celebrating the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, had established that all enslaved people “shall […]
Pacific Park and the Santa Monica Pier, in accordance with the State of California, Los Angeles County, and City of Santa Monica guidelines, fully reopened to guests on Tuesday, June 15th 2021. For the first time since mid-March 2020, everyone is welcome back on the Santa Monica Pier rides, can play games with family and […]
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 […]

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