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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit purple and gold on Sunday, August 24 in recognition of Kobe Bryant Day 2025. Kobe Bryant Day (also known as Black Mamba Day or Mamba Day) is being celebrated on August 24 in Los Angele to commemorate the life of Laker legend Kobe Bryant. The date […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Tuesday, July 1 to Sunday, July 6 in recognition of Independence Day 2025. 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 […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit green, gold, red, white, and blue on Thursday, June 19 in recognition of Juneteenth 2025. 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 […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Saturday, June 14 in recognition of Flag Day 2025. 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 Pacific Wheel will […]