Category: News

Pacific Park in the News | June 2020

Pacific Park is regularly featured in news articles, vlogs, and the media. Below are our picks for the top news and blogs mentioning Pacific Park and the Santa Monica Pier for April - June, 2020. Fashion Gone Rogue Kenzie Spooner by Joe Diez in ‘Here Comes the Sun’ "Photographer Joe Diez heads to Santa Monica’s [...]

Beaches and Piers closed for 4th of July Weekend to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

The LA County Department of Public Health has ordered all LA County beaches, beach bike paths, and piers to close for the 4th of July weekend. The Santa Monica Pier will be closed starting at 8PM on Thursday, July 2nd and will reopen in limited operation at 10AM on Monday, July 6th. In a health […]

The Speed Project relay run from the Santa Monica Pier to Las Vegas

Each October, teams of runners compete in a 340 mile run across the American Southwest. The Speed Project was founded by LA-based runners Nils Arend and Blue Benadum who sought to cultivate a raw, anti-marathon running event that pushed the runners as well as people’s perception of what a run event is all about. Each […]

The Pacific Wheel Ferris wheel celebrates Independence Day with a special red, white and blue light program

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit in red, white and blue from Friday, July 3rd until Sunday, July 5th in celebration of the 4th of July. Independence Day, sometimes just referred to as “July 4th”, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, […]