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Join us in celebrating the momentous occasion that is Santa Monica’s 150th Birthday.  July 14, 1875 marks the date when the town of Santa Monica was first mapped out and the initial plots of land were sold. To commemorate Santa Monica’s 150th anniversary, the community is coming together from July through December 2025 to reflect […]

Santa Monica Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is designed to combat the “summer slide,” helping youth maintain and build their reading and learning skills during the school break. Readers of all ages can now register for the Summer Reading Program here. From Saturday, June 14, through Saturday, August 16, registered participants can log their reading […]

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 […]