Pacific Park Papers

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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Friday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 4, to Celebrate 4th of July Weekend. Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second […]

Each July, Santa Monica residents celebrate Independence Day weekend with down-home parade featuring classic cars, fire trucks, and members of the Santa Monica Community The 2023 parade returns to its classic route. The parade kicks off promptly at 9:30am at Pico and Main Street, traveling South on Main Street before turning right onto Marine, ending […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit green, gold, red, white, and blue on Monday, June 19 in recognition of Juneteenth. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also called Emancipation Day […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Wednesday, June 14 in recognition of Flag Day 2023. Flag Day is a United States federal holiday that commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The Flag […]