Pacific Wheel Lit Pink for Santa Monica Pier’s 115th Birthday

Published on September 3, 2024

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit pink on Friday, September 6 as part of the Santa Monica Pier’s 115th birthday celebration.

The Santa Monica Pier is turning 115 this year! To celebrate, Pacific Park will display a special birthday light program on the Pacific Wheel.

The Pier was first opened in September 1909. The Santa Monica Pier Corporation is throwing a big celebration on Friday, September 6, featuring a FREE screening of the movie Barbie. The Pacific Wheel will be lit pink for the evening and display a huge “115” for the pier’s big day.

This special lighting event will take place on the evening of Friday, September 6. The Ferris wheel lights can be seen from dusk until 11:35 PM each evening. Enjoy watching the light program online at www.pacpark.com/live.

WHAT:
Special Lighting of the Pacific Wheel for Santa Monica Pier’s Birthday

WHEN:
Friday, September 6
dusk (around 7 PM) to midnight

WHERE:
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

 

See the lights from home at www.pacpark.com/live.

Pacific Park regularly programs the Ferris wheel to display seasonal programing and themed light designs for holidays and special occasions. The Pacific Wheel’s state-of-the-art lighting package was installed in 2016 and can display over 1.6 million different colors and animate patterns and icons in 24 frames per second. The energy efficient LEDs on the face of the Ferris wheel are powered by solar arrays inside Pacific Park. The light programs are curated and designed by Pacific Park staff. Each design is manually animated; some designs can take hours of programming. The aim is to provide fun, high-energy, and sometimes whimsical designs to entertain guests on the Santa Monica Pier and surrounding beaches.

 

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Feature image courtesy of  @justingoldmanphoto