10 AM
Muscle Beach Workout
Original Muscle Beach · Active
Watch gymnasts and lifters on the rings and bars just south of the pier, a Santa Monica tradition since the 1930s.
11 AM
Pacific Park on the Pier
Santa Monica Pier · Family
Open-air amusement park on the pier deck with the solar Ferris wheel, coaster and midway games. Open daily.
7 PM
Third Street Buskers
Third Street Promenade · Music
Street musicians, dancers and the famous dueling pianos along the open-air promenade most evenings.
Twilight Concert Series
Free Wednesday-night concerts on the Santa Monica Pier through the summer.
Fourth of July on the Pier
Daytime festivities and a beach holiday crowd, with fireworks along the coast.
Santa Monica Pier Glow / Lights Fest
Late-summer celebration of the pier with light installations and live performances.
see you out there
Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
At Santa Monica, the sun sets at 7:05 PM today — about 12h 28m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:37 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Santa Monica update at the top of the conditions page.