Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

8 AM

Muscle Beach Workouts

Muscle Beach Venice · Active

The original outdoor weight pen on the sand — lifters, gymnasts and rings from morning on.

10 AM

Skate Park Sessions

Venice Skate Park · Active

Free oceanfront concrete bowls and snake run — open dawn to dusk, locals and pros all day.

11 AM

Boardwalk Performers

Ocean Front Walk · Arts

Buskers, painters, henna artists and the famous chainmail-clad guitarist line the boardwalk.

Big Days

annual
Late Sep

Abbot Kinney Festival

One-day street fair on Abbot Kinney — food, art, music stages and tens of thousands of people.

May

Venice Art Walk & Auctions

Self-guided tour of Venice artists' studios plus an art auction benefiting the Venice Family Clinic.

December

Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade

Decorated, lit-up boats cruise the main channel of the marina just south of Venice.

see you out there

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.