Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier invites families and community members to join in for Heroes Day, a fun-filled afternoon celebrating local heroes and promoting safety awareness on Saturday, March 1 from 3-6 p.m.
The free event will feature a variety of activities for all ages, including appearances from beloved superhero characters, face painting, and special partnerships aimed at promoting preparedness. As part of the recognition and festivities Pacific Park will be donating wristbands to Red Cross staff and volunteers attending the event.
The public can also join the Santa Monica Police Department for Coffee with a Cop during Pacific Park’s Heroes Day in front of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf from 3-5 p.m. Come chat with local officers, enjoy refreshments, and learn more about how they serve and protect the community.
In addition, guests and locals can find their flow and feel the rhythm at the Santa Monica Pier’s Wellness & Waves Festival, a free, full-day experience of movement, mindfulness, and music, with donations in support of LA Fire Relief, on Saturday, March 1from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Pacific Park will also mark “Red Cross Month” by joining other area landmarks in lighting up the evening in red. The Ferris wheel lighting event will kick off a month-long awareness campaign to honor the vital work of the American Red Cross. The event will coincide with Pacific Park’s inaugural Heroes Day, which will also honor first responders and recognize their crucial role in the community.
“We’re excited to launch our first-ever Heroes Day at Pacific Park, bringing together families, first responders, and the American Red Cross to celebrate the everyday heroes who make a difference in our community,” said Nathan Smithson, Director of Marketing at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. “This event is all about fun, recognition, and preparedness, and we’re honored to join other local L.A. landmarks in lighting our Ferris wheel with a red cross to mark the start of Red Cross Month. We look forward to a memorable day filled with superhero moments and community spirit.”
Adding excitement to the day, guests will have the chance to meet and interact with a variety of superhero characters as they walk around Pacific Park’s Kid’s Cove area taking photos, and more.
In partnership with the American Red Cross, they will have a booth in the park where they will distribute free preparedness kits, helping families stay safe in the event of an emergency.
Nearly 80 years ago, March was first proclaimed “Red Cross Month” in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to raise awareness of the organization and its humanitarian mission. All U.S. presidents since Roosevelt have designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the American Red Cross helps people across the country and around the world through its workforce powered by more than 90 percent volunteers.
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA’s only admission free amusement park, offers 12 amusement rides, 14 midway games, Snackville with five fun food offerings and retail beach shops. For additional information and hours of operation, call 310-260-8744, visit pacpark.com/valentines, and go to Facebook.com/pacificpark, Instagram.com/pacpark or X.com/pacpark.
