Upcoming events in the city of Santa Monica.
It’s that time of year again, folks. Santa Monica Next is getting ready to throw its second-annual summer cocktail party fundraiser on Saturday, July 30. As a nonprofit news site, we rely on the generosity of our readers to support…
This weekend, head to Santa Monica College for the annual “Celebrate America” fireworks show. Next week, the Ocean Park Association is looking for volunteers to help with its annual 4th of July parade. And the Santa Monica City Council will…
This week, the City Council will consider what to do with the no-growth L.U.V.E. initiative, planning begins on Santa Monica’s newest park, and Santa Monica Spoke hosts “Dinner & Bikes + Cupcakes.” City Council Looks at No-Growth Ballot Measure The…
Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast. The route started at the newly-opened Downtown Santa Monica Expo line station. From there to the Pier was a designated…
Santa Monica is getting ready for its first open streets event, Coast, this Sunday, June 5. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. about two miles of streets will be closed to automobile traffic, freeing up the space for people to…
This week is a good one for those who have been waiting for the arrival of the Expo light rail line, since it opens this Friday. This week also happens to be bike week, which means there will be ample…
This week, Santa Monica’s City Council will officially declare May “Bike Month,” you can get a preview of the new expansion of Airport Park, and you can wind down the week with a special Handlebar Happy Hour at the Craftsman…
We’re living the Santa Monica life this weekend. Will you join us? There’s an urban cycling scavenger hunt, a special festival to kick off bike month, Yallwest, the weekend-long celebration of young adult literature, is back, and the Promenade is…
May is Bike Month and you can get ready starting on day one with Santa Monica’s Gear Up! event this Sunday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKinley Elementary School, join the Santa Monica Bike Center, Santa Monica Spoke,…
AIKA Trading, an urban cycling store, and Santa Monica Spoke are teaming up to promote urban cycling with the Brompton Urban Challenge on Saturday, April 30. The event, which costs $25 to participate, will benefit the local nonprofit bicycle advocacy…
This week, Santa Monica honors its sustainable businesses, relax after work with a drink with fellow bike riders at Handlebar Happy Hour, and get involved with the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce’s civic engagement committee. Sustainable Quality Awards The…
Kidical Mass, the family-friendly social bike ride hosted by the city of Santa Monica, is back this Saturday, April 16, with an Earth Day-themed event. In conjunction with Safe Routes to School, Active Santa Monica, and Santa Monica Spoke, the…
Transportation is often a topic of conversation on the westside. People seem to love complaining about traffic as much as they hate sitting in it. But now we will have something positive to look forward to in the world of…
Coming up later this month, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Works, and the city will honor Santa Monica’s most environmentally responsible local businesses at the Sustainable Quality Awards. And Yallwest, a two-day festival celebrating young adult literature, is coming…
Santa Monica is preparing for its first open streets event, during which a 1.7 mile route along Ocean Avenue, Main Street, and Colorado Avenue will be closed to motorized vehicles, to celebrate the opening of Expo. The event is scheduled…
