Events

1. 
   Beach Dances 2019
   June 18 – 23, 2019, Free admission
2. 
   Meet Me at Reed
   Saturdays: June 15 to July 27, 2019, Free admission
3. 
   Jazz on the Lawn
   Jazz on the Lawn presents free jazz and world music Sundays in August
4. 
   COAST
   City of Santa Monica’s Open Streets Event. Sunday, September 15, 2019. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
5. 
   Art in the Parks
   Free Outdoor Performances to Look Forward to This Summer

Calendar

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City of Santa Monica Calendar

Programs

Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents annual programs in local parks and cultural facilities.

January-February

Fireside at the Miles

Fireside is a season of music, dance, storytelling and variety arts; cozy performances in front of an open fire at Santa Monica’s historic Miles Memorial Playhouse.

March

Airport ArtWalk

The ArtWalk is a fun-filled day of artistic exploration within the Santa Monica Airport creative campus. All are invited to watch art and ceramic demonstrations, participate in art and theater workshops, and enjoy live music and food trucks.

April

Arts Month

Arts Leadership Awards

Indigenous Now

June

Pride Month

Meet Me At Reed

Santa Monica Teen Film Festival

Beach Dances

July

August

Jazz on the Lawn

Cardboard Yacht Regatta

September

Coast

October

Wonder Room

November

Dia de Los Muertos

Continuous

Artist Residency events

Downbeat 720

Monthly Craft Lounge at the Camera Obscura

Retired events

GLOW

Santa Monica Festival

The Palette

The Palette is a weekly Wednesday email that highlights a handful of Santa Monica art and culture events happening that week.

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Suggest an event

To suggest an event for listing, email [email protected] with the just the title, date & time, description, contact & ticket info, location and a JPG image with credits as necessary.

• Events must be cultural/artistic in nature and take place Thursday-Sunday in Santa Monica.
• Suggestions can be made in advance but must be received no later than Monday at 12pm to be considered for that week’s edition.
• All submissions are considered with no guarantee of inclusion. We prioritize events by City divisions and SMCA grantees, opening days of ongoing events, and accessibly-priced events.

Submit your artwork

To have your artwork featured as a banner image, email [email protected] with the title, artist name and website.

• Images should reflect Santa Monica in some way. Images of artwork in all mediums are accepted.
• Images must be JPGs in landscape/horizontal format (6” wide x 2” tall or 800 px wide)
• Please send one or two images along with the above information (and photo credits/art attribution if applicable).
• There is no deadline: images are accepted year round. Selected artists will be featured for one to two weeks.

More calendars

You can find more events on the Santa Monica Travel and Tourism Calendar and the Los Angeles County Event Calendar.