Ocean Avenue provides you and your little one with lots of people-watching as well as some classic sights, including the Ferris Wheel at the Pier and the Pacific Ocean. Palisades Park is a 26-acre stretch overlooking the beach.
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Stroller walks – Santa Monica
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Upcoming Events
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Hola Mexico Film Festival
The festival strives to connect the audience to Mexico through cultural entertainment, creating the most authentic experience. The festival is for all audiences, and every event is open to the general public. Every film has English subtitles.
We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Mesoamerican artists held a cosmic responsibility: as they adorned the surfaces of buildings, clay vessels, textiles, bark-paper pages, and sculptures with color, they (quite literally) made the world. Color mapped the very order of the cosmos, of time and space. The exhibition explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. See website for ticket prices and registration.
Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology
Future Imaginaries delves into the emergence of Futurism in modern Indigenous art. The exhibit showcases over 50 artworks that interweave elements of science fiction, self-determination, and Indigenous technologies from various Native cultures. The show also envisions sovereign futures. It challenges historical myths and the enduring impact of colonization, including environmental degradation and harmful stereotypes, offering a transformative experience that inspires hope for the future. Adults — $18, Students and Seniors — $14, Children (3–12) — $8, Free hours Tuesday…
$18
On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues
This exhibition showcases forty-seven portraits of speakers and students of endangered languages living in the United States. The artist, B.A. Van Sise, collaborated with numerous Indigenous and diasporic cultural organizations, as well as Native Tribes and Nations, to raise awareness about these languages and the ongoing efforts to revitalize them. Adults — $18, Seniors, Students & Children (2 – 17), $13, Free to Members & Children under 2. Free on Thursdays Tuesdays – Fridays 12:00 noon – 5:00…
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Pacific Islander Festival
Join the Aquarium for its twentieth annual Pacific Island Festival. This festival features traditional music and dance, cultural displays, and craft demonstrations and celebrates Pacific Islander cultures, including Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, Chamorro, Marshallese, and Māori.