The annual Off the Hook Seafood Festival takes place Sunday, October 19, at the Santa Monica Pier. The event features seafood tastings from local restaurants, beer and wine vendors, live music, and public competitions in oyster shucking and eating.

Snapchat’s Lens Fest 2025 wasn’t about flashy demos—it was about control. The company’s latest suite of AR tools shifts power toward independent creators, giving them faster, AI-assisted ways to build, test, and monetize augmented reality content inside Lens Studio.

The Santa Monica Classic Car Show returns to the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, September 13, 2025. This annual event brings together classic rides, custom builds, and vintage favorites with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop.

On August 16, 2025, the Immersive Art Collective transformed into a vibrant masquerade hall for the wedding reception of Chelsea and Deji. The evening was a celebration of love, artistry, and community—every detail designed to pull guests into a living, breathing work of art.