Free Events in Santa Monica, CA

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• Ever Present: No Wave Women with Adele Bertei

  Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

  Genres: electronic, jazz/blues, rock

• The Beat 5 Beatles Tribute

  Sep 24 – Dec 31, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

  Genres: rock

• Lobby Lounge Live Piano Bar Night

  Sep 25 – Feb 19, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, 2525 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

  Genres: jazz/blues

• Wellness & Waves Group Run

  Sep 26 – Oct 17, 2026 · 8:00 AM

  Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Santa Monica Family YMCA Running Club

  Sep 26 – Mar 13, 2027 · 8:00 AM

  Santa Monica Family YMCA, 1332 6th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Wellness & Waves Yoga and Mat Pilates

  Sep 26 – Oct 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Santa Monica Pier West End, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Chamber Music Palisades: Woodwind Quartet Concert

  Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  12000 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Tongva Twilight: Sounds & Cinema

  Sep 26 – Feb 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Tongva Park, 1615 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA

  Free

  Genres: hip-hop/r&b

• The Cottages: Scenes from Lives Interrupted

  Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  1008 11th St, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• The Brig Band

  Sep 29 – Mar 16, 2027 · 8:00 PM

  The Brig, 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA

  Free

  Genres: hip-hop/r&b, jazz/blues

• Show and Tell: Yoko Ono Archive

  Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA

  Free

• Design a Bookmark

  Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 3:30 PM

  122 North Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA

  Free

• Veuve Clicquot Club Solaire Venice Beach

  Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  619 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA

  Free

• Getty Creative Engagement Forum

  Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 8:00 AM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• 2026 Westside Soccer Competition

  Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  3201 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Images and Imagination: Collage Workshop

  Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Front Porch Cinema Series

  Oct 9 – Mar 19, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Modern Mosaics: Family Workshop

  Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA

  Free

• Artist-at-Work: Making Mosaics

  Oct 10 – Mar 20, 2027 · 11:00 AM

  Getty Center Museum Courtyard, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Lost, Found, and Beyond: Provenance at America's Museums

  Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Downbeat 720 25th Anniversary Season

  Oct 13 – Mar 9, 2027 · 7:20 PM

  Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Family Festival: LA and Mexico in Focus

  Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Community, Identity, and Resistance in Art

  Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Fright Night Concert by SMC Emeritus Band

  Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

  Genres: classical

• Ever Present NOVA 78 Film Screening

  Friday, October 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Westside Network: UCLA Alumni Fall Hike

  Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM

  Kenter Trailhead, 1184 N Kenter Ave, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• The Hidden Influence of Nubia in Ancient Egypt

  Monday, October 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Santa Monica Business Center Workshop Series

  Oct 27 – Feb 23, 2027 · 4:00 PM

  Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, 2525 Main St. #103, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• A Painterly Pursuit with Reggie Burrows Hodges

  Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Curator's Tour: The Holy Family at Home

  Nov 5 – Mar 18, 2027 · 3:00 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Nat Geo Live: Discovering the Galapagos

  Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  BroadStage, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Westside Network: UCLA Alumni Pre-Thanksgiving Hike

  Sunday, November 22, 2026 · 8:30 AM

  Sullivan Fire Road, 1550 Casale Rd, Pacific Palisades, CA

  Free

• Pacific Wheel Thanksgiving Lights

  Nov 25 – Nov 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Letters to Santa and Paint:Lab

  Dec 4 – Mar 17, 2027 · 3:30 PM

  Merry Go-Round Building, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Books & Cookies Musical Storytime

  Dec 4 – Mar 17, 2027 · 3:30 PM

  Patio 66 @ Pacific Park, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Bob Baker Marionette Theater

  Dec 4 – Mar 17, 2027 · 5:00 PM

  Patio 66 @ Pacific Park, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Santa Monica Tree Lighting

  Friday, December 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Third Street Promenade (1300 Block), Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Non-Consenting Collaborators with Gala Porras Kim

  Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Westside Network: UCLA Alumni Holiday Hike

  Sunday, December 13, 2026 · 8:30 AM

  Westridge Trailhead, 2652 Westridge Road, Los Angeles, CA

  Free

• Sandy Cane Lane Locals Night

  Friday, December 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  Merry Go-Round Building & Pier Parking Deck, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Trolleys of Santa Monica: Hands-On History

  Jan 20 – Mar 20, 2027 · 11:00 AM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Sounds of Santa Monica | Valentine's Day Edition

  Saturday, February 13, 2027 · 2:00 PM

  Santa Monica Place, CA

  Free

  Genres: pop, rock

• Under One Roof Exhibition

  Monday, February 22, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  3026 Airport Ave, CA

  Free

• SMC Emeritus Concert Band: Liquid Grooves

  Wednesday, March 3, 2027 · 3:00 PM

  The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

  Genres: classical

• The Egyptian Book of the Dead Exhibition

  Mar 4 – Mar 23, 2027 · All day

  Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA

  Free

• Girl Scouts 105th Birthday Celebration

  Thursday, March 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, CA

  Free

• Californias Role in Womens Suffrage

  Saturday, March 13, 2027 · 2:00 PM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• How They Built Westwood

  Saturday, March 13, 2027 · 2:00 PM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Pacific Ocean Park Pier History Lecture

  Saturday, March 13, 2027 · 2:00 PM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

• Discover History Discussion

  Sunday, March 21, 2027 · 3:00 PM

  Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

  Free

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