Plan your week with our informal guide to Santa Monica happenings.
So much to do, so little time! Here’s a comprehensive, one-stop list of local happenings and major city-wide events taking place from Friday, September 18 through Thursday, September 24.
Friday, September 18
DON’T MISS
- 🍿 Movie: Resident Evil (Opening)
AMC Theatres
- 🏈 H.S. Football: Gardena @ Samohi
- 🎃 Magic of the Jach O’Lanterns
South Coast Botanical Garden, PV
- Movie: The Musical (Opening)
AMC Theatres
- Movie: The Weights (Opening)
AMC Theatres
- Movie: Up
Brentwood Country Mart
- H.S. Football: Bosco Tech @ St. Monica Prep
Corsair Field, SMC
- H.S. Football: Capistrano @ Venice
Venice High School (7:00 PM)
- H.S. Football: Palisades @ San Pedro
San Pedro High School (7:00 PM)
- Mahjong Fridays
Santa Monica Family YMCA
- Magic by the Sea
- ’90s Night
The Room Santa Monica
- Bundy Triangle Night Market
Bundy Dr. & Santa Monica Blvd.
- Mission Improvable
Mi’s Westside Comedy Theatre
Saturday, September 19
DON’T MISS
- 🏈 NCAAF: Purdue @ UCLA
Rose Bowl Stadium
- 🎸 Squeeze: Tired, Tested & Trixies Tour
Hollywood Bowl
- 🍲 Thai Fest by the Beach
Santa Monica Pier
- A Pier-fect Benefit
Santa Monica Pier - Mana
- “World’s Biggest Beach Cleanup”
Tower 18, Venice (11 AM)
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
NuArt Theatre
- Magic by the Sea
Illusion Magic
- ’90s Night
The Room
- Downtown Farmers Market – Free
3rd St. & Arizona Ave. (8:00 AM)
- Pico Farmers Market – Free
Virginia Ave. Park (8:00 AM)
Sunday, September 20
DON’T MISS
- 🏈 NFL: Raiders @ Chargers
SoFi Stadium (1:05 PM)
- 🚴 Venice Electric Bike Parade
Windward Ave., Venice (sunset)
- 🎵 The Toledo Show
Harvelles
- Thai Fest by the Beach (Day 2)
Santa Monica Pier
- Grateful Dead Brunch
The Venice West (12:00 PM)
- Main Street Farmers Market
Heritage Museum (8:30 AM)
- Brentwood Farmers Market
741 Gretna Green (9:00 AM)
Monday, September 21
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Lily Allen
Greek Theatre
- 🏈 Monday Night Football: Giants @ Rams
SoFi Stadium/ABC
- 🧠 Trivia with Jon Rosenthol
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
- TV: Survivor 51 (premiere)
CBS - TV: The Voice (season premiere)
NBC/Peacock - Improv Jam
Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater
Tuesday, September 22
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Andrea Bocelli
- 📺 America’s Got Talent (Taping)
Civic Auditorium, Pasadena
- 🎤 Clever Girl Trivia
The Venice West
- Premiere: Dancing with the Stars (Season 35)
ABC
- America’s Got Talent
Pasadena Civic Auditorium (5:00 PM)
- Brits in L.A. Trivia
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
Wednesday, September 23
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Robyn
Kia Forum
- 🎵 Beck
Greek Theatre
- 🤠 Western Wednesday Line Dancing
Santa Monica Place
- TV: America’s Got Talent
Pasadena Civic Auditorium (5:00 PM)
- TV: The Floor (season 6)
Fox - TV: Wonka’s Golden Ticket (premiere)
Netflix - Hang Ten Comedy Night
Gladstones, P.P. - Live Band Karaoke
Harvelle’s - Bunny Hoppy Hour
The Cook’s Garden, Venice
- Downtown Farmers Market
3rd Street & Arizona Ave (8:00 AM)
- ‘Jeopardy’ Alumni Trivia
Thursday, September 24
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Jon Bellion
Hollywood Bowl
- 🎵 Kehlani
Intuit Dome
- 🍹 Tulum Thursdays
Lulu Santa Monica
- Music Bingo
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
- Robyn
Kia Forum - TV: A Different World (premiere)
Netflix - TV: Hell’s Kitchen (season premiere)
Fox
Recurring
- Karaoke
Nightly · The Gaslite
- Olivia Rodrigo: the cure unraveled
Ends Feb 22 · Grammy Museum
- Water for Elephants
Ends 9/27 · Pantages Theatre
Did we miss an event? If you know of something exciting taking place in or around Santa Monica, please submit details to our editorial team via email tips@santamonicasun.com.