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 25 through Thursday, October 1.
Friday, September 25
DON’T MISS
- 🍿 Movie: Heart of the Beast(Opening)
AMC Theatres
- 🎵 Tove Lo
Greek Theatre - 🎃 Magic of the Jach O’Lanterns
South Coast Botanical Garden, PV
- Movie: Avengers: End Game – Encore (Opening)
AMC Theatres
- Movie: Forgotten Island (Opening)
AMC
- Movie: Up
Brentwood Country Mart (6:00 PM)
- TV: Unabomber (Premiere)
Netflix - H.S. Football: Franklin @ University
University High School, WLA
- H.S. Football: St. Monica @ CSHM
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary 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 26
DON’T MISS
- 🏈 NCAAF: Oregon @ USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
- 🎵 R&B Tour: Usher & Chris Brown
SoFi Stadium
- 🎭 Into The Woods (Opening)
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
- Sonic Live In Concert
Dolby Theatre - Comedy: Bert Kreischer
Greek Theatre
- TV: Saturday Night Live (Premiere)
Tower 18, Venice (11 AM)
- Movie: 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 27
DON’T MISS
- 🏈 NFL: Rams @ Broncos
Mile High (5:20 PM)
- 🚴 Venice Electric Bike Parade
Windward Ave., Venice (sunset)
- 🎵 Water for Elephants (Closing)
Pantages
- TV: The Simpsons (Season premiere)
Fox - One Sea Star 5k Walk
Ocean Park
- Venice Electric Bike Parade
Windward Ave., Venice (sunset) - 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 28
DON’T MISS
- TBD
Greek Theatre
- 🏈 Monday Night Football: Eagles @ Bears
ABC
- 🧠 Trivia with Jon Rosenthol
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
- Improv Jam
Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater
Tuesday, September 29
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Zara Larsson
Greek Theatre
🎤 Brits in L.A. Trivia
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
Wednesday, September 30
DON’T MISS
- 🎵 Disney Descendants
Kia Forum
- 🎵 The Outsiders (Opening)
Pantages Theatre
- 🤠 Western Wednesday Line Dancing
Santa Monica Place
- Bruno Mars: The Romantic Tour
SoFi Stadium - Western Line Dancing
Santa Monica Place - 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, October 1
DON’T MISS
- 🍹 Tulum Thursdays
Lulu Santa Monica
Battle Box Game Night
Weary Livers
- Music Bingo
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
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.