It's time for the 3rd annual Kooky Spooky costume surf at Topanga Bay on Halloween day! Hosted by LA Kooky Surfer Girls. This year we're kicking off the morning with a beach cleanup followed by a costume contest & surf! There will be awards & prizes handed out so get creative!

Schedule
8:30am-9am Beach Cleanup
9am-9:30am Show off your costume/photos
9:30am-10:45am SURF!!!
11am Award Ceremony w/ prizes!

We’re making this a potluck if you feel like sharing, so please bring a treat if you’d like to avoid any tricks 😈 Everyone is welcome!! ☺️ Link to RSVP/partiful in bio so we have a rough idea of headcount and we'll use it to share pics/day of deets!

Special thanks to our founder Sarah for making this beautiful, 100% human-made flier art!

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Fifty years ago, a crew of local surfers took their moves from the waves to the streets and changed skateboarding forever. Locals' Night celebrates Dogtown's 50th anniversary with a drive-in screening of Dogtown and Z-Boys, just blocks from where the legend began.

Dogtown Car Club is teaming up with Locals Night on the Santa Monica Pier for a special night celebrating the culture, history, music, and cars that helped make Dogtown legendary.

🎧 Vinyl Dj set by original Z-Boy Tony Alva

🎶 Live music from Cycotic Youth

🎬 Watch Dogtown and Z-Boys on the big screen

🛹 Skate Ramp by Beyond the Board

💃 Live music by Chino Espinoza Y Los Dueños Del Son and salsa dance lessons with Courtney Parsi

🎨 Local vendors to shop and support

📚 Books & Cookies musical story time

🚗 Classic Car Meet

Tickets (FREE)

Drive-In Ticket: Required to bring a car. One per car. (Car Meet participants do not require car tickets and will have a dedicated section)

General Seating Ticket: Bring a chair or blanket. One per person.

Skate Ticket: Required to ride the ramp, plus a signed waiver. Register in advance.

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Saturday, October 10

Douglas Park, 2439 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Metered parking around the park. Free street park in the surrounding neighborhood (look out for restrictions)

Costume shopping to start @ 5pm (first come first serve, so arrive early to check in)

What's spookier than lack of community & unsustainable shopping practices?

Fight these frights with your neighbors on the westside and have fun while doing it at this free event.

Kick off the Halloween season with sweet treats, crafts, a trinket trade and clothing swap.

Dress up in your best brooding black attire to take advantage of the photo op.

All are welcome

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The Department of Beaches & Harbors presents Marina SPOOKTACULAR... Halloween by the Harbor! There’s fun and scares for all ages!

There’s fun and scares for all ages, but the frights intensify as night falls over Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey during this two-day festival.

Dates and Hours:

Saturday, October 24 | 4:00–10:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 25 | 4:00–10:00 p.m.

Location: Burton Chace Park – 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Ages: Activities for all ages & scare levels!

Cost: Admission is FREE with RSVP

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Lindsay Davis, more commonly known as Venice Healer Daisy , meets and chats with felllow Santa Monica City Council candidate, Ashley Oelsen.

Venice Healer Daisy is officialy running for Santa Monica City Council. A Santa Monica that builds systems rooted in care: meeting basic needs with dignity, strengthening community bonds, protecting our environment, and ensuring no person or neighborhood is left behind.

"I've lived the survival stress of homelessness and the long path of recovery. I've learned firsthand what it means when systems are built on scarcity instead of care—how loneliness multiplies suffering, how shame replaces dignity. But I've also experienced the healing power of community, the resilience in human connection, and what becomes possible when people are met with compassion instead of judgment."

"I'm running because I want to build a Santa Monica where fewer people have to survive the way I did. Where everyone belongs. Where our systems are designed to meet needs, reduce suffering, and lift people up with their dignity intact. That's what a caring city looks like."

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The Victorian in Santa Monica will close down after a 20-year run.

They shared the closure news on Instagram on October 5, 2026 Housed in a historic Victorian-style building dating back to 1892 at 2640 Main St, The Victorian served as a restaurant offering a Mediterranean-influenced classic American brunch and dinner menu, alongside private weddings and events and functioned as a multi-level club with DJs across three floors and the subterranean Basement Tavern bar.

The last event will be their annual Halloween party on October 31, 2026

No specific reason for the closure was included in the public announcement, but city records show that there is unpaid rent of $278,094.


The city-owned property will have the lease tranfered to a new company, The Santamonican Club, LLC. who will pay the back rent and turn the property into a members only club. The site's 25 public parking spaces and the lawn beside the California Heritage Museum would stay open to the public, and the new operator must keep supporting the Sunday Main Street Farmers Market, which sets up on the property's parking lot.

Ryo Uchimiya, a 51-year-old veteran sushi chef at Nobu Malibu, tragically died on October 3, 2026, when a 16-year-old driver in a speeding Range Rover SUV crashed into his parked car along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Uchimiya had arrived at work early and was resting inside his parked car on the shoulder on the 22600 block Pacific Coast Highway before a shift. A 16-year-old boy driving a gray Range Rover was speeding and swerved across the white fog line at high speed, slamming into the back of Uchimiya's vehicle and pushing it into another parked car.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office reported that Uchimiya died from multiple blunt-force injuries

Authorities noted that the juvenile driver survived the crash and showed no signs of driving under the influence. No immediate arrests or charges were filed as the investigation continued.

Department of Motor Vehicles records showed that the Range Rover involved in the collision is leased to Hollywood film composer Harry Gregson-Williams, though the exact connection between the composer and the teenage driver remained under investigation. According to his profile on IMDB, Gregson-Williams is one of Hollywood's most sought-after and prolific composers whose long list of film and television credits include the “Shrek” franchise, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “The Martian,” “Man on Fire,” “Chicken Run” and “Gladiator II.”

Uchimiya was a beloved, humble, and highly talented sushi chef who worked at Nobu Malibu for 25 years. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

Boarding For Breast Cancer is thrilled to announce the 17th Annual Skate The Coast October 23 + 24, 2026 in Santa Monica, CA.

Skate the Coast takes participants down a 19-mile route along the beautiful California coastline starting at the Santa Monica Pier and ending in Redondo Beach. This event is similar to Skate the Lake with a registration pre-party in Redondo Beach with live music, raffles, auctions, and sponsored beverages. Riders meet the next morning for the main event, while those looking for a smaller commitment can drop in at Dockweiler State Beach to join for the last leg of the route. Awards, food, prizes, and more will greet participants at our finish line at Dive N Surf!

B4BC welcomes anyone on wheels of all ages and abilities to join this push for prevention as we raise funds for B4BC's education, prevention and survivorship programs. Please help us reach our $75K goal by registering today! Registration includes an event tee shirt, goodie bag and prizes for top fundraisers!



THE DETAILS

OCTOBER 23 | REGISTRATION PARTY

FIRESTONE BREWERY VENICE | 3PM-8PM

Lets kick-off Skate The Coast with a registration party on October 23! Swing by to sign your waivers, get your event tee + goodie bag and stay for live music, cold drinks, raffles and auctions!

OCTOBER 24 | SKATE THE COAST

9AM-4PM

Skate-bike-roll 15 miles from the Santa Monica Pier to Dive N Surf in Redondo Beach with B4BC and friends! This is a collective push for prevention with three hydration stops along the way.

The morning will start at Dive N Surf in Redondo Beach where we'll load the shuttles to the Santa Monica Pier. From there we'll cruise down the coast to Arbor Venice, Marina Del Rey, Dockweiler State Beach, Hermosa Beach and finishing off at Dive N Surf for awards and celebrations. Our finish line party includes live music, food, adult beverages, raffle prizes and silent auction.



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Taste top local dishes at Santa Monica Pier, plus craft drinks, yacht rock, oyster competitions & VIP experiences benefiting Heal the Bay.

OFF THE HOOK Seafood Festival RETURNS to the iconic Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, Oct. 11, to celebrate National Seafood Month, the 100-year Anniversary of Route 66, AND to raise funds for Heal the Bay!



Santa Monica's premier food festival showcases the city's best restaurants and chefs with their favorite underwater ingredients.

Attendees will enjoy:

Seafood tastings from 25+ restaurants
Craft beer (N/A option)
Boutique wine tastings (N/A option)
Spirits tastings
Live Yacht Rock Band ('70s & '80s soft rock)
Oyster shucking & slurping competitions, sponsored by Westside Oyster Club
Underwater-inspired photo ops
Artisan vendors
Sustainable Seafood VIP Lounge, sponsored by Santa Monica Seafood
And more underwater-inspired fun!

As always, OFF THE HOOK is committed to sustainability. The event is 100% free of single-use plastics and highlights innovation and education around ocean conservation because celebrating the sea means protecting it too.

A portion of sales will benefit Heal the Bay to help protect our coastline, restore our waterways, and keep our Santa Monica Bay clean! This year’s event will also support the Santa Monica Pier Corporation, to help fund their efforts to provide free community programming.

Live entertainment will be provided by The Windbreakers, bringing their '70s & '80s Yacht Rock Party to the Pier.

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