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Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series 2026
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Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series 2026

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Since 1984, people have been showing up on a Thursday evening with a blanket and a quiet understanding that the Pacific is right there and the music is free and the pier has been doing this longer th…

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Thursday, June 25, 2026
12:00 PM PDT – 8:00 PM PDT
Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Free
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What it was like

Every Thursday evening from late June through August, the Santa Monica Pier becomes the closest thing Los Angeles has to a town square. The Twilight Concert Series has been running since 1984 — which means three generations of people have watched the sun drop into the Pacific from this wooden deck while live music played behind them.

Shows run through August 27, 2026, starting at 7 PM each Thursday. Admission is free. The pier fills early — regulars claim spots by 5:30. Bring a blanket. Bring food from the boardwalk. Grab a drink from the cantina and watch the crowd figure out how to dance on wooden planks above the water.

The programming leans eclectic: Latin grooves, West African percussion, cumbia, indie folk, and occasionally something that refuses classification. That unpredictability is the point. You show up not quite knowing what you'll hear and leave having discovered something you didn't expect to love.

The ocean breeze handles the rest. Dress in layers — the pier gets cold after sunset regardless of what the afternoon did. No tickets. No reservations. Just show up at 200 Santa Monica Pier and be one of the thousands of strangers who quietly decided this is worth turning into a weekly ritual all summer long.

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