SaMo PRIDE Events
SaMo PRIDE
June 2024
Third Street Promenade | Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica Place | City of Santa Monica | The Crow at Bergamot Station Arts Center
Join us in celebrating a vibrant month of love, diversity, and inclusion across beautiful Santa Monica, CA. This June, Santa Monica will come alive with a variety of exciting events, parades, and activities honoring the LGBTQ+ community.Explore our website to find detailed descriptions of all the festivities happening around the city. Come be a part of SaMo PRIDE and celebrate with us!
Bring your friends and family. FREE events for all ages!
Check out all the PRIDE happenings in Santa Monica throughout the month of June.
Pride Month Proclamation
Please join us at City Hall when Council will officially recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Santa Monica with a proclamation.The City’s PRIDE Proclamation, written and presented in person by celebrated author, two-time Lambda Award finalist and professor at Santa Monica College, Myriam Gurba. The proclamation serves as a powerful declaration of the city's support for the LGBTQ+ community, its commitment to promoting equality and inclusion, and its dedication to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all individuals. All are welcome.
About Us
To further embrace the city’s core values of equity and inclusion, SaMo PRIDE was established in 2019 as a city-wide partnership between the City of Santa Monica, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Place and Santa Monica Travel and Tourism dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and providing a platform to champion individuality and acceptance. Since its inaugural year, SaMo PRIDE has evolved into a rich community tradition with, events and activities for all ages that encapsulate the city’s inclusive and diverse spirit. SaMo PRIDE continues to strive to increase visibility and understanding of the broad spectrum of gender identities and experiences within the LGBTQ+ community.
Santa Monica has received a perfect score on the Human Rights’ Campaign’s 2021 Municipal Equality Index in recognition of the community’s broad commitment to LGBTQ+ equity inclusion, creation of safe spaces, inclusive policies, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ protections.
SaMo Pride Partners
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) that works with the City of Santa Monica to manage services and operations in Downtown Santa Monica that promote economic stability, growth and community life within Downtown Santa Monica. DTSM, Inc. manages the Property-based Business Assessment District (PBAD) that encompasses the area bounded by Ocean Avenue (W), Wilshire Boulevard (N), Lincoln Boulevard (E) and the Santa Monica Freeway (S). downtownsm.com
Santa Monica Place
Located steps away from the Pacific Ocean and iconic Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Place is a unique, outdoor shopping destination, home to Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Nike, and a collection of specialty shops, digitally native brands and inspired dining concepts. For more information, visit SantaMonicaPlace.com or interact with us via Facebook or Instagram.
Access our Concierge services anytime via text: (310) 499-2928.
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier Corporation (SMPC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, public benefit corporation dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Santa Monica experience for all visitors. SMPC provides impactful location -specific programming year-round, upholding the Pier as a relevant world-class destination that is free and open to all. For more information on happenings at the Pier, please visit santamonicapier.org, or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
City of Santa Monica
The City of Santa Monica is a full-service municipality working on behalf of Santa Monica’s 93,000 residents. We are a community of 8.3 square miles along the Santa Monica Bay with a mix of residential neighborhoods, an expansive parks system, vibrant business districts and world-renowned destinations, including the Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade. Santa Monica is an inclusive community that puts the highest value on sustainability and wellbeing. For more information on City news, events, and ways to get involved, visit santamonica.gov. You can also follow along on Twitter (@santamonicacity) and Facebook and Instagram (@cityofsantamonica).
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) is a private, non-profit corporation formed in 1982 and is funded by the City of Santa Monica’s general fund and the Tourism Marketing District assessment. Under contract to the City of Santa Monica, the purpose of SMTT is to promote Santa Monica as a conference, business and leisure travel destination. As a sales and service organization, SMTT acts as the marketing representative for local businesses and the community as a whole. Santa Monica Travel & Tourism also provides three visitor center locations with friendly, trained and knowledgeable travel counselors. Visit SantaMonica.com for more information.
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The SaMo PRIDE logo is a derivative of Gilbert by Ogilvy and Mather, and Fontself used under CC BY-SA 4.0
