Over the past six months, our community has come together to reflect on 150 years of history.

Now, we invite you to celebrate the culmination of this milestone year with a free cultural festival and community gathering on the Promenade, with live music, art activations, and fun for the whole family.

DJ Sets by Captain Planet - 12pm-3pm

Captain Planet is a globetrotting DJ & music producer, world renowned for his trademark blend of eclectic global music styles & his passionate high energy DJ sets where he seamlessly jumps between house, global bass, Latin, Afrobeat, Reggae, Funk & Disco. Wilder’s eclectic music blog MixtapeRiot.com and online radio show Mixtape Riot Radio have both become popular go-to for DJ’s, tastemakers, and music lovers worldwide.

The Gumbo Brothers- 12:30pm-1:30pm

The Gumbo Brothers is a Los Angeles based New Orleans style funk and jazz band founded in 2002 by guitarist and vocalist Johann Stein. Over the years the band has released albums, performed internationally and have been featured on television shows.
The Gumbo Brothers are often featured at local Los Angeles public concerts and perform weekly at clubs in Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, most recently at Santa Monica’s Americana in the Park.

Ink Painting Workshop with Faith-Ann Young - 12pm-5pm

Join Camera Obscura Artist-in-Residence Faith-Ann Young for Sumi-e Free Expression, an outdoor art workshop inspired by traditional Japanese ink painting. Participants will use brushes, ink, and water to paint expressive studies of seasonal plants and branches drawn from a winter still-life tablescape. In her work, artist Faith-Ann creates meditative spaces where the community can slow down, reconnect, and explore creativity through flow and observation.

Printmaking Workshop with Metzli Projects - 12pm-5pm

Meztli Projects creates artistic opportunities for Native and Indigenous Artists as-well-as systems-impacted youth living and creating in Los Angeles County (Tovaangar). In this hands-on printmaking workshop entitled “LOVE NOTES TO KURUVUNGNA,” honoring our plant and animal relatives of Santa Monica. Using linoblocks inspired by Tongva basketry patterns, plants and animals, create unique prints layering colors, patterns and designs.

Mega Majhong with the Recreation and Arts Department - 12pm-5pm

The Recreation and Arts Department focuses on efforts and initiatives that serve communities through its social, cultural and recreational programming.

Play with giant lifesize mahjong tiles—a viral sensation sweeping across Asia. Experience the game like never before, surrounded by fresh air and community energy.

Care Cafe - 12pm-5pm

'City of Santa Monica's 150th Anniversary Microgrant Awardee, Sanyu Estelle, presents Care Cafe, providing free, culturally authentic healing services to ensure equitable wellness access for all. Similar to the “Repair Cafe” Model, but focused on wellness, explore Readings, Sessions, and Consultations for the community with practitioners of diverse traditions and modalities. Each practitioner has over a decade of practice in their modality, including Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, African and
European traditions and practices.