With the 10th anniversary skate season of ICE at Santa Monica off and gliding, Downtown Santa Monica is ready to unwrap a full slate of winter festivities. Produced by DTSM, Inc., these community events cover the full range of holiday cheer, with a mischevious movie screening, an official holiday tree lighting, generous Santa encounters on Third Street Promenade and more!
SANTA’S LIL’ SAVERS
Nov. 25, 12pm – 2pm @ Third Street Promenade
A handful of lucky Black Friday shoppers in Downtown Santa Monica will be treated to a holiday shopping spree courtesy of Santa Claus and his band of jolly elves. St. Nick will be making the rounds in Downtown Santa Monica all afternoon surprising shoppers by paying for their purchases (up to $100), just for shopping in the district! To learn more about the benefits of shopping local, please visit the Buy Local Santa Monica website: www.buylocalsantamonica.com #BuyLocalSM
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
Thursday, Dec. 1, 6:30pm @ Third Street Promenade
Cinema on the Street presents
Friday, Dec. 2, 8:00pm
Third Street Promenade
Cinema on the Street, Downtown Santa Monica’s year-long outdoor movie series, is back once again for the holidays with a FREE screening of the comedy-horror film Gremlins in which a teen inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new Christmas pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town on Christmas Eve. Rated PG-13.
Thursday Skate Parties @ ICE at Santa Monica
Third Street Promenade