The Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) held its Together We Thrive Summit & Festival on November 19, 2025, at WePlay Studios in Inglewood. The event combined a formal policy summit with a community-oriented festival.

The annual Off the Hook Seafood Festival takes place Sunday, October 19, at the Santa Monica Pier. The event features seafood tastings from local restaurants, beer and wine vendors, live music, and public competitions in oyster shucking and eating.

Snapchat’s Lens Fest 2025 wasn’t about flashy demos—it was about control. The company’s latest suite of AR tools shifts power toward independent creators, giving them faster, AI-assisted ways to build, test, and monetize augmented reality content inside Lens Studio.

The Santa Monica Classic Car Show returns to the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, September 13, 2025. This annual event brings together classic rides, custom builds, and vintage favorites with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop.