Santa Monica’s month-long Delight celebration returns in June with expanded programming throughout a number of venues, culminating in a full day of occasions on Saturday, June 21.
The citywide celebration spans the Promenade, Pier, Foremost Road and Santa Monica Place, that includes artwork, actions, leisure and neighborhood sources supporting the LGBTQ+ neighborhood. The partnership contains Downtown Santa Monica Inc., Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Pier and Foremost Road Santa Monica, collaborating with the Metropolis of Santa Monica and Santa Monica Journey & Tourism.
At Santa Monica Pier, Fabulous Fables: Drag Queen Delight Household-Version runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. contained in the historic Merry Go-Spherical Constructing. The family-friendly occasion, introduced with The Crow Comedy Membership, options face portray, reside efficiency by Santa Monica Playhouse, poetry studying by Santa Monica Poet Laureate Anne Carmack, drag storytelling and a Books & Cookies pop-up.
The Delight on the Pier Seaside Sporting Expertise runs from 11 a.m. to five p.m., with OutLoud Sports activities internet hosting mini tournaments in kickball, dodgeball, soccer, soccer, volleyball, tennis and cornhole. Concurrently, Delight on the Pier Seaside Volleyball provides open-format play for all talent ranges by way of Delight Level Volleyball.
Santa Monica Place hosts Delight Disco and Child Zone from midday to 4 p.m., that includes a family-friendly Silent Disco and craft actions with Cayton Kids’s Museum. The venue’s Lanterns of Love show will illuminate Middle Plaza all through June.
Delight on the Promenade takes place from 2 to 7 p.m. with musical performances, giveaways, interactive video games and LGBTQ+ companies on Third Road Promenade. The occasion is a part of Downtown Santa Monica’s Leisure Zone, permitting friends to hold alcoholic drinks whereas strolling.
Foremost Road Santa Monica provides Drag Bingo within the Beer Backyard from 3 to six p.m., alongside the Summer season Soulstice celebration. The road closes to vehicles from Strand Road to Pier Avenue for reside music, household actions and artwork installations.
The weekend concludes Sunday, June 22, with the Delight on the Pier Dance Occasion.
Further June occasions embrace the Metropolis’s Delight Proclamation on Might 27, SaMo Delight Drag Bingo Evening on June 5, AIDS LifeCycle End Line Pageant on June 7, Household PRIDE at Annenberg Group Seaside Home on June 13, and Rainbow Household Storytime at Ocean Park Department Library on June 17.
For occasion registration and vendor alternatives, go to eventeny.com/occasions/pride-on-the-promenade-20126. Foremost Road Drag Bingo tickets can be found at mainstreetsm.com. Full schedules and updates are at SMPride.com.
Edited by SMDP Employees
