Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Santa Monica, LA, Santa Monica, Venice & the Westside the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 4 picks.
4 picks · checked Sep 10
Gandara Park, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlbert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo and the Bob Baker Marionettes join a free afternoon of roots music and picnic time in Gandara Park.
Gandara Park, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlbert Lee, Ricardo Lemvo and the Bob Baker Marionettes join a free afternoon of roots music and picnic time in Gandara Park.
Santa Monica, CA, Venice & the WestsidePat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShare a potluck, then see how Loud Movies combines films, music, lights and lasers at a Santa Monica open studio.
Santa Monica, CA, Venice & the WestsidePat Lim, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsShare a potluck, then see how Loud Movies combines films, music, lights and lasers at a Santa Monica open studio.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideMfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEnter Odilon Redon’s strange world of floating forms, charcoal darkness and luminous pastel at the Getty.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideMfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEnter Odilon Redon’s strange world of floating forms, charcoal darkness and luminous pastel at the Getty.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideTrace a missing Otto Greiner drawing from wartime Dresden to the Getty and its planned return home.
Getty Center, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideTrace a missing Otto Greiner drawing from wartime Dresden to the Getty and its planned return home.
