Things to Do in Santa Monica, Venice & the Westside Columbus Day Weekend 2026

Oct 9–12 · 39 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 4 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 5

The 10 best things to do in Santa Monica, Venice & the Westside over Columbus Day Weekend (Oct 9–12)

  1. Culver City Arts Festival — Saturday, October 10, 11 AM–6 PM · Free · Santa Monica
  2. Ronald K. Brown / Evidence — October 8–10, 7:30 PM nightly · Santa Monica
  3. Public Broadcast Stereo — Sunday, October 11; doors 3:30pm · Free · Santa Monica
  4. Ivana Dama: Breathing Alarms — Final weekend on view through Sunday · Free · Santa Monica
  5. Seeing Through: Jia Aili’s Parallel Paintings — Final day Saturday, October 10 10 AM–5:30 PM · Santa Monica
  6. Friendship Bar — Open this weekend — recently opened · Santa Monica
  7. Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images — On view through Feb 28 · Free · Santa Monica
  8. Akram Khan Company — Thikra: Night of Remembering — Saturday, October 10, 8 PM · Santa Monica
  9. OFF THE Hook Santa Monica Seafood Festival at the Pier — Sunday, October 11, 4–7:30 PM · Tickets from about $102 via E… · Santa Monica
  10. Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch — October 2–31; hours and prices vary by date · October 2: $10 · Santa Monica

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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Santa Monica, Venice & the Westside over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 39 picks.

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