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

Oct 9–12 · 23 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · updated Oct 5

The 10 best free 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. Public Broadcast Stereo — Sunday, October 11; doors 3:30pm · Free · Santa Monica
  3. Ivana Dama: Breathing Alarms — Final weekend on view through Sunday · Free · Santa Monica
  4. Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images — On view through Feb 28 · Free · Santa Monica
  5. Hammer Museum Fall Exhibitions Celebration — Saturday, October 10, 8–10:30 PM · Free · Santa Monica
  6. Special Program: Uhengaparaoa, Taonga Tuku Iho: Ancestral Gifts and Contemporary Māori Art — Saturday, October 10, 2–4:30 PM · Free · Santa Monica
  7. Exhibition Walk-through: Uhengaparaoa, Taonga Tuku Iho: Ancestral Gifts and Contemporary Māori Art — Sunday, October 11, 1–2 PM · Free · Santa Monica
  8. Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions — On view through Oct 18 · Free · Santa Monica
  9. Lost. Found. Returned. — On view through Oct 18 · Free · Santa Monica
  10. Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles — On view through Oct 18 · Free · Santa Monica

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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Santa Monica, Venice & the Westside over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 23 picks.

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