Santa Monica Pier 360 – Ocean Sports & Beach Festival

Santa Monica Pier 360 Beach Festival celebrates the best of beach life with an awesome, FREE, all-ages festival! With ocean sports competitions, live music, food and drinks, interactive games, sampling by some of your favorite brands and so much more, Santa Monica Pier 360 offers a peek into iconic SoCal beach culture and brings together thousands of guests for a day of good vibes. Whether you’re hanging with the family, competing on land or at sea, or partying with your friends–Santa Monica Pier 360 Beach Festival has got it all!

Join us for an exciting lineup of Beach and Ocean Sports Competitions, including paddleboard races, lifeguard challenges, ocean swims, beach volleyball, and tandem surf contests. Competitors will have the chance to win amazing prizes. If you’re interested in the skateboard tricks contest, sign up on-site. Don’t miss out on this action-packed event—register now and be part of the fun!

Beach Volleyball

• Recreational Beach Volleyball (Team of 4) – Visit VOLO Sports to compete!
• Looking for CBVA? Click here!

Paddleboard

• 1-Mile Short Course
• SUP Sprint Racing
• Mike Vaughan Memorial 5-Mile Distance Race (Prone)
• Mike Vaughan Memorial 5-Mile Distance Race (SUP)

Lifeguard Competitions

• Junior Lifeguard Competition
• Lifeguard Competition

Swim Races

• 1-Mile Ocean Swim
• 500m Swim

Ghost Skate Jam

• Free Skate
• Skate Lessons
• Pro Skate Demo
• Best Trick Contest (CA$H PRIZES)